Hot Box Battery Suggestions

[GrassButler]

So i am adding a hot bot.. Looking for experienced suggestions of battery types ( brands, groups etc ) that others are using when they added hot boxes to their cold water set ups.

 

[Johnson]

Group 24 automotive will suffice.

 

[Vince Wood]

Get the Everstart battery from Wal-Mart. They are reasonably priced and they actually last. I run them in my truck and pressure washers.

 

[Pat Norman]

Be sure it's a deep cycle!

 

[nibbsy]

One of the problems with deep cycle batteries besides price is that deep cycle batteries should not be discharge below 50%

 

[tomtucson]

I'm starting to think that a regular car battery may be better than a deep cycle because they are always connected to the charging system. There are different models of deep cycle, I have the one from Walmart that is marked 'starting', it's only $60 here.

 

[Christopher]

My Hotsy had a regular auto battery in it, it was an Interstate Megatron and it lasted 8.5 years no problems. It was still working when I traded it in, the positive post separated from the battery, just was wiggling in there and I did not want acid leaking out when hitting a bump or possible sparks happening, I got my money out of it.

It was not a deep cycle marine battery, just a regular auto battery but since it was an Interstate and I cleaned the terminals a couple times a year, it did last a long time.

 

[Guy Blackmon]

One of the problems with deep cycle batteries besides price is that deep cycle batteries should not be discharge below 50%

But when properly connected to the charging system of the pressure washer....this will never happen.

 

[GrassButler]

Sooooo Group 24 Deep Cycle??

 

[HighTide]

Sooooo Group 24 Deep Cycle??

That would be my first choice and I have run my hot water skid on this type battery for 6 years.

 

[bears]

I have heard from several people that the 6 volt deep cycle batteries from costco are the way to go. Just wire 2 of them in series.

 

[Kiloman]

Your gonna need the biggest two 12 volt marine batteries you can find since the red motor has a tiny charging system on it.

 

[GrassButler]

Your gonna need the biggest two 12 volt marine batteries you can find since the red motor has a tiny charging system on it.

There's my boy Hal!! Yes... the Honda is less than stellar ( on charging and HP ) I picked up a pair of Group 24 deep cycles from Walmart today. And a pair of battery boxes. So we will see how far the parallel set-up goes.