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U-Bet, Ray. It's not like the bloody things are cheap! =(:>/<br>
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Matt<br>
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<div>I've used the watering systems for years as well, but never the
tap connect.
<div>We have hard water here too, good to know that our distilled
water mania is not in vain.</div>
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<div>Ray</div>
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<div>On Sep 4, 2008, at 6:30 PM, Matt wrote:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">We sell plenty of watering systems, but
none are fed from an actual pressurized tap. The "best" one uses a
manual water release on top of each cap; this prevents over-filling
when (not if) something sticks.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">I have never used non-distilled water in
a battery, but I have replaced a couple of banks that were wrecked by
using well water with a high mineral content.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">I never used it, but Battery Watering
Systems has used them for <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">years. The rep I talked to thought we
in the solar biz were quite <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">cautious on this.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">I still use distilled H2O, myself BTW.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Have you actually experienced ruined
batteries from ionized or <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">filtered H2O?</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Also, if you reread Jamie's previous
response, it sounds like they <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">aren't even using distilled H2O to
build them either.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">This is a majorly bad idea! Tap water
usually contains dissolved <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">minerals that will screw up battery
plates, reduce or increase <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">conductivity and generally void
battery warrantees.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Am I correct about this Jamie?</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Matt</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">---- "R. Walters" <<a
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Some of the single point battery
watering systems have a pressure</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">regulator that plumbs right to the
water tap with a small filter.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Apparently we in the solar business
are more anal about using</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">distilled water than many other
battery users.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Ray</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">On Sep 2, 2008, at 6:46 PM, James
Surrette wrote:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Hi Bruce,</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">FYI, Deionized water is commonly
used in battery manufacturing and</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">large motive power applications;</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><a
href="http://www.philadelphiascientific.com/deionizer.html">http://www.philadelphiascientific.com/deionizer.html</a></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Regards,</div>
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