[bobplum]

is a 12 volt car battery powerfull enough to power a wfp system
the battery is a stand alone battery,no recharging during the day just 12 volts of battery
may have to use one tomorrrow
cheers bob

[bobplum]

come on some one give a answer

[mci services]

do you mean a separate battery from the car/van then yes no problem, I used to use them from the scrap yards and then get rid when they were knackered 

[Tom White]

do you mean a separate battery from the car/van then yes no problem, I used to use them from the scrap yards and then get rid when they were knackered 

How long did they last you, Stu, on average?

[mci services]

do you mean a separate battery from the car/van then yes no problem, I used to use them from the scrap yards and then get rid when they were knackered 

How long did they last you, Stu, on average?

I used to buy them for a fiver and they lasted from three months to a year, big ones out of diesels were best, but they had to be charged every night, but I do that now with my leisure battery anyway

[jonboywalton75]

I pay a tenner each and have two fully charged in the van.  a decent one can last nearly two days or if i do a very long day, just one.

[d s windowcleaning]

i picked 1 up at the local scrap yard for a fiver lasted around 20 months , charged it up twice a week .

[Tom White]

My leisure battery cost £80 brand new.  There's two of us in the morning till maybe 1.00 pm and then only me from then on and I reckon we're using about 600 litres of water per day on average, depending on what we're working on (though this will probably decline shortly as we get the first cleans out of the way).

So, because they're not cheap, I charge my battery every night; it's got a nice carrying handle which makes it easy to cart in-and-out of the house and it's lighter than a 25 litre barrel of water and I could be man-handling about ten of them a day previously to getting a van-mount.

I can trust it, and I won't be losing a morning/afternoon's work (I hope) because it's failed me, so I think I'll just stick with using new leisure batteries. 

[mci services]

My leisure battery cost £80 brand new.  There's two of us in the morning till maybe 1.00 pm and then only me from then on and I reckon we're using about 600 litres of water per day on average, depending on what we're working on (though this will probably decline shortly as we get the first cleans out of the way).

So, because they're not cheap, I charge my battery every night; it's got a nice carrying handle which makes it easy to cart in-and-out of the house and it's lighter than a 25 litre barrel of water and I could be man-handling about ten of them a day previously to getting a van-mount.

I can trust it, and I won't be losing a morning/afternoon's work (I hope) because it's failed me, so I think I'll just stick with using new leisure batteries. 

agreed tosh, I was just answering the OP question, that yes you can use a car battery, I myself use a leisure battery now but in an emergency I know a car battery will suffice.

[SB Cleaning]

I had a leisure battery lasted only 4months before one of the cells blew!!

I am now using a car battery from the scrapyard been 9 months and still going strong all for the princely sum of £10 nuff said i think

[Tom White]

I had a leisure battery lasted only 4months before one of the cells blew!!

I am now using a car battery from the scrapyard been 9 months and still going strong all for the princely sum of £10 nuff said i think

I've a two year guarantee with my leisure battery, but even if I haven't, I'm sure they'd be guaranteed for a year.

Unless of course you abused it in some way?

[SB Cleaning]

I had a leisure battery lasted only 4months before one of the cells blew!!

I am now using a car battery from the scrapyard been 9 months and still going strong all for the princely sum of £10 nuff said i think

I've a two year guarantee with my leisure battery, but even if I haven't, I'm sure they'd be guaranteed for a year.

Unless of course you abused it in some way?

Mine was only guaranteed for 3 months Tosh

[bobplum]

I had a leisure battery lasted only 4months before one of the cells blew!!

I am now using a car battery from the scrapyard been 9 months and still going strong all for the princely sum of £10 nuff said i think

is it on  charge during the day (say from the van battery)or just charged up at night time
cheers bob

[SB Cleaning]

I had a leisure battery lasted only 4months before one of the cells blew!!

I am now using a car battery from the scrapyard been 9 months and still going strong all for the princely sum of £10 nuff said i think

is it on  charge during the day (say from the van battery)or just charged up at night time
cheers bob

Just charged it when i got home at night till the morning every couple of days Bob.

[Steven Shoreditch]

yes

[Ross G]

Liesure = pleasure, i found anyway on my pure freedom trolley after 2 years

[Dave.]

I bought a 85 amp leisure battery from eBay for just over £50 delivered, but I've also made up an extension lead with croc clips either end to reach the vehicle battery as a back up,

Dave

[chopsie]

12 volts is 12 volts, whether it comes from a car or leisure battery. My 'system' (just a diy jobbie) has been connected to my van battery since i started in November 09. I only had trouble with a flat battery once, and that was with me leaving rear doors open with the internal lights left on, I now have them turned off and have had no trouble, But i have little very compact work, so the van is travelling a fair bit, so i suppose it gets boosted regularly. 

[Londoner]

I just buy a new car battery £36  the present one is over a year old. You don't need a leisure battery as long as you buy a sealed for life car battery.