Battery disconnect - can I still use my heat?
Hello fellow RV friends! I have a travel trailer and was wondering if I can disconnect my batteries for the winter so that they last longer but still have it plugged into shore power so I can use th...
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edbehnke wrote:
if you have the trailer plugged in just leave the batteries connected. that way you will maintain their level of charge.
I guess I don't understand why you'd plug in and disconnect batteries, you will kill them if you don't maintain their charge over a long period.
I get that it seems counterintuitive, I'm not planning on spending much time in there while it's winterized but for the odd occasion that I want to, I just want to make sure that the heat will still work if I disconnected the batteries.
Most battery advice tells you to disconnect the batteries when not in use for an extended time, so that's where I am thinking that I need to disconnect them.
A guy at the battery shop was saying that even a small draw on the battery will create a situation where it's charging all the time and that isn't best for the battery. I see plenty who leave them connected and have no issue either. :)
Thanks
Scott
