Well I have not added water to a battery in so long I completely forgot about using distilled water so I'm curious to see what kind of effect it truly has on the life of the battery.
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Well I have not added water to a battery in so long I completely forgot about using distilled water so I'm curious to see what kind of effect it truly has on the life of the battery.
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I been using tap water and all three of my batterys are 6 and a half years old now.
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I can see where if you have a lot of iron or minerals in your water it could be bad but anyhow so far so good.
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"G", do you have a water softener on your house? Just curious because I always use distilled water in my batteries but I wondered if softened water would be better. Since either salt or potassium is used to soften water, and both are good electrolytes, would it be better than distilled water?
No...dont have a water softener. I would think tho that salt would be a no no....corrosive to the lead plates.
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Chris, this is just an opinion but I would thing any mineral added to the water would be pulled out and deposited on the plates. That is what causes the drop off in ability to fully charge a battery. Plus that is the reason distilled water is recomended. Pure water with no minerals in it to create scale. Some tap water is so clean it will work fine in batteries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speck
Here's a heads up....charge your batteries before you fill/top them off. Been told to never fill/top off THEN put a full charge on them. Just sain.....
What's the reasoning on that.
Heat from charging expands the acid and the water and can run it overQuote:
Originally Posted by Boatbottom
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The water being lighter is on top of the acid.......this is so the water evaporates instead of your acid......this is why its important to keep your batteries checked and too top them off with water. If you wait too long then your water could be gone and then you lose acid to evaporation. When this happens and you add water your battery will be weaker because of the acid loss. Several times of this will really give you a weak battery as well as shorten battery life.
Why not just use battery acid to refill?mThey used to sell it at Advanced auto a few years ago for around $6 bucks a bag,,, bag was around a pint or quart worth of acid,,,
Acid evaporates quicker than water.....acid puts out caustic fumes.......the water acts as a seal. However while charging hard it will bubble and mix and you can smell it.....but after it settles back down it is like a seal. Yep.....we bought a lot of acid back in the day when we stored new batterys dry.....we would fill them with acid then put initial charge on them and top off with water.
I find myself rather using distilled water and a lot cheaper !!! anytime I get around battery acid I end up buying new shirt and new jeans due the fact unknown to me I got acid on everything !!! and you always find that out after doing the wash !!!!!:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Takeum
Distilled water. Less than a dollar a gallon at any convenience store or Dollar Store.