battery water going low on only 1 battery
I have 2 12 volt house batteries. I had one of the batteries get low on water while the 2nd is ok. Is there something I should look for to correct this or is something I have to put up with? I ha...
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Glad you are checking your batteries...
Two things to look at...
What is your converter/charger unit. Being an older trailer chances are it is a single mode 13.6VDC charger... You really should replace it if this is what you are using for a more modern multiple mode smart mode charger type. Progessive Dydnamics or IOTA brands are tops... I would not get a WFCO product as they are known for not going into smart modes when needed. It is well known that having 13.6VDC being applied to the batteries for long periods of time will cause boiling out fluids. This will eventually cause the battery to have an internal cell short which is not recoverable and require replacemnt.
Another thing would be to make sure you are using a balanced connection to your two 12VDC batteries wired in parallel.
Use a wiring scheme like this using equal lengths of cables inside the battery terminals... This insures both batteries demand the same DC current when being charged...
Continue to watch your battery fluid levels on a tight schedule until you make corrections like discussed here...
Just some of my thoughts here...
Roy Ken
Two things to look at...
What is your converter/charger unit. Being an older trailer chances are it is a single mode 13.6VDC charger... You really should replace it if this is what you are using for a more modern multiple mode smart mode charger type. Progessive Dydnamics or IOTA brands are tops... I would not get a WFCO product as they are known for not going into smart modes when needed. It is well known that having 13.6VDC being applied to the batteries for long periods of time will cause boiling out fluids. This will eventually cause the battery to have an internal cell short which is not recoverable and require replacemnt.
Another thing would be to make sure you are using a balanced connection to your two 12VDC batteries wired in parallel.
Use a wiring scheme like this using equal lengths of cables inside the battery terminals... This insures both batteries demand the same DC current when being charged...
Continue to watch your battery fluid levels on a tight schedule until you make corrections like discussed here...
Just some of my thoughts here...
Roy Ken
