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Katiekaput
Explorer
Mar 15, 2017

Turn off low battery warning in 2014 pleasureway Plateau?

Anyone have any idea how to disable this? Sometimes we are asleep and have no lights on and no need to be drawing power (we removed the fridge as we do not use it), and the high pitches low battery whine will begin.... I just want the RV to quietly let the coach battery die.

Thanks for any insights,
Katie
Class B

6 Replies

  • jjson775's avatar
    jjson775
    Explorer
    Mar 15, 2017
    Old-Biscuit wrote:
    jjson775 wrote:
    I am on my 2nd Pleasure Way (both Fords) and they have a battery disconnect switch to be used for storage. Not the best idea if you are sleeping in it considering the safety issue raised by Old Biscuit.


    LP Detectors do not go thru 'disconnect'....wired directly to battery so they are functional 24/7/365


    You may be right but I am very surprised as I have never had the house battery discharge after storing the RV with the battery "disconnected". For sure, the LP detector is a very small load in any case.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Mar 15, 2017
    jjson775 wrote:
    I am on my 2nd Pleasure Way (both Fords) and they have a battery disconnect switch to be used for storage. Not the best idea if you are sleeping in it considering the safety issue raised by Old Biscuit.


    LP Detectors do not go thru 'disconnect'....wired directly to battery so they are functional 24/7/365
  • jjson775's avatar
    jjson775
    Explorer
    Mar 15, 2017
    I am on my 2nd Pleasure Way (both Fords) and they have a battery disconnect switch to be used for storage. Not the best idea if you are sleeping in it considering the safety issue raised by Old Biscuit.
  • SCVJeff's avatar
    SCVJeff
    Explorer
    Mar 15, 2017
    So if I get this right: You removed the fridge because you never use it (could have just turned it off), and now, rather than charging the battery you want to KILL the battery?

    You do understand that letting a battery drain as you describe could destroy it, right? there is a reason the low battery alarm is sounding. If this is something you've been doing it's quite possible you have already ruined it.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Mar 15, 2017
    Most likely that is the LP Detector going off on low battery.

    It is wired DIRECTLY to battery so that it is ON....safety device to WARN you of a propane leak so you do not continue 'sleeping' and not wake up

    Unless you remove ALL propane devices, lines, tank etc then disabling a safety device is NOT recommended.

    Need to FULLY Charge battery during DAY Time hours so that battery voltage doesn't go low during night time
    Solar Panels OR longer generator run time ----running engine won't do it

    Besides..constantly running battery down will damage them (below 12.3)

    Probably reason yours doesn't make it thru the night

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