From: theise@panix.com
On Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:07:14 -0000 (UTC),
George.Anthony wrote:
> Ted Heise wrote:
> > On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:55:36 -0700,
> > Ralph E Lindberg wrote:
> >> I haven't worked on a Truma, but my understanding is the
> >> power does not keep the water at any given temperature, the
> >> only thing that does is the cold water flowing through the
> >> system, which starts the heat going. IF the Truma is on the
> >> insidee of the heating envelop for the rig that should
> >> provide enough warm to keep the unit from freezing. That
> >> being said I have doubts in SERIOUS (ie like 10F or colder)
> >> that it would
> >
> > We have a Truma Combi Eco in our Lance 1475, and it's supposed
> > to be installed so that it keeps the tanks from freezing (to a
> > point, of course). My understanding is that it should heat on
> > 12 V power if propane is also supplied. That said, when we
> > camped a couple of weeks ago we needed some heat while
> > flatspotting. It would start up okay, but shut down after a
> > minute or two. On the other hand, it would continue running
> > if I hooked up the generator. I thought I had it set to gas
> > only for heating (i.e., not electric or mixed), but maybe I
> > goofed somehow.
>
> How did your battery hold up?
I owe you all a trip report, but am on a business trip that
started shortly after we got home. So it will have to wait a
little longer.
Briefly, the battery worked okay. After 5-6 hours of towing, it
would be in the 50-70% capacity range. The use would have been
for the fridge. It generwlly took an hour or so on the generator
to get it back to full SOC.
I also learned if I run the electric kettle while the battery is
charging it trips the generator reset. Same with the AC. Even
with the soft start, the AC would not go if the battery was also
charging.
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Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA
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