brow_14 wrote:Source of the post Thank you km1125
- I don't know how old the batteries are, I just bought the boat and had a mechanic inspection and survey done with no reported issues on the batteries (doesn't mean they didn't catch it)..., but I will check the house battery- Thank you!
is that to say that the house battery will be charged by the shore power as well?....or does the house battery get charged by the generator?
- to answer your question on the compressor, I believe it is the horn compressor ...can that we switched of (at night)?
I doubt the surveyor checked the quality of the batteries. I don't know any who do. Unless they had obvious visual clues that there was an issue (like badly corroded cables or connections), they wouldn't have noted it. You should probably plan on replacing it and also checking the engine start batteries. See if you can at least determine how old they are - perhaps there are stickers on the batteries that show their manf date.
The generator should supply power to anything your shore power does, so that would include the battery charger for the house and start batteries. When the generator isn't running and you're connected to shore power, that same battery charger would still charge the house and start batteries.
Yes, if it's the air horn compressor, you could certainly turn it off. There should be a dedicated circuit breaker on the 12VDC panel. If it periodically runs, they means you have a air leak somewhere, so someday when you're poking around on the boat, find the compressor and the lines to the horns and see if something is loose.
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