Gas carts have a battery too!
As far as a house burning down in one case the attic door was open, if closed the fire would have been contained probably.
In that same case there were two chargers going so it's hard to say exactly what the cause was.
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Originally Posted by Frank7
I was part of an investigation of a recent fire of a Village home. The demolition team was accompanied by insurance engineers and investigators. The remainds
Of the cart Removed piece by piece while photos were taken.
It was explained to us that the house caretaker had plugged in the cart charger that morning knowing the owner would be ariving that day and it was possible that the separate low amp charger was also present. That combination could have cause the spark that ingnited the hydrogen gas produced by all wet cell lead acid batteries.
The pull down staircase was open to the garage attic for ventilation and the fire spread throughout the structure very fast and the house was destroyed.
To answer your question all lead acid batteries produce hydrogen gas and no MFG is better than anouther in this case.
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Just check your batteries once a month.
We know there are tens of thousands of elec carts here, we don't see fires every day.
I think this battery fire risk is unfounded for the most part and just a way some owners of gas carts justify their choice. There are risks with gas carts too as well as your toaster and many other house hold items.