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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ben M on November 27, 2013, 06:38:32 pm

Title: battery for pump
Post by: ben M on November 27, 2013, 06:38:32 pm: my pump is connected to my van's battery and when i do a long day without moving the van like today i get a flat battery. I am going to add a battery only for the pump,have you got any other suggestion?
Thanks
Ben
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: wfp master on November 27, 2013, 07:01:07 pm: halfords ;)
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: ben M on November 27, 2013, 07:03:09 pm: Quote from: sfwc on November 27, 2013, 07:01:07 pm
halfords ;)
thanks but i didn't ask where can i buy the battery ;D
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: Rayleigh Window Cleaning Services on November 27, 2013, 07:05:55 pm: Bigger van battery
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: dazmond on November 27, 2013, 07:15:04 pm: i use a leisure battery 85ah.i also spend a lot of time cleaning in one place and hardly drive around on large chunks of my round.
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: Don Kee on November 27, 2013, 07:24:12 pm: Leisure battery, connected to an intelligent split charger relay so it charges off the alternator/van battery
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: geefree on November 27, 2013, 07:24:17 pm: Get yourself any leisure battery, connect it to your van battery via a relay split charger kit... done.

here you go

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAMPER-VAN-SELF-SWITCHING-VOLTAGE-SENSING-SPLIT-CHARGE-RELAY-KIT-12V-30-AMP-/181160779910?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item2a2e062086#ht_2777wt_1163
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: ben M on November 27, 2013, 07:48:32 pm: Quote from: Gazzasp8 on November 27, 2013, 07:24:17 pm
Get yourself any leisure battery, connect it to your van battery via a relay split charger kit... done.

here you go

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAMPER-VAN-SELF-SWITCHING-VOLTAGE-SENSING-SPLIT-CHARGE-RELAY-KIT-12V-30-AMP-/181160779910?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item2a2e062086#ht_2777wt_1163
thanks Gazza, easy to install?
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: ben M on November 27, 2013, 10:44:21 pm: a relay split charger is enough or still need to charge the battery sometimes with a charger?
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: Positivity on November 28, 2013, 08:51:41 am: Scrap yard battery £15 lasted 18 months they give you a fiver for your old battery so £10 18 months.
Replaced van battery before winter now using old van battery runs two of us all day no problem.
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: Don Kee on November 28, 2013, 03:12:03 pm: Split charger should be fine for the most part (especially if you get a decent 'ah' battery)
If you have a digital controller, just check the voltage output on your last job of the day just to check if it could use a top up from a charger...
Title: Re: battery for pump
Post by: Simon Mess on November 28, 2013, 06:53:48 pm: I have been using a diy system where the pump is connected to my van battery for over 3.5 years and it works fine. About a year ago I started to notice that if I was parked for a while working, the van seemed a bit slow cranking, so I bought a new, more powerful, good quality battery, problem gone!.
Before going and getting a 2nd battery check the size and condition of the one in your van (and remember if your van has a petrol engine, it will have a smaller battery anyway), it may just be that it needs replacing. Also, there could be a problem with the alternator.