I live in a fairly cold climate and winter seems to have been hard on my batteries. This fall, I am planning on taking out the 2 – 6 volt deep cycle batteries in my fifth wheel and storing them in the basement on a piece of plywood for the winter. W...
On Sunday I tried to de-winterize my trailer. I first used the city water connection to flush out all of the anti-freeze. I switched the water heater bypass to normal and filled it. I disconnected the city water, then I put some water into the fresh ...
I just want to thank everyone who responded to my post. I suspect that my system over charges them in the winter and gases off the electrolyte. So,I have decided to take the batteries out and store them in the basement. Doing so will allow me easy ac...
Thanks for the quick replies. Over the last 6 years I have left my batteries in the trailer over the winter with it plugged in. In August I just installed my 3rd set of batteries, so I figured it is time to take them out over the winter.Bill W
xPIXx wrote:Do you have a winterizing hook up port to suck the antifreeze from the jug? If so check to make sure the gasket is in the cap that goes on that port, it will suck air if missing.No, I just disconnect the line from the tank and hook up a 4...
jamnw wrote:You said: Water started to go out the overflow. When I removed the air, water started running down the hose.That seems odd to me. Are the intake and overflow lines tied together? I don't think mine are. Mine has a separate overflow line...
Hi all,I bought a new pump and put it on. That seems to have fixed the problem. The old one did pump water but maybe it was not as efficient as it needed to be. I hope next year is easier to get going. Thanks for all your help.Bill W
