Battery storage and the furnace

[bkwapisz]

I have a nice, cozy space in my basement all ready for my 3 boat batteries to be stored for the winter. It's about 10 feet away from the furnace (boiler) and I wondered about hydrogen offgassing and the proximity to the furnace. This furnace has (inside) a pilot light and it since my house is crap the boiler usualy runs almost constantly.

Anybody have an opinion on this? I have a couple of trickle chargers I was going to use to keep these batteries happy, but after reading about the mishaps with charging batteries and explosions I am a little concerned.

Will these off-gas even if I don't put the chargers on them?

 

[4JawChuck]

Re: Battery storage and the furnace

Offgassing only occurs when charging.

 

[Palomino]

Re: Battery storage and the furnace

Hello,

I trickle charge my batteries once a month for about 4 hours during the off season. The best storage temp for batteries is from about 45-55 degrees in my opinion. Usually a cool basement is just about perfect. Method hasn't failed me yet.

Probably wouldn't be a problem having them 10' from the furnace but I would find another spot farther away myself just to be safe if you going to keep them on the charger all the time.

Mike

 

[bkwapisz]

Re: Battery storage and the furnace

Hello,

I trickle charge my batteries once a month for about 4 hours during the off season. The best storage temp for batteries is from about 45-55 degrees in my opinion. Usually a cool basement is just about perfect. Method hasn't failed me yet.

Probably wouldn't be a problem having them 10' from the furnace but I would find another spot farther away myself just to be safe if you going to keep them on the charger all the time.

Mike

As I'm reading this I just thought of a better spot further away. Thanks for the input!