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The inverter is turned off. The remote control panel inside the coach is hardwired to the 12v bus. The propane, smoke and CO detectors appear to be off, ie. green/yellow LED lights go off when I turn off the battery disconnect switches.

Update... No smoking gun (or wire). The only thing I found was the Magnum inverter remote panel stays energized even with both battery disconnect switches in the off position. The coach is equipped with AGS, but it is stored indoors, and cannot be used. The Sat. radio and GPS Nav is also hard wired to store memory, but uses just a couple mah. As said previously, the ECM also needs a few electrons for memory. At this point, every 2 weeks I will go take it out, drive it and run the genset for an hour. Camping season is starting and hopefully will not be an issue again. Thank you all for your input!

The coach is stored indoors with no access to shore power. I did not get a inverter manual and had to download it from the internet. I am now learning how many things are hot wired to the 12v bus to keep the stored memory in each item. The latest update on Fleetwood's website, says to start the coach and gen set at least twice a month for a minimum of 1 hour. That would have been good to know! Anyway, tomorrow I am going to tear into it to try and find where all the electrons are going...... Thank you for your support!

Thank you... Tomorrow I go on the search for the "wire hooked up on the wrong side thing"! Even though the fridge is 120 ac, the control module still gets power somehow. The first thing I did was look at all the batts. They all look clean and fresh. No corrosion and all terminals are tight and sealed with the red spray stuff? Can't think of a better term! The house batts are the old school lead acid type. the chassis batts are sealed LA. Starting to get a bad feeling...

We have a 2018 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 35M. Even with both battery disconnect switches in the off position, the batteries will be drawn down in 2 weeks while in storage. The manuals are worthless. I have tried searching everywhere I can think of to find the drain. It has a Whirlpool residential refer, and I came across an obscure paragraph about it still pulling power in the off position. No idea how much. Our old DP could go for a month in storage, and not affect the batts. Being new, I would think the batts are in good shape. Anyone else having this problem? MT

Yes, you can do that... but a more simple way is to take the magnet off the wood frame and tape it securely to the black switch. Then, secure the assembly and wires so it will not interfere with bed movement.

It is a poorly designed system to prevent you from retracting the slide out unless the bed is fully up. I had to bypass the magnetic switch to be able to drive the coach to the dealer for repair. If you take the switch out, it will be on you to remember to make sure the bed is fully up, before bringing the slide in (crush damage).

Excellent description...

I went to Pressure Pro's website to look for price and availability, no luck there. Any help please?

We need a "like" button...!

You are all correct on the suspension... I didn't catch that. I thought the Jayco was pricey, but the Renegade is 300k! The cab/body mounting issue is another reason to re-think this idea. Thank you all for your input!

Anyone have any feedback on the new Jayco Seneca? Initial quality of materials and workmanship, does it match up to the hype? After a bad experience with another brand, trying to decide what to do next. Seems quality control is shaky industry wide. MT

What brand of dash cam do you guys own?

DEF will go bad over time. The deionized water will absorb contaminants from the atmosphere based on temp, humidity and density altitude. Apparently, urea is not just urea. The cheap stuff uses cheap components (duh!). As in, don't buy the cheap stuff from the big box discount chains (you know who). Cummins uses only Valvoline DEF. They sell it in 2, 2.5 gal. cases for about $14. Once you crack the jug, the timer starts ticking. Truck stops probably go through the stuff at a fairly high rate, so it doesn't have time to go bad. For us casual users, best to buy the best quality DEF you can find. Also, as stated earlier, the water can evaporate and increase the ratio of Urea to deionized water, which is also bad. So, there are several ways for this to go south on you. The cost to drain and clean the system is a lot more expensive than buying good quality DEF. As far as long term storage, I have no experience with that, I don't even know how to drain the tank....