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SPRING_STREET · ‎Jan-19-2014

If the RV is plugged into shore power does it make any difference if the inverter stays on or not? Will it harm anything if the inverter switch is left on ?? thanks

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Bill_Satellite · ‎Jan-20-2014

Yep, leave the inverter on 24/7/365 unless you are storing it or dry camping and shut all things down at night.
I am a full timer and the inverter has been turned on since 1999!

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2chiefsRus · ‎Jan-20-2014

Our inverter has been on 24/7 for the past 6 years EXCEPT sometimes when we drycamp and want to conserve batteries overnight. You do need to be aware that it is on. Once we were in a campground that lost power but we didn't realize it at first because the inverter kept us powered up. We risked running our batteries down too low if the campground power stayed off too long. Now we set our Auto Gen start to come on when the batteries reach a pre-programmed state of low charge.

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Almot · ‎Jan-19-2014

Shore power doesn't - usually - do a good job of charging your battery because converter is never wired properly. Idling inverter will draw some current from the battery that is not getting a good charge already.

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