Latner
Indiana
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Lantley wrote:I have kept my RV's plugged in 24/7/365 for 20 plus years with no ill efects
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BarneyS
S.E. Lower Michigan
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Our trailer also has been plugged in 24/7/365 for almost 20 years. It all depends on your converter and whether it is a "smart" converter or not. We have a Progressive Dynamics Inteli-power converter with a Charge Wizard.
This maintains the battery well and will not allow it to overcharge. Water loss is minimal. I usually check it once a year.
Barney
2004 Sunnybrook Titan 30FKS TT
Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch (Sold)
Not towing now.
Former tow vehicles were 2016 Ram 2500 CTD, 2002 Ford F250, 7.3 PSD, 1997 Ram 2500 5.9 gas engine
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Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
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pianotuna wrote:It depends.
What he said.
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold
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shum02
Burlington ON CDA
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Disconnect the batteries. Fully charged and fluid topped up they'll last for months with no ill effects.
What ever works for you.
2006 F350 Lariat FX4 CC 4x4 PSD
2007 KZ2505QSS-F Outdoorsman
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trailernovice
Mission TX
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Thanks for the input.
FWIW there's no 'winter storage' here....on the very southern tip of Texas....gets below freezing, barely, for maybe two nights in one year out of ten or more
Glenn and Toni
2019 Jayco JayFlight SLX8 264 BH
2019 Ram 1500 5.7 3.21 gears
Reese round bar w/d with sway control
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BarabooBob
Baraboo, WI
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Up here in the great white north, I leave my TT plugged in year round. We use thee TT for deer hunting in November and December plus all summer long. I like having it ready to go on short notice and don't like playing with the batteries. I did replace my WFCO converter with a PD smart charger when I bought the unit.
I also like to go sit in the camper during the winter when I get tired of winter. I turn on the furnace and let my mind go camping. One time I forgot to turn off the furnace and emptied both 20 pound lp tanks out in a couple of days.
Bob & Dawn Married 34 years
2017 Viking 17RD
2011 Ford F150 3.5L Ecoboost 420 lb/ft
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Huntindog
Phoenix AZ
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It depends on your converter and your climate.
If you have the notorious WFCO converter that doesn't like to change modes and are in a hot climate, you will likely fry the batteries.I am in Phoenix, and that was my experience. My WFCO was stucck at 13.6, and that was too high here. I changed the converter to a Boondocker, and it worked fine. Some people in cooler climates have reported that the WFCO works fine for them.
FWIW, I have a collectible car in my garage that rarely gets driven.I have a battery tender brand charger on it. That works fine. That battery lasts more than 10 years. The cheaper tenders do not work as well.
Huntindog
100% boondocking
2021 Grand Design Momentum 398M
2 bathrooms, no waiting
104 gal grey, 104 black,158 fresh
FullBodyPaint, 3,8Kaxles, DiscBrakes
17.5LRH commercial tires
1860watts solar,800 AH Battleborn batterys
2020 Silverado HighCountry CC DA 4X4 DRW
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debrhardt
wisconsin
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some people must have cheap electricity. wish i did.
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Bionic Man
USA
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Add me to the list of always plugged in. We turn our fridge on in April/May, load it, and leave it on into October.
2012 RAM 3500 Laramie Longhorn DRW CC 4x4 Max Tow, Cummins HO, 60 gallon RDS aux fuel tank, Reese 18k Elite hitch
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 QC SB 4x4 Cummins HO NV5600 with Smarty JR, Jacobs EB (sold)
2002 Gulf Stream Sea Hawk 29FRB with Honda EV6010
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