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Posted: 21.03.2020  ·  #1
Hi,

I have one of the above heaters fitted and it seems to be flattening the battery.

It is connected directly from my leisure battery.

Anything I can do to sort this out, please?


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Posted: 21.03.2020  ·  #2
Just to clarify, it is connected to my leisure battery and is draining the engine battery, so I can't start the engine.....


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What makes you think it's the heater?


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Posted: 21.03.2020  ·  #4
If it’s draining the engine battery then there is a problem with the on vehicle charging to the leisure battery or an unassociated problem with a parasitic drain on the main battery. Needs checking out by someone who understands the system, starting by finding the source of the drain and establishing battery condition.

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Posted: 21.03.2020  ·  #5
Actually don't think it is the heater now. While I was waiting for a jump start, got cold and put the heating on....working perfectly fine. Engine was still dead, though.

When I left home on Thursday after the van being stood for a couple of days, it struggled to fire the engine up then.

So something is draining the engine battery......or maybe the battery is just not holding a charge.....??


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