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joebedford

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Posted: 03/11/23 08:26am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

The last time I stored the RV in Florida, I had power so left the a/c set for 85F which got rid of the humidity. This time, no power for 7 months.

I got some pails of damp-rid and put a vent cover on so I can leave one vent and one window (partially) open.

I'll disconnect them, but I'm also worried about the house batteries being dead when I come back. I'll have a spare battery or jumper cables to get the the generator started (so I can run the levelling jacks). I have less than a mile from storage to my site for next winter.

PITA but I'm taking 6 golf cart batteries north with me so I can tend them.

Any other hints what needs to be done?

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Posted: 03/11/23 08:31am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Joe,

Just charge them fully and disconnect.

or

Add a modest solar charging system between 15 and 30 watts per 100 amp-hours of storage.


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Dang, may as well take the whole camper north!
Not sure why you’d need to babysit the batteries other than theft concerns.

No power?
How bout a little solar to keep the batteries juiced and a couple little 12V fans inside?
I personally wouldn’t want to leave anything hooked up and running for months unattended, but you were good with it before, so as long as the insurance is paid up I suppose….

Oh, and a cover. Unless it’s not worth covering…


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Posted: 03/11/23 10:41am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

I let my Class A driver's license lapse so if I ever got into an accident I don't know if I'd be covered. I'd rather not haul it too far.

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Posted: 03/11/23 01:16pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

"Any other hints what needs to be done?"

Yup. Just move to Florida like everybody else does ... and forget about it!


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Posted: 03/11/23 02:24pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

My routine since 2006 has been to disconnect the battery bank & leave it sit November to April every winter.

The first few years the trailer had a massive battery bank of 6X6V wet cells. Since 2011 I have been using a single 4D AGM. Same treatment. Disconnected, untouched all winter. No problems till the first one aged out after 9 years.

Four seasons into the second AGM now.

Simply disconnect to eliminate any parasite draws on power.


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Posted: 03/11/23 02:35pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:

Yup. Just move to Florida like everybody else does ... and forget about it!
Sorry, no. I'm looking for good weather all year round not just winter.

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Posted: 03/11/23 02:37pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Veebyes wrote:

Simply disconnect to eliminate any parasite draws on power.
I'm going to do that with the RV batteries but not the golf cart batteries. Summer heat is really hard on batteries; different than winter cold.

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Posted: 03/11/23 03:00pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

joebedford wrote:

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:

Yup. Just move to Florida like everybody else does ... and forget about it!
Sorry, no. I'm looking for good weather all year round not just winter.


As I see it, "good weather all year round" means NOT having to store my RV . . . and no "season soon to end" either. My season is 12 months.

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Posted: 03/11/23 04:41pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Most batteries will lose about 5% of their charge every month. Storing disconnected for 7 months should not be an issue and the batteries should still be well above 50% charge. IMO that would be safer than trying to trickle charge them without checking on water and charge levels.

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