I agree with Ray. We used a battery filling system once and had the
same problems with leaks, cells over filled and under filled. We
took it out and will never use a battery filling system again. If a
customer is not willing, or around enough, to do proper flooded
battery maintenance, we recommend sealed batteries.
Randy Brooks
Brooks Solar, Inc.
Solar Power for People
140 Columbia View
Chelan, WA 98816
509-682-9646
ra...@brookssolar.com
www.BrooksSolar.com
On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:06 PM, R Ray Walters wrote:
I have to highly recommend against Battery FIlling Systems. After 3
years trying to make their products work, we are pulling all
watering systems out, and offering full refunds.
Some of the caps leaked at only 1 psi of pressure, some overfilled
the batteries causing acid spills, and the worst: some caps never
filled at all, leaving some cells under filled.
Repeated calls to their main contact Rob Source at Battery Filling
Systems have gone unanswered.
We're back to manual filling as we just haven't found anything
reliable enough to deal with this extremely important task.
Of 10 service call backs, 8 were problems with BFS products. (and
we only made a couple of bucks per cell in the first place....)
Please avoid this product like the plague!
R. Walters
r...@solarray.com
Solar Engineer
On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:14 PM, Joel Davidson wrote:
Wrenches,
We installed 48 each IBE 1-85N-15 cells (24 in series in 2 Direct
Power & Water battery boxes). We do not want to use Hydrocaps.
Your suggestions for an automatic watering system would be most
appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Happy Holidays.
Joel Davidson
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