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Letting the batteries get low on water will cause that. I doubt if the upgrade had anything to do with it. If the water level is okay, check the converter voltage on the batteries. It should be from 13.2 to 13.8 or so.
Fulltiming- 2004 Winnebago Sightseer 35N Workhorse chassis. Honda Accord toad.
Clay (WA5NMR), Lee (Wife), Codi & Brandi(Shelties), Damncat (pet cat)
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The water levels in batteries should always be kept up to a 1/4" above the plates in the individual cells. I doubt very much that the boiling action in the cells was caused by the upgrad of your electrical service. I upgraded my electrical service in my yard from 15 amp to 30 amp, to accommodate the motorhome. First, how old are the batteries? The battery council has stated that the average life of a battery is approximately 3 1/2 years, especially deep cycle batteries. What you need to look for once the batteries are cool, is to take a hydrometer reading of each cell of each battery. A fully charged battery should have specific gravity readings anywhere from 12.60 - 12.75. If you have any specific cell that is more than 50 points different than the other cells, this usually indicates a bad cell, which means a bad battery. If the cell or cells are shorted, they will boil when a charger or load is applied to the batteries.
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