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I have a new caravan (4 months old)  I have lost all the 12volt electrics, and after consultaion with the service department, have been told that it is likely to be a battery charger failure. With the admirable help from the dealer - Campbells in Preston (who are not local to me) and coachman they have found me someone who will mend it under warranty.  How nice to have a can do element to life- after reading about people who buy at caravan shows and then cannot get warranty issues fixed- I heave a sigh of relief.  But my question is

I believe that a battery, once completely discharged is useless.  Is this correct?  If so I need a new one before the van is fixed.  I have been offered a new battery if it is charger failure.

If you find your caravan battery quickly goes flat in storage it may be that you have left it switched to van , this position allows power to the caravan relays . If you set the switch in the middle, this is the off position ( nothing draws power from the battery in this position ) .

atb

Wizard

Nothing that is except a phenomenon known as natural discharge!

All batteries will slowly discharge if left unused.

I always say that when in storage if you can not hook up, you should remove the battery and take it home, connect to a proper leisure battery automatic charger and save a heap of moneyon replaceing failed batteries, to say nothing of inconvenient flat batteries just when you need them.

David.