​Tips To Maintain Your Inverter Battery

Tips To Maintain Your Inverter Battery

A battery is a backbone of an inverter, expected to perform better performance for long life. Inverter life depends on your battery quality and maintenance how many times you look for upkeep your appliances. A regular maintenance is not necessary, but timely maintenance is mandatory for effective operation and long life. Pay attention when to buy best quality inverter batteries from the marketplace, don’t be hurry to pick up random battery without knowing its ampere and guarantee duration. The work life of batteries most commonly longer, but only when proper maintenance is on an appropriate time. 

Here are some useful tips that will elongate the lifespan of your inverter batteries.

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1. Keep your inverter batteries corrosion free and rust free.

Rusting in terminals reduces the current flow to and from the battery. This restricted flow of current results in slow battery charging and decreases battery life and eventually affects your inverter back up. If corrosion and rust occur, pour hot water and baking soda solution on the corrosive area or use a toothbrush for cleaning; this will help remove the corrosion. To avoid rust and corrosion keep your battery in a dry place and apply petroleum jelly on the terminals.

2. Use inverter battery regularly

Make regular use of the inverter battery. In case you don’t witness any power-cuts in your house or office, discharge the battery completely once every month and then charge it again. It is imperative to charge the inverter batteries correctly to maintain the backup time.

3. Keep in Cool Place away from moisture

Use a well-ventilated area for inverter installation. The inverter battery gets heated up during charging and operation, so it is important to have a cool temperature to reduce the heating up of the battery. Always keep the surface and sides of battery clean and dust free. Use a cotton cloth to clean these surfaces.

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4. Check your battery water level

Check your battery water level every two months. Make sure you maintain the water level between recommended level. Always top up the battery with distilled water. Do not use tap water or rain water as it contains excess minerals and impurities which affect the life and performance of the battery.

5. Replace worn out batteries

Replace the batteries of your inverter if they are worn out. Over time batteries lose their designated capacity thus reducing the backup. Buy quality batteries that will last longer and also guarantee the correct charge storage capacity. Inferior quality batteries fail prematurely and do not offer sufficient backup. Luminous batteries are the most efficient batteries. They have an intricate design, excellent efficiency, longer operational life, and low maintenance.

6. Keep batteries from thermal environment

Keep your battery away from fire and smoke, this will help elongate the battery capacity and save it from any explosion.

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7. Do not exceed the load capacity of the Inverter

Ensure proper loading of devices. Do not connect loads greater than what the inverter was designed to carry. Power inverters utilize the energy stored in batteries and supply current to the electrical and electronic devices to keep them running during power cut. The more load or devices you use during power failure, more power will be drained out of batteries and shorter will be the backup period. Disconnect extra load when not in use.

8. Do not continuously drain the batteries

Allowing the power in the battery to drain completely frequently before recharging it damages the inverter battery’s cells. This reduces its lifespan. Once the batteries are down  to a reasonable extent discontinue usage until they are recharged.

9. Avoid using energy-draining Devices

Go for energy saving devices to reduce power consumption from inverter batteries. For instance, an ordinary bulb uses 75% more energy than a CFL or LED bulb to provide the same amount of light. Similarly a ceiling fan with better copper wiring consumes lesser power than a fan with poor quality winding ( poor quality copper winding increases the resistance and increases the load on inverters).

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Conclusion

When you decide to purchase an inverter and battery as an alternate power source for your home or office, it is imperative that you treat your inverter battery with care to get the best out of your purchase and extend its lifespan. Contact GZ Industrial Supplies today to purchase quality Inverter battery for your home or office.