[RE-wrenches] Battery watering

[bob ellison]

In my opinion the auto watering systems are a recipe for disaster. The only
way I would use or recommend one is if it was gravity flow and the batteries
(as an example used 2 gallons a week). I would then insert 2 gallons and
watch as it installed it. Don't turn your back on them.

 

A few years ago one of my commercial customers ruined a 6 month old battery
(that cost $8000.00 at the time) from over watering. 

The process went like this, staff member fills it till it shuts off. The
battery goes on charge and the electrolyte overflows the battery. Refill
again, repeat process several times. The when it will no longer hold a
charge you call the battery guy and he explains the etching on the concrete
floor was from the battery acid eating at the floor after it was warmed and
overflowed the battery.

 

It also ate the steel tray that held the batteries into the machine as well.
But they had been doing this for 6 months!

 

I now go to Home depot and spend $10.00 on a garden sprayer with a plastic
wand, for battery filling. Fast, easy and controllable. Not idiot proof but
it's the best I have found yet.

 

Don't leave the sprayer in the truck on a sub zero night or you get to add
the custom epoxy to the plastic handle to stop the leaks...

 

Just my .02 worth.

 

Bob Ellison

 

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Joel
Davidson
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 11:59 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery watering

 

Dana,

 

One of my battery suppliers gave me the same or similar float. He said
something like, "Here's a sample from one of the watering systems that we
sell. It's pretty good, but sometimes the float sticks open and sometimes it
sticks closed so I wouldn't turn on the water supply unless I was there to
monitor it." He said that his forklift customers schedule 30 minutes for
watering - turns the water on before going to lunch and checks to see if the
cells are full when he comes back from lunch.

 

Joel Davidson

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Dana <mailto:dana at solarwork.com>  

To: 'RE-wrenches' <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>  

Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 2:37 PM

Subject: [RE-wrenches] Battery watering

 

I found Battery Watering Systems ; http://www.batterywatering.com/

Kits and lots of options on parts for battery service.

I am getting a new pressure sprayer and ordered a "gun" that stops when the
battery fluid is at a preset level $80, includes a flow meter visual, 20PSI
pressure reducer, sprayer handle and auto stop tip.

No more sore back from leaning over the battery bank, Yes!

 

Dana Orzel

Great Solar Works, Inc

E - dana at solarwork.com

V - 970.626.5253

F - 970.626.4140

C - 970.209.4076

web - www.solarwork.com

 

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