[vivaro 013]

battery only 2 years old, only lasting till about dinner time before showings sign of not enough charge in battery to run pump correctly , can anybody recommend a battery charger , or give advices on why battery isn't last
tyou

[jeff1]

What type of charger are you using now? how often do you charge it?

A good charger available from Halfords around £30 its an intelligent charger and ideal for what you need

[poles apart]

Have you checked the water levels?

[alanwilson]

check water levels
buy a smart charger 16AMP (£60)

[easycleaner]

If you let a leisure run battery flat between charges it will shorten its life and it will not hold its charge for very long.
Check the charger is rated for the size of battery. I got good advice from Purefreedom as they are engineers and seem to know their stuff.
Mart

[vivaro 013]

What type of charger are you using now? how often do you charge it?

A good charger available from Halfords around £30 its an intelligent charger and ideal for what you need

thanks for your reply

only charge battery gets is when van is charging battery

[vivaro 013]

has anybody got a link to recommend a charger from halfords

[jeff1]

Here you go

Keep your battery fully charged at all times and it will last you years.

www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?text=Battery+chargers&action=search&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&x=6&y=10

[easycleaner]

If you only charge the battery when the van is running that could be the problem. If you only do short trips between jobs it will not charge fully. This type of battery needs to fully charged and never run flat.
Mart

[russ_clark]

I use the Intelligent charger sold by cleaning spot
they sell them on ebay £40 delivered.
Re the split charge relay wired in your van
as previous post stated if you are not doing decent runs it will
not give the battery enough to charge it properly.
I have disconnected them both from my vans since buying this
charger and never had a problem.
Russ