Choosing a new house battery

fj12ryder wrote:

joelc wrote:
We are upgrading to a Lithium battery and a charger/converter that will accommodate same. We are getting a 12 V 100 ah+ battery. My only problem is that it appears they all might be made in the same Chinese factory, but have different names. So, I have to look closely. I can not afford those made in U.S.A. as they are out of my reach. I hope to get either 1 or 2 100 ah and put them in parallel.
If anyone has purchased a Li LiFePO4 battery in the last year and likes it, please let me know the brand and if you have it the warranty contact information.
By the way, the battery I have now is a Diehard Gel, deep cycle.

Just curious why you would ask a reasonable question, get several good answers, and ignore them. To repeat: if you're plugged into shore power all the time, basically it doesn't matter much what kind of battery you have. You can spend $400-$600, at least for 200 ah lithium batteries, or you can spend about $100 for a Wally World special. Both will work fine when you're plugged in to shore power. The only difference is you'll be about $500 poorer if you go with the lithium. :)

If it's truly just the battery , then I would disagree ,when the time comes, and I only need one battery it would definitely be lithium , not the $100 Wally special , although I do have two of their Everstarts in my truck ,and have been great now for about three years. My point is that lithium is going to last thru three or four of those cheap ones , if anything not having to mess with a battery , especially if it's not maintenance free.

Just went to a 100 amp lithium for my electric trolling motor , the weight alone is worth it to me , but that's a different issue .