replied on 17/01/2017 14:06
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Posted on 17/01/2017 14:06
It started when we tried to get our Ravenna out storage to give it a good run. The vehicle battery was flat. A breakdown service got it started, and we took it home and put it on a charger. The next morning it was fully charged. As thee battery was over 7 years old, I suspected that it was on the way out, so I left it overnight and checked again. It was no longer fully charged, and still wasn't three hours later. So I booked into Kwik Fit for a new vehicle battery. It took them ages, and I got the impression that they had never done anything like this before. Two hours, three men and a blown fuse later, it was ready for collection. I drove it back to storage the scenic route, to give it time to get fully charged, but when I checked it before leaving, I noticed that the leisure battery was apparently not connected to the habitation area, although the vehicle battery was. Either a fuse had blown, or they have wired the batteries up incorrectly I thought. The next day I went back to storage to take it back to Kwik Fit, to find the vehicle battery too far discharged to start the motorhome, and I couldn't get the alarm to unlock the motorhome - although there was still enough oomph for a deafening whine noise from it.
Kwik Fit are saying they did nothing wrong, but will try to find out what is draining the battery if I can get it back to them. To my knowledge nothing could possibly be draining it that quickly unless it was something they caused, but they insist that there must have already been an issue and that is why the previous battery went flat.
Can anybody shed any light on this from what I have said please?We have never before had any issues with battery drain that weren't self inflicted (like accidentally leaving the pump on over winter!)