Banner Leisure battery expired

[DoctorDark]

I noticed last month that my leisure battery needed replacing. I was installed by the converter when the van was new in 2017, so it is seven years old now.

It is a big one. A Banner 968 01. It has a capacity of 230Ah and weighs 55Kg. To replace it from Tayna would be £413.

All of our camping to date has been on hook up. We only use the battery when out and about and as a day van, so I don't believe we need such a large battery.

I contacted the installer and they said the no longer install Banner batteries but either Varta or Exide of a similar capacity. These I believe are AGM batteries and are also expensive.

I am doing this for the first time and I don't want to get it wrong. The EC328 power control system tells me that it is compatible with some AGM batteries but is configured to work with Lead acid batteries.

The Tayna website gives two options that look favourite for a lower capacity battery. The Varta LED 190 which is described as an EFB battery with a capacity of 190Ah at £255 or the Varta LFD 140 which is described as a Wet battery with a capacity of 140Ah at £197.

Is EFB the same as Wet? and which would be the better option? Thanks

 

[Barti Ddu]

If you never use the motorhome away from EHU for more than a few hours, I'd go for the smallest capacity wet lead acid battery you can get - 50aH or 70aH and save yourself some cash, some payload, and gain some storage space back too.

 

[bobandjanie]

Probably a 100 / 110 would be plenty in your circumstances, no point in having such a large battery and save some money. Bob.

 

[Emmit]

Not what I would use (one lead/acid battery 200amps+) but, if that's what
you would like to buy, hers an alternative to your defunct Banner.

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[autorouter]

Is EFB the same as Wet? and which would be the better option? Thanks

EFB (Enhanced Flooded Battery) is an enhanced version of a standard flooded battery. It has liquid sulfuric acid as its working electrolyte, but has better metal plate lead alloy that doesn't gas during normal charge and discharge. That means it can be sealed, and doesn't require topping up. There are a few other enhancements as well.

I don't know where your battery is fitted, but if it was a sealed battery type (EFB, AGM, Gel etc) then it should be replaced with another sealed battery, to avoid gas getting into the habitation area.

Maybe you could get a smaller EFB battery, say 100Ah or so, and there might be enough space for a second battery in the future if you find that one battery is not enough for your days out when not on EHU.

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[DoctorDark]

Thank you for the replies

I ordered the Varta 140Ah from Tayna last Wednesday. Not arrived yet. Stuck in a depot over the Easter weekend I suppose.