Lead Acid batteries

[Crows Nest]

We’re getting our trailer with the two six volt LA batteries. Are they sealed or do they need topping up with water on occasion.

[Selkirk]

The 6V LA batteries supplied by ETI will need to be occasionally topped off with distilled water.

I don't find the required battery maintenance too difficult to do. Both batteries in my trailer required a few ounces each after 3 months of use. A dollar store turkey baster worked well.

[felix2]

We don’t have an inverter or any large draws, and I’ve only needed to add a bit of (distilled) water two times in three years…we use the trailer around 60 - 70 days per year. We leave them in place all winter and the solar panel seems to protect it well (we had -5F last winter).

I did notice a mosquito in one of the cells last time I opened a battery up! 😳