It is a well-known fact that hydrogen is a common by-product when charging lead acid batteries. Our blog post will help discuss why you need to ensure your battery stores have a hydrogen gas detector present and our [International Gas Detectors] hydrogen gas detector solutions.

It is very commonplace now for both commercial and industrial premises to have battery backup facilities to provide short term backup power, in case of power failure to the building. Such applications can range from emergency care units, data centres, universities, process/manufacturing applications, banking and stock exchanges and many more. Typically, the battery backup facility would utilise lead acid batteries which are continuously charged in a storeroom. They are a good solution to keep critical systems running without the need for costly generators. However, a major issue with lead acid batteries is they produce hydrogen gas which is explosive at 4% by volume in air. This is where the use of a hydrogen gas detector is required.