Water level

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I use one of these.......fill it with distilled water, insert it into battery cell, push down and water flows/stops when level reaches bottom of opening.

Easy..simple

X4 or 5 or whatever. Got mine back when I pumped gas for a living. Used it a lot back then. Works on both 6 and 12 volt batteries :-)

Thanks for all the input.

If you don't have room for the 'water jug' then you can always install a 'watering system'




That water jug has been around since, well I'm not sure. But I do remember Full Service Gas Station attendants popping the hood and using one of those water jugs on the battery

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I use one of these.......fill it with distilled water, insert it into battery cell, push down and water flows/stops when level reaches bottom of opening.

Easy..simple

That's pretty neat. I'll have to look this up.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
The CORRECT LEVEL is that which is low enough to prevent purging at max charging and temperature. It is pre-determined by the manufacturer according to cell dimension and plate percentage fill. Start with a level 1/8" above the plates then check it again after max charge rate charging. If it did not rise a lot add a bit more water. Simple enough.

My original post still stands
Really doesn't matter as long as its above. But why not play it safer,.. keep the level 1/8" below the slots at the top ? But be sure the batt is fully charged before you do that.

Yep, those work great,.....wherever there is enuff space above.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I use one of these.......fill it with distilled water, insert it into battery cell, push down and water flows/stops when level reaches bottom of opening.

Easy..simple

Yup, putting that on the "immediate wish list". They work great.

That is one of the only things I like about Interstate batteries. They are translucent and you can see the levels. A lot of industrial I have seen are this way as well. On these, Min/Max levels are clearly marked.

I use one of these.......fill it with distilled water, insert it into battery cell, push down and water flows/stops when level reaches bottom of opening.

Easy..simple

From Trojan Batteries: