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  1. aerocolors New Member

    joined: Mar 3, 2013
    1 posts
    Lynchburg, Va
    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
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  2. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,436 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    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.
  3. MasterMech Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 2, 2011
    4,972 posts
    Hudson Valley NY
    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.
  4. TradEddie Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 24, 2012
    427 posts
    SE PA
    Isn't there a problem using the square wave of cheap inverters to run motors?

    TE
  5. jeff_t Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 14, 2008
    2,717 posts
    SE MI

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