First real trip out this weekend and I have a few teething issues with a Dethleffs Advantage A class:
- Leisure Battery - I have 2 leisure batteries, I think one is for the 12v and the other is to run the inverter. We parked up last night with 100% 12v leisure battery according to the panel, we were running the alde heating (admittedly high at 22 deg) , lounge & rear bed lights (all LED converted) probably 2 spots and approx 10 downlighters. At the same time I was running a TV and WIFI router from the inverter. After 90 minutes I checked the battery status and it was 90%, this seamed reasonable usage. for me. 1 hour later the 12v switched off with the "charge battery" warning and displayed 0. The WIFI and TV were still running fine off the inverter.
Does this sound like dodgy leisure battery or would what I was running on the 12v really drain that fast?
- Water Pressure at tap & waste drain - The kitchen tap has poor cold water pressure but hot is a little better, the shower and toilet sink are much better. I have cleaned some gunk out of the kitchen tap so that is clear but it takes forever to fill the sink. Looking at the pump (submersible) its .5 bar and with the kitchen sink furthest from the pump would increasing the pump output to 1 bar help my pressure or should I be checking elsewhere?
- Sat Nav - Following a tip from here I tried Sygic Truck and an Ipad for the sat nav, basically didn't work at all and struggled to find signal. After ending up on some roads in West Cork that my old VW camper would be happy with I found its a very different story with the A class. Is there any way to boost signal or should I invest in either a proper motor home sat nav or upgrade my old radio to a modern infotainment plus sat nav? Something like a pioneer head unit here: https://www.pioneer-car.eu/uk/products/avic-evo1-dt2-c-gr
- Crap reverse camera - My reverse camera sucks, resolution, brightness and contrast is impossible to dial in. It has a monitor on the dash and the cables appear to small black connectors rather than the yellow AV. Is it better to get a new camera along with the multimedia and sat nav unit or possible replace an old camera in the hope of a better image?