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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>It also ate the steel tray that held the batteries into the machine as well. But they had been doing this for 6 months!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>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…..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Just my .02 worth.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Bob Ellison<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joel Davidson<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 02, 2011 11:59 AM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RE-wrenches<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery watering<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dana,</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joel Davidson</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" title="dana@solarwork.com">Dana</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" title="re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">'RE-wrenches'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Friday, April 01, 2011 2:37 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [RE-wrenches] Battery watering<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>I found Battery Watering Systems ; <a href="http://www.batterywatering.com/">http://www.batterywatering.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Kits and lots of options on parts for battery service.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>No more sore back from leaning over the battery bank, Yes!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Dana Orzel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Great Solar Works, Inc<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>E - dana@solarwork.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>V - 970.626.5253<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>F - 970.626.4140<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>C - 970.209.4076<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>web - www.solarwork.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988"</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Do not ever believe anything, but seriously trust through action.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br><br>Options & settings:<br>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out participant bios:<br>www.members.re-wrenches.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></blockquote></div></body></html>