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06/5/2008 at 10:38pm
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Hi

I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong but I'm sure it's something really simple and obvious........just not to me! lol

I charge my battery fully before going away anywhere, it seems to last about 3 days and then goes flat and that's when we're running from hook up!!!! As far as I can see the only thing in my van powered by the battery is the water pump and the lighting (which we rarely use as we prefer lamps)

What am I doing wrong? There is a switch near to where the battery is housed, I'm not sure if I need to move this to switch from battery to electric hook up........any ideas?

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06/5/2008 at 10:48pm
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You've definitely got a problem there. On electric hook up most vans have a built in battery charger. Not seen a battery/hook up switch before, but it would seem prudent to switch to electric hookup if you are indeed hooked up!

Few more details might help.


07/5/2008 at 12:40pm
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On our van I'm sure there is a battery charger switch in our 'electrical box'

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Happy days
John



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