Motorhome storage

[soccer23]

We will be storing our MH off site for a few months while we have some home renovations completed. What is the appropriate way to store it in regards to the batteries? Is turning the coach batteries off sufficient enough to not ruin the batteries? Do they need to need to be removed and placed on trickle charger?

Thank you!

 

[Kevin D Pem]

We will be storing our MH off site for a few months while we have some home renovations completed. What is the appropriate way to store it in regards to the batteries? Is turning the coach batteries off sufficient enough to not ruin the batteries? Do they need to need to be removed and placed on trickle charger?

Thank you!

Get a battery maintainer, not the same thing as a trickle charger.

 

[soccer23]

Get a battery maintainer, not the same thing as a trickle charger.

Just so I understand correctly, remove the batteries and use a battery maintenance device rather that a trickle charger?

Thank you for your response!

 

[osuallen]

If you have power (not via a GFCI outlet) at your storage, leave the coach plugged in and set your inverter or energy manager to the appropriate amps to match your shore power. If you don't have power, simply turning off the "salesman" switch may not be adequate as on some coaches there are various parasitic loads that are connected upstream of the switch. I am just not familiar with your particular brand.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

When we had ours in storage (with no shore power) for sometimes up to a month we used a 200 watt portable solar panel with a built in controller. We never had a problem. It was very easy to use. It came with Alligator clamps that tied directly to the hose batteries. We had a Go Power but there are many brands out there.

200-watt Portable Solar Kit

The largest Go Power! portable solar kit. This 200 watt kit sets up quickly and stores easily for versatile battery charging RV batteries.

gopowersolar.com

 

[soccer23]

When we had ours in storage (with no shore power) for sometimes up to a month we used a 200 watt portable solar panel with a built in controller. We never had a problem. It was very easy to use. It came with Alligator clamps that tied directly to the hose batteries. We had a Go Power but there are many brands out there.

200-watt Portable Solar Kit

The largest Go Power! portable solar kit. This 200 watt kit sets up quickly and stores easily for versatile battery charging RV batteries.

gopowersolar.com

Thank you for your response! We have a roof top 175 watt solar panel. I just don’t know whether it is connected to the house batteries or the chassis batteries. House batteries appear to be liquid acid cell batteries and am concerned about boiling them out with all of the sun.

Thank you

 

[Rollin Ollen]

Thank you for your response! We have a roof top 175 watt solar panel. I just don’t know whether it is connected to the house batteries or the chassis batteries. House batteries appear to be liquid acid cell batteries and am concerned about boiling them out with all of the sun.

Thank you

I'm very confident that your solar will have been connected to the house lead acid batteries. But I suspect Kevin D Penn will be able to help you a lot more than me. IMO he is the resident expert. Kevin......