3.5Amp - 4-5Amp with nothing turned on ?

[davidathomas42]

Is this the amps going in from the solar panel? Or is this a drain?

Sounds a lot for a single 100watt panel in winter. But with nothing turned on other than the control panel and fridge running on gas it sounds a hell of a drain. In fact with a single 110amp battery I’d be flat in 12 hours running nothing.

 

[Guigsy]

Check the light in the oven isn't on.

 

[pappajohn]

Sounds a lot for 100w.
One way to be sure ....remove one of the wires at the solar controller and recheck.
I'm sure there's something you overlooked and is turned on.

 

[DavidG58]

I think that’s going in, trying turning a load of things on see if it goes closer to zero or gets bigger

 

[pappajohn]

I think that’s going in, trying turning a load of things on see if it goes closer to zero or gets bigger

In winter with practically no sun and only 100w panel !!!!!

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[Lenny HB]

Does look like input but rather high for just a 100 watt panel this time of year, that's all I get from 300 watts.
Panel may well be reading high, try putting something over the solar panel and see what happens.

 

[DavidG58]

Out of interest what voltage does the leisure battery show?

You are not on hook up are you?

 

[davidathomas42]

I’ve just pulled up and checked everything was off and also unplugged the TV as sat on standby will be a tiny draw and it’s now showing 2.1amp

Edit.

Settlement to 1.4amp draw.
I tried the water pump to add load and it spiked to 3.5amps then settled back to 1.4 with nothing on

Update update
Aldi system was on.
We now a draw of 0,5amps with 12.7v showing

Yup

 

[Fatboy]

I’ve just pulled up and checked everything was off and also unplugged the TV as sat on standby will be a tiny draw and it’s now showing 2.1amp

Edit.

Settlement to 1.4amp draw.
I tried the water pump to add load and it spiked to 3.5amps then settled back to 1.4 with nothing on

Update update
Aldi system was on.
We now a draw of 0,5amps with 12.7v showing

Yup

You don’t have an inverter on standby do you?

 

[Camper634]

Have you calibrated the display?

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[TheBig1]

I’ve just pulled up and checked everything was off and also unplugged the TV as sat on standby will be a tiny draw and it’s now showing 2.1amp

Edit.

Settlement to 1.4amp draw.
I tried the water pump to add load and it spiked to 3.5amps then settled back to 1.4 with nothing on

Update update
Aldi system was on.
We now a draw of 0,5amps with 12.7v showing

Yup

If Aldi is a problem, try Lidl, other budget supermarkets are available

 

[Arnside037]

My Seattle panel shows a almost 0.5 Amp draw just to run the panel itself. The Alde panel draws about the same. One thing to consider is if you have a heater to stop the waste tank freezing. The switch for mine is a little round rocker switch down low to the floor by the consumer unit. Easy to knock on by accident as you walk past. Stupid place to put it. There is also another rocker switch to turn on the fan to blow hot Alde air into the cab section. Stupid place to put that too. Then again you may not have them anyway.

 

[davidathomas42]

My Seattle panel shows a almost 0.5 Amp draw just to run the panel itself. The Alde panel draws about the same. One thing to consider is if you have a heater to stop the waste tank freezing. The switch for mine is a little round rocker switch down low to the floor by the consumer unit. Easy to knock on by accident as you walk past. Stupid place to put it. There is also another rocker switch to turn on the fan to blow hot Alde air into the cab section. Stupid place to put that too. Then again you may not have them anyway.

Yup got both of those... In fact 2 fans to blow air. And they do seem to pull a lot of amps for such a little device.

Ive seen the ice heater thing. Not tried it yet as not read any info on exactly what it does reheating etc. Might be worth a look this week though with the cold snap we are having.

 

[whiskyman]

My radio flattened a pair of 110amp leisure battery's as it was drawing 2amps on standby, after a lot of help from the knowledgeable funsters I investigated and found a kill switch had been fitted hidden on the dashboard.