House battery "repair"?

It's probably lost, but can't hurt to try and charge it. Unless of course it's been frozen and the case is burst or bulging.

Try to charge it. Six years ago my two Interstate 6 volt batteries partially froze. They got slushy, not frozen solid. The sides were bulging slightly.

I thawed them and put them on a charger. I'm still using them and the sides are still bulged.

But, I will be replacing them soon. They're not holding a charge as long as they should. :(

Solar seems better all the time.

smkettner wrote:
Solar seems better all the time.

I guess the sun shines 24/7 in southern California :@

gbopp wrote:

smkettner wrote:
Solar seems better all the time.

I guess the sun shines 24/7 in southern California :@

With a normal size solar of +200W, for maintenance charging it doesn't need to shine very often.

Long absence was the main reason for me to buy AGM.

Covered by Warranty?

Almot wrote:

gbopp wrote:

smkettner wrote:
Solar seems better all the time.

I guess the sun shines 24/7 in southern California :@

With a normal size solar of +200W, for maintenance charging it doesn't need to shine very often.

Long absence was the main reason for me to buy AGM.

I understand but, we're talking about batteries, not charging systems.
Solar doesn't help at night if you have no battery to store the power.

gbopp wrote:

Almot wrote:

gbopp wrote:

smkettner wrote:
Solar seems better all the time.

I guess the sun shines 24/7 in southern California :@

With a normal size solar of +200W, for maintenance charging it doesn't need to shine very often.

Long absence was the main reason for me to buy AGM.

I understand but, we're talking about batteries, not charging systems.
Solar doesn't help at night if you have no battery to store the power.

Solar sure helps out in the winter if your rig is not plugged in and I bet the OP would not have lost his battery if a solar panel was connected.


For almost 12 years I had a 93 Pace Arrow Diesel that I wintered in New Hampshire w/o ANY power.
Never had an issues!

I would COMPLETELY charge the 4 Sams Club Golf cart batteries, disconnect & they would make it all winter.

Bought the batteries in 2005 and to this date the current owner is still using them.

Charge them completely & disconnect them! No need to take them inside during the winter.

gbopp wrote:
I understand but, we're talking about batteries, not charging systems.
Solar doesn't help at night if you have no battery to store the power.

First two posts covered the battery issue.

I suggested solar to prevent purchasing a battery every year or two like so many do.
The issue of no float charge was mentioned in the OP.

Or just plug in but solar never forgets.

mchero wrote:

gbopp wrote:

Almot wrote:

gbopp wrote:

smkettner wrote:
Solar seems better all the time.

I guess the sun shines 24/7 in southern California :@

With a normal size solar of +200W, for maintenance charging it doesn't need to shine very often.

Long absence was the main reason for me to buy AGM.

I understand but, we're talking about batteries, not charging systems.
Solar doesn't help at night if you have no battery to store the power.

Solar sure helps out in the winter if your rig is not plugged in and I bet the OP would not have lost his battery if a solar panel was connected.


For almost 12 years I had a 93 Pace Arrow Diesel that I wintered in New Hampshire w/o ANY power.
Never had an issues!

I would COMPLETELY charge the 4 Sams Club Golf cart batteries, disconnect & they would make it all winter.

Bought the batteries in 2005 and to this date the current owner is still using them.

Charge them completely & disconnect them! No need to take them inside during the winter.

Yes to the comments above. Fully charged and disconnectedd batteries will be fine for months. I've done that with our boat batteries for years. After 5-6 months they are still near full charge. There must have been a load on those batteries for them to discharge flat in 7 months.