Dry Camping Advice

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Trick question? Under what circumstances would you be in the coach and the HW tank would be completely cold?

If we are dry camping every time we run the generator the HW tank is getting heated because the switch is on. If it is cold out and we are using the Webasto it is heated as the coach is heated. When hooked to shore power I use the electric HW heater. Our HW tank is 22 gallons and it holds more than enough heat to still give us a hot shower up to 24 hours after we shut down the engine.

My webasto will shut off the burner in about 30 minutes from a cold start and at that point the Hw tank heat exchanger has 160 degree coolant circulating through it.

[garyde]

Its at least a good 30 to 40 minutes with the electric heat element before the water is hot enough, I would think it would be longer with the webasto.

[MangoMike]

Judi,

A number of us are using this charger with great results. Gary's info is spot on.

At Amazon

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http://www.amazon.com/Guest-2611A-Ba...5369224&sr=8-1


Mike

[jack14r]

Because I do dry camp at some of the events that I attend,I had Liberty install a inline water heater that only works off the generator and six 8D batteries and two 3500 watt Outback inverters that will run 2 Cruise airs.I still have the 20 gallon water heater but the inline heater is plumbed for the shower only but feeds from the 20 gallon heater,the inline pulls 38 amps on both legs that is why it is only powered from the generator.

[Ray Davis]

Warren, I have had water hot enough for a shower in approx 20 minutes. From "off" to webasto shutoff (due to reaching max heat), was 30 to 40 minutes.

Ray

[truk4u]

About 20 minutes, unless the soda cans have already exploded...

[jello_jeep]

Thanks for the replies!

Jon, guess yo might have a point, but was curious anyway.

Truk: Bite me! I would rather have exploding sodas then no TP

[Judi Brown]

Hi Mike
My husband wants to check into this CTEK charger and hook it to Chassie batteries permanetly. As we have had 2 replace 2 of the 4 chassie batteries.
The charger you show, have you got it hooked up permanetly.
Thanks JB

[MangoMike]

JB,

I've attached mine permanently to the bulkhead right above the batteries.

I used the outlet from the block heater for power.

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Mike

[Gary & Peggy Stevens]

I've attached mine permanently to the bulkhead right above the batteries. I used the outlet from the block heater for power. Mike

I too am having problems again with my start batteries. The parasitic drain on the start batteries while it is in the barn, is unbelievable?

Mike, a little more information please for us Newbies.

This Guest charger I assume needs to be attached to the correct terminals on the correct batteries for proper charging of all start batteries, Correct?

My start system has (4) batteries, and two of these are in 24 volt series while the other two batteries are strictly 12volt.

WHICH BATTERY DO YOU HOOK UP THE GUEST CHARGER too, for correclty charging your entire (4) battery system? Thanks for the answer.



Gary S.