I have a 2023 Jayco terrain, When just parked in the driveway (not staying in it) and plugged into shore power does the inverter need to be on?
Thanks for the info. That’s what I was thinking. No real need for inverter to on if not utilizing the outlets. I just wasn’t sure if it needed to be on to keep battery charged
I have a 2023 Jayco terrain, When just parked in the driveway (not staying in it) and plugged into shore power does the inverter need to be on?
If plugged into shore power from my house I leave my inverter on. ... The only time it makes a difference is if you are unplugged from shore power and not running anything inside the van that actually runs off of the inverter. The inverter will have parasitic draw that doesn't need to be there.
Short answer? No, you do not have to turn the inverter off. I leave mine on especially if plugged into shore power from my house just so I have access to the items that actually run off of the inverter.
I'd rather play it safe than sorry. It costs me nothing to keep the heater in the van running when it gets cold like tonight. I don't have to worry about the battery getting cold nor the reset process of getting back up to temp if it does happen to get too cold. Especially when it hits 9 degrees next week. The van will be nice and warm inside and I don't have to worry about the battery.I do not know exactly how the Terrain is wired up but if they did the same that appears they are doing in the new Jay Feather Micros. If so it is all directly wired into the inverter first then splits out from there. Where the inverter controls what power source (shore or battery) to use.
I am not sure which inverter they are using in it either from what I have see it is usually a Xantrex or a Progressive Industries. Both have a built in auto transfer switch. When plugged into shore power the inverter does not need to be on. The transfer switch just automatically switches to/from battery when no shore power is detected. If that were to happen and you had the space heater in there it could quickly drain the battery if shore power is not restored.
The number 4 above is not totally correct with how they have been wiring them in. It will go from the shore power port directly into the inverter and then split from there. With the power center/converter being one destination for 120 and 12v plugs/appliances. Batteries are just another/alternate input instead of shore power.
The only time the inverter "needs" to be on is when you would like to use a 120v power source for say the space heater or a hairdryer and you do not have shore power.
There are other things usually sucking power all the time, you do not need the inverter doing it as well.
As for it being cold and the batteries, I assume it has lithium batteries, if they came from the factory they will have low temp charging cutoff. That is the most critical worry, even that is harder to hit than most think. Unless you need it for something else you prob dont need the heater in there either.
An Inverter changes 12 volt into 110 that’s when you are boon-docking and want to power up the tv or coffee pot from a battery. You don’t need to turn it on if your not using it. We only turn the inverter on when we want to charge cell phones from the battery or have the tv �� on when camping on the battery. our converter is what is used when plugging it into shore power, it runs fans, in ours, under the bed to help keep wires and stuff cool. It should come on automatically. Is that what you wanted to know?I have a 2023 Jayco terrain, When just parked in the driveway (not staying in it) and plugged into shore power does the inverter need to be on?
With the Jayco Terrain, if you expect shore power to keep the house battery topped off and warm, the inverter must be on. I learned that lesson the hard way, and then read the Jayco manual…..
An inverter is not a converter. The converter charges the battery.
Guess it’s different than the greyhawk. It was simpler in 2011. Hehehe