Do you need to purchase anything additional to put the energy back into your home or do you plug it into an existing outlet?
203819
I believe you will need to purchase a power inverter to actually put power back into your house, but it is unlikely (unless you're a super athlete) that foot-powered energy will make much of a difference in your electric bill.
203820
The bike has two 110 volt outlets. So in the crudest form, an extension cord with male plugs on both ends COULD be used. HOWEVER, it produces less than 3 amps of house current, so it will not do too much more than power a couple of cell phone chargers.
203821
A wind turbine grid tie inverter with compatible specifications connected to the bike's generator would work. This would have to bypass the bike's built in 120V inverter, because grid tie is not listed as a feature. The grid tie inverter is responsible for producing an A/C wave form synchronized to the grid, and turning off when there is no grid power for safety reasons. Anything else would end up (violently) taking power from the grid, and that is a danger to life and property.It is unlikely that you would ever make up the cost of the inverter from any power produced this way.
1878731
I bought some extra wire but didn't need it. Just spliced in to the existing wire. I already had a 5 amp panel. It wasn't enough to keep the battery charged. So the short answer other than wire you shouldn't need anything
1929237
It plugs in the wall. I had my electrition put in another outlet to accomidate it. He charged me $125.
645726
No, it is wired in directly, so a source of power must be present but a cord with plug could be added.
149150
agree with previous answers, all is included if you are replacing an existing unit.
1276397
Yes, you we'd need an extension cord to power the unit. I had an outlet installed for neatness and not to stumble on the extension cord, regularly.
2096027
No, you need the USB. But if you have something that could connect the USB to a outlet you can go that.
1407474
If you buy the unit I reviewed, then yes you will need an outlet, because it has a booster pump, that is the part that requires electrical power. I believe they may have a version of this same unit that doesn't have the booster pump. Those units don't need power.For any of those out there that don't know, RO systems with booster pumps work so much better than units that don't.
1664450
You can choose either way. I've done both. I like the versatility of plug in, although it is 220 volts so you need a 220 outlet wherever you choose to put it. I have one in my basement and one in my garage so I can move the heater when I'm in one or the other place. I'm usually not working in both spaces at the same time.
2205677
I just plug it in houshold outlet, I have no problem, it works great, You have double check rating on the product
2174866
No I do not but I do keep it plugged into a surge protector. So far, so good.
125308
Nope, it's regular household current. This is about the size of a basketball and has a standard three prong plug.
896637
No, you need not buy anything, it comes with wire and yes we plug ours into an outdoor outlet.
2088487
As far as I know you would just need an outlet adapter. I've read that'll be all you need. Hope that helps!
842172
Ir you have an extra power plug in your computer, you don't need to buy one. It's the same one you plug into older hard drives or DVD burners.
542340
You need it nest an existing outlet. The cord is about 3 feet at the bottom
2090119
We plugged ours in the basement and it is in a regular outlet, nothing special was needed at all