"No dumb questions".........Winter Battery Storage

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"No dumb questions".........Winter Battery Storage

Postby b.bodemer » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:36 pm

Here's the skinny....................I've only ever had to worry about my battery in my vehicle. Never had to store one.

Right now I have a new two car garage, uninsulated. In the garage I have the normal stuff: lawn mover, gas can for lawn mover, snow blower, gas mixture for snow blower, kerosine heater(for winter project time), 5 gallon kerosine can, a 20lb propane and a 10lb propane.

I have current things stored in opposite corners.

With winter almost here I no longer need to have the inverter/Optima Yellow top set up in the back of my pick up truck. I'd like to keep the battery on the charger I purhcased(one that BatteryMart suggested).

What's the safest way to store my battery through the winter and early spring? Can it stay in the garage or should I move it to my basement?

I do have a basement. Two furnaces, two hot water heaters, washer and electric dryer. Basement gets cold and only warms up from basement vents off furnaces.

Any suggestions appreciated and thanks in advance...................
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Re: "No dumb questions".........Winter Battery Sto

Postby Micro469 » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:26 pm

b.bodemer wrote:I do have a basement. Two furnaces, two hot water heaters, washer and electric dryer. Basement gets cold and only warms up from basement vents off furnaces.

Any suggestions appreciated and thanks in advance...................
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I store mine in the shed.....but then I don't know if it's still charged.

By the way....How big is your house????? :roll:
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Postby Miriam C. » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:01 pm

:o Well first thing you should do is get all that propane and store it somewhere else or at least check your local regulations.

I have a shelf I put batteries on and my "new" understanding is charge them once a month. :oops: My battery died last winter.
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Postby dovaka » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:19 pm

the tear doesnt have a battery yet but for my hotrod that gets parked for amount 6-8 months a year and not driven a whole lot in between i have a solid state battery maintainer mounted in the car and it just stays plugged in when ever the car is in the garage
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Postby Dale M. » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:23 pm

All those little 1 AMP trickle chargers are for keeping battery charged while it is in "storage".

Here is all you need to know about battery storage....

http://www.batteryfaq.org/

As for all the propane and lawn mower gas and other flammables, they should actually be outside (metal storage cabinet) where if they produce any fumes or leak it can be dissipated by prevailing winds, not kept captive in garage waiting for spark from light switch or pilot light on water heater to ignite them...

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Postby madjack » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:55 am

Dale M. wrote:All those little 1 AMP trickle chargers are for keeping battery charged while it is in "storage".

Here is all you need to know about battery storage....

http://www.batteryfaq.org/

As for all the propane and lawn mower gas and other flammables, they should actually be outside (metal storage cabinet) where if they produce any fumes or leak it can be dissipated by prevailing winds, not kept captive in garage waiting for spark from light switch or pilot light on water heater to ignite them...

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Postby b.bodemer » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:58 am

Thanks everyone.............I'll be rearranging things today!

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