Slow down and read the fine print

dustmakertwo

Advanced Member
Site Sponsor
RV LIFE Pro
Joined
Apr 6, 2018
Messages
37
Well, we keep our trailer in the barn for the winter hooked up to power to keep the battery charged and out of the weather. We just purchased this trailer (our first GD) late last summer and this was our first experience (with this trailer) winterizing and putting it away for the winter. Part of my process is to turn off breakers that are not needed during storage. Everything went well (or so I thought) with the process. Some months later I went out to do something in the trailer and the lights wouldn't come on. I still had power to the trailer and the battery disconnect wasn't turned off, so I went to the fuse panel and turned everything back on and WhaLah...the lights came on. Looking down the labels on the breakers and right between the fireplace, AC1, and AC2 was the converter breaker which I inadvertently turned off. So, my brand new battery that came with the trailer is basically toast (or won't hold a charge for long). Easy fix and won't be making that mistake again.
 
I store my TT on my property and during winter storage I never turn any breakers off. It's plugged into shore power 24/7 all winter. Only thing I do is in the middle of winter I'll check the water level in my lead acid batteries. If you're on shore power then why turn anything off?
 
I store my TT on my property and during winter storage I never turn any breakers off. It's plugged into shore power 24/7 all winter. Only thing I do is in the middle of winter I'll check the water level in my lead acid batteries. If you're on shore power then why turn anything off?
Ditto, I never mess with the breakers.
 

Try RV LIFE Pro Free for 7 Days

  • New Ad-Free experience on this RV LIFE Community.
  • Plan the best RV Safe travel with RV LIFE Trip Wizard.
  • Navigate with our RV Safe GPS mobile app.
  • and much more...
Try RV LIFE Pro Today
Back
Top Bottom