I would think the 1 gal sprayer would be perfect for customers with smaller banks. When you start going through two, three or four gallons of distilled water at a time, i could see it getting tedious. Ive used an elevated 5Gal polyethylene tank with a 1/4" food grade hose connected to a small polyethylene wand (and small hand operated ball valve) it makes watering so quick and easy, and no messes. You do need a good headlamp while doing this to verify water level. :)
Roy Rakobitsch NABCEP Certified Small Wind Installer® Certified Advanced Tower Climbing, Safety & Rescue Wind/PV Design Engineer Windsine LLC 631-514-4166 www.windsine.org On Dec 12, 2015 8:20 AM, "Roy Butler" <r...@four-winds-energy.com> wrote: > Dan, > > We've been using the garden sprayer method for the last 14 years and it > works great! > Be sure to buy a sprayer with a plastic wand......the brass wands can > create a bit too much excitement..... > > Roy Butler > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® > NYSERDA eligible PV & wind installer > Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC > 8902 Route 46, Arkport, NY 14807607-324-9747 www.four-winds-energy.com > > Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message, > a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > > > On 12/12/2015 7:54 AM, Dan Fink wrote: > > Hi Jerry; That's a great idea, I'm going to get one and try it next time I > hit Home Depot. I also do not use automatic or central battery watering > systems, as I feel they give a false sense of security. Nobody is in there > regularly checking for loose connections and corrosion. My most important > battery bank tool is a thermal imaging camera that connects to my > smartphone. > > Dan Fink > Adjunct Professor, Ecotech Institute > IREC Certified Instructor™ for: > ~ PV Installation Professional > ~ Small Wind Installer > Executive Director, Buckville Energy > NABCEP Accredited Continuing Education Providers™ > 970.672.4342 > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarag...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Wrenches, >> There has been allot of talk about batteries, i use allot of FLA and >> Edison type batteries. When we do an install i aways include a one gallon >> pump weed sprayer with distilled water, we cut the sprayer tip off and it >> is an easy and fast way to fill batteries, this is a cheap way too. Battery >> automatic fills are fine but there is no subsutute for eyes and hands on >> inspections. Just wanted yo pass along a easy battery filling solution. >> Jerry >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & > settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette:www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios:www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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