House batteries, overfill?
My motor home just turned a year old. A few months ago, I bought a gallon of distilled water to top off the batteries (I have two). At the time, I had a mobile tech working on an issue with the elec...
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Yes, they can be over-filled which is a common occurrence leading to extensive corrosion in many instances. We use golf cart batteries when RVing and purchased a Plews auto shut-off battery filler from Amazon, perfectly fills our batteries to the proper level. Although I check our batteries monthly since we keep our rig plugged in 24/7 when stored in our side yard, they rarely need any water primarily due to the smart charging provided by our onboard Iota IQ4 converter. Many assume a battery needs to be filled close to the top, in reality the fluid must cover the plates and sit just below the bottom ring of the fill ports.
