Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: DASERVICES on January 16, 2008, 04:30:59 pm
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For those who run their systems of a leisure battery how many do you use in a year?
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Mines still going strong
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I'm still on my first one. (Thank god, at £55 a pop).
Had it since April.
It only lasts a day now though, when it used to be fine for 2 days.
In fact I came home a bit earlier today as it went flat, and it was charged last night. :-\
Guess I'd better answer "2" then...
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my missus keeps buying batteries and when i ask what they are for she wont tell me, she is alone a lot during the day too, cant think what she needs all those for!!!
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Must be her lesuire batteries.
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Got any photos?
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I've had my battery for 2 years now and its still going!
Andy
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I think it depends a lot on how good your charger is.
I've had to put up with a crappy halfords 5amp job.
The charge level drops to 0 after about 5 hours, but I can't see it's been charged fully by then.
Not sure if that means the batteries knackered, or the charger won't do the job.
I always leave it on for hours after, in case there's something trickling in. ???
I'm not going to bother getting a new battery until I can afford a good charger too.
Might as well get the best out of a new one.
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Dont you use a split charge relay?
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Original renault battery was 6 years old & had been used for wfp for 3 of them when it eventually died. put a cheap 35 quid one on 12 months ago & still going strong. 75psi shurflo pump box run from cig lighter socket.
tony
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Funny you should bring this up now. I've had mine for 8 mths now and it looks like its on its way out. (Probs over the last two days) Now need to charge every night, like squeaky used to be every other night.
Would a split relay help in keeping it fully charged and longer life span?
My charger say's it's compatible for the type of battery.
Also they offer a two year warranty when you buy them so if it's not holding it's charge, will or shouldn't they replace it?
Wayne
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We have had our system for nearly 3 years and have never changed our battries. They are charged from the alternator via a relay. Recently had to change van and cheapest place we found leisure battries was a caravan supply shop
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over 2 years and still going strong
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I use a leisure battery and put it on charge most nights.
My first was 85 a/h, used with old halfords charger and lasted 1 year before losing charge.
18 months ago I bought a 110 amp jobby with a smart charger and it's going strong. Bought a 100psi pump plus varistream at the same time too.
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I use a leisure battery and put it on charge most nights.
My first was 85 a/h, used with old halfords charger and lasted 1 year before losing charge.
18 months ago I bought a 110 amp jobby with a smart charger and it's going strong. Bought a 100psi pump plus varistream at the same time too.
Moneybags.
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Moneybags.
What! With 3 daughters! Bwaahaha! ;D
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had mine for 2 1/2 years and still going strong,
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mine must be 3 years old now, i charge it every night and it does 150 L a day and still has 75 % charge in it according to the charger, i did buy the best charger money could buy AND i top the cells up when it starts to struggle ( i should do them more often, but i forget )
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my missus keeps buying batteries and when i ask what they are for she wont tell me, she is alone a lot during the day too, cant think what she needs all those for!!!
Get her to use the re-chargeable ones. You'll save a fortune ;D
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my missus keeps buying batteries and when i ask what they are for she wont tell me, she is alone a lot during the day too, cant think what she needs all those for!!!
Mines got a mains model (when she said i'm gonna get a rabbit, I went out and bought a hutch) Lol
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had mine about two years and is charged on split relay but the last couple of weeks i have had trouble when filling with the booster pump as the charge runs dead before tank is full, but when i get to work and use the varistrem it runs all day without a problem, does the varistream not drain the battery like a booster pump or is the battery fine and i have another problem.
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had mine about two years and is charged on split relay but the last couple of weeks i have had trouble when filling with the booster pump as the charge runs dead before tank is full, but when i get to work and use the varistrem it runs all day without a problem, does the varistream not drain the battery like a booster pump or is the battery fine and i have another problem.
A Booster pump runs on a higher current than a varistream, although a varistream is rated at 12v most of the internal workings like the IC's (intrigated curcuit) run on 5v so a varistream takes vertually no current, its your pump that takes most of the current.
If your booster pump has a higher curent rating than your pump connected to the varistream then your battery could be on its way out, top it up with pure water to just above the plates, give it a good charge and see how it goes from there.
Halfords also sell little tablets for batteries that you drop into the cells. (may also help)
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thanks jeff1 i will give it a try.
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i git 2 leisure battery £65 each i charge 1 up once a week then change it over at the end of the week but it can go on for 2 weekss atleast