Replacing my 2 House Batteries, Suggestions?
Hey folks, I need to replace my 2 house batteries this week. I know there is a myriad of options, but would love to hear what you have purchased recently. I do know from research here that I prob...
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Our 2013 Winnebago Adventurer on the F53 chassis came with 2 NAPA 12 volt deep cell batteries. They are in the same location as yours and as such I would be hard pressed to spend additional money on AGM batteries. Also I doubt you have a multi stage charging system that could be tuned to charge the AGM's without overcharging them. Also I think you'll find the AGM batteries of the same size have less power than the wet cell batteries.
I would stick with high quality flooded wet cell batteries from both a cost and longevity standpoint. We replaced the original house batteries in our 2001 Winnebago Adventurer on the F53 chassis with a pair of group 31 Sears DieHard deep cell batteries. They lasted over 8 years and 80,000 miles. They were still working fine when we traded off the coach in 2013. I checked the fluid level on a monthly basis and had to add distilled water about once or twice a year.
I have no Idea if the Sears Diehards are the same quality or made by the same manufacturer they were in 2004. When the time does come to change the house batteries in our new motorhome I will definitely look to NAPA. From our experience in other cars and trucks they seem to last quite a number of years.
I would stick with high quality flooded wet cell batteries from both a cost and longevity standpoint. We replaced the original house batteries in our 2001 Winnebago Adventurer on the F53 chassis with a pair of group 31 Sears DieHard deep cell batteries. They lasted over 8 years and 80,000 miles. They were still working fine when we traded off the coach in 2013. I checked the fluid level on a monthly basis and had to add distilled water about once or twice a year.
I have no Idea if the Sears Diehards are the same quality or made by the same manufacturer they were in 2004. When the time does come to change the house batteries in our new motorhome I will definitely look to NAPA. From our experience in other cars and trucks they seem to last quite a number of years.
