120V vs 12V vs Propane - Severe Newbie Help!

[Iowa Frogfarmer]

I can verify that Flagstaff does not give you any info on the fridge in your manual pack. Outside of a very short and not very descriptive entry in the laughingly called "Owners Manual".

We recently purchased a 206LTD and I had the same issue. At delivery it was semi explained how to operate the fridge, but it failed to tick to the inside of my skull.

Sooo... Hello GOOGLE!!

https://www.dometic.com/en-us/us/pro...#documentation

Head to this page. Go to bottom. Link to PDF of manual is there. Happy reading!!

[pmsherman]

While you've received lots of good advice about the fridge controls, little has been said about your dead battery, part of your initial post. Completely discharging a battery isn't good for its health, especially if it sat for a while when fully discharged. I'd go to an auto parts store and get a specific gravity battery tester. Draw fluid from each cell in turn and check it for little black particles in it. (Return the fluid to the cell after examining it.) If you see them, replace the battery. If you don't see them, you still may have killed a portion of the battery's capacity.

An automotive load tester does not usually provide information about the health of a deep cycle battery. When the batteries in my 2011 Georgetown failed, they easily passed the load test used to check the health of a car's starting battery but when I ran a deep cycle test on them, they were only good for around 40% of their rated capacity.

Phil

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by Iowa Frogfarmer

I can verify that Flagstaff does not give you any info on the fridge in your manual pack. Outside of a very short and not very descriptive entry in the laughingly called "Owners Manual".

I got a fridge manual with my Rockwood(Flagstaff's twin) and also my Primetime, both Dometics.

[User Banned]

Originally Posted by Maxwell D Pratt

I have a solar panel set up from HF mounted on top of camper . Keeps battery’s charged year round with out unhooking them. Also helps when boondocking

Is there a specific wattage that you use for this setup? Seems that they have a 25 watt and a 100 watt. My 176LTD is prewired for solar, i should probably look into that, as newbish as i am. Lol.

[User Banned]

Originally Posted by pmsherman

While you've received lots of good advice about the fridge controls, little has been said about your dead battery, part of your initial post. Completely discharging a battery isn't good for its health, especially if it sat for a while when fully discharged. I'd go to an auto parts store and get a specific gravity battery tester. Draw fluid from each cell in turn and check it for little black particles in it. (Return the fluid to the cell after examining it.) If you see them, replace the battery. If you don't see them, you still may have killed a portion of the battery's capacity.

An automotive load tester does not usually provide information about the health of a deep cycle battery. When the batteries in my 2011 Georgetown failed, they easily passed the load test used to check the health of a car's starting battery but when I ran a deep cycle test on them, they were only good for around 40% of their rated capacity.

Phil

Thank you Phil! I will be sure to pick up one of those testers today!