EveningThe time has come to winterize the RV. In the past I have always pulled out the flat screen tv feeling that the cold NE temps may not be good for it. I am wondering if that is necessary and thought I would throw it out to the crowd.Thoughts?

I leave two of them in my TT each winter without heat added. I just don't go and turn them on without warming them up first.

They don't ship them to the stores in heated trucks.

I have never removed mine and neither do the dealers in the Northern states.Barney

I live in the south....supposedly! We had 5" of snow this morning and it has snowed on and off all day long. There is now a good coating of ice on the roads with snow on top. We live in the mountains, so we do get cold weather, in the negative range for several days each year.We have left ours in all of our RV's from a popup, hybrid, TT and now our fifth wheel. We just make sure they are good and warm before attempting to turn them on. They need to be at least 60 degrees or so. We don't do a lot of winter camping, but we usually do a spring break trip in March or April. It has usually warmed up by then.

Leaving flat screen in camper over winter | Good Sam Community

14 Replies

TurnThePage
Explorer
Nov 05, 2014
I leave mine out in the freezing temps also, but I do unplug it.
Allworth
Explorer II
Nov 05, 2014
How do you think they get to the store? The over-the-road trailers are not heated.
Steakman
Explorer
Nov 04, 2014
I live in Alberta...have two in my 5th..both stay there all winter. we easily get -25F to -40F temps up here in winter time...not a problem.

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colliehauler
Explorer III
Nov 02, 2014
tenbear wrote:
The problem with turning the TV on when cold is possible moisture condensation. It applies more to bringing a cold TV into a warm place and turning it on before it has warmed up.
I agree, my tv while stored in weather as cold as -45 is not used until spring/summer of the following year.
AllegroD
Nomad
Nov 02, 2014
tenbear wrote:
The problem with turning the TV on when cold is possible moisture condensation. It applies more to bringing a cold TV into a warm place and turning it on before it has warmed up.

Spot on. It should be warmed to well above freezing for several (4+) hours before powering on.
tenbear
Explorer
Nov 02, 2014
The problem with turning the TV on when cold is possible moisture condensation. It applies more to bringing a cold TV into a warm place and turning it on before it has warmed up.
DrewE
Explorer II
Nov 02, 2014
Electronics in general are not very sensitive to cold storage temperatures and even cold temperature operation. The display may not work as well in the cold, and there's a very slim possibility that the digital electronics would not operate properly at all if they were of quite marginal design, but I very much doubt that any lasting harm would come from cold temperature operation. Many car radios have color LCD displays, using basically the same technology as the TV, and they sit in cold vehicles all the time and are used at all sorts of temperatures.

At any rate, storage under winter temperatures when turned off will not cause any problems, at least assuming you're not in Alaska or someplace similar.
colliehauler
Explorer III
Nov 02, 2014
I have left mine in -45F temps and never had problems.
tenbear
Explorer
Nov 02, 2014
I have never removed my TVs and never had a problem. As others have said, don't turn it on until it has warmed up.
Merrykalia
Explorer II
Nov 02, 2014
I live in the south....supposedly! We had 5" of snow this morning and it has snowed on and off all day long. There is now a good coating of ice on the roads with snow on top. We live in the mountains, so we do get cold weather, in the negative range for several days each year.

We have left ours in all of our RV's from a popup, hybrid, TT and now our fifth wheel. We just make sure they are good and warm before attempting to turn them on. They need to be at least 60 degrees or so. We don't do a lot of winter camping, but we usually do a spring break trip in March or April. It has usually warmed up by then.