Lantley
Ellicott City, Maryland
Senior Member
Joined: 08/23/2005
View Profile
 Offline
|
My RV's have been plugged in 24/7/365 since 2005 with no ill effects.
The only time it is unplugged is when it's going down the road!
19'Duramax w/hips,12'Open Range,Titan Disc Brake
BD3,RV safepower,22" Blackstone
Ox Bedsaver,RV760 w/BC20,Glow Steps, Enduraplas25,Pedego
BakFlip,RVLock,5500 Onan LP,Prog.50A surge,Hughes autoformer
Porta Bote 8.0 Nissan,Sailun S637
Correct Trax,Splendide
|
time2roll
Southern California
Senior Member
Joined: 03/21/2005
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
|
Skipg wrote:What’s your thoughts about leaving a RV plugged in to shore power when not in use. I read it not good for the house batteries.thanks for your input. Will not hurt the battery in winter.
Otherwise post the battery voltage for best answers.
2001 F150 SuperCrew
2006 Keystone Springdale 249FWBHLS
675w Solar pictures back up
|
2112
Texas
Senior Member
Joined: 07/16/2011
View Profile
Offline
|
I have the infamous WFCO converter that is stuck on 13.6V. Too high for long term maintenance charge. It's a battery boiler.
I have a timer that tops off the battery for 1 hour every 3 days.
2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost SuperCab Max Tow, 2084# Payload, 11,300# Tow,
Timbrens, PullRite SuperGlide 2700 15K
2013 KZ Durango 2857
|
cummins2014
Utah
Senior Member
Joined: 02/20/2008
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
Lantley wrote:My RV's have been plugged in 24/7/365 since 2005 with no ill effects.
The only time it is unplugged is when it's going down the road!
Same here !!!!
|
joebedford
Seriously thinking about heading home soon.
Senior Member
Joined: 09/03/2003
View Profile
|
I leave my TH plugged in all the time. It has a 100 amp WFCO converter with no battery ill effects. YMMV.
|
|
|
theoldwizard1
SE MI
Senior Member
Joined: 09/07/2010
View Profile
Offline
|
IMHO, if you are storing for more than a month, disconnect the battery.
For best life, lithium batteries should not be subject to below freezing temperatures.
|
Bobbo
Wherever I park
Senior Member
Joined: 09/16/2007
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
If you have a true multistage charger, then it will take care of your batteries. That leaves out Parallax, Magnetek, and WFCO. Since getting my Progressive Dynamics, I have left the RV plugged in and charging 24/7/365. That is about 13 years now.
Bobbo and Lin
2017 F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCab w/Max Tow Package 3.5l EcoBoost V6
2017 Airstream Flying Cloud 23FB
|
pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
Senior Member
Joined: 12/18/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
13 years on one set of batteries?
Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.
|
Bobbo
Wherever I park
Senior Member
Joined: 09/16/2007
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
pianotuna wrote:13 years on one set of batteries?
No. Batteries do age out. Two sets of batteries. But, they were not prematurely killed by the charger staying on 24/7/365. I got 8 or 9 years out of the first set. Still on the second set.
|
K3WE
Missouri
Senior Member
Joined: 05/24/2005
View Profile
 Online
|
20 years ago, I cooked a set of batteries, when plugged in to the house. Thus, the rule is “factually real”
New camper with one-year plug in- batteries OK.
This is consistent with old chargers often being bad for extended use and new ones generally being ok.
Double check the model if you have concerns.
|
|
|
