Sulfer Smell House Battery
Yesterday had my dealer install a battery disconnect for the coach battery. Brought the coach home and plugged it into my home's power supply. This morning I discovered a strong sulfur smell and...
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The batteries are very new.... all three with date codes of 5/14.
The two house batteries are liquid and the starting battery is an AGM Optima Red top (a good battery). I will take it back to see if I can get any support from the retailer. BUT, I wasn't the owner at the time of purchase so they may shoot me down without providing a receipt.
The house batteries were VERY low on water... if not totally dry when I discovered the problem. RV dealer thinks the Optima started the problem by way of a bad cell.
I plan to replace that first and then go from there. I don't boon dock so that isn't a problem for me. But I also keep the RV in a storage lot with no access to be able to do a trickle charge. So that is why I went the route of a cutoff switch to begin with.
Many thanks for the continued support and advice.
The two house batteries are liquid and the starting battery is an AGM Optima Red top (a good battery). I will take it back to see if I can get any support from the retailer. BUT, I wasn't the owner at the time of purchase so they may shoot me down without providing a receipt.
The house batteries were VERY low on water... if not totally dry when I discovered the problem. RV dealer thinks the Optima started the problem by way of a bad cell.
I plan to replace that first and then go from there. I don't boon dock so that isn't a problem for me. But I also keep the RV in a storage lot with no access to be able to do a trickle charge. So that is why I went the route of a cutoff switch to begin with.
Many thanks for the continued support and advice.
