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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: P @ F on February 15, 2011, 05:42:39 pm

Title: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: P @ F on February 15, 2011, 05:42:39 pm: Wont bore you yet about what i want one for , but if you do use one what do you use it for ?

Rich
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: LWC on February 15, 2011, 05:47:51 pm: I use mine for my phone charger, about all it is good for, says it would run my laptop...but it wont

Maybe its a crap one, came with my van.
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: perfectpanesplymouth on February 15, 2011, 06:00:35 pm: just use batteries in your anal intruder!!
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: Jeff Brimble on February 15, 2011, 06:17:17 pm: 1000w an it dont even charge my lap top even though its connected to a 135amp leisure battery ?
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: P @ F on February 15, 2011, 06:24:40 pm: Jeff just the man , im looking to power my vac , 1500 watt motor , but i think it needs a surge peak of 2900 to actually get it running , found one today that gives 1500w constant and surge of 3500w.
Not wanting to blow my money just yet , i rang the company tech team , he was dubious about saying yes it would work .
Where do i go from here ?

Rich
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: Spruce on February 15, 2011, 07:37:32 pm: Quote from: P @ F on February 15, 2011, 06:24:40 pm
Jeff just the man , im looking to power my vac , 1500 watt motor , but i think it needs a surge peak of 2900 to actually get it running , found one today that gives 1500w constant and surge of 3500w.
Not wanting to blow my money just yet , i rang the company tech team , he was dubious about saying yes it would work .
Where do i go from here ?

Rich

When in Doubt - don't. You could use a 3 KVA petrol generator. I'd hate to think how much power that Inverter will consume from the leisure battery. What is it's power consumption by the way?
Spruce
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: jarvy on February 15, 2011, 07:44:50 pm: Got a 600w inverter in the van,runs booster pump (24v) i can charge laptop etc off it. Had t a couple of years now,still going strong. Can leave it running booster pump for 10+ hours off a 110ah batt.
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: jarvy on February 15, 2011, 07:58:13 pm: Wow,just looking on ebay,for a 4000w unit your looking at £700+.
And i recon it would kill your batt too...
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: P @ F on February 15, 2011, 08:19:56 pm: I found a 1500 w constant with 3500 w surge for just over £150 local company , my plan was to run from van battery with engine running , take spare key to lock doors if out of sight

Rich
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: Spruce on February 15, 2011, 08:25:45 pm: a 2500 watt inverter draws 150amp. Needs 2 power supply cables and needs to separate batteries. This is out of our league.
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: P @ F on February 16, 2011, 09:13:27 am: Oh well thats that then !

Cheers spruce.

Rich
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: Jeff Brimble on February 16, 2011, 10:05:48 am: Genny only alternative.
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: wellclean on February 16, 2011, 04:15:30 pm: i use one to run hot water boiler in van runs all day with 110 battery
no probs
Title: Re: Anybody use an inverter
Post by: Steven01903 on February 16, 2011, 08:24:03 pm: Yes can be done I have been running mine for the last two years.
I start my engine at 8am in the morning and my invertor works till 6pm each evening.

This is my set up.
Direct from the van battery leading onto a BIG leisure battery and a BIG lorry battery, which runs my I think 2500kw invertor which runs my 1.5kw pump which takes my water upto 60psi which then goes through 2 banks of 200gpd filters into the clean water tank.
You do need to keep the engine running all the time though and boy does it take it out on the batteries but 2 years and still works to a T. ;D