Matt;
I've used the watering systems for years as well, but never the tap
connect.
We have hard water here too, good to know that our distilled water
mania is not in vain.
Ray
On Sep 4, 2008, at 6:30 PM, Matt wrote:
Ray,
We sell plenty of watering systems, but none are fed from an actual
pressurized tap. The "best" one uses a manual water release on top
of each cap; this prevents over-filling when (not if) something
sticks.
I have never used non-distilled water in a battery, but I have
replaced a couple of banks that were wrecked by using well water
with a high mineral content.
Matt
---- "R. Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I never used it, but Battery Watering Systems has used them for
years. The rep I talked to thought we in the solar biz were quite
cautious on this.
I still use distilled H2O, myself BTW.
Have you actually experienced ruined batteries from ionized or
filtered H2O?
Also, if you reread Jamie's previous response, it sounds like they
aren't even using distilled H2O to build them either.
Ray
On Sep 3, 2008, at 7:15 PM, Matt wrote:
This is a majorly bad idea! Tap water usually contains dissolved
minerals that will screw up battery plates, reduce or increase
conductivity and generally void battery warrantees.
Am I correct about this Jamie?
Matt
---- "R. Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Some of the single point battery watering systems have a pressure
regulator that plumbs right to the water tap with a small filter.
Apparently we in the solar business are more anal about using
distilled water than many other battery users.
Ray
On Sep 2, 2008, at 6:46 PM, James Surrette wrote:
Hi Bruce,
FYI, Deionized water is commonly used in battery manufacturing and
large motive power applications;
http://www.philadelphiascientific.com/deionizer.html
Regards,
Jamie
R. Walters
Solarray.com
NABCEP # 04170442
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