Battery watering system

GarryP · Jul 14, 2011

The battery for my genset is tucked away and hard to access to add water. Does anyone have a battery watering system that works?

This one looks interesting. http://www.aquapro.net/* They go for about $80 - $90 for a single 12 volt battery. I found only two suppliers:

http://www.pcsmarine.com/index_files/PCSMarineBuyBatteryWateringSysytems.htm

http://www.rvpowersupply.com/aquapro.htm

*

RickB · Jul 14, 2011

GarryP wrote:
Does anyone have a battery watering system that works?

*Hydrocaps

Keith · Jul 14, 2011

I use AGM's so not an issue for me, but here are some links you might want to look at. The hydrocaps seem to work well too.

http://www.flow-rite.com/

http://www.batterywatering.com/

http://www.solar-electric.com/ba****miscap.html

Well heck, change the last one to http://tinyurl.com/ywa4jh

*

-- Edited by Keith on Thursday 14th of July 2011 08:09:53 PM

nwboater · Nov 5, 2011

Gary,

Have you installed the battery watering system yet? This past summer I installed the Aqua- Pro system to service a hard to reach 8D battery*that powers my windlass. It made watering*so easy*that I recently installed*the Aqua-Pro system on*the 3x8D batts that make up my house bank.*I also installed the Pro-Fil system for a much smaller 2x6V*starting bank.*No more excuses for battery neglect,*and a whole lot cheaper than buying expensive AGMs! I bought online from these folks: http://www.janwp.com/*The owner was helpful and shipped next day.

Richard, Willard 40

rwidman · Nov 10, 2011

If AGM batteries are suitable for the application, you can eliminate any need for a watering system. That's what I did on my boat, replaced the house batteries with AGMs. When the starting battery goes, I will replace it as well.

Steve · Nov 10, 2011

I agree with the AGM suggestion, and $80 or $90 bucks will make a good start on the payback.
Steve W

nwboater · Nov 10, 2011

For a large battery bank like mine (960 AH) the decision to forego AGMs was easy: I installed four 8D wet cell batteries for*$1248. Had I gone with AGM, it would have cost $3100. For a savings of $1800, I'll gladly put up with having to check water levels -- and now with the watering system I installed it takes no more than 10 minutes*to complete -- any time spent*in the*engine room will pay back dividends in improved*maintenance. Just my opinion --**

Codger2 · Nov 10, 2011

nwboater wrote:-- any time spent*in the*engine room will pay back dividends in improved*maintenance. Just my opinion --**And mine! (I do have 3-8D AGMs, however.)

rwidman · Nov 11, 2011

nwboater wrote:
For a large battery bank like mine (960 AH) the decision to forego AGMs was easy: I installed four 8D wet cell batteries for*$1248. Had I gone with AGM, it would have cost $3100. For a savings of $1800, I'll gladly put up with having to check water levels -- and now with the watering system I installed it takes no more than 10 minutes*to complete -- any time spent*in the*engine room will pay back dividends in improved*maintenance. Just my opinion --**

*

Time spent here will only benefit my chiropractor.

*

sunchaser · Nov 11, 2011

I'm with nwboater. I previously posted that this past spring I saved about the same $. I do have two big AGMs for my 24V bow thruster, but only because they are*in the bilge**cabin area and not the ER. It is not unusual to have PBH+ batteries last as long or longer than gel and the jury is sitll out on AGMs. It all depends on your charging sytem and inverter setup. As for a bad back, let the installer do the lifting. As Rickb says, hydro caps greatly reduce the water addition intervals. Fortunately and without hydrocaps, my PbH+ use very little water, knock on wood.

Battery watering system

GarryP

Senior Member

RickB

Guru

Keith

Guru

nwboater

Senior Member

rwidman

Guru

Steve

Guru

nwboater

Senior Member

Codger2

Guru

rwidman

Guru

Attachments

sunchaser

Guru

Similar threads

Latest posts