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Old 08-14-2016, 01:11 AM   #3
Techn0
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How many amp hours is your battery series rated? You need to calculate your appliance amp hour requirement and divide by abut 50% of your available battery amp hours. You never want to run your batteries down less than 50% assuming they are deep cycle acid batteries and not lithium. Lithium batteries are a different ballgame. Let's assume your batteries are 220 amp in parallel and series giving you 440 amp hours. 50% of that would be 220 amp hours available.

If you have the Whirlpool with an ice maker, it uses 7.2 amps on full load. We will round that down to about 5 amps per hour so in a 24 hour period it will use about 120 amps. Based on that calculation, you would be good for a little less than two days. The other problem is that you have other devices that while plugged in are parasitic, which means that even if they are not on they will still pull a very small amperage. This would include any plugged in electronics even USB power cords are parasitic even if they are not charging any device.

Look at this calculator to determine what your actual requirement is: Solar Sizing Calculator | Solar Cable Gauge Calculator | Battery Interconnect Calculator - Renogy Solar

If you are looking for an immediate fix, consider placing your coach in store for about 6 hours or perhaps over night. This will ensure no devices are using your battery and as long as the fridge isn't being opened up, it should maintain the temperature. Just my opinion. More seasoned vets may have other recommendations.

Long term, consider installing solar or possibly running your genie every other day.
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