Hi, folks! We’ve got a few battery questions this month, and some exterior maintenance tips. Remember to send your RVing questions to [email protected]. Mark: About 10 days after parking with full batteries, both the house and chassis batteries are at zero volts. Oh yeah, 2008 Damon Daybreak. Suggestions? Robert G Hi Robert It
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When you put your RV in storage the batteries lose their charge over time, not to mention the parasitic loads that can drain RV batteries during storage. You should test the state of charge every month and charge any battery that is at or below an 80% state of charge.
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I was recently asked a question and felt like the answer could be useful to lots of RVers, so I am using the question as the topic for this article. Q: Hi Mark, we live in Colorado and we are preparing our RV for storage. I just had the RV winterized, but I am concerned about
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Some of the common causes of premature battery failure include overcharging; undercharging; deep discharges; excessive vibration; and calcium or magnesium sulfation from using tap water. When charging your RV battery during hot temperatures, be careful not to overcharge it. The gassing threshold for most lead acid batteries is a source 14.1V to 14.4V at
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