Dougcole
Guru
A section of the exhaust hose is showing signs of some damage where it runs close to my house battery bank. The reinforcing wire in that section of the hose is starting to rust. The damaged section is about two feet long, only on one side of the hose and the rest of the hose is prefect. So I'm pretty sure it is from the batteries in my house bank which are 4 6V lead acid batteries. The batts are 2 years old and in good shape with no swelling, corrosion, problems holding a charge etc. I'd rather not replace the batteries at this time or go with some sort of AGM. I'm happy with my set up.
Even the damaged section of the hose pretty sound still, it's not soft at all or anything like that, but I'm concerned about it. It's a really big project to replace the whole hose, as I will have to move the genset to reach the muffler in the lazerette.
So here are my questions for the board:
1. Have you seen this type of thing before? Could it be related to something else?
2. Anything I could do to stop it from taking any more damage? Some sort of cover around the hose? Tape? Periodic cleaning?
3. The batts are in an open tray. Should I build a new tray with a lid?
4. Is it possible/advisable to replace just that section of the hose by splicing a new piece in?
Thanks as always.
Even the damaged section of the hose pretty sound still, it's not soft at all or anything like that, but I'm concerned about it. It's a really big project to replace the whole hose, as I will have to move the genset to reach the muffler in the lazerette.
So here are my questions for the board:
1. Have you seen this type of thing before? Could it be related to something else?
2. Anything I could do to stop it from taking any more damage? Some sort of cover around the hose? Tape? Periodic cleaning?
3. The batts are in an open tray. Should I build a new tray with a lid?
4. Is it possible/advisable to replace just that section of the hose by splicing a new piece in?
Thanks as always.