[RE-wrenches] Battery spill containment

[Chris Mason]

Spill containment should be plastic.


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:41 PM, RE Ellison <reellison at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you look at the bottom of the steel battery boxes they generally have
> drain holes in them!
>
> They are intended to contain the battery cases not the electrolyte
>
> If you want to contain the electrolyte go to a sheet metal shop and have
> them build a case to set the battery case in
>
> Braze or silver solder all of the connections all the joints and they
> should be good.
>
>
> Bob Ellison
>
> On Mar 10, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> The Hawkers we use come in steel containers already with the battery
> inside if this the same then you should be compliant. You can also have
> plastic containers made we use TAP Plastics they can custom build you a box
> that fits your location.
> On Mar 10, 2014 1:31 PM, "Tump" <tump at swnl.net> wrote:
>
>> Quick cable does have a battery matt material that does both; item #
>> 510171-008 72'X96" THEY ALSO HAVE 42X 52 CONTAINMENT PALLET PART # 510250
>> hit cap lock by accident! www.quickcable.com
>> On Mar 10, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Glenn Burt wrote:
>>
>> William,
>>
>> Look at your local building and fire codes to see if this is a
>> requirement.
>> Here in NY, the local fire code requires "Spill Control and
>> Neutralization"
>> when batteries with "free-flowing liquid electrolyte" are installed.
>>
>> Good Luck,
>> Glenn
>>
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>> Friends:
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>> Am I under any obligation to provide a spill containment system under an
>> array of flooded batteries?  If so, what do you recommend under a 8' x 11'
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