house batteries
Time to replace house batteries. What type or brand wworks best. In arizona we useally only get two years use out of the standard set.
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With all due respect, the southwest heat won't affect your batteries at all if you keep them charged (floating) and replace any water that may evaporate or burned off by charging. Our desert here in SC is just as hot as it is in Tucson, and our batteries (in all our vehicles) last just as long as anywhere else.
If you're only getting two years out of yours, you need to change your method of maintaining them or get the correct "type" of batteries. You are using Deep Cycle batteries...correct? Normal starting batteries being used as house batteries won't last very long as they are not designed for that type of use and will fail much sooner.
If you have multiple house batteries, just go down to Costco and get a couple of their 6v golf cart batteries and hook them in series for the necessary 12v. They will last 5 to 7 years easily. If you only have one house battery, get a "deep cycle" 12v battery.
Make sure that they are on a charger that has the three cycle charging system that includes a "float" charge. Same with your converter/charger in your rv.
Hope this helps
Ron
If you're only getting two years out of yours, you need to change your method of maintaining them or get the correct "type" of batteries. You are using Deep Cycle batteries...correct? Normal starting batteries being used as house batteries won't last very long as they are not designed for that type of use and will fail much sooner.
If you have multiple house batteries, just go down to Costco and get a couple of their 6v golf cart batteries and hook them in series for the necessary 12v. They will last 5 to 7 years easily. If you only have one house battery, get a "deep cycle" 12v battery.
Make sure that they are on a charger that has the three cycle charging system that includes a "float" charge. Same with your converter/charger in your rv.
Hope this helps
Ron
