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04-16-2016, 12:24 PM
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Happy Camper
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 295
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How do you maintain your battery?
I've been plugging mine in once a week. Should I leave it plugged in all the time? I have a battery tender but it is easier to just plug it in.
What do you do?
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04-16-2016, 12:29 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Leave my unit plugged in 24/7 365
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04-16-2016, 12:41 PM
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Canadian Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Eastern GTA, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,238
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I store my TT at my cousin's farm so I bring the battery home, store it in the basement and charge it when it gets down to 12.4V.
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04-16-2016, 12:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Englewood FL
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X2 on Turbs. If you have a decent converter leave it plugged in 24x7. That is what it is for!
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04-16-2016, 01:36 PM
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Left Coast
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: vancouver,washington
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04-16-2016, 01:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 240
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Once we park the trailer in the side yard for the winter, the TT battery lives in our bedroom with the boat battery, the trolling motor battery, and the garden tractor battery. We place it on a trickle charger before using the first time. The bedroom is the only room in the house with a consistent temperature year round.
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04-16-2016, 03:24 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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How do you maintain your battery?
Quote:
Originally Posted by actadh
Once we park the trailer in the side yard for the winter, the TT battery lives in our bedroom with the boat battery, the trolling motor battery, and the garden tractor battery. We place it on a trickle charger before using the first time. The bedroom is the only room in the house with a consistent temperature year round.
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Really? Your bedroom?
Your joking right?
Put them in the garage on a trickle charger!
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04-16-2016, 03:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Pfafftown NC
Posts: 2,353
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Maybe "The Bedroom" means more than we think.
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04-16-2016, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Orlando
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Quote:
Originally Posted by actadh
Once we park the trailer in the side yard for the winter, the TT battery lives in our bedroom with the boat battery, the trolling motor battery, and the garden tractor battery. We place it on a trickle charger before using the first time. The bedroom is the only room in the house with a consistent temperature year round.
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Hopefully your house isn't too tightly sealed (aka a newer home). Batteries of course outgas and you don't want to add that pollution to the envelope. Seriously, I would reconsider. As a former home inspector and energy rater I always recommended keeping zero chemicals (like scents, bleach, candles, etc.) in the home.
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04-16-2016, 04:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chantilly, VA
Posts: 1,075
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When I turn my battery cut off switch to off there is no draw on the battery. I have gone 3-4 months in storage and the battery remains strong.
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04-16-2016, 04:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 155
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I have a Pulse Tech charger that I put it one 24/7. It sends a pulse to keep sulfide off the plates. Suppose to make the battery last 5 times longer.
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04-16-2016, 04:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
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This is one of those constant items that should have a permanent thread. If you search, I am sure you will find many posts. Worst thing for a battery is to have it 24/7/365 on a charger especially if it is AGM. At most, top off every month or two if not being used.
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04-16-2016, 04:36 PM
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(Dry Huunday)
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eastern North Carolina
Posts: 2,298
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 Maintain the battery? Why?
Only kidding!!! That got some hearts beating I'm sure 
Camper stays plugged in all the timemails and I check water levels periodically.
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04-16-2016, 05:03 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 25FKS
This is one of those constant items that should have a permanent thread. If you search, I am sure you will find many posts. Worst thing for a battery is to have it 24/7/365 on a charger especially if it is AGM. At most, top off every month or two if not being used.
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6 years on my batteries says different.
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04-16-2016, 05:29 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Nampa, Idaho
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teamfour
When I turn my battery cut off switch to off there is no draw on the battery. I have gone 3-4 months in storage and the battery remains strong.
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Same for me, that's why I had a battery disconnect switch installed right after purchasing the new TT, because it did not have one from the factory. The battery stays charged a long, long time if I remember to disconnect it when ever I leave the TT.
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04-16-2016, 05:54 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 18
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Battery cut off switch saves the battery till I pick up my 31KQTBS every other weekend. It's a great and easy way to save battery life and always have power to work the jack when I go pick it up. Never had an issue since I installed it.
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04-16-2016, 05:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Near Dallas
Posts: 293
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TURBS
6 years on my batteries says different.
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Just out of curiosity, do still have the original converter?
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04-16-2016, 06:50 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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How do you maintain your battery?
Yes
Wfco 8955 factory converter.
2008 2500hd Duramax
2015 Columbus 320RS
2016 nights camped "0"
2015 nights camped "34"
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04-17-2016, 08:20 AM
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Happy Camper
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 295
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teamfour
When I turn my battery cut off switch to off there is no draw on the battery. I have gone 3-4 months in storage and the battery remains strong.
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I don't think I have one of those...
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04-17-2016, 08:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Jefferson County, MO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teamfour
When I turn my battery cut off switch to off there is no draw on the battery. I have gone 3-4 months in storage and the battery remains strong.
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That's what I do too.
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