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Happy Halloween everyone! Beware - that Oliver just might be some over-grown ghost?

Clicking when the breaker was off too? Then it could be the Dometic control box vs. the thermostat, given the thermostat is operating the furnace and the clicking is coming from above where the control box is located. The only device in the A/C unit running on 12VDC. @Ronbrink and @ChristianD, in the thread re updating the AC unit with a Tosot, had a discussion re the Dometic control box. Here's a link of what might be needed, if reset doesn't work. Nice kit for $120, contains both new thermostat and control box. https://thervsurplus.com/products/dometic™-oem-3316230-700-9600024570-single-zone-ct-thermostat-w-control-board-cool-furnace-white?_pos=1&_sid=827d20bfd&_ss=r Many of us are replacing the NOISY Dometic A/C and if you do that, all you need is one of these to run the thermostat. No clicking sound if the furnace has it's own thermostat! 🤣 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H6ARNXO?ref=fed_asin_title

JD: I do wish I had your "Super Power" system. Our three Battleborn's pale in comparison. Regardless, Battleborn advise for 8 months of storage where a deep freeze is possible mirrors your concept. They stated to Equalize, and then draw down SOC to 60% SOC. Kill alll power flow via a master switch and let it go for the winter. So far it works well. I typically find 8 months later that the SOC has only dropped a couple of percent at most. Their logic is that in our case the Battleborns may freeze, but with ZERO power draw until the next summer they thaw and all is good to go. Up on arrival I record the SOC and equialize within a few days. GJ

As always, the Oliver family is so helpful to new, rookie Olly owners! Thanks so much for your advice and wisdom. 😃

Our Ollies are very close in age. I have never had any issues with any of the tanks and/or regulators on any RV I've ever owned and up until this year I too had a similar experience to yours. However, for this year's 2 month fishing trip to Wyoming I noticed that I seemed to using a bunch more propane than I should. This got me to looking at hoses that connected the tanks to the regulator. Even though the hoses were only about two years old, one of them was leaking. Fortunately, while I was in Dubois, WY there was a relatively new Ace Hardware store in town that had a new hose that would fit. Great - problem solved! Not so fast Bucko! I was still using propane faster than I thought I should. As with the story above, I broke out my propane sniffer that I happened to carry on this trip. Bummer, the readings were not consistent, but, seemed to confirm that I still had a leak somewhere. I even used my Gas-Stops to detect a leak and they confirmed a very slow leak. Fortunately I was headed to Hohenwald for my annual visit and I asked Jason to have the guys take a look. It took awhile, but, they finally confirmed that the regulator was leaking. New regulator, new hoses and full tanks of propane make for a happy camper. Bill

Time to replace both tanks, and as Geronomo John recommends, the regulator as well.

That's the high quality and very expensive Waste Master sewer hose system that you have on there. I remember that someone adapted their trailer to use this system, so maybe that's your new trailer. I'd looked into it at the time, and have it on my long list or potential modifications. https://drainmaster.com/rv/product/waste-master-20-sewer-hose-system

Good Point👍

@jd1923, thank you very much! Our Dometic a/c doesn't have a heat pump, nor does our thermostat have that setting. You may be right about our thermostat being on its last legs; hopefully it can limp thru this month-long trip. We greatly appreciate your idea of shutting off the breaker for the a/c and have just now followed your advice.☺️ We'll see how tonight goes. Barb

Short answer: leave them connected to shore power, as the Lithium Platinum Package Lithionics batteries have internal heaters that protect them from freezing so long as they have sufficient power supply. BUT, disconnect shore power once every 3 months (when ambient temps are above freezing) and turn on appliances, lights etc. to run the batteries down to 30%. Then plug shore power back in, which will recharge the battery bank back to 100% and keep it there. That is what we do with our Lithium Pro Package Lithionics battery bank in much colder winter temps in central Idaho. The only difference is our batteries have an external heating pad installed by Oliver with a separate switch mounted on top of the battery bank, as they do not include internal heaters like yours do.

I had a couple great conversations with Lithonics technical. We were instructed to run our batteries down to 48-50% once a year. They said no issues keeping plugged in. We store inside an unheated warehouse with the trailer plugged into shore power, and the battery warming blanket on. In Indiana we get numerous days down near 0° - 20°. We also turn off solar. Storage is one hour away from our home. We visit the trailer once a month to check on everything. We check both the Lithonics and Xantrex Apps when we are there.

I feel your pain! Still being used to the old lead acid days I really get worried at anything below 50% SOC no matter how much my brain tries to tell me that "its all OK". Bill

Been here for the last 5 days. Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend NP

Wow did you have to be so hateful about faintly remembering cloudy weather! Louisville isn’t as bad as Detroit where we hail from originally. I remember up in Detroit the radio shows used to have a contest for how many minutes the sun would shine in the month of December. Now that we are retired we just bug out to the Keys for 4-6 weeks in the winter, so not so bad. The worst part about 75% SOC is my neurotic checking of the SOC every several days. I do after all need something to worry about. LOL

See what the OP said: There are 2 things that stop propane from exiting the tank, first the manual valve, then the pin actuated gate. If the manual valve is open - or faulty - connecting the tank to a propane line will allow gas to flow. That's what appears to be happening here.

our hull 505 design/build article https://4-ever-hitched.com/blog-articles/f/adding-mud-flaps-to-galway-girl?blogcategory=Trailer+Modifications

Yes, exactly.

@John Dorrer, yes, we did the reset ... still clicking!!!😵‍💫

I have a faint memory of how cloudy it gets in some areas of the USA. I remember a Chicago Tribune headline from about 1980, stating "45 Days of Gray!" Yes, 45 days with NO SUN in that part of the country over the winter months.