2002 Itasca Horizon 34HD No 12 Volt House Power

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Original Member Title: 2002 Horizon no 12 volt power
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A member with a 2002 Itasca Horizon 34HD had working 110-volt circuits but no 12-volt house power after the RV had been stored for years, and asked whether bad batteries or a missing converter could be the cause. Other members suggested checking the auxiliary battery disconnect switch, verifying AC power to the charging equipment, testing for 12-volt output at the breaker area, and noting that 50-amp higher-end models may use an inverter/charger rather than a separate converter.

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*****UPDATE******
I located the Inverter; it is a Heart freedom 15. it is an inverter/charger for my coach. This unit charges the house batteries on the coach. I also have a solar charger for the house batteries. I replaced the batteries and voila everything came on. I reset the breakers and almost all my 12-volt equipment came online (still have no power to the exterior compartment lights and compartment radio system) but that's ok I can work with that.
For FUTURE reference ITASCA's w/ a 50-amp system all should have the HEART freedom 15 inverter/chargers. These are mostly on the higher end models though. I have an "ac temp too high" light on the Xantrex controller, but it is working and I need to read the manual on how to reset it to get the light to go off.

To everyone that helped by posting their responses to my posts, THANK YOU. I have learned a lot from all of you and the information you posted. My next endeavor is to change the oil, test the fuel quality, replace a cracked surge tank, and change the fuel/water separator. I will then fire off the motor and start checking for air leaks, and other issues.
Hopefully it will be roadworthy within a month or so. This coach only has 41,000 miles on it. So, I should be able to drive it a while once its back up and running. I also found that the filters from my local caterpillar dealer are cheaper than most other parts stores.

Again, thank you everyone for making me use my Troubleshooting skills, I had gotten rusty.
 
Sounds good. Progress comes slow at times.
On the inverter charger? I might guess it has been changed at some point in the past asit has the Xantrex panel and that was a pretty common name for Winnebago? Just guessing but finding what you have is a really good step one!
And we both got some good experience on things, so now all we have to do is remember what we found!
Best of luck to you on down the road!
 
Wow this is getting really wordy.
We had, still have, an 03 Journey that the converter/inverter went out for the same problem, had it replaced and the problem went away. The converter/inverter is a really big piece of property in the electrical bay, really hard to miss.
 

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