Remote Vented Battery Boxes for group 31 Batteries

Buzzcut1 wrote:
hidden power

Not.... really applicable for putting batteries inside an RV, which is the goal here :).



Looking for something like this that fits a single group 31 (they're going into the compartments that make put part of the dinette).

Depends on how much space you have and the shape . Will they be mounted side to side or end to end ? Most of the off the shelf boxes when I was looking are bulky and didn't work for me . I wound up making my own from SS that I found at the dump , pure luck . If that hadn't happened I was going to use ABS sheet , it's pretty easy to work with ABS cement .

A guy made his own in this discussion.

I was able to find all I needed from LOWES Plumbing and Hardware including the panel vents... Any plastic box with lid will work and add a flex hose with vent on the end...

Even the ACTION PACKER boxes work great. My GP24 Interstates fits perfect in one of FILE FOLDER boxes with a lid from WALMART haha...

Or if you want to spend some $$ there are plenty of BATTERY CASES listed on GOOGLE Search and AMAZON to pick from... Search for RV BATTERY CASES

This would be something the dealer would have in stock as well because I imagine alot of buyers want additional batteries installed.

Roy Ken

JoeChiOhki wrote:
I seem to be running into a bit of a snag trying to find remote vented battery boxes that will fit a group 31 SCS 225 Trojan Deep Cycle battery.

Does anyone know of any off hand?

Joe, try West marine or you can buy the one I have holds 2 grp 31's side by side.

The best Battery box has 2 outside vents one at the bottom and one at the top. That is the safest design.

ticki2 wrote:
Depends on how much space you have and the shape . Will they be mounted side to side or end to end ? Most of the off the shelf boxes when I was looking are bulky and didn't work for me . I wound up making my own from SS that I found at the dump , pure luck . If that hadn't happened I was going to use ABS sheet , it's pretty easy to work with ABS cement .

Each battery will be in its own compartment, making up the two seat boxes of the dinette. I have to find them again, but I did see some basic rectangular white plastic boxes that had lids that were a nice snug fit, unlike the standard trailer battery boxes where they protrude a ways.

covered wagon wrote:

JoeChiOhki wrote:
I seem to be running into a bit of a snag trying to find remote vented battery boxes that will fit a group 31 SCS 225 Trojan Deep Cycle battery.

Does anyone know of any off hand?

Joe, try West marine or you can buy the one I have holds 2 grp 31's side by side.

The best Battery box has 2 outside vents one at the bottom and one at the top. That is the safest design.

Aye, however, I never understood exactly how those worked, given the battery completely covers the bottom vents on all of the main RV models.

My fifth wheel had that design before I modified a large marine dual golf cart box (I hole sawed a hole in the top and attached the vent assembly from the original box).

I have those type battery boxes with the snorkel vent. I used a sniffer and those boxes don't vent with a darn. So I put a fan on the vent and that did the trick. I found a tiny fan that fit inside the tube part. I have two battery boxes. One box connects to the other. Each has a vent. The fan pulls air from the first box, connected to the second box which draws in fresh air. My fan has been running for well over a year now, 24/7. I have solar on the camper, so no worries about power draw.

Here's a link to the fan I used. I ground down the corners to make it a circle that fits inside the tube.

http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-Mini-ULTRA-Silent-SY124020L/dp/B000VRVHFO?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

skipro3 wrote:
I have those type battery boxes with the snorkel vent. I used a sniffer and those boxes don't vent with a darn. So I put a fan on the vent and that did the trick. I found a tiny fan that fit inside the tube part. I have two battery boxes. One box connects to the other. Each has a vent. The fan pulls air from the first box, connected to the second box which draws in fresh air. My fan has been running for well over a year now, 24/7. I have solar on the camper, so no worries about power draw.

Here's a link to the fan I used. I ground down the corners to make it a circle that fits inside the tube.

http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-Mini-ULTRA-Silent-SY124020L/dp/B000VRVHFO?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Thanks, I have also been considering simply using a hole saw to cut a couple of vent holes in the side of the camper and the battery compartments in the dinette, line them using those white plastic battery boxes I've seen, and vent them that way.

Putting little lower power fans on those vent openings wouldn't be a bad idea.

One hole for exhaust with a power fan, one without a fan for intake, two wholes for each battery.

These seem to be for 6v but might be of interest .

http://www.centuryplastics.ca/images/stories/pdfs/Battery_Boxes_Containment_Boxes.pdf