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Question about Battery water levels

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We have a 98 CC Magna with 2 house batteries 6V, 8 D class.

The water in the batteries has to be refilled every trip or frequently. Last time,(about 30 days ago) it took over a gallon of water for each battery. I checked them today and they took another gallon each.??
What would cause the loss of water?

Thanks in Advance,

Steven Guittar
'98 CC Magna #5545

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Normal filling is once a month. I had same problem with my 99 Intrigue shortly after that started I had to replace the alternator and my two chassis batteries.

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Steve, how old are your batteries? As batteries age, and the charge/discharge cycles add up, battery efficiency declined. One side effect is the need for more electricity to recharge, with heat being a side effect, so the battery body heats up, gets warm/hot and the water evaporates faster. There are other causes like a bad cell, etc. As my original set of wet cell batteries hit 7 years, they got hotter and took more water.
Lee Zaborowski

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Please keep me posted, I have #5661. I recently experienced this with my golf cart, had to replace batteries.

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I agree with Lee, I'm just going to add that it also depends on the battery charger. If it still has the original inverter/charger onboard it "could" be not charging as it should be. Such as overcharging...

Jim Lewis
Infinity Coach

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Had to have my inverter replaced last week on the road in Pa. Not charging even when connected to shore power.

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Usually overcharging. Check the output voltage of the alternator.

Mikee