Date:         Tue, 9 Sep 2014 20:05:11 -0700
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From:         Jnovak <joe.novak.6@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
Comments: To: Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com>
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Thanks Abel.
I'll give that another shot in the am.

I have the GoWesty second battery set up and isolator
and assumed that the house lights all run from the house battery?
I get plenty of juice to that path so it may have gone south somewhere along the pump path...

Cheers,
Jvk




On Sep 9, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm... I had a similar issue and it was a bad ground connection from the house battery. Walk down the wires and make sure they're all making good contact.
> 
> On Sep 9, 2014 5:33 PM, "Joe Novak" <joe.novak.6@gmail.com> wrote:
> afternoon all,
> 
> we just landed home after a great marin to wallowa lake oregon trip in our

> 86.
> only problem we had was that the water pump didnt work for the sink.
> the battery life indicator next to the water tank level meter shows the
> battery in the red,
> but a check of the battery proved that incorrect.
> 
> any idea why the lights work 100%, the indicator would show red, pump not
> work, and a voltmeter to the battery show 100% charge?
> would a burned out pump give a red signal?
> 
> weird...
> thanks,
> jvk