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dsmiths
Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866 |
Topic: 178 Water Heater Access Posted: 28 Nov 2014 at 8:39pm |
Techntrek, I don't unhook my main battery as I have a spot next to my Barn where I have a GFCI outlet where I park for the winter. I cover the pod with a factory cover and leave my shore power plugged up, this leaves the battery/float charger on the battery which keeps it from freezing. The Microwave clock runs and sometimes during mild winter days I can unzip the door and flip the 1500 watt electric heater on and watch some Andy Griffith DVD's and pop some corn, its kind of a poor mans Man Cave. In the Spring during de=winterization I pull the battery, clean the terminals and the inside of the battery box, I take it to the shop and charge and do a load test on it. I did upgrade to a group 27 Interstate from the group 24. So far we have not done any dry camping , but I liked the extra capacity of the group 27 battery.
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Dane and Donna Smith
2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 29 Nov 2014 at 9:57am |
No worries about freezing the battery, at 85% SOC it won't freeze until -62 F. Self-discharge slows way down in cold temps so it takes a while to get to that point. That is why I recommend an overnight charge every 30 days except for winter, when you can get away with charging it once in the middle of the season.
No issues with leaving it plugged in, either, just check it often until you are sure the converter isn't "boiling" the electrolyte off.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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mmgraham969
Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2013 Location: North/Cent. AL Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Posted: 05 Dec 2014 at 6:51pm |
Speaking of "the pink stuff:" when you get ready to start prep'ing your Pod for your first camping trips after the winter, what do you do with the stuff that you drain from your water lines/tanks? I have outside animals and don't want to just spill the stuff on the ground. And, being in a distinctly RURAL area, we have a septic tank rather than a sewer connection.
So, what's the poop on the "pink?" |
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M&M
2015 RPod 178 TV = 2006 Expedition TV 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 "When I wake up in the morning, and I'm looking at the flowers, and NOT the roots, it's already a good day. ;-)" |
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Seanl
Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633 |
Posted: 05 Dec 2014 at 7:09pm |
the plumbing antifreeze is non toxic but if you did not want to dunp it on the ground you could collect it from the low point drains. You remove most of it by pumping water throung the lines so most of it will end up in tbe waiste tanks. |
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 05 Dec 2014 at 7:31pm |
Lots of animals and a septic system here, too, but no worries about the pink stuff. Propylene glycol, the active ingredient, is actually used as a cosmetic and food additive.
What you have to worry about is ethylene glycol, the stuff in automotive antifreeze. That has a sweet taste so animals will drink it.... and it is deadly.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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hogone
Senior Member Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049 |
Posted: 05 Dec 2014 at 8:09pm |
i drink the pink stuff(with a splash of ???) for cocktails!!!! maybe that's whats wrong with me. hogone
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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mmgraham969
Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2013 Location: North/Cent. AL Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Posted: 05 Dec 2014 at 11:17pm |
Folks, thanks for the information. I have some of these winterization items crossed off my list--still have a few items to cross off. Hope I have the most critical ones done, since we've already had freezing temps here in the deep south.
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M&M
2015 RPod 178 TV = 2006 Expedition TV 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 "When I wake up in the morning, and I'm looking at the flowers, and NOT the roots, it's already a good day. ;-)" |
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Luv2Q
Senior Member Joined: 30 Aug 2014 Location: Central TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 309 |
Posted: 06 Dec 2014 at 12:11am |
So, who's getting the Big Enchilada? Bama or Mizzoo? Surprised Hogone didn't bring this up. Guess he's skeered!
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John & Teri
Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
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hogone
Senior Member Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049 |
Posted: 06 Dec 2014 at 7:54am |
ok, now you've done it!!!! GO MIZZOU on a personal note, max(my son) will be finishing up his last semester this spring, finally!!!!!
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 06 Dec 2014 at 9:25am |
Watch the BADGERS win tonight in the Big 10 championship game!
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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