How long can you safely run at 1000w peak power? I'd like to use a 1000w water boiler once per day. Should I get a bigger unit?
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The PowerBright APS-600-12 has at most a 400 Watt peak power capability, contrary to what they advertise. I think what you need is at least a 2kW inverter. If the boiler doesn't care about since wave purity, then use a "modified Sine Wave" inverter. Either way, you will need a 200 Amp/hr battery.
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Chris - sorry so long for reply, either would do, as this unit only uses like 5.4 amps I think.... I'm actually getting a 1000 watter for next time. Hope this helps friend.
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I would go with at least the 50 watt. Probably the 100 would be better. You can always put it a little bit diagonally in the tank. it is ok to fully submerge even the top part.I would consider going with 2 50watt heaters with one on either end of the tank for a more even heating effect. Plus both heaters would last longer because neither one would have to work as hard.
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It says 3 min 45 sec in 1000 watt but I think mine is 1100 and I leave it about 3. It stays hot forever.
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There are too many variables to really answer that accurately. How often and how long are your showers? Bath tub or just showers? Do you have a dishwasher? What temperature setting will you have on it? How long is the hot water pipe run to your furthest appliance, etc. I have a large tank with generator, fireplace and the hot water heater. I fill it up once per year unless the generator runs due to a power outage. The Rinnai is quite efficient, but I would recommend you go with at least a 30lb tank and have another full tank on stand by until you learn your usage.
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Hi. Max watt rating is 1700 watts (15Amps x 120Volts AC). You should be fine running a 1000 watt bucket heater. I'm using a 1700 watt commercial rice cooker with mine. I plug my rice cooker directly into the wall outlet and let it heat up to near the temp I want, and then I plug the cooker into the DSV outlet. I do this so as to not "strain" or overheat the contacts on the DSV unit. You shouldn't have to worry about that with your bucket heater. Once the device you are using gets up to the temperature you want to use, the DSV will turn it on and off in short bursts, so that would be less likely to overheat the contacts. Your heater should work fine. Hope this helps!
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i don' recomended you need a bigger like 2000 watts you can run 1000 watts continuous
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The unit I have has 1600 Watt raging on it. A 1500 watt appliance would be pushing the upper limit.
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I would consider the more powerful one, to be on a safe side I would use have a transformer that is by spec capable of at least 30% more than the max power of you tool.. in your case at least 1000W.
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Look on the back of the fridge. If it says the peak wattage is more than 3000w then no. If it does not say that, then look for the peak Amperage (it may or may not say that) or just the Amperage. Take the Amperage number and multiply it by 240. If the result is more than 3000 then no. if less then yes. I would recommend that you have some extra leeway. Hopefully, your fridge will not exceed 2000 and then if there is peak amp draw when the compressor fires up from time to time, you'll have the insurance of extra VA to pick up the load. One thing this unit will do is make a loud vibrating noise if you are drawing too much. If you hear that, you definitely need a bigger transformer. I uplugged a Keurig in this and it started doing that when it was heating the water. Not for more than about 10 seconds, but enough for me to know not to use it. I ended up buying a 7.5KVA (7500VA) transformer from the base exchange in the UK when that happened.
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The boiler works great, I have it for a long time now and have been using it everyday. I always have the water filled when I used it down to 1 litter, just add more water and it will boil and at the 200 degree temperature within less than 5 minutes. The hot water will stay at the high temperature as long as you have it stay plug in.
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300 Watt can heat a larger fish tank. Be careful not to drop it as it has a thin glass tube that the water travels through and it will crack and leak if you do drop it.
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This unit is more that capable of powering a slow cooker. It can power 1000 watts without issue. I have 1100 watts running through it with even higher surge.
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The volumes stated in the other answers appear correct. We can get 2 showers out of one fill up. I heat the water in a large pot with a high output burner, (30 - 50k BTUS). The water is ready to shower in about 5 minutes. This has made extended backwoods camping trips much more comfortable. I am critical of my camping gear and I highly recommend this shower unit. The burner can be used as a light-weight single burner.
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Tell BixPower your needs and see if they can meet it. They respond fairly well to questions. Mine is larger because to how many watt hour it is.
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I can not find the items corporate website to give you their answer but according to the product details it says, "Dual 750 Watt Burners"...I assume this is what makes 1,500 power. From person experience I have cooked on both sides, boiled water, cooked carrots and such and have not had any problems. I would note that as some people mention the high setting is more like a medium although to cook and scramble eggs I put it on this units medium setting.Hope this helps, if so let me know and feel free to ask more questions or see my review. Happy shopping.