How clean is the power from this unit?
1964438
Mitch: It's not an inverter-quality "clean." Plug all your sensitive electronics into an APC/UPC battery-backup-surge-protector and you'll be good to go. Or go through a transfer switch to your building's main circuit panel. H--da has "clean" ones... ahem.... half-the-power and THREE-TIMES the price... Your choice, but these are good units. Good Luck!
1964439
Mitch: It's not an inverter-quality "clean." Plug all your sensitive electronics into anAPC/UPC battery-backup-surge-protector and you'll be good to go. Or go througha transfer switch to your building's main circuit panel.H--da has "clean" ones... ahem.... half-the-power and THREE-TIMESthe price... Your choice, but these are good units. Good Luck!
1964440
The best way to make clean power is to spin an electromagnet within a coil of wire. That's what your utility does and that's what 99% of all generators (including this one) do. Power that comes out of an inverter is unbelievably dirty until you jump through hoops ($$$) to clean it up.
1032201
I think it is easy. It has a power head for extra cleaning & is simple to use. I have had this unit quite a while with no issues
1640704
The unit is quiet, no buzzing. It does warm up because I charge nickel metal hydrid batteries.
1979513
We have this in our living room on a shelf and when it is on utility power, it is silent. The only time you hear it is when it is running due to utility power loss.
1732927
While I dont have the exact specs, I can tell you that its nearly silent when it switches on. I have it sitting on top of my unit sucking air straight out of the receiver vents and its very quiet. I really don't think noise is an issue with this thing. Doesn't even produce vibration noise.
1782505
I have never noticed any smell from my unit. I use it in my van to power my TV and Xbox, and an occasional battery charge. I live in my van full time so I sleep only a few feet away from it every night and it gets a lot of use. No noticeable smell.
918141
The unit is powered by a 110volt plug in transformer that supplies 12 volts to the unit. The unit does work great in a small area like a closet etc..
865189
Probably average. I have ours plugged into a 750 VA UPS along with a phone switch, phone voice mail and phone music on hold and the power draw of all of these is minimal.
1448621
I agree with answer 1 and two. However I have had mixed performance with unit I would not purchase again.
440875
Main thing is that the stuff it is plugged into has to provide power... but I have not had that be a problem.
491361
I run an APC line conditioner into it. It seems to smooth out the last glitches in the pretty terrible power in my area. It preforms admirably when called upon.
1833563
I haven't tested it to it's limit but I've cleaned my car, my boyfriends car and my bathroom corners with no issues. I would keep plugged in when not in use anyway.
1807879
I really like this unit because of its size. It has been reliable for the past year and is fairly quiet even on med speed. I use it in an office cubicle so it won't clean a large area but if that's all you need, I recommend it.
311216
It is very quiet. It is much quieter than other small appliances. The impact on my energy bill is insignificant.
506414
To be honest I don't really monitor it that often because the 2 that we have in our home are in storage areas. Although one of them is in a closet of a bedroom and no one hears it. So far it's been running better than the old tank water heaters that we had and no complaints about the water or electric bill either.
975379
My place is about the same square footage as yours and the P3 cleans it well. I have observed my P3 long enough to know where it get can get stuck and I put up a barrier or pick up loose electric cords, etc. before I turn it on. It only runs for about 45 minutes so I am watchful (even when doing other tasks) to get the most out of it I can. I don't recommend just turning it on and leaving the house. It will automatically turn off if it gets stuck.
532047
It's why I bought it. I get dirty power (fluctuating voltage) on sets and it crashes my prompter computer. The Furman cleans it up. Its fantastic.