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oil furnace running off inverter?
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Tony Hwang
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oil furnace running off inverter?
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Mark wrote:
The 1000 VA Inverter should be capable of running both motors,
assuming both don't start together. Try it and find out.
1000VA from a 12 Volt inverter means about 100Amps at 12 Volts. That
takes a lot of battery to run that for more than a few minutes. You
would do better with a small generator instead of a big inverter.
Mark
I think this is the core of the issue. Even if it takes less, like
750W to run the system, a couple of deep cycle batteries aren't going
to be able to run it long enough for it to be practical. You would
need more batteries and they have a limited life, even if not used. By
the time you figure out what it costs for the inverter and batteries,
etc a small generator is the better solution.
Hi,
750W is roughly 1 Hp not counting efficiency.
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