A Newbie Question

[HWilson]

Might be a silly question i know but While i am plugged in to my service at home do i need my batteries turned on, and also do i need the main breaker on in the RV.

[Popcorn Man]

The House batteries should be on (providing current) for all 12volt lights and refrig and thermosat. The main breaker should be on so the House batteries recieve a charge and you can run air cond, heatpump tv ect.

[LVJ58]

When you're plugged in to your 110vac service at home and leave your main breaker in the coach OFF, your inverter/converter will not charge your coach batteries. Also with your coach battery disconnect switch OFF but main breaker ON, your coach batteries may not receive charging voltage from your inverter/converter.

With some diesel coaches the inverter/converter may not charge your chassis(engine) battery.

The best way to check if both your engine & coach batteries are being charged when connected to your house service and all switches ON is to use a voltmeter and check the voltage at your battery terminals where should 13+ vdc reading if they're being charged.

We leave our gas coach plugged in at our home leaving both the breaker and battery switch on all the time. I do check the water level in the batteries every couple of weeks or so and add when needed.

Hope this helps, good luck