Does Shore Power Charge Rv House Batteries. RVs have two main types of batteries to acquaint yourself with and each takes different precautions to properly charge. Connecting to shore power is arguably the fastest way to charge RV batteries especially when using a high amperage multi-stage battery charger second would be using an onboard or external generator.
On most motor homes the generator does NOT charge the batteries exactly. With that said its important to understand that plugging into an external power source will charge your house batteries but may or may not charge your chassis battery. If the battery is off shore power runs the 12v items.
When on shore power with the battery turned on the battery continues to run 12v items but remains charged because it is on shore power.
One of the reasons shore power not charging house batteries might be not plugging to the right outlet. If the battery is off shore power runs the 12v items. Moreover it is advisable to turn off the appliances that demand more power. Many MHs do not charge the chassis battery on shore power.
