Camper Furnace Amps
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04-10-2018, 04:13 PM
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Camper Furnace Amps
Does anyone know about how man Amps the average camper furnace blower uses? I had what I thought was a good battery but it struggled to make it through the night last week. It was quite cold and the furnace did run total of 2-3 hours per night. I charged it during the day a couple of times. The battery was tested and said to be good.
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04-10-2018, 05:17 PM
Does anyone know about how man Amps the average camper furnace blower uses? I had what I thought was a good battery but it struggled to make it through the night last week. It was quite cold and the furnace did run total of 2-3 hours per night. I charged it during the day a couple of times. The battery was tested and said to be good.
What kind of camper do you have and I'll move it to the correct towing forum.
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#10
04-11-2018, 07:27 PM
Lead Driver
Five amps sounds about right. And that kind of current can draw down a battery pretty fast. Especially if you weren't as fully charged as you assumed.
Still, three hours at five amps shouldn't draw down even a small battery. Something isn't right.
You shouldn't have to charge the battery multiple times per day. Once is fine, IF it's getting charged fully. What kind of battery setup do you have and how are you charging it?
Still, three hours at five amps shouldn't draw down even a small battery. Something isn't right.
You shouldn't have to charge the battery multiple times per day. Once is fine, IF it's getting charged fully. What kind of battery setup do you have and how are you charging it?
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04-12-2018, 01:31 PM
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04-12-2018, 01:44 PM
Laughing Gas
not quite sure what you’re saying here. Instead of running the furnace on the house batteries, run a generator all night? For a periodic 5 amp load? Because you had an equipment failure one time that scared you? Run a generator all night will get you either shot by the neighbors or dead from carbon monoxide poisoning when there is some other part failure. Tens of thousands of camping nights in the US every year running the furnace off the house batteries. Troubleshoot the low capacity problem, not run a generator 24x7.
#15
04-12-2018, 09:18 PM
I killed my battery fast with the furnace. Most campgrounds that don't allow generators have electric hookups. People that boondock use them all the time. An inverter generator can be under 60db. Your ac makes about that much noise. It may be overkill, but it's safer Imo. Each to his own.
