Leveling jacks erratic

[strato]

Yesterday when putting down leveling jacks, they didn't respond. I plugged into shore power, let sit for a while, 30 min, then they went down fine. Three days after remaining plugged into shore power, the jacks didn't want to retract. The control panel for the jacks didn't light up, or respond. I plugged back into shore power, for a while, and in the meantime I went to buy new chassis batteries, as they were getting weak. I came home, installed the new chassis batteries, and the jacks retracted. So just to test them, I extended the jacks again. They went down halfway and stopped. So I attempted to retract and they came up fine. I checked the fluid level, that was good. Has anybody have any ideas as to what would cause this behavior? Thanks.

[Oscarvan]

Yes.... sounds like low voltage. After you got the new batteries were they in fact fully charged? Keep an eye on your voltage when you're playing with the levelers.

I personally never operate slides or levelers without having AC/Generator or engine on.

These systems want GOOD voltage and current.

[Edward972]

We had this issue. My coach is a 08 so it depends on the year of your coach. The company that makes the jacks became aware of a issue like you have and have the parts to correct it. If I remember right, it entailed a new valve and possibly a wiring change. Its been a while since mine was done, but it fixed the entire issue.

[dalford]

Could be a bad touch pad. My unit is a 2016 and I started having problems turning on or getting the touch pad to respond. The pads go bad and what I had to do was use my fingernail and press at the middle of each pad with my thumbnail to get it to respond. Give it a try.

Year and make of RV?

[strato]

Thank you for all the responses. After tearing into it, I was relieved to find the main battery connection coming from the engine to the house batteries, was just loose enough to not make a good connection. This seems to have corrected the issue.

[dalford]

Originally Posted by strato

Thank you for all the responses. After tearing into it, I was relieved to find the main battery connection coming from the engine to the house batteries, was just loose enough to not make a good connection. This seems to have corrected the issue.

Thanks for reporting back. Glad you found your problem...