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Old 18-09-2011, 19:30   #1
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Battery Watering Systems

Hi All,

I am about to replace my house bank batteries (wet cell 6 x 100 Amps). 6 x 6 cells = 36. Filling up with water was always a pain so i am thinking about installing a battery watering system.
Any experiences or recommendations please?

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Old 19-09-2011, 06:54   #2
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Have a look at Hydrocaps.
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Re: Battery Watering Systems

I would suggest searching on some of the sites devoted to people living in remote cabins, and that sort of thing. They often have banks of a dozen or more batteries, so watering is a major pain, and watering systems are more popular.

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Re: Battery Watering Systems

Here is the system we will be adding to Slacker this season.
Pro-Fill RV Edition Dual 6-Volt Battery Watering System
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I've been using the Pro-Fill system for over a year. Works very well and is very easy to water eight 6V batteries (24 cells). Takes about 2 minutes to water all the batteries.
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If you're going to replace the battery bank anyway, why not go with AGM batteries? They are sealed and do not require watering at all.
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Cost, maybe???
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