Leisure battery discharging

It’s quite likely that the tank heater set-up differs on different makes of motorhome but I was surprised that Autosleepers allowed the heaters to stay on when not connected to EHU. They are such a big drain on the battery that it’s difficult to see how they could practically be used for any length of time when not hooked up to mains.

It maybe worth raising this problem on my he MMM Motorhome forum.

There are a couple of members, one has good knowledge of the specialised charging units using mhomes. Complete with horror stories because the innards have fried, due to cheap design. Other has good knowledge of Fiat  / Peugeot electrics and canbus systems.

The units prioritise the battery / fridge requirements and alter charging according,  There is a possibility there is a fault in the charger unit misreading the battery's requirements.

Gone are the days when a split charger just pushed some volts when the alternator had finished duties with windscreen wipers, heater fans , radio etc.

Or something simple like leaving the sat nav in sleep mode, but connected, likewise a dash cam if you have one.

Rgds

Hi

Thanks TonyIshUK.

We have just come back from week in Wales using the van as requested by dealer, we did manage a couple of nights off EHU but mainly stayed on sites.

The leisure battery still discharged when on the road,doesn't matter whether its 20 miles or 200,whether the voltage starts at 12.4 or 14.4 seems to lose about 1.5v.

Regards