Allegro Bay Owner's Manual - Tiffin Motorhomes

ELECTRICAL FEATURESbatteries are moved, keep them upright at all times. To reinstall the batteries at a later date, reverse the abovedescribedprocess. While in storage, these batteries would require periodic recharging to maintain their fullcharge.Additionally, the batteries will, over time, lose some of the water used with the sulfuric acid in the batteries.Following manufacturer’s recommendations as found in the Owner’s Information Package, periodically checkthe fluid levels in all the cells of the batteries (be sure to use safety eyewear during this process) and fill thosethat are low with water (distilled or de-ionized water is preferred; tap water is okay). Don’t overfill the cells;follow the filling directions exactly. This battery checkup should be done on a regular basis to realize the fullestservice possible from the batteries over the longest time possible.If the Allegro Bay is to be stored for an extended period of time, the 12 VDC battery system should bedisconnected—this will prevent unnecessary drain and corrosion of the batteries and their terminals.Battery Disconnect PanelThe battery disconnect panel (Figure 7-4) is located near the interior step. There is a rocker switch on the lowerleft-hand side of the panel which can disconnect the battery when the motor home is to be stored for anyappreciable time. Pressing this switch downwardsdisconnects the coach batteries only, not the chassis batteries.This feature is designed to prevent the coach batteries frombeing drained during extended storage.This switch also disconnects all the 12 VDC circuitry from thebatteries; thus removing the total electrical load from thosebatteries, with the exception of the LP detector. When theFigure 7-4. Battery Disconnect PanelAllegro Bay is removed from storage, press the switchupwards to reconnect the 12 VDC circuitry to the coach batteries again and the 12 VDC systems are nowreactivated.120-Volt AC (VAC) ReceptaclesYour Allegro Bay Motor Home is equipped with several 120 VAC receptacles (Figure 7-5) located throughoutthe interior of the motor home. These 120 VAC receptacles are of the “three-prong” variety; the third prongbeing a grounding pin which provides adequate grounding to protect one from any electrical shock.For these receptacles to work properly, do not use an adapter, cheater, or extension cord which defeats thefunction of the grounding pin. For the same reason, never remove or bend away the ground prong or pin fromany three-prong AC plug so that it would fit a two-prong AC receptacle (i.e., anungrounded AC receptacle).Figure 7-5. 120 VACReceptacleNever operate the Allegro Bay if there is an electrical short present, as an electricalshort may deliver an electrical shock to anyone coming in contact with the exterior ofthe unit. If you should feel even the slightest of electrical shock, immediatelydisconnect the unit from the 120 VAC power source and locate the electrical fault (i.e.,7-5