Is it safe to charge a marine battery indoors?

[Arklier]

I recently bought my first boat, a roll up inflatable Avon to take out
to small lakes. Today I went down to get a deep cycle battery and an
automatic charger. When I looked at the instruction manual for the
charger, it said that batteries should not be charged indoors because
of the danger of explosions and they give off poisonous fumes. Thing
is, I live in an apartment (which is why I have an inflatable instead
of a 'real' boat) so I can't exactly park it in the garage to charge.
I have some outdoor storage space where I can keep it, but there are
no power outlets there. I have it in a battery box, so I'm not real
worried about leaks or anything. Is it Ok to charge the battery on the
kitchen floor? There are no animals or kids to mess with it.

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[Mo Drew]

Not a good idea - no balcony where you could put it outside? You build up a
very explosive gas when charging.
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Arklier wrote in message ...

[Rick Holbrook]

> Hi There,

If you have good ventilation it is completely safe--I charge 3 batteries at a
time some times in the winter in my basement. Good ventilation is the key.
We also charge batteries all the time indoors at work with out any problems.

Tight lines,
Rick

[L-p...@webtv.net]

If you got the Balls to put an inflatable boat on the lake i see no harm
in charging your battery indoors,Just don't over charge it and your in
like flin

[TimeR...@lvcm.com]

On Sun, 16 Apr 2000 05:02:19 -0700, Arklier
<ark...@spamnot.hotmail.com> wrote:

>I recently bought my first boat, a roll up inflatable Avon to take out
>to small lakes. Today I went down to get a deep cycle battery and an

>automatic charger. When I looked at the instruction manual for the

>charger, it said that batteries should not be charged indoors because

>of the danger of explosions and they give off poisonous fumes. Thing
>is, I live in an apartment (which is why I have an inflatable instead
>of a 'real' boat) so I can't exactly park it in the garage to charge.
>I have some outdoor storage space where I can keep it, but there are
>no power outlets there. I have it in a battery box, so I'm not real
>worried about leaks or anything. Is it Ok to charge the battery on the
>kitchen floor? There are no animals or kids to mess with it.
>

I would suggest that you install a battery mount in the trunk of your
car. Run a length of 10ga wire from the car battery's positive post
to the battery and another length from the negative side of the
battery to a firm, clean ground. A diode should be installed in the
negative/ground lead to prevent the accessories from putting any drain
on the extra battery. DC current flows from Negative to Positive.
This will keep the battery charged up until it is time to go fishing.
Do NOT charge indoors.
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[fastkaw]

This is A easy one, DO NOT DO IT.......

Fire Chief BW

[cher...@northnet.org]

The gas your battery gives off is what the Hindenberg was filled
with-hydrogen. What was the Hindenberg? A blimp that caught fire when a
spark ocurred. Many people were killed. That's why they now use helium. Of
course everyone riding in the helium blimps sound like Alvin the chipmunk.
Ventilation and no sparks.

Paul

[Dale Peterson]

When I was a Kid (Long Time ago) I remember hearing a loud ca-boom come from
the basement of our house. Dad was charging a battery and the hydrogen
found its way to an ignition source, or the battery its self overheated..
I went down there the next day and saw pieces of the battery scattered all
over the place..

Dale P........
Retired in the Sierra/Nevada

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