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11-01-2021, 10:42 AM #11
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Our Reflection 5th wheel kills the battery after a week or two with the factory disconnect switch turned off also. This is typical.
Permanent solution was to install a marine battery disconnect switch and I turn off battery with this switch when it’s at storage yard. It work perfectly.
One thing to be aware of is that if your battery was allowed to discharge fully it’s likely been damaged. Good news is that a Grouo 27 deep discharge battery replacement runs only about $85 at either Costco or Sans club.
Here’s the marine switch I installed.Jerry & Linda
Emma & Abby our Mini Golden Doodles & JR our Amazon Parrot
2017 Reflection 337RLS, Build Date 01/2017, Titan Disk Brakes, Goodyear G614s 235/85/16 G Rated tires
2022 F-450 King Ranch Ultimate, 4,868 lb Payload, Bedrug Bedliner, Andersen Ultimate II Aluminum 5th wheel hitch
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11-10-2021, 03:55 PM #12
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11-10-2021, 05:15 PM #13
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Go solar!
We bought an inexpensive 12 volt waterproof solar panel that we attach, with industrial velcro, to the front of the hitch. We leave it attached during storage,
and store it in one of the basement compartments, in the original box, when traveling. Even when it's in the box it takes little room to store.
A 12-14 watt panel should do the trick. Even when there's not much sun, it works like a charm. (We store our Reflection in Central Texas, in a multi
unit carport (located inside a storage facility). holds The "carport" holds about 10-12 rvs and boats. The rv is 30' 11", and the front sticks out of the
carport by a few feet, so the panel gets exposure for part of the day. BTW, that low wattage a panel needs no controllers, etc. It came with the connectors
to use with the battery.
We got the panel from Walmart.com, and paid $50 or less for it. It's worked well for us for going on two years thus far. We're camping now; I'll try to attach a photo to this thread when we return the rv to storage...soon.
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11-10-2021, 05:27 PM #14
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Darn slides use a lot of amperage to move in and out.
After owning a camper (2006 Arctic Fox) a pull trailer (2015 GD 313RLTS) and now the fifth wheel (2019 GD 320MKS) my conclusion on battery only use for a slide out is a heck no! Only when it is plugged into the truck does it ever seem to work. All 3 of these rv's were purchased new and all 3 had 2 deep cycle batteries in them. The strain on the group 27 batteries is too much, the slides use way too many amps to work. So I suggest plug it in to a socket 20,30 or 50 amp. Get the correct plug to match in all cases. The adaptor plug you can use from your 20 amp home plug is inexpensive. I have always had a battery minder for all 3 of these rv's and they have never left me down, leave the rv plugged in at all times if you can. Use a good quality outdoor extension cord to do so if you do not have a 50 amp plug already at home. Currently we live full time in our 320MKS as we build our new home, every other month I turn the battery switch on or off. With it on and not plugged in you will have a couple of lights that will work if you lose power, and we have from storms, good for us as the lights are all LED and do not use much of the battery.
Enjoy your new toy, life can be easy in an rv if you know some of the tricks!
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11-10-2021, 05:38 PM #15
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BTW, the rv is stored where there are no electrical connections, and we do occasionally use one of the slides
on power from the solar charging. We certainly don't do it all the time, but it's great for occasional use.
(I only need to open one of our three to get to most things.
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11-11-2021, 02:20 PM #16
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Jangle2 -- I had the same issue with my Reflection 303RLS. Simple fix is to install a true battery cut-off. As mentioned by others, the key switch the manufacture installed does not stopped all the other parasitic loads. Since I installed this, I have left the trailer ideal for 9 months and the battery was still good. Happy camping!
2019 303 RLS Reflection 5er (nickname - Coyote)
2019 F250 Lariat FX4 CC SRW 160" WB, (nickname - Silverback) 6.7L diesel, 3.55 gears, 10K GVWR, 20" wheels, Tow Package, B&W Champion Slider
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