new batteries leaking during off-season storage
I pull the two batteries from the 5th wheel once it's put up for the winter. they sit in the garage on a board and are hooked to a maintainer that stays plugged in at all times.
one of the deep cycle batteries has started leaking - but I cant tell from where. the board it is sitting on is slowly getting wetter and wetter. Both of the battiers stay hooked up to each other in parallell, just like int the RV and a maintainer is hooked to them to keep them in good shape over the winter. once this leaking started, I removed the maintainer thinking that they might be getting over-charged. The maintainer is a "smart" system that stops charging when the batteries are full. This same setup worked perfectly last year with no leaking and no trouble.
What do I need to be looking for? do I potentiall have a bad battery? I plan on having them tested, but haven't done so yet. Is leaving them conntected to each other a bad idea for storage?
one of the deep cycle batteries has started leaking - but I cant tell from where. the board it is sitting on is slowly getting wetter and wetter. Both of the battiers stay hooked up to each other in parallell, just like int the RV and a maintainer is hooked to them to keep them in good shape over the winter. once this leaking started, I removed the maintainer thinking that they might be getting over-charged. The maintainer is a "smart" system that stops charging when the batteries are full. This same setup worked perfectly last year with no leaking and no trouble.
What do I need to be looking for? do I potentiall have a bad battery? I plan on having them tested, but haven't done so yet. Is leaving them conntected to each other a bad idea for storage?
