Okay, so I know that RV's should run without a battery when they're plugged in. It seems like every time we either move the 5th wheel or if it storms and the power surges (or goes out and runs off the battery), or if it flickers off because of a storm then back on, the battery always goes dead. Every single time; even though we're plugged in to a 50 amp outside. Today we swapped batteries, turned the air on, a few hours later the new battery was dead. So we went and bought a batter charger. Put the charger on the battery, waited an hour (didn't remove battery from charge), still no 12v lights, ac/heat thermostat not working, and fridge not working. We have a 2008 Forest River Sandpiper, model 345RET. We have flipped the breakers, checked the fuses, and nothing seems to be working. Does anyone have any idea on what could possibly be causing this?
Thanks in advance 🙂
Thanks in advance 🙂
newman fulltimer wrote:
phone charged?
Yeah, he's not going to get up and work on anything right now though. He's waiting on the sun to pop out he said lol. Want me to call you then? You'll have to message me your number again.
newman fulltimer wrote:
must be nice.also flip that gen breaker off see if the co_nv starts working
Should we unplug the battery before we do that? I know Jeremy said the 12v system wasn't working when the battery was disconnected.
newman fulltimer wrote:
yes just have him trace the batt cable till he runs accross it
Okie dokie. I just told him. I think he's waiting for it to warm up a little lol. It's like 58 degrees here.
newman fulltimer wrote:
ok your trailer is wired for one it sounds like the auto tranformer switch is fried you need to locate it.
in the front of the trailer is a spot for the genny it could be there or in the battery compartment its a black box with white letters on it
He said he didn't recall seeing one, but will go out in a few minutes and look to see if he sees one. Are those easily replaceable?
None of the paperwork says it came with generator hookups. It says, "IF" it has one that switches will be located near the sink, outside on the generator, or on the dash (RV). It's just a general booklet, doesn't specify this particular travel trailer. But we do not have switches near the sink for one. And there aren't any exhaust hoses outside for it.
newman fulltimer wrote:
ifi see right in that pic your trailer is generator preped see the second breaker under converter that does say gen right
I have all of the paperwork, let me look and see if it says something about it in there.
