Battery Drain on Jayco Pinnacle

[ETCrockett]

Wife and I traded our 35'TT of 12 years for a 2016 Jayco Pinnacle 38FLSA. First time 5ver here, but it so much easier towing than the TT and I had 12 years experience at that! My problem is battery drain. I just bought this 5ver in Jan 2017 and it has 6 brand new batteries. I shut off the battery disconnect when in storage and 2 months later I have no problem with power when I go to take it for Service. Camping World has it for 2 weeks and when I go to pick it up there is not enough juice to retract the front landing gear. Nothing is on inside the unit. CW is telling me that there are enough memory boards and gadgets drawing juice even when off that they can drain 6 new batteries in 2 weeks without shore power. I never experience this with the TT and only 1 battery so I'm having a hard time accepting this explanation and not thinking something else might be wrong. Does anyone had experience with this same issue on battery drain while nothing is turned on?

I look forward to hearing from you.

[5thwheeltowboy]

The only thing I can think that would consume some power while trailer is not being used is the LP gas leak monitor a little green light will indicate pwr. I have a Jayco Designer 5th wheel and it has a battery isolator switch and that kills the pwr to everything hope this helps

[Lwiddis]

ETC, T105s are batteries made by Trojan. Most are wet but they also make a 105 AMG.

[laknox]

Ivylog wrote:
With everything I can turn off I still have 2amps drain. 2x24x14=642 AH so yes six batteries could be at 50 percent. Even a cheap volt meter has a 10amp feature... put it between the batteries and the load and see how much draw you have with everything turned off. I think you will be surprised/disappointed.

Which is why a battery disconnect =usually= kills everything but the landing legs and, maybe, the slides.

Lyle

[laknox]

Wind River wrote:
Sounds like CW left the batteries on and the "gadgets" drained your batteries.

x2! Not surprising, given CW's normal level of competence.

(cynic mode=off)

Lyle

[BarneyS]

ETCrockett wrote:
Thanks everyone for your responses. Sounds like it is possible for a significant drain to occur in 2 weeks from the responses I got. I'm positive CW left the battery disconnect 'ON'. I'm taking it back to CW and having them recharge the batteries and confirm no damage.

The work I had done was a backup camera, vent covers and some warranty work. Took 2 weeks with waiting on parts.

What are T105's that can be removed before maintenance?

That refers to the Trojan T-105 battery which is a 6 volt golf cart battery commonly used in pairs for RV's.
Barney

[ETCrockett]

Thanks everyone for your responses. Sounds like it is possible for a significant drain to occur in 2 weeks from the responses I got. I'm positive CW left the battery disconnect 'ON'. I'm taking it back to CW and having them recharge the batteries and confirm no damage.

The work I had done was a backup camera, vent covers and some warranty work. Took 2 weeks with waiting on parts.

What are T105's that can be removed before maintenance?

[Lwiddis]

Solar could have prevent this problem.

[Ivylog]

With everything I can turn off I still have 2amps drain. 2x24x14=642 AH so yes six batteries could be at 50 percent. Even a cheap volt meter has a 10amp feature... put it between the batteries and the load and see how much draw you have with everything turned off. I think you will be surprised/disappointed.

[Lwiddis]

"I remove my T105's when rig is in for warranty work."

Excellent idea.

[Ron3rd]

"Camping World has it for 2 weeks and when I go to pick it up there is not enough juice to retract the front landing gear."

This is your first clue.

[FLY_4_FUN]

Whenever a rig is left at an rv dealership you can bet that lights may be left on, normal parasitic loads will occur and it will only be plugged in if the techs absolutely need it. In 2 weeks im sure that even a large battery bank could be drained pretty significantly. I remove my T105's when rig is in for warranty work.

Daryll

[rvrev2]

I had battery drain on my old Jayco. Turned out someone had removed the emergency break away cable plug that energizes the brakes if the trailer becomes separated from the tow vehicle. Ended up damaging the magnets on the brakes.

[work2much]

Lame. No, 2 weeks shouldn't drain 6 new batteries with battery disconnect (or without). Now it seems they have let them get down below healthy levels and possibly damaged them. If it's their contention that in 2 weeks the batteries could be drained down that far then they should have taken care to keep them in a good state of charge while the camper was in their possession. Plugging trailer in every couple days is all that it would take.

What did you have serviced?

[Wind_River]

Sounds like CW left the batteries on and the "gadgets" drained your batteries.