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I recently bought a new Duralast Gold battery for a 1994 Honda Civic but I don't think we need to install it quite yet. The question is, where should I store the new battery?
In the garage, with its requisite temperature changes? Or is it better to store it in the house with a stable temperature?
How long could I store it for before it is wise to install it? Or should I not have bought it in the first place?
How old is the battery that you thought you would be replacing? What are winter temps like in your area? It might not be a bad idea to just go ahead and install it.
The new battery would be OK stored in the garage for several months.
The best way to keep it maintained is to put it on one of the "battery maintainer" trickle charges with "smart battery" technology. This will neither allow the battery to lose charge or damage it from overcharging. The cost is minimal and the electrical power consumed is very small, well worth the cost of the maintainer.
I wouldn't have bought a battery until I needed it. Now that you have it, I'd install it. Might as well get the use out of it, since the warranty clock is running. Maybe keep the old one on a trickle charger in case you need it, but then again why incur the expense to maintain a battery you'll likely never need?
More stable temps will help, but your best bet would either be to install it now or throw it on a trickle charger.
Mike
exactly. Actually a smart charger is best so that you do not overcharge(which can happen with a set trickle charger) like a battery tender or a Schmaucher version of a smart charger. Like this one which is as good as a Battery tender but a lot cheaper. I have both..
Not on concrete and perhaps a Battery Tender on it like many stored vehciles.
Why the "not on concrete" suggestion?
Been hearing that for years but I've yet to hear a good explanation as to why not.
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