tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post8626920912469875017..comments2024-03-28T08:26:58.108-04:00Comments on Our Odyssey: Kind of a dragLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-71854061882144494942013-06-08T15:29:31.276-04:002013-06-08T15:29:31.276-04:00I am very eager to hear what you figure out about ...I am very eager to hear what you figure out about what has killed the batteries on Odyssey. That is WAY too short of a lifespan.<br /><br />So far so good with our lithiums..... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-35312306485681280592013-05-21T11:56:36.231-04:002013-05-21T11:56:36.231-04:00I am not sure how much my heads use, but I don'...I am not sure how much my heads use, but I don't think they are anywhere close to 2 gal. a flush.<br /><br />Good luck<br /><br />Bill KelleherBill Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912599099774634267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-10983249973190696732013-05-20T21:25:11.426-04:002013-05-20T21:25:11.426-04:00I know it seems like just yesterday, but it was ac...I know it seems like just yesterday, but it was actually nearly two years ago, in July of 2011 (<a href="http://ourodyssey.blogspot.com/2011/07/assault-by-battery.html" rel="nofollow">http://ourodyssey.blogspot.com/2011/07/assault-by-battery.html</a>). That said, two years is unacceptably short for these batteries, so there is something wrong here. That may be a single bad battery taking down the whole bank, or some sort of phantom load such as a problematic battery equalizer or monitor. I did open up the compartment to look for loose terminals, but I have not had a chance to go in with a meter and check everything. Most likely I will need to check each battery individually, which will require taking half of them out -- ugh.<br />Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930398671280529448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-62734697602556979012013-05-20T21:19:38.229-04:002013-05-20T21:19:38.229-04:00The black tanks are coming out as part of the bilg...The black tanks are coming out as part of the bilge work. We have asked for a quote to replace them with something larger. That may be a custom-built tank (very expensive), or converting the existing integral gray water tanks to black by epoxy-coating them, and then replacing the gray water system with a sump that discharges overboard, as is more common. We'll also be replacing the old galvanized waste lines with proper sanitation hose, which should cut down on some usage. If none of that works, we'll need to change out the heads for models that do not use nearly two gallons per flush.<br />Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930398671280529448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-79482645558348471272013-05-20T19:34:40.579-04:002013-05-20T19:34:40.579-04:00Didn't you just replace the batteries on Odyss...Didn't you just replace the batteries on Odyssey like, eight to twelve months ago?Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777728669084744859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-59687292908902407972013-05-20T16:19:18.713-04:002013-05-20T16:19:18.713-04:00Are you getting a bigger black water tank installe...Are you getting a bigger black water tank installed ?<br /><br />It really surprised me how often you have to pump out.<br /><br />Bill KelleherBill Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912599099774634267noreply@blogger.com