Filling Batteries

We installed ours ( flow rite) when we first bought our MH. Our battery tray doesn't slide out and the rear batteries ( 6 house) were almost impossible to service much less fill without making a complete mess.

This system has been a complete pleasure to use. It works as described. Takes me 5 minutes or less to service the batteries from standing outside the Battery bay.

The only problem we had on one extremely cold winter was the filler valve froze on one of the three making it inoperative. I ordered a few extra and replaced it with no problems.

When topping off in the late fall I now just push in on the valve releasing the pressure in the tube after filling. Solved the problem.

If you have problems getting to your batteries I would highly recommend this. Even if you have easy access to yours batteries it would make the top off task much faster and cleaner.

Johnny G1 wrote:
It wasn't me not maintaining the caps, just stuff that I have seen when I was installing solar for awhile, mine are nice and shiny like the day I put them in, no crud or green battery tops and cables.

vents is vents. If charged properly shouldn't be sputtering

It wasn't me not maintaining the caps, just stuff that I have seen when I was installing solar for awhile, mine are nice and shiny like the day I put them in, no crud or green battery tops and cables.

Johnny G1 wrote:
I have to take mine out manually as they are in a compartment under the slide but then I know that all connection are tight and the proper amount of filling is done, Have hydro caps so only take them out once a yr, and yes I have seen some great messes from those squeeze bottle filler's, wouldn't have them. An afternoon of checking everything and piece of mind when done. And the batteries are still in excellent shape after 10 yrs.

If you've seen "messes", then you haven't maintained the caps by allowing crud to clog the valves. They simply don't just leak.

I installed them on our first coach when they first came to market. One of the first things done when we purchased our current coach.

LOL...Have that gimmicky gadget for our 6 house batteries. Next best thing since sliced bread :B

I have to take mine out manually as they are in a compartment under the slide but then I know that all connection are tight and the proper amount of filling is done, Have hydro caps so only take them out once a yr, and yes I have seen some great messes from those squeeze bottle filler's, wouldn't have them. An afternoon of checking everything and piece of mind when done. And the batteries are still in excellent shape after 10 yrs.

"jwmll"....If it works for you to move the slide in and out, slide out the tray and unscrew 12-18 caps and carefully fill each one, more power to you. The other 17 posters found it easier to use the ProFill.....you know, that gimmicky gadget!

Its extravagant but only if you can easily pull the caps and manually fill the batteries and see the levels. My two rear batteries are impossible to see the level so the flow rite system is worth every penny for that application. For that it isn't extravagant, its a necessity.

Canadian Rainbirds wrote:

bluwtr49 wrote:

. . . . . . . The only small issue is the hand pump bulb has a check valve that occasional gives a problem.

Batteries stay clean, no mess, no corrosion, pretty much as advertised.

Never had a problem with the check valve. The squeeze bulb only needs a few squeezes to get the water flowing IF you hold the water source above the batteries gravity does the rest of the work.

I did on my last system. The caps and floats were flawless, but about 3 years in I started running into ball valve problems.