battery for insert-blower

[stockdoct]

In addition to my new Lopi Freedom fireplace insert with blower, I purchased a Duracell PowerPack 600 battery ...... for when our power goes out (it does once or twice each winter for 2-12 hours), I'll have battery backup for the fireplace blower for about 5-6 hours. I know inserts are more dependent on the blower than woodstoves are.. Does anyone else have something similiar?

The Duracell 600 also has included a AM/FM radio, a high-beam flashlight, and a meter telling how charged the battery is. Seems pretty reasonable to heat our home in emergencies.

 

[Redox]

Never seen that particular one before dut I did a little research.

(broken link removed to http://www.duracellpower.com/documents/tech-specs/DS20070710_duracell-pp600.pdf)

It's made by Xantrex which is a good name in inverters but it's really only rated for 480 watts continuous output. I couldn't find a run time chart, but a quick back of the napkin estimate is 1 1/2 hours at full load. The stove is probably about 1/4 of this, so 6 hours of run time is about right. If this meets your needs, go for it. It looks like a nice one box solution.

For the money, I think you can do better. A deep cycle marine battery runs about $100 and a 400W inverter goes for about $30. You still need a battery charger, but for the same money, you could have 2-3X the capacity.

Chris

 

[velvetfoot]

I think the fan is probably like 30-40 watts.

 

[stockdoct]

My Duracell can be re-charged either by the 120V home outlet or the DC charger hooked up to the cigarette lighter in my car --- help me (i'm not so smart in the electrical departmet) can the Marine battery do that?

 

[Redox]

I think the fan is probably like 30-40 watts.

I checked the blower on my Quad and found that it's only 67 watts but about 120 va as the power factor is pretty poor. I haven't done any run time tests with it.

The marine battery can clip to a car battery with a jumper cable or you can attach it to a cigarette lighter plug and charge it this way. To charge it from an outlet, you would need a battery charger which might be another $50 or so. It's more to mess with, but might get you to that 12 hour figure.

Chris

 

[velvetfoot]

Hey, your Quad is twice as big as my Quad, lol.
I guess that's it.

 

[smokinj]

My Duracell can be re-charged either by the 120V home outlet or the DC charger hooked up to the cigarette lighter in my car --- help me (i'm not so smart in the electrical departmet) can the Marine battery do that?

yes it can as long as you hook it up to the battery right!