Distilled Water In Battery Cells. Answer 1 of 7. Battery manufacturers recommend checking water levels frequently usually after charging.
Always be safe and. Never overnight or all day if it is charging at 10 amps. If the battery is aged and on the way out anyway or not doing well it might be sulphated then consider adding water with chemicals to soften the sulphation so you can recover some battery capacity on a good charge cycle.
Ensuring your batteries are properly watered will add life and provide optimum performance from your deep-cycle batteries.
Chlorine added to some municipal water supplies to kill bacteria can have the same ill effect on batteries. Always be safe and. This is where you can use Epsom salt. Using ordinary tap water or softened water is bad for your deep-cycle batteries as the minerals found in the water can react with the electrolyte and minimize performance and increase sediments.
