Power went out today.

[Turbo-Quad]

My APS kicked on and ran the stove for 20 minutes until I finally shut it down. I was surprised it covered it that long. I think it would have ran much longer had I let it. I just turn it off because I was leaving. Hope the power is back on when I get home. I haven't got my True Sinewave inverter yet.

 

[Pellet-King]

a 1500 apc will run a stove for over 2 hours, well mine at least

 

[drtnshtr]

This may be the redneck way to do it but bought a 1500 watt inverter and run it off my car battery when my electric went out last year. My car when idling doesnt use much fuel at all and I had heat, lights, computer, tv etc etc

 

[checkthisout]

This may be the redneck way to do it but bought a 1500 watt inverter and run it off my car battery when my electric went out last year. My car when idling doesnt use much fuel at all and I had heat, lights, computer, tv etc etc

This is fine but I bet that 1500 Watt Inverter costs as much as a small Generator!

 

[BIGISLANDHIKERS]

This may be the redneck way to do it but bought a 1500 watt inverter and run it off my car battery when my electric went out last year. My car when idling doesnt use much fuel at all and I had heat, lights, computer, tv etc etc

So you hooked up an inverter to your car battery while the car ran? The you ran your stove, lights and other stuff from the inverter?

Could I run my furnace this way??


BIH

 

[drtnshtr]

This may be the redneck way to do it but bought a 1500 watt inverter and run it off my car battery when my electric went out last year. My car when idling doesnt use much fuel at all and I had heat, lights, computer, tv etc etc

This is fine but I bet that 1500 Watt Inverter costs as much as a small Generator!

I would take that bet...85 bux and my car uses less gas than a small generator.

 

[drtnshtr]

This may be the redneck way to do it but bought a 1500 watt inverter and run it off my car battery when my electric went out last year. My car when idling doesnt use much fuel at all and I had heat, lights, computer, tv etc etc

So you hooked up an inverter to your car battery while the car ran? The you ran your stove, lights and other stuff from the inverter?

Could I run my furnace this way??


BIH

I did not hook my furnace up (i dont technically have a furnace). I plugged my pellet stove and lights etc into it.

 

[Turbo-Quad]

I plan on building my own inverter generator using a vertical shaft engine off of one of my mowers. Theres plenty of ideas on the net about this with templates to cut out to make a mounting plate, wiring the alternator....etc.

 

[checkthisout]

This may be the redneck way to do it but bought a 1500 watt inverter and run it off my car battery when my electric went out last year. My car when idling doesnt use much fuel at all and I had heat, lights, computer, tv etc etc

This is fine but I bet that 1500 Watt Inverter costs as much as a small Generator!

I would take that bet...85 bux and my car uses less gas than a small generator.

Ok, you win. LOL