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how long will a new battery last in my caravan do i need to get a spare please can some 1 tell me

thanks

mark

depends on what you use it for and the charging system you have.

Looking after your Leisure Battery

thanks michael

just for a telly and the frige

Depends what you mean.

If you mean how long can you run your caravan without mains hook up - a few days.

If you are on mains hook up - indefinately.

If you mean how long will it last if you charge it regularly before it wears out - mine is over 4 years old & still ok

>>>  You can't run your built in caravan fridge on 12v while parked on site. It will only run on 12v while you are towing & car engine is running. <<<

This is not strictly true. There are some built in caravan fridges that do run on 12v only, from the caravan battery.

Ours, made by Waeco is such a unit and it, along with our lighting and TV will last between 5 and 7 days with a 110Ah battery.

However, 2-way and 3-way fridges although having a 12v setting are not meant to be run from a 12v battery but directly from the car's Alternator. Therefore they are only on when the car engine is running and the Alternator is charging.

Please, if you do not know what you are doing when you are setting up you caravan electrics, either get yourself a Haynes Caravan Manual or get hold of someone who does know what goes where.