I also wanted to talk to you about the pictures you sent. The corrosion showing is not because of a defective battery. That often appears on batteries that have been overflowed when filling the cells. Overflowing causes acid filled water to settle in the cracks on top and corrosion builds up. Whenever there is water overflowed, which does happen at times no matter how careful someone is, it needs to be washed off with a baking soda solution and well dried. And too many over-flows when filling will lower the batteries life span needlessly as the acid ratio in the battery will become too diluted over time and it will no longer hold a charge well. However, not adding water when needed will burn things up!

Cleaning is just part of good regular maintenance even if no spills ever occur. The battery should periodically be removed from the machine compartment, and hosed off well, than left to dry completely before placing back in the compartment. This is all explained in the information packet that came with the battery, and copies can also be emailed where necessary.

A new battery will be no different in the maintenance that is needed.

If you do not want to rely completely on the diligence of your maintenance department, you can add a water indicator light that will monitor the cell water level and go from green to red when water needs to be added. This precaution is only an additional $50. There are also whole watering systems that can be added to a battery ($300 – $500). They effectively seal and connect all the cells together on top, and water is added at one end point with a gas pump type hose when the indicator light turns to red. This eliminates the need to unscrew all of the 18 caps to check and manually fill each cell with a watering pitcher.

Feel free to contact us with any questions. We know a new industrial battery is a costly investment and want you to have all the information to choose what will best in your situation!