gmac Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I went to AutoZone and had my house battery tested because it wasnt holding a charge. They said, bad battery and gave me a new one. It was the biggest battery they had. (I didnt challenge their judgement) I have since learned it is not a deep cycle battery, rather a regular battery. Keeping in mind the house battery starts the built in generator, should I make sure I have a deep cycle battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibs Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Your new battery will work, but was not designed to be a house battery. It will not last very long in house service. Deep cycle batteries are designed to be discharged more, and will live approximately 3 times longer than an ordinary car bat. Your generator starting load will be well within the limits of a good deep cycle battery, but you could hedge by installing a deep cycle starting battery..........................Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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