I have recently moved my 2014 Fiver from a storage unit with electricity to a place without any. After 3 weeks I could barely put the slides out. I left nothing on but obviously something is draining. If I turn off the main switch on the powerboX will that save the power I recharge after going out this weekend? The storage guy asked me if I had a power off unit. Any advise would be appreciated.

There is a parasitic draw from the CO detector, radio, etc. On a 2014 you likely have a battery disconnect installed. If not unhook the negative battery cable when not in use until you can find one. What kind of fiver is it? Someone may know if a disconnect is installed.

To be fully disconnected, you have to have a disconnect switch right at the battery, or disconnect a battery cable.Jerry

There is "parasitic" draw on your battery all the time. Your converter, your CO detector, the electronics in the refrigerator, and your radio to name just a few.If you have a battery cut-off, this will help. But it's possible, even with the cut-off switch, there could still be something drawing from the battery. The only "sure" way is to disconnect the battery, unless you can completely test your cut-off switch for 100% battery feed OFF to the trailer.

There are many what is called parasitic drains like the Co detector, several electronic control boards, etc.. still running from your battery with everything turned off. They all add up and will slowly drain your battery.The best bet is just pull the NEGATIVE (-) battery terminal when it is parked for awhile. A fully charged battery will last a few months just sitting there. Come around every three weeks or so and check its status and re-charge if necessary using a small generator... Continually running your battery down to just 12.0VDC without re-charging will eventually do harm to your battery.Roy Ken

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DutchmenSport
Explorer
Mar 29, 2016
There is "parasitic" draw on your battery all the time. Your converter, your CO detector, the electronics in the refrigerator, and your radio to name just a few.

If you have a battery cut-off, this will help. But it's possible, even with the cut-off switch, there could still be something drawing from the battery. The only "sure" way is to disconnect the battery, unless you can completely test your cut-off switch for 100% battery feed OFF to the trailer.
MFL
Nomad II
Mar 29, 2016
To be fully disconnected, you have to have a disconnect switch right at the battery, or disconnect a battery cable.

Jerry
reppoc12
Explorer
Mar 29, 2016
There is a parasitic draw from the CO detector, radio, etc. On a 2014 you likely have a battery disconnect installed. If not unhook the negative battery cable when not in use until you can find one. What kind of fiver is it? Someone may know if a disconnect is installed.

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