I see this term a lot and I am wondering what it is. Based on context I think it is the House 12V Power On/Off switch by the door.If this is true what is the reason for bypassing it? If you bypass it, how do you turn House power on and off?

It is the salesman's switch by the door..mine was very easy to bump and if you did it would turn off the AC since the thermostat was 12v....also, on Monaco/HR, the solenoid would go bad at the worst time and leave you with no 12v..easily bypassed in the run bay...I use the switch by the batteries to cut 12v but most of the time it sits in my garage hooked to power anyway..

MagillaYes it's the house POWER disconnect...There is NO SUCH THING as the salesman switchIt was never installed for the salesmanIt was installed for the owner..RV user to save battery power when not being usedThe bypass being talked about is in regards to the BCC aka battery control centerA electronic bidirectional battery relay control that failsWhen it does you loose house powerSome systems will even cause loss of chassis engine drive electric power..shutting down the engineThe by pass is an Emg measure to provide power

I got a salesman switch when I bought my last truck. I showed up to deal after the internet salesman quoted me a price. When I showed the manager the quote, they couldn't find the internet sales guy. They also screwed up by giving me my trade in value before I showed them the quote on the new truck. I got a very good deal that day.Dave

The ONLY time and venue that I have seen the Battery disconnect called a "Salesman Switch", is on this forum. At NO time in the history of RV's has any OEM called that a Salesman switch. It has ALWAYS been the 12 volt coach battery disconnect. I believe it got called the Salesman Switch because some people saw the Salesman turn that switch On and OFF when demonstrating the RV to a potential customer. They figured it was there for the Salesman. Doug

Sadly Byron is far too often correct.. The Salesman switch is what you get after than BAIT you in with a good deal.. It's the call where they say "Oh,the loan we signed the deal on did not go through (NOTE SIGNED) it's going to be an additional 10,000 dollars"Or as others have said.. A switch actually called the house battery disconnect located just inside the door used by the salesman and far too often bumped by the owner when you sit on the stepfor some reasonI glude adouble layre of Craft Stick either side of mine makes life much better.

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byronlj
Explorer
Apr 28, 2015
I got a salesman switch when I bought my last truck. I showed up to deal after the internet salesman quoted me a price. When I showed the manager the quote, they couldn't find the internet sales guy. They also screwed up by giving me my trade in value before I showed them the quote on the new truck. I got a very good deal that day.
Dave
MrWizard
Moderator
Apr 28, 2015
Magilla
Yes it's the house POWER disconnect...
There is NO SUCH THING as the salesman switch
It was never installed for the salesman
It was installed for the owner..RV user to save battery power when not being used

The bypass being talked about is in regards to the BCC aka battery control center
A electronic bidirectional battery relay control that fails
When it does you loose house power
Some systems will even cause loss of chassis engine drive electric power..shutting down the engine
The by pass is an Emg measure to provide power
bullydogs1
Explorer II
Apr 28, 2015
It is the salesman's switch by the door..mine was very easy to bump and if you did it would turn off the AC since the thermostat was 12v....also, on Monaco/HR, the solenoid would go bad at the worst time and leave you with no 12v..easily bypassed in the run bay...I use the switch by the batteries to cut 12v but most of the time it sits in my garage hooked to power anyway..

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