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Originally Posted by Chateau_Nomad
I think a MAJOR deciding factor between "maintenance required" vs "maintenance free" is the location/ease of access to the batteries.
My class C has the classic battery compartment under the entry steps. I open the top step, and there they are... nothing to move - easy as pie.
That "ease of access" can make a huge difference in how difficult adding water is. If my batteries were in a cumbersome area, there is NO DOUBT I would invest in maintenance free. But where they are, I don't need anything more than my trusty plastic "turkey syringe", and 5 minutes of time to give them a shot of water every so often.
I would LOVE to have AFFORDABLE lithium batteries... but in my case, a maintenance free lead acid type makes more sense... with the "cold weather" charging issues of lithium, I'll stick with old school until those issues are resolved. Otherwise, a lithium battery (for me) IS NOT a "maintenance free" option.
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... so what happened to AGM as an option.
I agree with other points as I have often failed to mention the access as negative component to my otherwise long list of negatives with FLA that require water in a House Battery configuration.
I also don't see Lithium's today as a solution for me, because of that freeze thing? Maybe they have solution, but I have enough to worry about freezing than to add two 1 million dollar batteries to the equation.
I could have 500 ahs and it would be of no benefit to me, because I never boondock without having to run my genset for 2 hrs a day anyway. It is Fools Gold if I were to chase Lithium. Pure AGM is King