How To Top Off Battery Fluid. Its important to check your batterys fluid level regularly and the best practice is to do so after the battery is finished charging. To re-create the original salt water mixture you simply add straight water because all the original salt is still in the pan waiting to be re-suspended in the water.
So do I top it off with distilled water or can I use battery acid. Its important to check your batterys fluid level regularly and the best practice is to do so after the battery is finished charging. Read off the graduation mark which is level with the surface of the electrolyte.
Once you have checked the battery is good Put the cover back on.
Make sure to top off all 6 cells of each battery to the proper fill line using only distilled water. A reading of say 1200 would show the battery to be about half charged. Should I try to top off the water by myself. Read off the graduation mark which is level with the surface of the electrolyte.
