Leisure Batteries Through Winter

[NickiandDoraCandyCopper]

Hello my learned friends.

Please can the non - solar people share your wisdom on how you are trickle charging your leisure batteries over winter from home? Can you plug in a 6.1 Cali via its charging point somewhere, with some sort of adapter and charger at home, without taking the batteries out?

We’ve just made the cardinal error of not hooking up every month resulting in the poor van having a flashing lights display fit (AA rescue required). Second battery is now “low”. Hooking up at a campsite on a few days and she’s ticking over on the drive on and off until then. Thank you in advance.

 

[WelshGas]

Hello my learned friends.

Please can the non - solar people share your wisdom on how you are trickle charging your leisure batteries over winter from home? Can you plug in a 6.1 Cali via its charging point somewhere, with some sort of adapter and charger at home, without taking the batteries out?

We’ve just made the cardinal error of not hooking up every month resulting in the poor van having a flashing lights display fit (AA rescue required). Second battery is now “low”. Hooking up at a campsite on a few days and she’s ticking over on the drive on and off until then. Thank you in advance.

You plug your lead into the California and the other end is plugged into a domestic socket using a UK 3 pin plug adapter purchased at most camping/caravan shops or online.

 

[NickiandDoraCandyCopper]

Ooh, thanks was scared to do that! I’ll get onto it thanks a lot WelshGas!

 

[dspuk]

Ooh, thanks was scared to do that! I’ll get onto it thanks a lot WelshGas!

Recommendation in the manual is to do it once a month for 12H if you’re static for long periods. As WG says, just plug into any old 240V socket.

 

[pchmlk]

You plug your lead into the California and the other end is plugged into a domestic socket using a UK 3 pin plug adapter purchased at most camping/caravan shops or online.

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Yup, although you want one with a plug on it really. Amazon sell them.