Using jump box to power blower

[aerocolors]

Hi everyone , I have been reading the forums for a few months. My wife and I installed an Englander insert a few months ago. It works great. We have a snow storm coming in a couple days,with possible heavy snow and power outages..
Can the blower on the insert be powered by a jump box ( used to jump start cars ) or a power inverter.
I think the blower uses very little power, under a watt, but didn't know if it will damage the rheostat or the motor.

Thanks Dave

 

[begreen]

If the jump box has an inverter outlet providing 120vac then yes. But don't expect it to run for long. The motor uses a lot more than a watt of power. I would guess it's more like 75 watts and that's at 120v, not 12vdc. Add inverter inefficiency (-15%) and you will not have too long a running time unless the battery has significant capacity.

 

[MasterMech]

I would guess it's more like 75 watts and that's at 120v, not 12vdc. Add inverter inefficiency (-15%) and you will not have too long a running time unless the battery has significant capacity.​

Watts is watts. 75W is 75W regardless of volatge. (I suspect you knew that already BG.)

100W inverter hooked to a car/marine battery or a jump box will run that for quite awhile. Jump box batteries are designed for high-discharge levels in a short period of time, but would still run the inverter, just not as long. Jump box capacities can vary wildly.

 

[TradEddie]

Isn't there a problem using the square wave of cheap inverters to run motors?

TE

 

[jeff_t]

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