follow up to above post....my 4 house batteries were toast after 3 years--pulled out today and they were dry....given their location they are close to impossible to check for level, and would be even more difficult to water as needed....replace all 4 today WITH a watering system...now I can check the level of water on all 4 in a minute, maybe two...should give us way better service
batteries were Duracell 6 volt golf cart batteries at $125 each, and water system was Flow-Rite at $150...the Flow-Rite should decrease expenses going forward, and enable some dry camping with sound sleep....yes, you know sleep goes away thinking about this stuff