layne345
Las Vegas NV
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Any information on the factory heater used in Coleman/Fleetwood tent trailers?
Specifically how long will one charge on the battery allow heater to run in moderately cool weather (35-45 degrees), also, any advise on the best deep cycle battery to use for longest performance?
Thanks!
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Beacher
Long Beach, CA
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I regularly use my fully charged Group27 battery for three nights of furnace use at 35-45F degrees. This is from approximately 7 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. including the use of one overhead light, two combo fanlight fans circulating air, and some usage of the water pump for simple cleaning.
My PopUp has insulating foil under the bunk matresses, and I have made inserts for the bunk windows. And, I supplement the heat with a Coleman Procat heater when we are awake. It's easy to maintain a comfortable 71-75F degrees.
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Depends on the battery. Look at your battery and find its Reserve Capacity. IIRC, you divide that by 2.4 and that is the number of USEFUL amp hours it provides (below which the fan will run, but the furnace not ignite).
Furnace draws 3.5 amps. Lights around 1.5 amp each. Add up your demands and pick a battery accordingly. Google 12 volt side of life for more info.
We get 3-4 nights of very light furnace use from a G27 deep cycle battery with minimal lights and water pump use.
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4hapyMcDs
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I am not sure on the charge but for propane issue we just camped for our May 24 long weekend and had 2 days 2 nights on 1 propane tank. Are battery is a Die Hard dp24, which is good for what we use.
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PattieAM
Maryland
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If your furnace is an Atwood Hydroflame, it requires 10.5-13.5 DC volts to operate. You have to remember that your propane leak detector has a 24/7 draw against the battery, and can drain it in 10-14 days.
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raggmann
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I've used mine in weather at freezing.We use 2 6volt golf cart batteries and after 4 days running the batteries were very minimally discharged.I figure we could get approx 6-8 days on the 2 batteries.
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layne345
Las Vegas NV
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Thanks for your all of your help everyone, I have added another battery, an isolator and a switch so I can use them individually.
I also purchased a solar panel (mostly for the fun of it, 1amp/hour charge) and a small generator and a 10amp charger, so, shouldnt have much problem with the cold this weekend.
Thanks again for your help, the 12 volt side of life was especially helpful (and interesting).
Take care
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Newtenter
Southern California
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interesting topic, glad someone brought this up.
we just blew through our battery in one weekend after
running the heater all night in 39 degree weather.
I'm guessing the stock battery isn't all that great???
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