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TIMEYES

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    St Albans, UK & travelling western USA
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  1. We crossed the border into Canada for the first time earlier this year and, before doing so, read as much as possible on the official websites (as well as RV forums) about what was allowed / prohibited. As a result, we had a thorough clear out of cupboards, refrigerator, drinks cabinet (that was particularly enjoyable apart from the knowledge that we'd have to restock!), etc and even washed the underside of the RV and jeep to remove any dirt thicker than a layer of dust. We also made a list of all remaining food items that we understood were ok to take across but had to be declared and prescribed medications. Anyway, our crossing north at Carway took less than five minutes (including queuing and a few questions) and, after a wonderful three-weeks roadtrip across western Canada, the return crossing at Peace Arch, Vancouver was similarly uneventful (although the queuing time was somewhat longer). I guess the motto is be prepared for the 'worst' (secondary questioning / search) and be pleasantly grateful at anything less.
  2. Thank you all for your input, especially hemsteadc for directing me to the discussion on rvforum.net. I can relate our issue to everything described / discussed there - The cooling baking tray analogy was spot on and I've now observed movement of the top of the casing as the clunking occurs. Until we do swap out the house batteries (which we'll probably now delay until next year as we've only a few weeks left of this year's visit) I'll simply turn off the charging facility at night and see how that goes. Thanks again, cheers.
  3. Hello A few days ago, we started hearing intermittent loud clunking noises from our inverter / charger (a Freedom 458 Combi 15D) when hooked up to shore power - as if something is banging against the casing. The “events” range from a single clunk to a short series of clunks without any pattern. For some reason, this seems to occur more often during the evening when it's then noticeable any lights that are on briefly dim. We've stayed in three different parks since this started happening so I think that rules out an issue with the supplied shore power. We are in the process of replacing our four 6v Lifeline AGM house batteries which have come to the end of their life - they are at least nine years old and no longer hold any real capacity. Also, one of the batteries has developed a leak as I found its + terminal and the connected lead covered in a white deposit. I’m hoping the issue will be rectified by the new batteries but would appreciate any thoughts as to what is actually going on in case the situations are unconnected and it’s really a fault with the inverter / charger. Thank you in advance.
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