I've never tried the red tops. I have a yellow top now. I had a blue marine battery (don't remeber the brand, but not optima) about 10 years ago. Some how I nuked it after about a year. It was warrantied still, so I went back to the store I got it from but they no longer carried that brand. The guy replaced it with a new yellow top. That yellow top I did drain a couple times (car had charging issues). They are a pain to recharge with a plug in charger, but it always recovered. I sold that vehicle with the battery still in it. My current yellow top is probably about 6 years old and I've never managed to kill it. I pulled it out of my old K5 blazer when I sold it and put it in the van.
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house battery inside van?
- Thread starter luke-o
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I've never tried the red tops. I have a yellow top now. I had a blue marine battery (don't remeber the brand, but not optima) about 10 years ago. Some how I nuked it after about a year. It was warrantied still, so I went back to the store I got it from but they no longer carried that brand. The guy replaced it with a new yellow top. That yellow top I did drain a couple times (car had charging issues). They are a pain to recharge with a plug in charger, but it always recovered. I sold that vehicle with the battery still in it. My current yellow top is probably about 6 years old and I've never managed to kill it. I pulled it out of my old K5 blazer when I sold it and put it in the van.
luke-o I have one sitting in my garage, e-mail me "sameally@aol.com, bolt holes are on the left side of the van frame and simple to mount.
Okay sweet! Thanks a lot!
I have (2) flooded house batteries mounted inside my van inside vented boxes and have never had a single problem. I do have them charged with a regulated onboard charger as well as the regulated alternator so I haven't ever experienced an overcharge condition. I have spent a considerable amount of time working in the marine systems industry as well and have never had an issue with the hundreds of battery installs which don't have a specific battery vent for house and starting batteries mounted down in the bowels of many different kinds of boats.
During standard operation (charge and discharge) I believe just an area vent at a high point in the battery location would be more than adequate to protect from the build-up of hydrogen.
SG
During standard operation (charge and discharge) I believe just an area vent at a high point in the battery location would be more than adequate to protect from the build-up of hydrogen.
SG