Thanks for all your comments, John. Here are my responses to a few of them.
> If battery voltage is too low the pump may not run fast enough to achieve adequate pressure to ever shut the pressure switch off.
Yes, exactly what was happening. If I run out of other things to do, I might try replacing the pump. But it's low on my list right now.
> Low battery voltage can cause some (depends on control board) furnaces to still power the fan and draw current (eventually drain the battery) but NOT light the gas IE wake up in the morning with furnace blowing cold air batteries near dead.
The Attwood furnace seemed to ignite OK up until the point where there wasn't enough voltage to operate the blower.
> I understand a parks generator hours limitation due to their noise but especially those open frame loud screaming 3600 RPM construction gensest yukkkkkkkkk who wants to camp near those, a modern Inverter Genset is so much more quiet.
At Jellystone, generators are supposed to be no more than 60 db, which of course eliminates all but the quietest inverter units. Obviously this rule is not enforced. One really has to wonder why someone would think it's acceptable to run an open frame non-inverter generator in a crowded campground. I guess it's one of those Free Choice things.
> The modern so called SMART 3/4 Stage Regulated Chargers (suited to chosen battery chemistry) are such an improvement over the old buzz box near fixed constant voltage types and can increase battery life.
The WFCO (aka JUNKCO) 8955 is purportedly a 3-stage converter, but when it won't shift into boost it's really only two-stage at best. I'm pretty sure it used to go into boost (since the cooling fan would kick on), but I suppose as the battery aged the converter lost the ability to properly sense charge state. The PD 4655 is supposed to be four-stage and Li-ion capable. I'll probably go LiFePO4 eventually, but those batteries are still a bit too pricey for me now.
> We follow the 70's and if its too hot we go North or up in elevation so we dont need AC
The return trip through Montana and North Dakota was pleasant (except for that thunderstorm) with temperatures in the seventies. No need to run that noisy AC unit or the (inoperative) furnace.
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