Battery bank enclosure for outdoor and partial burial?

[fastline]

We have an extremely small install in which there will be lead acid batteries installed outdoors at 24V. Due to weather conditions, just setting them in an above ground enclosure would degrade them, so we are trying to consider partial burial. Backyard guys commonly just grab a Rubbermaid tub but we will need something more proper. Any thoughts? This likely will be a temporary install before owner upgrades the system so just need to get it weather tight and "rated"....

 

[petersonra]

I don't see anything wrong with the rubbermaid tub as a temporary solution.

 

[BillK-AZ]

Consider using polymer concrete underground enclosures, they worked well for batteries buried for solar street lights.

 

[petersonra]

whatever you do, worry about how to make sure the batteries do not get submerged when it rains.

 

[gadfly56]

whatever you do, worry about how to make sure the batteries do not get submerged when it rains.

Yeah, how does that work? Drop that box in the ground, I don't see how water doesn't get in there.

 

[fastline]

Yeah, being such a temporary solution, it might be best to just ignore the "bury" concept and focus on getting signed off. I already know this thing will get upgraded about 30 days after installed. Owner does not want to deal with drama with the code guys but is doing an underground vault for big Lithium storage.