Parasitic Power Loss!
Four months ago I put my 5th wheel into indoor storage, unplugged shore power, and disconnected the house battery by using the factory installed disconnect switch. I was surprised two days ago to find...
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Hmmmm, got me wondering about my trailer.
AFAIK the battery disconnect on my Timber Ridge just disconnects the WFCO converter's 12V distribution panel (and fuses) from the batteries.
But the 12V awning, tongue, stab. jack and slide motors are connected to the batteries through either a separate inline fuse (tongue jack) or separate self-resetting breakers mounted in the floor up front of the trailer. They don't go through the WFCO distribution panel. And I wouldn't normally expect any parasitic losses there.
But there's also the wiring for switches and the remote control of these motors (and the outdoor lights). That's all separate from the WFCO panel too as I can use the remote with the batteries disconnected from the WFCO. So there's probably some parasitic draw maintaining the remote control electronics.
Think the propane detector is tied into the furnace or frig 12V line from the WFCO, so will be disconnected when the main batteries are disconnected from the WFCO. But the CO and smoke detectors have their own batteries.
This thing is ridiculously complicated.
AFAIK the battery disconnect on my Timber Ridge just disconnects the WFCO converter's 12V distribution panel (and fuses) from the batteries.
But the 12V awning, tongue, stab. jack and slide motors are connected to the batteries through either a separate inline fuse (tongue jack) or separate self-resetting breakers mounted in the floor up front of the trailer. They don't go through the WFCO distribution panel. And I wouldn't normally expect any parasitic losses there.
But there's also the wiring for switches and the remote control of these motors (and the outdoor lights). That's all separate from the WFCO panel too as I can use the remote with the batteries disconnected from the WFCO. So there's probably some parasitic draw maintaining the remote control electronics.
Think the propane detector is tied into the furnace or frig 12V line from the WFCO, so will be disconnected when the main batteries are disconnected from the WFCO. But the CO and smoke detectors have their own batteries.
This thing is ridiculously complicated.
