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Thanks Snack chaser! I intend to clean the battery posts. I’ll check those out. Charlie

Thanks John, Here’s what my fuse looks like. Are they easy to remove and install? Charlie

The readings are as follows: IMG_1306.mov

The voltage directly from the batteries with my multi tester is reading 12.7 V. My Inverter is on. My 3 way refrigerator is not turned on and is therefore not drawing any power. My maxi fan is running on a slow setting. The solar Xantrex controller is showing that I have the 11.7V right now, and is indicating that solar is sending current into the unit. They are new batteries. You see, I’m preparing for our next camping trip this coming Thursday. Does any of this make sense? Charlie

I have AGM batteries that test with my multi tester as having full power. However, the Xantrex indicates “dead batteries”, even though the voltage reading on it says 11.7V. It seems to indicate that the Xantrex is not reading the batteries correctly.

Today, my unit suddenly indicated through the Xantrex solar unit that the batteries were dead! New batteries as of last year! Circuit breakers checked out fine. Why is the system apparently draining the batteries?

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.

Thanks for giving my surprise problem some of your time. In answering your question of how I drain some of the water from the freshwater tank, this is what I do. I'm refering to the "outside shower", not the inside shower. No question is a dumb question!! The check valve inside the pump is sounds like the most likely problem. If running the pump for a minute or two, then might reset that valve. Then that is something I will have to try. Thanks. Of course, I wil check to see if for some mysterious reason, the control valve that allows filling the freshwater tank from the city water imput has opened. All though, that doesn't seem likely. Thanks everyone! Charlie Hull 734

At a campground a couple of hundred miles from home today. Hooked up to electric service and city water per usual. Checked my tank reading on the digital read out and they all read zero. After the first day camping of a 5 day camping trip, last evening I noticed that the overflow drain near the door of my Elite II was dripping steadily! What! Can't be. I'm using city water. Got up this morning and the drain was still running, making a mess of the area near the door. First thing I checked was to see if I accidentily attached my hose to the wrong intake. No. Everything was as it should be. Decided to call Oliver service to get their advice. I was told by the person that there is a valve that allows you to fill your fresh water tank from the city water input! News to me! Of couse to check this I would have to tear the bed apart to attempt to find the valve. Wasn't about to do that unless there was no other way around this at this time. I asked service why that valve would open, since we have been camping all of 2021/2022, many times, without this happening. She couldn't really explain that. The obvious reason is that the valve either failed or jiggled open due the many miles we have covered. So I had to find a work around. My wife came up with this idea first. Close the city water off. Use the fresh water! Smart wife. Only thing is the grey water tank is already 13% full, if you can trust the digital readout. I decided that I would drain fresh water out of the shower from time to time, so that the grey water tank wouldn't be full before the fresh water tank was empty. In other words, I wanted the fresh water tank empty when I pull out of this campground. What do you think? Smart/dumb idea? If dumb, what would you have done in this situation?? Charlie

My hull number is 734, a 2021 Oliver Elite II. Pulled by a F-150. Twin bunk bed design with solar.

Thanks, Steve I was just researching on the old internet, and read about the necessity of a neutral bonding plug. I hope to find one near where we are camping tomorrow. Hull 734 Charlie Citrusbreeze