keeping the battery charged

[thudd3r]

Off topic but related, a few weeks back we brought the rig up from the barn where it winters. Took one trip in it and then it stays by the house in between trips during season. Walking by one morning on the way to the mailbox, I hear a fan running - and there is air flow coming from the furnace exhaust.

Now, the furnace wasn't on, as I turn off the propane except when in camp. But I go in the trailer and the therm is set to off, but the furnace fan is still running. And the on/off switch on the top of the therm has almost no movement to it.

Long story short, I disassembled the therm and determined there's a plastic bump molded in, Presumably some sort of detent, but it was preventing the lever from traveling far enough to separate the contacts.

A small chisel quickly shaved off the bump which, as far as I can tell actually serves no real purpose. The lever now has full travel and works. The temperature lever is OK, I guess, but I was quite surprised that even all the way to the lowest end, it still was making contact to let the furnace run. Overnight temps were mid-40's.

Anyways. Bring this all back home...This is the kind of thing that can drain a battery while the rig is stored off power for a few days. I just lucked out to be there and notice it.

While the thermostat is a truly crappy piece of crap, I don't feel the need to spend beer drinking time or money on an upgrade. I'm more likely to go for a downgrade to a simple on/off switch which would suffice for my needs. Actually, now that it's addressed, I'm most likely to do absolutely nothing further.

pin...my vrv has it as well.  when i push it hard enough it clicks off.  i presume the bump is to keep it locked in the off position