Did I damage my house batteries?
I replaced my house batteries back in August of 2020. I got 3 1/2 years out of the first set of house batteries (bought motorhome new). We are going on a trip tomorrow so I checked the water level i...
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Agreed, not overfilled but likely overcharged.
Fwiw I typically fill flooded batteries to almost the top of the slot. Not an issue for boiling over if not egregiously overcharged.
If your converter isn’t smart enough to trickle/float and/or you have a WFCO converter that actually charges like it should it may be the cause of cooking a battery or 2.
Another possibility but not likely is the alternator on the rig “could be” overcharging them.
Hard to tell though based on your observation, presumably after a long storage.
Fwiw I typically fill flooded batteries to almost the top of the slot. Not an issue for boiling over if not egregiously overcharged.
If your converter isn’t smart enough to trickle/float and/or you have a WFCO converter that actually charges like it should it may be the cause of cooking a battery or 2.
Another possibility but not likely is the alternator on the rig “could be” overcharging them.
Hard to tell though based on your observation, presumably after a long storage.
