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new to tv
08-22-2010, 09:27 PM
Does the battery fill system that puts water in the battery automatically really work?

Barefoot
08-22-2010, 09:48 PM
Does the battery fill system that puts water in the battery automatically really work?
My system fills all the batteries at once .. But of course you have to hook it up to distilled water!

pooh
08-22-2010, 10:23 PM
Works well and worth having. Both of my carts have had the system.

redwitch
08-23-2010, 12:02 AM
The only problem I've found is that some of the systems will add too much water, so it's worth checking after filling. I'm not sure which system is the problem, but the one I've seen that overfills has the tube going into the distilled water with a bulb to squeeze to add to the batteries. Even so, any of the automatic systems really do make things much more convenient.

Mikeod
08-23-2010, 11:03 AM
With the one Redwitch describes the risk of overfilling is minimized if you don't squeeze the ball hard. As soon as you feel resistance, stop. My first cart had the fill system and they extended the warranty on the batteries because of it. When I got rid of the cart after a few years, the batteries were still in great shape. I think if the fill systems were a problem, they wouldn't extend the battery warranty.

ajbrown
08-23-2010, 11:38 AM
Does the battery fill system that puts water in the battery automatically really work?

I only have experience with the model that you place end of tube in a gallon of distilled water and then squeeze a bulb until batteries are full. It is the Trojan Hydrolink, installed on one of my carts and it works very well. I would normally not use a fill system (IMO expensive for what they do), but I modified my Club Car to take 2 additional batteries (8 total). The two new batteries would be very difficult to water as the body of the cart is in the way.

BlueHeronFan
08-23-2010, 04:44 PM
The one I got with my Tomberlin Golf Cart is a gravity fill system. Connect the two lines and when the wheel stops spinning, it's full. Very easy to use. I wouldn't have gone with an electric cart without it.

REDCART
08-24-2010, 12:32 PM
We bought an EZGo RXV from Town and Country in SS. They wouldn't sell me an auto-fill system, claiming that too frequently a tube will crimp and go unnoticed with that battery not getting any water. I've been checking my batteries monthly and find that they use very little water. Filling the batteries manually is not as difficult or time consuming as you'd think.

BlueHeronFan
08-24-2010, 12:49 PM
Each of my batteries has a cap with 2 white floats that rise and lower with the water level. Just look at the batteries, and if the floats start showing down, then time to fill.

I don't know about any other systems, but this one sure is a piece of cake.

EdV
08-24-2010, 04:13 PM
I too have the gravity feed version for my Tomberlin. It sits on a shoulder high shelf were I plug my charger in. Just flip the seat up and connect the hose with a snap lock connector. When the little wheel stops spinning in about 10 seconds, just disconnect the hose and you’re done. I refill the tank with a gallon of distilled water every three months or so.

Vinny
08-24-2010, 05:13 PM
Have it. Love it. The best way to go. Just fill jug. Put on roof of cart. Plug hose in. Remove when wheel stops spinning.

jojo
08-24-2010, 05:17 PM
I too love the gravity fill system. I can't imagine doing each separately. I do have question about how often you fill your batteries?

mrdills
08-24-2010, 07:28 PM
I bought one from US Batteries direct and saved over 100.00, I love it.

golfnut
08-25-2010, 01:05 PM
Bought mine from JWP Systems and it works great....gn

kar guy
08-25-2010, 06:59 PM
The right system will work but the older systems have a big problem. you need to see and I mean see the float being lifted and filled to properly know that it is filled.
Without that you really do not know.

Take Care Kar Guy

zcaveman
08-25-2010, 07:43 PM
I too love the gravity fill system. I can't imagine doing each separately. I do have question about how often you fill your batteries?

I check the float side every week to see if they are starting to go down and usually run the fill system every other week - especially if I have been doing a lot of driving in this hot weather. It takes so little time to do and it usually does take some water so I feel it is worth it.

Redtail
08-26-2010, 06:44 AM
I bought one from US Batteries direct and saved over 100.00, I love it.

i bought this same system and im with mr dills!! i love it.

golfnut
08-31-2010, 02:07 PM
zcave, what system did u buy, is there a website, if not where did u get yours....gn

zcaveman
08-31-2010, 08:26 PM
Mine came with my 2008 EZGO. There was a thread a while back about the websites that carried these systems.

Tweety Bird
01-01-2012, 02:45 PM
I just bought a EZ Go 2007 electric. The seller gave me a hose contraption to put onto a hose and attach to the all fill system. However, how do I get distilled water out of my garden hose? How do you get the distilled water into the plastic hose when there is a pin in there that needs to be depressed by something else. I really need help with this.

MrMark
01-02-2012, 11:05 AM
We bought an EZGo RXV from Town and Country in SS. They wouldn't sell me an auto-fill system, claiming that too frequently a tube will crimp and go unnoticed with that battery not getting any water. I've been checking my batteries monthly and find that they use very little water. Filling the batteries manually is not as difficult or time consuming as you'd think.

I was told the same thing at Town and Country. That's why I bought my EZGO from Advantage Golf Cars who recommend the single fill system. After a year it still works like a charm.

lightworker888
01-02-2012, 11:12 AM
I heard about a bottle ($13) that you put over the hole and push and apparently it stops when the battery is filled to the right level. When I asked at the golf store at Colony, the guy said that he didn't trust it to stop filling. Has anyone had good luck with this? We are currently still using the turkey baster method and it is getting harder to notice how far to fill, especially as the vision gets weaker and the light gets dimmer.

LW888

zcaveman
01-02-2012, 12:56 PM
I just bought a EZ Go 2007 electric. The seller gave me a hose contraption to put onto a hose and attach to the all fill system. However, how do I get distilled water out of my garden hose? How do you get the distilled water into the plastic hose when there is a pin in there that needs to be depressed by something else. I really need help with this.

They have a large container that you put the distilled water into and then gravity feed it into your contraption. It works great.

If the seller was not a dealer go to any golf cart shop and buy one.