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Old 12-07-2015, 06:35 PM   #1
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Replace 4D AGM house battery: 200AH vs 210 AH Lifeline?

I need to replace my house battery. It's a single 4D AGM. I'm trying to decide between a 200AH sealed battery for $350 or a 210AH sealed LifeLine battery for $550 or a 230AH 'PowerStar' 4d pattery for $350.

Is 10 amp hours and the LifeLine brand worth the extra $200? Is the PowerStar 230AH battery appropriate for an RV application?

I appreciate people's thoughts?

Link to the 230AH 4D Powerstar: http://bigtimebattery.com/store/4d_ss30 ... fgod-B8Lbw

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Old 12-07-2015, 07:21 PM   #2
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Re: Replace 4D AGM house battery: 200AH vs 210 AH Lifeline?

Our original Lifeline lasted 7 years. We replaced it with a Universal, which only lasted 2 years. We now have a Lifeline again. In my mind, the Lifeline is worth the premium.

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Re: Replace 4D AGM house battery: 200AH vs 210 AH Lifeline?

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Our original Lifeline lasted 7 years. We replaced it with a Universal, which only lasted 2 years. We now have a Lifeline again. In my mind, the Lifeline is worth the premium.

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I've heard this so many times there is no way I would go with Universal unless I got it for dirt cheap or if I had major issues with being able to maintain the batteries correctly. Sometimes if you are the kind of person that is hard on batteries, the cheaper route might make sense. Just replace it every year or so. The other path would be to look for a place like Costco that provides a great warranty and a battery at a medium price. If you can do the replacement by yourself rather than a shop, you might be better off that way. Unfortunately any battery can be destroyed by neglect but at the same time high end batteries recover from abuse better. Catch 22
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