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sullivanclan
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Nov 19, 2017

Remove TV During Cold Storage?

I installed a 22" LED TV in my Jayco this past summer. Then I started thinking about how the cold winter might affect it in storage. Thoughts from others, have you pulled your LED tvs during the below freezing months when in storage?

Then I figured there is all kind of other electronics left in vehicles like DVD and CD players without any issue.

Thanks!
  • Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Always good to check with you for peace of mind. My unit is in my backyard, so things are secure, and I hope I got the last of the mice out! About 12 weeks until we can begin our Spring travels!
  • Your TV will be fine in storage, but don't turn it on at really cold temps or it may condensate as it warms up and could short out internally.
  • Been asked many times but no, there's no harm in storing an LED TV in cold conditions.
  • I would be concerned about it being stolen. On the other hand, it would be nice to leave it in there so the mice would have something to watch.
  • They don't get stored in a heated warehouse and they don't get delivered in a heated truck. The manuals that came with our TV's say nothing about storage temperatures only operating temperature.
  • If you store your camper in a storage facility, put the television in your house. Actually, if you store it in a facility, if it's not anchored down, take it out.

    If its on your own property, or in storage where you know it's not subject to break-in, then leaving the television in the camper over the winter wont' hurt anything.

    But, if it is easily removed, why not? Then there's no guess work. Just bring it into the house and tuck it away.
  • Only remove it if you need an extra TV for the kitchen, etc in your winter home. Unless you're in the Arctic or Antarctic it doesn't get cold enough to impact electronics.