Just a little story
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Just a little story
Just wanted to share a little story with all. Returning home from work today minding my own business, listing to the radio and all of the sudden….Bam, windshield broken by a rock :'(. Okay, no big deal, I have insurance 
….no problem. I get home, let the dog out and I hear a beeping sound coming from the 5er ???. Hmmm, what can that be, open the door and notice a foul smell. Okay, lets check the propane for leaks…nope not that, everything is good to go, stove/oven off, frig turned off, water heater off. Now what…still hearing the alarm and a funny odor ???. Okay, next step go outside and look at the storage compartment. Open it up and get hit in the face with the odor….(this cannot be good :'(), looking, looking, looking…..**** dog got loose and now chasing a cat….oh well he will come home when he gets hungry :-[…still looking, looking, wife came home from work, beeps the horn, scares the crap out of me, I hit my head on the storage compartment, (getting a little ****** at this point >
), she walks up and tells me she bought a new pair of shoes (oh what a surprise 
), still looking and now I hear what sounds like bacon cooking on the stove…hmmmmmm this is going to hurt >. Open up the battery compartment and find that the water I put in the dry (and I mean very dry) battery yesterday was now boiling inside the battery. <br> Moral to the story, remember to frequently check the water in your batteries in your RV, this is going to cost me around 150 for two batteries >. <br> Big dawg (aka Murphy) <br>
….no problem. I get home, let the dog out and I hear a beeping sound coming from the 5er ???. Hmmm, what can that be, open the door and notice a foul smell. Okay, lets check the propane for leaks…nope not that, everything is good to go, stove/oven off, frig turned off, water heater off. Now what…still hearing the alarm and a funny odor ???. Okay, next step go outside and look at the storage compartment. Open it up and get hit in the face with the odor….(this cannot be good :'(), looking, looking, looking…..**** dog got loose and now chasing a cat….oh well he will come home when he gets hungry :-[…still looking, looking, wife came home from work, beeps the horn, scares the crap out of me, I hit my head on the storage compartment, (getting a little ****** at this point >), she walks up and tells me she bought a new pair of shoes (oh what a surprise ), still looking and now I hear what sounds like bacon cooking on the stove…hmmmmmm this is going to hurt >. Open up the battery compartment and find that the water I put in the dry (and I mean very dry) battery yesterday was now boiling inside the battery. <br> Moral to the story, remember to frequently check the water in your batteries in your RV, this is going to cost me around 150 for two batteries >. <br> Big dawg (aka Murphy) <br>
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Re:Just a little story
Some of those chargers while they claim to not overcharge in your onboard power supply DO!,<br> I quit leaving mine plugged up for long periods and just have the small trickle type for each battery. 7.99 a piece harbor freight.
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Big Dawg, Sorry about the bump on your head, your wife has great timing. <br><br>I purchased two group 27 RV deep cycle batteries maintenance free at Costco for just under $100. Take the extra $50 you save and treat yourself. 
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