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Title: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Ian101 on July 14, 2011, 10:00:16 am: Need an 85 is about £80 on ebay about right ??
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Sean Dyer on July 14, 2011, 10:03:24 am: Ive seeen an 85 ah on ebay for £60

I ll have a look

edit:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/85AH-Leisure-Battery-Leisure-Batteries-85AH-/220812491097?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item3369733959
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on July 14, 2011, 11:40:32 am: go to your local caravan place you will get one cheaper than from a wfp supplier
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on July 14, 2011, 01:22:27 pm: Quote from: Ian101 @ H2o on July 14, 2011, 10:00:16 am
Need an 85 is about £80 on ebay about right ??

Unfortunately because of the way we use batteries in the WFP industry there is a tendency to kill them very quickly (my record 12 months!).

I would recommend getting an Elecsol battery as these are protected against full discharge with carbon fibre elements. These will outlast any ordinary 'leisure' battery and will save you money in the long term.

The 110ah is guaranteed for 5 years and can take 1000cycles at 80%dod.

http://www.elecsolbatteries.com/products/Leisure-Batteries/Elecsol-110.html (http://www.elecsolbatteries.com/products/Leisure-Batteries/Elecsol-110.html)
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Frankybadboy on July 14, 2011, 04:31:25 pm: last 110amp i brought was £68 froma company in bristol who supply ionics with them. ;) ;)

go to a local auto electrain/battery supplier be cheaper.
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Pope vader on July 14, 2011, 05:13:32 pm: why not run off van battery
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 14, 2011, 05:18:29 pm: Go to as local garage and get a used car battery off of a big motor - a tenner and it's yours,
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Sean Dyer on July 14, 2011, 05:30:40 pm: Quote from: Gold on July 14, 2011, 05:18:29 pm
Go to as local garage and get a used car battery off of a big motor - a tenner and it's yours,

How long will that last?
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: wwoodee22 on July 14, 2011, 06:27:59 pm: I got 2 of these at least 3 years ago, still going strong, I charge them once or twice a week depending on use, never gone flat and I don't use a split charge relay.

http://www.wydels.co.uk/Product-Catalogue/12-Volt-Trojan-Series/Trojan-Battery-12V-85Ah-24TMX/24TMX

I've had cheap ones and not lasted long
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: bobplum on July 14, 2011, 06:32:37 pm: Quote from: Ian101 @ H2o on July 14, 2011, 10:00:16 am
Need an 85 is about £80 on ebay about right ??

scrap yard,£10 - £20 try and get one from a diesel car,i charge mine every 3 days or so no problem
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: LWC on July 14, 2011, 07:24:17 pm: Quote from: doley on July 14, 2011, 05:13:32 pm
why not run off van battery

Agree, done this the last...4 years or so, even on big contract jobs, never a problem
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: jarvy on July 14, 2011, 07:31:55 pm: I got my leisure batt from beds batterys near where i live,110ah for about 60 notes if i remember right.
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 14, 2011, 10:15:27 pm: Quote from: bobplum on July 14, 2011, 06:32:37 pm
Quote from: Ian101 @ H2o on July 14, 2011, 10:00:16 am
Need an 85 is about £80 on ebay about right ??

scrap yard,£10 - £20 try and get one from a diesel car,i charge mine every 3 days or so no problem
Yep agree Bob

I had a leisure battery lasted couple of months before it packed up!!

All i hear on here lately is problems about leisure batterys , had my car battery from scrap yard for 6 months and still going strong all for the princely sum of a tenner!!!
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Tom White on July 14, 2011, 10:28:55 pm: My next one will be one of those 'tenner jobs' me thinks. And the price of leisure batteries increases in the Summer due to all those people with caravans needing one.
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: LWC on July 15, 2011, 05:59:52 am: HELLO!

RUN IT OFF VAN BATTERY
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Tom White on July 15, 2011, 08:07:59 am: Quote from: Sensai LWC on July 15, 2011, 05:59:52 am
HELLO!

RUN IT OFF VAN BATTERY

Nope, I don't want too. I have at least one week's worth of work under a mile from where I live; two of us; two pumps going, only going maybe two-or-three-miles per day (maybe five miles tops) - and running from the van battery - I don't think so, matey.
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: bobplum on July 15, 2011, 08:34:10 am: Quote from: Sensai LWC on July 15, 2011, 05:59:52 am
HELLO!

RUN IT OFF VAN BATTERY

what are you trying to say
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Dave Willis on July 15, 2011, 02:25:52 pm: Quote from: Alex Gardiner on July 14, 2011, 01:22:27 pm
Quote from: Ian101 @ H2o on July 14, 2011, 10:00:16 am
Need an 85 is about £80 on ebay about right ??

Unfortunately because of the way we use batteries in the WFP industry there is a tendency to kill them very quickly (my record 12 months!).

I would recommend getting an Elecsol battery as these are protected against full discharge with carbon fibre elements. These will outlast any ordinary 'leisure' battery and will save you money in the long term.

The 110ah is guaranteed for 5 years and can take 1000cycles at 80%dod.

http://www.elecsolbatteries.com/products/Leisure-Batteries/Elecsol-110.html (http://www.elecsolbatteries.com/products/Leisure-Batteries/Elecsol-110.html)

I see they do a seven year guarantee on the carbon versions. Trouble is most of my leisure batteries have had three year warranties and yet when the won't hold their charge the shops test them and tell me there is nothing wrong with them ::)
How long has yours been going Alex?
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: dave.e on July 15, 2011, 04:05:07 pm: Quote from: doley on July 14, 2011, 05:13:32 pm
why not run off van battery

here here
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on July 15, 2011, 04:37:29 pm: Quote from: Hydrophyl® on July 15, 2011, 02:25:52 pm
Quote from: Alex Gardiner on July 14, 2011, 01:22:27 pm
Quote from: Ian101 @ H2o on July 14, 2011, 10:00:16 am
Need an 85 is about £80 on ebay about right ??

Unfortunately because of the way we use batteries in the WFP industry there is a tendency to kill them very quickly (my record 12 months!).

I would recommend getting an Elecsol battery as these are protected against full discharge with carbon fibre elements. These will outlast any ordinary 'leisure' battery and will save you money in the long term.

The 110ah is guaranteed for 5 years and can take 1000cycles at 80%dod.

http://www.elecsolbatteries.com/products/Leisure-Batteries/Elecsol-110.html (http://www.elecsolbatteries.com/products/Leisure-Batteries/Elecsol-110.html)

I see they do a seven year guarantee on the carbon versions. Trouble is most of my leisure batteries have had three year warranties and yet when the won't hold their charge the shops test them and tell me there is nothing wrong with them ::)
How long has yours been going Alex?

Not that long - just over a year but still going strong as I hope it would be.
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: scud on July 15, 2011, 08:26:16 pm: I have said this before and will no doubt say it again.

Go to a mobility dealer and get an old one from a mobility scooter, they will run a pump for upto a fortnight (thats about 4000ltrs pumped for me) between charges, I have 2 of them and they have been going for 3 years now, I always have a fully charged one ready in the van for when the one in use runs down.
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 15, 2011, 08:48:39 pm: Quote from: scud on July 15, 2011, 08:26:16 pm
I have said this before and will no doubt say it again.

Go to a mobility dealer and get an old one from a mobility scooter, they will run a pump for upto a fortnight (thats about 4000ltrs pumped for me) between charges, I have 2 of them and they have been going for 3 years now, I always have a fully charged one ready in the van for when the one in use runs down.

Nice tip scud! Tosh is so decrepit tho' - he needs his in his mobility scooter! ;D
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: LWC on July 16, 2011, 05:49:59 am: Quote from: Tosh on July 15, 2011, 08:07:59 am
Quote from: Sensai LWC on July 15, 2011, 05:59:52 am
HELLO!

RUN IT OFF VAN BATTERY

Nope, I don't want too. I have at least one week's worth of work under a mile from where I live; two of us; two pumps going, only going maybe two-or-three-miles per day (maybe five miles tops) - and running from the van battery - I don't think so, matey.

Ive got loads of local work like that, not a problem, one job i dont move the van ALL day and the pump must be going for about 5 - 6 hours...and still just starts at end of day and off we drive.
Title: Re: Need a leisure battery - Who sells em the cheapest please ?
Post by: Londoner on July 16, 2011, 12:28:15 pm: Quote from: Sensai LWC on July 15, 2011, 05:59:52 am
HELLO!

RUN IT OFF VAN BATTERY

agreed