Battery power?

[MidSSouth]

Does anyone run run an UPS for power outages? How big a unit did you get and how long will it run the filters and heaters?

 

[AdamMAXIS]

I run one for my computer.. It's rated 500 VA and lasts only a few minutes with my monster system.

Sorry that didn't help

 

[bboy]

If the power were to shut off for an extended period of time, I would go outside and fire up the generator.
Just the thought makes me cringe,because I do not have an
automatic throw-over switch.


BBOY

 

[Charlius]

I had bought a UPS for this hurricane season. Turned out I didn't need it, thankfully, but hey, peace-of-mind for future power outages. Mine is rated at 450 Watts. Cost quite a bit too, a little less than a PS2. Anyhow, I'm not sure about the duration. The only thing I have connected to it are 2 AquaClear filters.

One AquaClear is rated at 6W. Electricity is kinda weird. Watt hours, this and that, I have no idea. But I believe you will get a pretty close estimate if you just divide 450 by 6. So for one filter, it would run for 75 hours. 3 days, 3 hours. Then again, I am not positive. I'll have to ask this guy I know that is an electrician to be sure.