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Squealers
Explorer
Apr 08, 2017

Rig Starts, No Power to House or 12V Dash Items

Hey Folks, I have a 2016 Tiffin RED PA37 , which is a DP on a Freightliner Chassis, which we just bought (it was 8 month used rig) and took on a 2500 mile trip. When I got it home, and placed it...
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lanerd
Explorer II
Apr 08, 2017
You can turn everything off including the disconnect switch, but that will NOT remove all 12v drains on the batteries.

If you drained your house batteries, you may have destroyed their ability to hold a charge and may need replacing.

If in non-powered (no shore power) environment for more than a few days, I would disconnect the batteries at the neg terminal.

Ron

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