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Power conservation questions

September 13, 2010, 07:18:48 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 63429

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Hi All - bad coverage area..

Battery reads 100%, but drops to 85% with out the use of the inverter. Suspect I have either a bad/sick battery, or an unknown draw. We are dry camping with temps in the low 30's.
What uses the less amount of juice: Furnace
Heat pump

Floor heat off of hyrohot Gold Heat
Will drive out to coverage area later tomography to Droid check back in for any input.
TIA,
Snotty

04 Allure 31017

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Re: Power conservation questions

Reply #1 – September 13, 2010, 07:31:31 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 63431

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Snotty ( ?? ) The roof top heat pumps and the Gold Heat floor heat do not work off the inverter/battery. They need the generator running to work, if dry camping, you will have to use the furnace.

Ron baran 09 Magna 7025

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Re: Power conservation questions

Reply #2 – September 13, 2010, 07:51:53 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 63433

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Furnace on diesel, Don't use the electric side. I have a 2004 Allure with Gold Heat and it is strictly electric.

Don Seager

2004 Allure 31046

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Re: Power conservation questions

Reply #3 – September 13, 2010, 10:18:21 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 63444

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Two lessons here:
1) Don't try to type on small key boards, with a bouncing car
2) Smitty and Snotty are just typo just a few keys to the left for m and to the right for i....

Don - We have the same vintage Allure's. I see the zone 1 and 2 settings on the white thermosat. It has a heat pump (understand now not to use that, as that is pure electric invert driven, nor the floor heating (thought that was off of the HydroHot, leaning more every week). I thought the furnace was LP driven? Is the furnace diesel fed?
We have the old Bounder's Propane Heat Buddy ready if needed tonight...
Sure appreciate the help, as we've about a 70% set of manuals and books - seems like the missing 30% is close to 90% of what I'm looking for LOL!
Sitting still in the Teton's, is much better for typing on small key boards! Smitty,

04 Allure 31017

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