Well, not exactly an RV, but a horse trailer with Living Quarters...has fresh/gray/black water tanks, water heater and such...
It is still winterized, and I am going to be getting it ready to go for htis summer show season. any advise or thigns I should know?

I have noticed that the DC power isnt working, alot of the DC lights and such are inop, even tho the inverter says the battery is fully charged.

One question, is it OK to leave the propane ON when traveling? the fridge runs off propane or AC current...I'd like to be able to leave it on unless its grossly unsafe or somethign..

 

I always leave my propane on when traveling. They are designed to stay on while on the road. Just be carful when you fuel up. You should shut it off before you get to the fuel station.

 

Look for a battery disconnect switch somewhere. My coach has one that cuts DC power.

I travel with my propane on also. They are designed for this.

Good luck and enjoy the new rig!

 

Battery could be dead, yours could have a kill switch, and or fuses could be blowen in the converter. No monitors, to check your levels, ever work right. Some of the better monitors have small plastic wheels in them for adjustment to make on your levels. Must use small plastic screw driver to adjust wheels. I doubt if you have one of those monitors in your trailer, they are hard to come by. Also check your inline fuse on the ground, -White-wire from your battery, and some new trailers come with the ground wire disconected from the frame. I also travel with my refrigerator on. Also some overhead lights have wall switches too, so if wall switch is off, switch on light won't let it come on. waam Holland, Mich.

 

Waam, passed thru Holland Sunday morning around 0230.. by accident!( got turned around on the detours in Lansing, wound up on 96 instead of 94)
Wish we had time to stop and spend the day, the boss would love Zeeland..

Havent seen adisconnect switch, any idea where to start looking?
I plan on checking the fuses ont eh inverter and putting a seperate charger on teh battery and seeing if its OK..

 

Keep your battery(ies) charged. They should be deep cycle. When not in use, charge them at least every 30 days or take them home & do the same.
When not in use, disconnect the ground if you do not have a switch.
When yourr batteries wear out, go with (2) 6V golf cart batteries in series.
They give you the most power & bang for the $, if you have the space..

 

chrisreyn; Most people install their own kill switches, most of the time, near the battery. Your converter will have auto type fuses along with circut breakers. auto type fuses are for the 12 volt system in your trailer. Everthing electrial in your trailer should work on the 12 volt system, except the 110 stuff, like wall plugs, etc. Even when you are pluged into a 110 outlet, shore power as they say, everything in your trailer is converted over to 12 volts. Your gas frig. and some hot water heaters, must have at least 9 volts to operate. The gas solenoid on the frig won't open with only 7 or 8 volts. waam Holland, Mich.

 

voltmeter and stab light, little slotted screwdriver and some contact cleaner with ya-

check at the inner wall (inside a cabinet?) opposite the outside batteries, may be a big round selector switch (4 inch) any panel box would be before the horse area Can be outside as well, into the stow bins. get the battery reads with the voltmeter to see what they are putting out first; figure a 30amp service for hooking up to site electric too- 50 foot cord works good, use a padlock on it- they tend to walk away. power ON, then switch ON yeah yeah check fuses and panel if tripping, you know the rest from there.

for your consideration:
mind your potable water, chem packs are worth it.
think solar powered fan too, the ones that go for about 30 bucks, moving air helps reduce electric drain, static, foul odors, etc.

Heidi

 

Do the lights work when its plugged in to the truck? We bought our camper used and all the lights worked plugged in to the truck. When I unplugged the truck they wouldn't work. Found a panel box down on the frame behind the rv battery that had some kind of relay or switch that was not switching to rv battery. Cleaned it up good and has been flawless for 4 yrs now.

 

Check the wiring near the battery.

Some chargers/meters connect straight to the battery, but the main lead from the battery to the load may have a circuit breaker or fuse on it. If that is tripped, the meter may not show it. The same also goes for disconnects.