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I picked up my new Twin a couple of weeks ago and one of the problems I have had is the leisure battery. After constant phonecalls to the dealer (over 200 miles away) they have sent me another battery.
The thing is, its a different battery to the original. My twin came supplied with a 75ah gel battery, I had planned to add another one the same as two of this size will fit into the housing.
The dealer has wrongly sent me a battery from a different Adria motorhome. As the one sent is of higher power I was thinking its probably not worth trying to get it changed. The one sent is an Exide gel 85ah. After doing a quick search on google to see what another battery the same would cost the only price I can find is £320.
This seams alot for a battery, is this just a great battery or just a high priced one?
I cant decide whether to send the new one back and ask for the right one, keep the one they have sent or buy 2 new batteries and try to sell the Exide.
hi davd3003,
the gel batteries are okay but take longer to recharge from a discharged state allthough they can be discharged to a lower level than lead acid withouy damage and last a lot longer than lead acid if treated proporley. the big advantage is they dont need venting , becarefull when moving the units and wires around on the new twins as there aint alot of play behind the control panels. We tried but in the end bought a 250amp advanced gel type and mounted it on the floor in its own box.
You really need 2 batteries as the 70amp std doesnt last more than 2-3 days with the gas blown air on in winter etc. Also beaware that when the electrical connections are broken the water dump valve is activated unless you have a crafty adaptor to stop this.
we use a doulble glassing packer cut out to clip over the resess in the push/pull plunger works a treat and easy to use .
I've still got the standard leisure battery and haven't really given it much stick, as I've been on hookup each time. I had imagined that even in winter, with me going out and about, the battery would replenish itself. Do I take it that you guys who've gone for a beefier battery found it impossible to keep the standard Twin battery charged?
Location: Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7BU 01243 511189
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I will not provide pricing here, but we have deemed that it would be possible to relocate some of the electrics in the battery compartment to allow the fitment of a second battery, 70Ah AGM or 85Ah Wet. You can have a larger AGM or Wet battery fitted, you will be capped at 130Ah, after this the battery compartment will not be able to accomodate the larger case size required by higher Ah batteries.
Looking at it for price per Ah, the most cost effective solution would be fitting a second battery. For example, two 70Ah would be 140Ah, and two 85Ah would be 170Ah. In the latter example, this would provide you with the most effective solution, providing that you dont mind non maintence free batteries.
We have just become agents for Elecsol batteries, which are maintenence free wet batteries with a 5 year warranty. Please see www.elecsolbatteries.com.
Hope this help,
Regards,
Chris
Premier Motorhomes of Chichester
I've got a TAB 75Ah gel battery from my 07 Adria Twin which I want to sell. Anyone interested? They're insanely expensive to buy new so hopefully someone will want to snap it up!
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