H2O Question ??

[WTN4ICE]

I have an H2O that will suck a set of batteries dry overnight.I put a new set in at 11:00 pm turned it off and at 6:00am they are comletely dead..put them in a mag light and nothing.I know they are hard on batteries but this seems extreme.Anybody else have this problem ???

[magic_minnow]

Had the same problem until I switched to those special batteries for Digital Cams and such. They cost you an extra couple dollars but will last 3 times longer.

[Surface Tension]

Yep get a better battery intended for digital items. Better yet get rechargeable batteries for digital items.

[CAMAN]

Never heard of that happening with the H2O. I've got mine in my truck that I've had in there all summer with batteries in it and I use it once in a while. Still fully charged, and they are just cheap Rayovac brand batteries. If you still have the warranty I would suggest you call Lowrance.

[Northlander]

If its draining batteries when turned off I would return it. I use rechargable lithiums and they work great in mine even in the cold.

[Surface Tension]

My bad, I thought you said "turned them on" and they were dead in the morning.

[bassislife]

It sounds like the unit has a problem, or it was not turned off?? Sometimes its hard to see if it is on or off without the light on. I would try it again with a new set of batteries and make sure it is turned off.

[PerchJerker]

I have a sony digital camera that did the same thing, it drained batteries very quickly even when it was turned off. For a while I just took the batteries out when I wasn't using it, then I eventually replaced it. It was a better deal to replace it than to try to have it repaired.

[bassislife]

If its under warranty, you need to get it taken care of!!

[WTN4ICE]

It's not under warranty anymore but I would be willing to send it in anyway. Anyone have any experience with Lowrance customer service ??

[WinterHaven]

I agree send it back to the mfg if it's still under warranty. I have had my batteries in mine since last winter and just turned it on 2 days ago and still had the same charge on it since last winter.

[PerchJerker]

If it's not under warranty you are going to need to sweet-talk them into fixing it for free . If you can't get it done for free they'll charge you a flat fee for the service work, and the fee tends to be really steep (like not all that much less than a new unit). Good luck and I hope it works out.

[DTro]

If it’s not under warranty, it will probably end up costing more to fix/look at it then to just buy a new or used one.

I think they have been know in the past to send you a bill for their standard rate, just to diagnose the problem.

I have heard nothing but negative things about Lowrance customer service. I tried dealing with them once, and I say try, because I didn’t get anything but a busy signal for a week straight.

[harvey lee]

If you do call Lowrance, call the Tulsa repair center and you may have better luck in a no charge fix. I have had 2 units repaired for free by calling Tulsa. You will need a return authorization number to return it.

Its worth a try.

[WTN4ICE]

Thanks for all the info guys..I'll call Tulsa and see what they say.

[Ralph Wiggum]

My H2Oc will do that. Not quite as bad, but if I leave them in for a week or so, it will drain them. I just take them out when I don't need them. Sucks, but I know it will be too expensive to bother having them look at it.