Always on EHU at home?

[baldgeezer]

How many folks always connect to EHU when parked up at home? Wondered what the general practice is for keeping your leisure battery in tip top condition.

 

[Dellmassive]

Solar is ok and free in summer.

But for winter you need to plug in and have a smart charger running.

Either top-up every few weeks. Or leave connected.

 

[T6ChrisO]

Plugged in on EHU when not on hire (dont have solar unfortunately)

 

[Grim Reaper]

Disconnect leisure battery when it's not needed, leave solar connected to starter battery to keep it topped up

 

[Ricardo T]

As its parked in the garage when not in use its left on EHU and in turn a smart charger is connected and plugged into cig lighter to keep the SB topped up.

 

[Shaun Witts]

Mine is parked under a car port with a solid roof and my solar gets no daylight. So I have taken to connecting the EHU if I don’t think I will be using it for a few days. If its left for a long time, I also plug a separate charger into an interior mains socket and trickle charge the starter battery through the dash top 12v socket.

 

[Pete C]

Ours lives in a caravan storage yard with no power. I bring it home if doesn’t get used in 4 weeks to recharge both batteries. The starter battery lasted 6 years, and the leisure battery is 5 years old and fine.

Pete

 

[Californication69]

+1 for Solar with Epever Duo Racer to keep Lesuire & starter topped up.
In summer.
Winter plug in EHU for 24 or 48 hours once a month

 

[Gàirnealair]

Leisure battery on EHU when at home.
When I will not be driving for a few days in winter I put a Ctek charger on the vehicle battery as well.

I often wonder whether that is overkill given the camper conversion includes a split charger?

 

[DXX]

I often wonder whether that is overkill given the camper conversion includes a split charger?

Give it a try without and you’ll find out.