Lake Powell 54 ESCAPE, Instruction Manual

The 12-volt house system includes cabin 

lights and navigational lights, water 

pumps, the horn and the VHF Radio.

Charging

•  Start the Generator following 

Generator Starting Procedures.

•  Turn on the breaker for the inverter 

on the AC panel.

•  Charging is most efficient with 

unnecessary DC breakers off.

•  The engine start batteries will 

charge from running the engines.

DC Breaker Panel

•  DC Main
• Lights
•  Spreader lights
•  Water pump
•  Fresh water
•  Water heater
• Furnace
• Accessories
•  Docking lights
•  Fuel transfer
•  12 Volt DC outlets
•  CD Player
• Refrigerator

Please Note:

•  Turn off the Water pump breaker 

while underway beaching, or 

unbeaching. Once you are beached, 

leave this breaker off for an 

additional 15 minutes to let sand 

and sediment in the water settle.

•  It is not necessary to switch on 

the bilge pump unless water is 

noted. The bilge pump is wired to 

automatically switch on when water 

is present.

DC Breaker

•  If you should lose DC power and your 

batteries are fully charged, reset the 

DC breaker located on the electrical 

panel. See picture to the left.

BATTERY TEST

1. House Battery

•  Located in the upper center of the 

main panel is the DC volt gauge.

•  Push toggle switch to position 1
•  Should be between 11-13 volts when 

generator is not running.

•  When generator is running and the 

Inverter is on, should be 12.5 volts or 

greater.

•  The Generator must be run 6 to 8 

hrs per day to keep the batteries 

charged.

•  The Generator must be run 6 to 8 

hrs per day to keep the batteries 

charged.

•  A low battery alarm will sound and 

the LED on the control panel will 

flash when the battery’s drop to 10.5 

volts.

•  DC power will shut down at 10 volts.

HOUSEBOAT BATTERIES

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