I have just bought a 1994 Pinnacle 30 foot Motorhome and it has a toggle switch to enable my six volt batteries to be on, or off.....my question is should I leave it on, or off if the Motorhome is not being used, or plugged into house, or campground electricity...?Hope you can help....I just had two new batteries installed.Brian Campbell.

To use or charge the batteries it has to be on.

O.K. but what if I do not wish to use or charge....?

For a month or two in clement weather, simply disconnect them. In below freezing weather, leave them on a smart charger or bring them inside to heat. Conversely, in extremely hot temps, get them to more moderate ones.

I turn my house batteries off more than on. Once plugged in to shore power I turn them off until the night before leaving. They charge when driving my RV. At home I only plug my rig in to charge them occasionally unless we are planning a trip, then a couple days ahead. I rarely need to add water to mine using them this way.

Time for you to do some reading on RV battery basics. Try http://www.marxrv.com/12volt/12volt.htm

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Ava
Explorer
Jun 17, 2019
I turn my house batteries off more than on. Once plugged in to shore power I turn them off until the night before leaving. They charge when driving my RV. At home I only plug my rig in to charge them occasionally unless we are planning a trip, then a couple days ahead.
I rarely need to add water to mine using them this way.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 17, 2019
For a month or two in clement weather, simply disconnect them. In below freezing weather, leave them on a smart charger or bring them inside to heat. Conversely, in extremely hot temps, get them to more moderate ones.
bcamp0404
Explorer
Jun 17, 2019
O.K. but what if I do not wish to use or charge....?
K_Charles
Explorer
Jun 17, 2019
To use or charge the batteries it has to be on.

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