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Quote: Originally posted by john henry on 22/1/2020

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Having recently bought a new Motorhome (Eldiss Autoquest) we have found the blown air heating system less usable than our old caravan fire.
The old fire could be left on at a low gas overnight during the winter cold and it kept the van reasonably warm/comfortable.
The problem with the blown air system is that when running on just gas and 12v battery the battery can't cope with long periods (7-8hrs) overnight operation without the battery dropping voltage to a level where heating and hot water systems lockout.
No problem on electric hookup but we often rally 'Off Grid'.
The motorhome has a 100W solar panel on the roof but not sure it can cope with dull winter days enough to charge the leisure battery. Has anyone come up with a solution to this? I am thinking of buying a second leisure battery as a standby.

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