APC-UPS battery backup?

[mixpat]

Hi All...picked this up today, via online garage sale site. Brand new in box...only $40 bucks! I don't know much about these, but assuming it would be a good backup power supply for my pellet stove?

 

[3650]

Its better if you use a pure sine wave one but anything is better then nothing.

 

[TimfromMA]

Without modifications, that unit will probably run your stove for 30 - 40 minutes.

 

[chken]

Hi All...picked this up today, via online garage sale site. Brand new in box...only $40 bucks! I don't know much about these, but assuming it would be a good backup power supply for my pellet stove?

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Nice, that's worth 3 to 4x what you paid for it.

 

[SidecarFlip]

I considered that about 10 years ago. I just went an added a whole house Generac unit. No need after that.

 

[peirhead]

I doubt will handle an auto-ignite sequence, however if you have your thermostat turned up it should keep the stove running for a while.

 

[gfreek]

I just went an added a whole house Generac unit.

SidecarFlip what size Generac did you get ? Am shopping for one now. Had enough of the power outages..

 

[mixpat]

Without modifications, that unit will probably run your stove for 30 - 40 minutes.

Well, that's not horrible and will give me enough time to fire up the generator. What kind of modifications are you talking about?

 

[TimfromMA]

Well, that's not horrible and will give me enough time to fire up the generator. What kind of modifications are you talking about?

External batteries to extend the run time.

 

[peakbagger]

If it has been sitting for a few years, you may have to buy new batteries as they have a limited shelf life whether they are used or not.

 

[chken]

SidecarFlip what size Generac did you get ? Am shopping for one now. Had enough of the power outages..

It all depends upon your house and how much electricity you are trying to supply. If a standby generator is 10 years old, it probably has individual circuits switched, but today, many standby generators are the wholehouse kind. You don't have to choose individual circuits. I bought mine about 5 years ago, a GE 12k unit from Home Depot for $3000, with a 200amp whole house transfer switch, including delivery. My electrician buddy wired it for about $400, and my local gas company charged me about $400 for piping the gas to it.

When my power goes out, the stove goes into an auto shutdown sequence. Once the generator is on, I can restart the stove. I've just put a UPS on it, so I hope that'll bridge the minute between power out and generator on, and stop the auto shutdown.

 

[TimfromMA]

I get 8 hours out of my APC. It allows me to shut down our noisy generator at night and still keep warm.

 

[Doug Doty]

I got a stove here at this house, and a 12. kw genny standby setup at our other place and not so much as a UPS here so I need to get my ship together before I smoke the place up and make a mess.