Steph and Dud B

Hi. Go to Google and search for "Oliver trailers lithium upgrade." Several relevant threads pop up, including this one: Lead Acid to Lithium - Ollie Modifications - Oliver Owner Forums https://share.google/oayGb76nRTfLxwQnx Lots of good information in those threads that can help you.

Update to our situation: I found a good fiberglass tech here, someone who's worked on Corvettes for many years. He wants to determine whether this is just a gelcoat crack or if the underlying fiberglass is damaged as well. To that end, he wants to grind off the gelcoat and inspect the fiberglass beneath. If the underlying fiberglass is damaged he thinks we should take it back to Oliver to have the water heater removed and the fiberglass repaired. I did get a better picture of the back side of the cracked area.

We've had the 640Ah Lithionics from the start with a 3-way fridge. More battery power than we've ever needed. I think the lowest we ever got was 63% after a week camping in full shade during rainy weather. It's funny. We were used to camping with a single lead acid deep cycle battery in our old trailers so I still find myself going around turning off lights and watching the battery SOC like a hawk. I have to learn to relax. Like @Steve and MA said, holding tanks are the limiting factor now.

We never lift the tires completely off the ground when setting up at a campsite. We usually level with "Lego" blocks under the tires first, then use the jacks to take most of the load off the tires, so there's no tire bulge at the bottom. Sometimes I will also use a jack to help level side to side, maybe an inch.

For all those bright LEDs: https://a.co/d/02j1OZft

We replaced our 2022 detector last fall for the same problem: hypersensitive, going off for no apparent reason. I also used Wago connectors to make the next replacement easier. I think the RV environment is especially hard on these detectors, especially in small campers like ours, where they're often exposed to low levels of various chemicals: propane from the stove, exhaust from the fridge coming in the screen door, even hair spray. Not to mention temperature extremes while in storage. On another note, always disconnect power before cutting or splicing wires. It's easier to find and pull the fuse than to repair whatever damage you might cause with a short.

Got out the snowshoes and went around the house with the roof rake today. Was starting to get ice dams up there. At least we're through January!

Looks like this second storm will mostly miss us here in CT. Good luck to those still in the path.

They're 6 panel doors, 10' wide, 14' high.

About 14” from the weekend storm. At least the Oliver is safe indoors. Looks like next weekend might bring more snow. Haven't seen a winter like this in CT for many years.

Our state (CT) emergency management office just advised us that southern states could have a major ice storm (1"+) that could pull linemen out of our area for a couple of weeks to help restore power down there. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. Meanwhile, we're expecting to to 20" of snow up here.

The warmup band just started playing in CT and the plows are running. Expecting the main act Sunday.

Good luck to all in the path of this storm from your friends up north.

We found an extra brake backer plate nut loose inside one of our wheels. It would randomly get caught up in the brake assembly, emitting a terrible screech. Could be hard to notice because it would stick to the magnet.

Yes, we're connected with the usual parasitic draws plus the internal heaters. Lithionics says leave them on the charger all winter while the internal heaters are being used but I don't like leaving them on the charger 100% of the time, so I've been letting them drop a bit, then bring them back to 100% SOC once every couple of weeks.