27M AGM Recommendations for House Battery

[Flipperfla]

Originally Posted by Blowby

Hoping someone might have some recommendations for a replacement House battery.
I presently have a single Deka 93AH house battery which is showing me a voltage of 12.2V.
From what I am reading that is only 50% or so of its capacity so I would like to replace it and I am also looking at now adding a second one as I have added heat in the van and need added capacity.
Would like to keep the same 27M sizing for ease and was hoping someone has some experience possibly with something that might be a little cheaper than the Deka and maybe a good supplier.
Thanks

Your Deka Battery is manufactured by Penn Battery Co. they also make Duracell, Sams, West Marine and a few more brand names. I have been running 2 group 31’s for many years and had no problems. They make a great quality battery. Take care of them and they will give your many years of good service.

[gahamby]

https://lifelinebatteries.com/
I went with the direct replacement.

[Steve_382]

Glad to hear the Duracells seem to be OK. I think my Group 27 AGMs are on their last leg also and my local Batteries Plus says they have a pair in stock. About $200 each I think.

[BrianW]

I’ve bought two sets of the Duracell 27 AGMs from Sams. First set of three lasted 5-6 years and I was happy enough to buy another set. They are cheaper at Sam’s than Batteries Plus,
like $175 vs $200 or so. Same battery. The Sam’s has a slightly shorter warranty though (18 months maybe?).

[ctb]

The original house batteries from SMBNorth and my replacement from REMY have identical info stickers on top of the batteries....the only difference is the 'brand' stickers on side of battery...I think Scotty had a post (too) about only two mfg's in US that make MOST all battery brands...

[Blowby]

Just installed my Duracells and noticed that the decal says
Made in Korea

[86Scotty]

Maybe it's the decal that was made in Korea? Lol.

I can't speak to your specific situation but here's what I know. Some, NOT ALL, Duracell batteries from Batteries Plus (Batteries N Bulbs) are East Penn/Deka. I would think the AGMs are because they are generally better quality and higher price than the basic FLA's. I have bought 4d's , golf cart 6 volts and a few group 31's that most definitely were rebranded East Penn/Deka. If you see enough batteries you can identify the manufacturer by the style of the case. There is some info online you can Google on this.

However, who knows who makes what where anymore! Say that 5 times fast. I know they are good batteries and I have had nothing but good luck with the goods and staff at my local Batteries Plus. Made in Asia (insert specific country if you like) CAN be a bad thing but is not always a bad thing. Your snazzy Apple product was designed in the USA but made in China. Your American automobile was likely made in Mexico. I'm not trying to justify anything here. I can only say one thing for sure. Nothing, no matter where it's made, is made like it used to be.

[BCam]

If I'm not mistaken, the Sam's Club AGM batteries aren't true deep cycle batteries but are dual-purpose deep cycle/starting (aka marine) batteries.

I just purchased a true deep cycle AGM battery 110 Ah battery from Lowes for $189.90 (less 10% military/veteran discount). Several vendors, including Amazon, Home Depot, Walmart, etc. carry them along with a 100 Ah version for about $175. I just got it so I can't speak from experience but Mighty Max batteries seem to have favorable reviews.

However, they're Group 30 batteries (13" x 6.75" x 8.4").

[simplesez]

My Sam's Club AGM Duracell battery's went below 10 volts for a few days recently. Got it charged back up over 13 volts after a few days of solar.

Deep cycle...marine...whatever...they work and they are cheap for 27 style

$189.90 gets me a Duracell agm battery, laundry detergent, some folding chairs and some new underwear so I'll take that over "true" deep cell from Lowe's because I'm cheap and I don't want to shop around and deal with shipping and where it is made and all that.

No wonder people get analysis paralysis....it is just a battery