Battery storage for holiday parks, hotels and camping sites
Electric bikes and choppers are being rented out more often by holiday parks, hotels and camping sites. They are ideal for guests who want to cycle around in the area for longer. As a business in the recreation industry, you naturally want to meet that demand.
However, do you know that a bicycle battery can spontaneously burst into flames? And that a battery fire is fierce and almost impossible to put out? That’s why you should always charge your bicycle batteries in a lithium-ion cabinet.
Would you like to know more about our solutions for holiday parks?
Is there a real risk of a battery fire in a holiday park?
It would be terrible if one of your holiday cottages or hotel rooms were to catch fire because of a bicycle battery. It is, however, a real risk.
The battery is a vulnerable part of all electric bicycles. Even minor damage inside the battery can lead to a fierce fire. The battery first becomes extremely hot. This happens very quickly and the resulting fire is almost impossible to stop. Flammable gasses are released, which can even lead to an explosion.
What makes it difficult, is that you don’t know how guests treat your e-bikes. They don’t even have to be careless, a breeze can blow a bicycle over and that is enough to damage the battery internally, which you can’t see from the outside.
Prevent guests from charging their bicycle battery up in the hotel room
The solution is simple: stop guests from taking their bicycle batteries and charging them up in their chalet of hotel room.
In other words, don’t give batteries to guests and apply a lending procedure. Guests then exchange batteries at reception or the bicycle hire desk.
Another advantage is that you can store and charge the batteries in one convenient place. Roompot is the first holiday park to use the Batteryguard cabinet for bicycle hire.
How does the Batteryguard charging cabinet work?
Place the battery cabinet at your bike rental location. All depleted batteries are placed in the charger inside the cabinet. Close the doors, and the batteries will be charged automatically.
Suppose one of the bicycle batteries is damaged and becomes extremely hot during charging, or even catches fire and explodes. The Batteryguard battery safe will contain the damage within the safe! Batteryguard can withstand the force released during such an explosion.
Compact or extensive: a suitable battery cabinet for everyone
Batteryguard offers a suitable battery cabinet for large enterprises and small business use. We have compact models with 2, 8, or 10 charging points and large lithium-ion battery safes where you can charge up to 20 batteries simultaneously.
Keep the doors shut!
The Batteryguard contains any battery fire inside itself. It is important, however, to keep the doors shut. It’s only then that you can stop a fire spreading.
All our battery cabinets have an alarm system. If the doors are left open, an alarm goes off that keeps sounding until you close them. The alarm is so irritating that you will be forced close them straightaway. That’s very effective!
Insurers are setting more requirements
Guidelines for the safe storage of lithium-ion batteries have been in the works for a long time, but unfortunately, they are still not finalized.
As a result, insurers are increasingly including their own guidelines in their policies. They urge policyholders to always charge and store lithium-ion batteries in a fire-resistant battery safe.
Therefore, consult with your insurer. Together, you can assess the risks in your specific situation and develop a plan. Do you want more information about the regulations on this topic?
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