Bfrnk
Texas
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Do you keep your rv plug into landline when at home and not on the road?
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Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
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I've never had a telephone in a RV....
Presume you mean electrical plug in, aka shore power as it's sometimes called. Depends. But yes more often than not, it's plugged in.
Caution, if you have a cheap converter, it could overcharge the batteries if left plugged in indefinitely.
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Skibane
San Antonio, TX
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Plugged in.
The battery chargers in modern power converters are perfectly capable of maintaining the house batteries in a fully-charged state.
After the batteries become fully charged, the amount of AC power consumed by the converter is negligible - not nearly enough to notice on your electric bill.
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pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
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Bfrnk wrote:Do you keep your rv plug into landline when at home and not on the road?
No.
Converters are not always optimized for battery charging.
I do have a modest solar installation to keep the batteries (generator, chassis and house) in tip top condition.
Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.
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wa8yxm
Davison Michigan (East of Flint)
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Bfrnk wrote:Do you keep your rv plug into landline when at home and not on the road?
I did. but then I also used it every day (My Ham Shack)
I did, however. Notice a major jump in my power bill.
Home was where I park it. but alas the.
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after a semi "nicked" it. Still have the radios
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BB_TX
McKinney, Texas
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Always plugged in whether in storage or RV park for 14 years and no problem.
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Sandia Man
Rio Rancho, NM
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We do as well, we use our rig so frequently that we are fully charged and fridge is always at operating temps for quick getaways. We have smart converters and inverter chargers that incorporate multiphase charging routines to keep our 12 volt reserves happy and healthy, average 8 years with our golfcart batteries before replacement.
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Lantley
Ellicott City, Maryland
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plugged in 24/7 365.
The only time my RV is unplugged is when it is traveling down the road.
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naturist
Lynchburg, VA
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I do keep it plugged in, although I disconnect the battery (connect it for a day once a month to keep it charged). I do this because the humidity here is high all year around, and I keep a dehumidifier running in it to keep mold down. I also, from time to time, need to run the refrigerator for "special events." And every so often we have guests.
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bgum
South Louisiana
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Plugged in with dehumidifier on but with converter breaker off.
Solar charger connected to battery with negative wire disconnected.
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