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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: p1w1 on January 07, 2022, 11:45:04 am

Title: what leisure batteries are diesel heater users using nowadays.
Post by: p1w1 on January 07, 2022, 11:45:04 am

Need to get some new leisure batteries but it's becoming a bit of a minefield. Is it good to get ones that state start-up as well or the best number of recharge cycles?  There are so many types now. I run a diesel heater, electric reel, and pump. Batteries are charged every night and also during the day with a sterling charger. Want some good quality ones.

cheers

Title: Re: what leisure batteries are diesel heater users using nowadays.
Post by: dazmond on January 07, 2022, 02:31:47 pm

i use 2 x  105ah numax starter/leisure combo batteries ....mine are over 4 years old...still going strong

Title: Re: what leisure batteries are diesel heater users using nowadays.
Post by: dazmond on January 07, 2022, 06:59:24 pm

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1641581914_Screenshot_20220107-185744_Photos.jpg)

 :) :) best batteries I've ever had for wfp

Title: Re: what leisure batteries are diesel heater users using nowadays.
Post by: Spruce on January 08, 2022, 05:00:57 am

Quote from: p1w1 on January 07, 2022, 11:45:04 am

Need to get some new leisure batteries but it's becoming a bit of a minefield. Is it good to get ones that state start-up as well or the best number of recharge cycles?  There are so many types now. I run a diesel heater, electric reel, and pump. Batteries are charged every night and also during the day with a sterling charger. Want some good quality ones.

cheers

Numax have always been good for us. As per Daz. What ever you order, my advice is to go for a combo leisure battery with a CCA rating.
If you order online, do make sure they send you exactly what you ordered. They say they have stock and then send you an equavelent. I ordered a Numax and they tried to send me a class c battery that had a very poor performance rating.

You generally are looking for a battery with wild camping and/or motor mover capabilities. It's a class b battery.

Google "NCC verified battery scheme. " Charging cycles are an important consideration.

As we have said before, as window cleaners the battery manufacturers class us as battery abusers. Just using it in a window cleaning environment will void the warranty. So the guarantee period doesn't apply to us and is a risk we have to take on ourselves.

Title: Re: what leisure batteries are diesel heater users using nowadays.
Post by: p1w1 on January 09, 2022, 04:04:07 pm

Thanks for the reply's  Daz n Spruce. Will give the Numax ones a try.

Title: Re: what leisure batteries are diesel heater users using nowadays.
Post by: dazmond on January 10, 2022, 08:52:53 am

Don't forget to charge them up every night with a decent charger and have a split charge relay fitted too for a little charge up when driving about...

This is essential for long battery life....discharging a battery below 50% is not good at all..preferably you want to be charging after 30% of  use

Title: Re: what leisure batteries are diesel heater users using nowadays.
Post by: p1w1 on January 12, 2022, 09:02:33 pm

Quote from: dazmond on January 10, 2022, 08:52:53 am

Don't forget to charge them up every night with a decent charger and have a split charge relay fitted too for a little charge up when driving about...

This is essential for long battery life....discharging a battery below 50% is not good at all..preferably you want to be charging after 30% of  use

I do that anyway