Everyone always needs new UPS batteries right? My problem is, my one UPS is strictly for my bell fiber and my home router (netgear), thats all that runs on it - maybe 15W of total load - and its the "more critical" ups on my network, as with those two on, if the power goes out we still have wifi for our phones and laptops. I have a relatively run of the mill CyberPower 1500VA UPS that has qty 2 of the 12V 9A lead acid batteries in it. Even with "cheaper" lead acid batteries it is about $100 to replace the two of them, and with "better" ones its about $125-$130. The UPS was only like $200 to start with.
Here's my problem though - our power only goes out or blinks here about once every 18-20 months, but always seems to do it at the most inopportune time, like while my son is working with his tutor on a teams call, or my wife or I are in teams meetings for work, or my wife is in the middle of her online yoga class on Zoom. And without fail, almost every time, the batteries in the UPS have gone bad without warning and the UPS just shuts off. Someone has to come down to the basement, press and hold the power button on it, and then it comes back on (and claims the batteries are fine) - but if you pull the cord it turns right back off. So - I go and order 2 new batteries at $100, put them in, and it works fine - I test it a few weeks later - it's still fine - I forget about it - and the next time the lights blink the batteries fail and our internet turns off again and everyone's upset. Not sustainable - unhappy wife and kids - unhappy life.
So - to the question - are there any suppliers or products available to us here in CA that sell "super extra long life heavy duty" lead acid (or drop in replacement for lead acid) UPS batteries that'll sit in the UPS for 5, 7, maybe 10 years and function when needed - I don't care if they are $200 per battery - I just need them to last "forever" and work when needed.
I know my other option is to buy one of the LiFePO4 power stations that offers UPS pass thru - like Oukitel or Ecoflow - but that gets even more expensive (coming in around $800-$1000 for a 1000 watt unit) and I don't know how well they would like their LiFEPO4 batteries sitting at 100% charge 100% of the time other than 5 minutes once every 18 months.
