[RE-wrenches] Battery hydration system info

[Jeff Clearwater]

Hey Jay,

I've replaced a few of the older automatic systems with what I usually 
recommend in their place - an elevated 3 gallon plastic reservoir with a 
filling hole cut in the top - leading to a petcock and tube to another 
petcock controlled nozzle that can be brought to each battery filler cap 
and easily controlled to deliver the exact amount needed.  Add a 
flashlight and voila.

However as you well know voila is not so easy as It does require the 
folks to actually remember to water their batteries.  An auto email 
every 3 months with a followup to see if they did it is probably as 
reliable as an automatic system that no-one checks on.  I don't know - 
have folks had good history with automatic systems?

It's an uphill battle either way - and as you probably know - it really 
comes down to a client who "gets it"  - that their $5K-25K investment 
needs an hour of their time every 3 months or so.

I have had some luck with service contracts - for local clients - 
unfortunately half my clients are spread half way round the world - so 
that doesn't help either in those cases.

Probably not telling you anything you don't already know - but saw that 
no-one else responded so wanted to see if we could get a rise out of the 
list - perhaps someone out there knows of those parts?

Best,

Jeff


Jay wrote on 11/11/19 1:38 PM:

> I’ve got a client who has a watering system made by
> Battery hydration systems who appear to out of business.
>
> Does anyone know of compatible replacement parts?
>
> Thx
> Jay
> Peltz Power.
>
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