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Btw: How do you lubricate the front hydraulic lift? I probably should look at the manual.

John, I do use a voltage checker on shore power. I’m not sure I have the ones you are showing. I’m not near it right now. It is yellow though. I am plugging into a power plug in my barn where I store the camper. It is a 15 amp circuit. Don’t you think that if I have opened all the campers circuit breakers, that it must be a problem before the camper? The electric cord or the piece you plug that into to use house current?

John, I did check the shore power. However, when I opened all the circuit breakers in my Oliver, the shore EFCi still tripped. So, that should indicate that the electric power cord itself is bad, or the adapter that you attach to it to plug in a normal plug is bad. After disconnecting the power cord to the camper and just plugging in the adapter and the clean power checker I had, the shore circuit still tripped. So, I’m suspecting, and hoping it is just the plug adapter that is bad, not any circuit of the camper itself. What do you think?

On the Dometic control behind the rear dinette seat, I’m getting a E1 error (Reversed polarity?) . How would I have reversed polarity, and how would I correct it. Batteries read real low … As low as 3.7 V. But now 4.9 while solar charging. Checked wires under left dinette seat. All seem tight.

I checked the cable contacts and the contacts where you attach the cable to the trailer. All seemed tight, with no wiggle room. I also tried throwing all the circuit breakers under the left dinette seat. When I plugged into shore power again, it still blew the GF on the barn plug. Does that definitely mean the cable is bad? I have used the barn plug other times with no trouble. Never blew the GF.

When I plug my Oliver into shore power, it blows the circuit on the shore socket! Suggestions? I have checked the GF under dining table’s right side. I have checked that no Oliver circuit breakers were tripped. My front hydraulic lift is working on and off. Possibly there’s a short in there.

Thanks Snackchaser, Just tested voltage on each of the 6 v arm batteries. Each read 6.5 v. This was when not on shore power. Still checking to see if this trend continues. I’m not connecting shore power. Figured I would see if the batteries maintain their voltage. Charlie

Forgot to mention, that one battery strap was corroded ( plastic buckle). Will have to replace that. Charlie

My AGMs are 6 V, not twelve. Have thought about Li batteries. Pros and cons. I take it you are satisfied. Thanks Charlie

Checked batteries. Terminals were corroded. Cleaned with baking soda and water. Scraped away a bit. Removed nuts and cleaned. When I checked what was going on inside Oliver, lights were steady and solar monitor read 13.6 v. Reattached shore power and it seemed to be charging. Will let you know later if that was the only problem. Thanks for your posts. This hopefully will be the end of my problem. Charlie

Just checked and found that AGM batteries can last 3-7 years, depending on proper care. I did find some corrosion on the terminals yesterday, and have begun to clean them. Will finish doing that today. It seems that temperature and storage can seriously affect their health. Also, you should use a battery charger that is rated for use on AGM batteries, not the typical charger for normal lead/acid batteries. Charlie

Haven’t checked batteries voltage yet, but here’s the battery type etc. I wonder how long these type of batteries can last?? Charlie

I often travel even from Florida to New England with all electric systems off on Oliver. Solar panels are exposed to sun. When I arrive at my destination the power in the Oliver is performing normally. Lights work. Propane sensor is on steady. Solar monitor reads steady, etc. This time, nothing acted normal. The short video I attached shows you that the solar monitor reading is flashing high/low back and forth readings. The cabin lights are unsteady. Front jack and stability jacks won’t work. I’m checking batteries tomorrow to see what voltage they read. It seems to me that the batteries are failing. But, all of a sudden? Of course, when I was traveling home the Oliver was plugged into my truck. Tail lights and brake lights were working. Thanks for responding. Charlie IMG_7385.mov

Just came back from a camping trip boondogging for 9 nights. Everything went fine. We have solar panels on roof. Drove home for 7 hours in sunshine. Arrived home to find I had no power in unit. Monitors dead. lights dead Plugged into a/c overnight Everything fine Unplugged and everything went crazy again Any ideas? Charlie

I reapplied the band using double sided industrial strength tape. Unfortunately, it's thickness left a gap between hull and band. Complained to Oliver, and they sent me another band. I just had the E2 serviced this spring, and had them replace the old band with the new band. Just checked again, and the newly applied band is off the hull! Man...For the price of this unit, this should not be happening.