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Has anyone gotten any more info on this? I am in the process of installing a growatt in my RV and read about only Diesel Generators allowed on the growatt. Now i am worried.

No no, that would never be the case. The whole reason I posted here was to see what would be the best way to power the jack pump with 12v while replacing the battery bank with 24v. The 12v-24v Victron DC to DC charger is already purchased and ready for install. I got the 15amp version. Where...

That's true. I should probably not sweat it too much right? Another option would be to keep that emergency switch and one of the house 12v OEM house batteries but move it to the front of the RV (opposite side of the starter battery under the hood) to balance the weight a bit. Keep that battery...

Why ruining? I would just be changing the 12v power source. Why would that ruin my hydraulic pump?

Yes it is, and You are right I missed that. Do you know of anyway to be able to keep emergency start feature? Right now I can press a switch in the dash if the chasis battery is dead and start the engine with the house batteries and i would like to keep that feature if possible.

So by all the input I'm getting, it seems like it actually makes more sense to wire the jacks to the chasis battery rather than the house batteries.

Yesterday I found the wiring diagram for my coach battery and went ahead and moved some connections around to be able to test running the jack pump off the chasis battery. And it worked, everything seemed to run fine. Here is the original connections, and the connection I made marked in red.

In my case, Thor wired the hydraulic pump directly to the house batteries. I have a Thor Ace 30ft. What you are saying makes total sense to me. If I can wire the pump directly to the chasis battery I'll be golden i think. Because the converter which is rated for 70a should be able to handle all...

PC alone has a 1000w power supply, plus monitor plus, racing rig. I can check the exact number and get back to you.

I do have a full sim racing rig.

If I tell my wife that she can't have her coffee because I'm in the middle of an online race in the simulator. She will sell the RV with me in it ?

That's the same converter I bought. The jacks are not 24v, they are 12v. You have your jacks wired through this converter with no problem? What kind of rig do you have? When I measured the amp draw while leveling it was mostly constant at around 50 amps but it did jump up to 160 for like a...

I know it does, but with the size of battery bank i wanted because of my usage, 24v made more sense. I have a gaming PC and Racing Simulator installed on my rig that I wanted to be able to use while boondocking.

Thanks so much for the input. I was thinking that if I keep the leveling jacks wired to the chasis battery (12v) and replace the current house batteries (12v) for 24v battery bank i can just remove the alternator charging capabilities for the 24v lithium battery bank and keep the alternator...

Yes it does.

In mine, ignition has to be on in order for the leveling jacks to work. I don't mind running the engine while leveling. My leveling jack pump is right next to the house batteries so maybe that's why they wired them like that from the factory. If I could wire the leveling jacks directly to the...

Yes it is the stock setup. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. The MH comes from the factory with the leveling jacks wired to the house batteries directly. My plan is to convert to 24v, but by doing that I would need to convert down to 12v to keep the leveling jacks powered, since they draw so...

Hello, newcomer to RV and solar here. I Have a 2017 Thor Ace Class A that I will be installing solar in using the following: -Growwatt 24V 3000w -16 280ah Cells DIY batteries in a 8s2p for a total of 560ah at 24v. -Victron Orion 24v to 12v 70A and 85A Max step down converter. The issue I'm...