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Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2016, 02:51:13 pm »
Sounds like you have it sorted now any ways and will have trouble free battery for next 18  to 24 months.
I just wanted to add that my 110 battery died on me and I needed to replace a month ago. Bearing in mind I use a scr ( and if I didn't I'd recharge each night ) I started to question why I needed a 110 ? I used to have to lug it in to a first floor flat maybe every month or two to bench charge overnight and with sometimes being parked a couple of hundred yards from my home weren't much fun. So I've downsized to a 55 AH
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201425470325?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
So far so good and at £35 if its buggered after even a year so what ?!
crikey at that price you may as well buy two, charge and swap each day.
I don't know what size battery you were using but I only mention it because for a while ( at least ) until the pump packed up I was using a portable pump box ( as a short term fix when I changed to a new vehicle ) with a 17 AH battery that lasted me pretty much a full 7 hour day, so a 55 AH more than adequate, half the size and weight !

jk999

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Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2016, 03:12:09 pm »
When I took  my leisure battery back I just told them I was using it to pump water from one tank to another no problem at all

Rob clarke

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Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2016, 04:10:29 pm »
Sounds like you have it sorted now any ways and will have trouble free battery for next 18  to 24 months.
I just wanted to add that my 110 battery died on me and I needed to replace a month ago. Bearing in mind I use a scr ( and if I didn't I'd recharge each night ) I started to question why I needed a 110 ? I used to have to lug it in to a first floor flat maybe every month or two to bench charge overnight and with sometimes being parked a couple of hundred yards from my home weren't much fun. So I've downsized to a 55 AH
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201425470325?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
So far so good and at £35 if its buggered after even a year so what ?!
crikey at that price you may as well buy two, charge and swap each day.
I don't know what size battery you were using but I only mention it because for a while ( at least ) until the pump packed up I was using a portable pump box ( as a short term fix when I changed to a new vehicle ) with a 17 AH battery that lasted me pretty much a full 7 hour day, so a 55 AH more than adequate, half the size and weight !

Apparently batteries aren't supposed to go below half power as it damages them so if your battery is only 55ah you'll be damaging it everyday, got told this a few years ago so don't really know how true it is so don't take offence  ;D maybe someone with more know how can let us know?

Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #23 on: May 29, 2016, 04:26:46 pm »
Sounds like you have it sorted now any ways and will have trouble free battery for next 18  to 24 months.
I just wanted to add that my 110 battery died on me and I needed to replace a month ago. Bearing in mind I use a scr ( and if I didn't I'd recharge each night ) I started to question why I needed a 110 ? I used to have to lug it in to a first floor flat maybe every month or two to bench charge overnight and with sometimes being parked a couple of hundred yards from my home weren't much fun. So I've downsized to a 55 AH
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201425470325?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
So far so good and at £35 if its buggered after even a year so what ?!
crikey at that price you may as well buy two, charge and swap each day.
I don't know what size battery you were using but I only mention it because for a while ( at least ) until the pump packed up I was using a portable pump box ( as a short term fix when I changed to a new vehicle ) with a 17 AH battery that lasted me pretty much a full 7 hour day, so a 55 AH more than adequate, half the size and weight !

Apparently batteries aren't supposed to go below half power as it damages them so if your battery is only 55ah you'll be damaging it everyday, got told this a few years ago so don't really know how true it is so don't take offence  ;D maybe someone with more know how can let us know?
Yeah I heard that too and take your point. I was using a 17 AH before in a temporary  portable pump box as already mentioned and that would easily last all day, even if you were to double that it would be less than a 55. I do use a scr however but don't know how many miles I'd need to drive daily to keep it topped up ( guess I average about 20 a day, but sometimes more ). I think it may have been Spruce who explained it in more depth. Its been a month so far and all has been good, not once needed a bench charge but I suppose I will have to reserve my judgement for another 6 months at least.  :)

Rob clarke

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Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #24 on: May 29, 2016, 05:54:46 pm »
I know what you mean about lugging them around like I've got a 115 ah and only move it about 10 meters and it kills me lol

david mark

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Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #25 on: May 30, 2016, 03:01:53 pm »
Did you no that caravans have shureflow pumps to run the water from there taps the power comes from the Numark Battery that installed when the caravan is purchased .

Rob clarke

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Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #26 on: May 30, 2016, 05:43:53 pm »
Did you no that caravans have shureflow pumps to run the water from there taps the power comes from the Numark Battery that installed when the caravan is purchased .

The tap isn't running all day like our systems are, maybe that's their argument with it  ???

Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: Leisure Battery Issue
« Reply #27 on: May 30, 2016, 06:06:29 pm »
always get our changed when under warranty they don't even ask what there getting used for