Leaving unit plugged in 24/7
Who leaves their unit plugged in 24/7. Just bought a new 2017 Montana, 3rd 5th wheel, 5th Rv. I have a 30amp pole at my home that I leave my unit plugged into all the time. Ive done this with all m...
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Our motorhome sits in the backyard when we're not using it. It's plugged into an outside outlet on the house all the time and the converter in the motorhome is switched into the motorhome's 12V system 24/7 - except for maybe during a run of extremely hot days in the summer.
HOWEVER, I use only batteries in the motorhome that are specified to be floated at the same voltage as the stock converter puts out - around 13.6 volts DC. Many batteries used in RVs are specified to be floated at around 13.2 volts DC. I'm careful not to use these in our rig.
The set of batteries in the RV that we last replaced went around 8 years and when we replaced them they were still working fairly well, but we replaced them "just in case".
HOWEVER, I use only batteries in the motorhome that are specified to be floated at the same voltage as the stock converter puts out - around 13.6 volts DC. Many batteries used in RVs are specified to be floated at around 13.2 volts DC. I'm careful not to use these in our rig.
The set of batteries in the RV that we last replaced went around 8 years and when we replaced them they were still working fairly well, but we replaced them "just in case".
