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You need a new battery mate...I'd get a 105ah numax starter/leisure battery if your just running one pump and electric reel...and charge it up overnight every night from day one....Hi everyone! I've got a powered hose reel however as soon as I use it to reel up it cuts my battery out and goes from 12.9 to 8.1 and slowly climbs back up unless I unwire it all and recconect then it goes full again. Does anyone know the problem?!
My gel batteries last me years as well. When I used leasure batteries I would be changing them yearly.Get an AGM gell battery if you want it to last , just changed mine after 6 years and re charged every day they were down to 30% they still ran everything ok but was afrade of a break down when working away from home so changed them .
It came with the facelift tank fitting! It's only recently started over the past month or 2. It was fitted in May last yearWhat amp hour battery is it and how old ?? Is the reel a new addition and it’s always been like this or has it suddenly started doing this ?.
I am guessing you haven't bench charged your battery since last May if so that's your issue, get it bench charged then after 2 hours of it been charged if you don't have a multi meter just check the battery voltage via your controller and if you see a decent amount of voltage drop then your battery is knackered if it doesn't happen straight away then after a an hour or so working the voltage may drop away again if so your battery is knackered.It came with the facelift tank fitting! It's only recently started over the past month or 2. It was fitted in May last year
How and how often do you charge them?My gel batteries last me years as well. When I used leasure batteries I would be changing them yearly.
You have got to charge batteries after every time you use them or expect problems with them. Cost me £240 to work this out. ?How and how often do you charge them?
In the Yatching world AGM don't seem to be that much better than lead acid leisure batteries in their application.
@Pjjhas a strictly recharge every night policy and this works for him. The problem with so many window cleaners is that they don't do this and rely on a split charge relay to recharge their batteries.
No wonder, no hot water nor electric reels so using very little power. If it works for you then keep doing it.I don't do big miles. I've been fortunate that I never need to charge my leisure batteries and I get years out of them. Two pumps two Numax 120AH MV35 leisure batteries. Two manual reels. I have no interest in using anything that will slow me down or cause me unnecessary expense or breakdowns. I believe electric reels would do all three. Each to our own, of course.
I have all the hot water I ever need. And my system is super reliable, fast and trouble free. ?No wonder, no hot water nor electric reels so using very little power. If it works for you then keep doing it.
I do think electric reels make the working day so much easier but the problem I have found is getting something reliable I have hade the 3 main brands out there so far and had problems with all of them the most reliable so far have been waterworks 3 D now that they have changed the plastic centre spindles to metal the previous issues with them crushing have been illuminated , we are now long term testing them in one of our vans for them .I have all the hot water I ever need. And my system is super reliable, fast and trouble free. ?
Most people I've seen don't use manual reels correctly. Some lift them out, unreel and wind back while bent over to reach ground level. Others leave them in the van but stand almost directly in front to wind in. This means the arm and shoulder have to pump/crank. More often than not the reels are fairly stiff causing unnecessary effort to be needed.I do think electric reels make the working day so much easier but the problem I have found is getting something reliable I have hade the 3 main brands out there so far and had problems with all of them the most reliable so far have been waterworks 3 D now that they have changed the plastic centre spindles to metal the previous issues with them crushing have been illuminated , we are now long term testing them in one of our vans for them .
The new Grippatank ones are great and I haven't had any problems with them. The old ones were very slow.I do think electric reels make the working day so much easier but the problem I have found is getting something reliable I have hade the 3 main brands out there so far and had problems with all of them the most reliable so far have been waterworks 3 D now that they have changed the plastic centre spindles to metal the previous issues with them crushing have been illuminated , we are now long term testing them in one of our vans for them .