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Hello Martin;
Unfortunately you don't know how old either of the batteries are and as for the mileage of your van, it is quite amazing but some MH owners only clock up 2k to 3k per annum, so very low mileage motorhomes are a common sight.
If I were you I would remove both batteries and take them to a good local tyre/battery fitters and ask them to run a test on both of them.
Don't do as I did the other week when my van battery went to the wall and I went along to a tyre fitters who tested the battery whilst still in the van. It showed it was still in excellent fully charged condition, but we then realised that the test equipment was picking up on the condition of the leisure battery......... twirp that I am!!
You don't say how old your van is, but over the past 20 or so years, most vehicles have been fitted with automatic alarm systems and various other devices that never turn off, even if the key isn't in the ignition. The result of this can be that even on a brand new installation a battery can go flat in about a month!!
My Renault Master was fitted with an aftermarket Traffic Master installation, and this never turned off and it proved to be quite a considerable and constant drain on the vans battery............ I have now ripped it out!
Your van will no doubt be fitted with a change over switch that clicks from the leisure to the van battery, I would suggest you read the owners manual if you have one as to what to do with it........ My self built van doesn't have one although all of my caravans did in former years but I am afraid my grey matter can't recall which way to leave this switch.
Good luck, but by the sound of it you might have a very tired old van battery.
All the best
Phil
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