How to run freezers off an inverter!

How to run freezers off an inverter!
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[SurvivalLilly]

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[bigaboo]

Thank you for coming back to this subject, your a very smart and accomplished woman.

[jeffwarren]

Excellent video. Wife and I have been watching you for years. I agree the 500 watt will power one freezer. I needed to power 1 freezer and 1 refrigerator. The 500 watt would work either one, and sometimes both. When they both tried to start at the same time, the inverter tripped off due to overload. I installed an 800W inverter and it runs both with no trouble.
Also, look at a “low frequency” inverter such as a Victron phoenix. Those inverters have a really low “idle” current (when neither device is running). It extended the tome between battery charges by a significant amount. Amp draw of the idle current dropped from 2.5A to 0.57A

[OcRefrig]

A Good Rule of thumb when sizing an inverter to a Refrigerator load is Size inverter to 8 times Compressors Running Watts Minimum ! Compressors on start up draw about 7 times the running watts For 1 second on start up.
Example: if Refrigerator or Freezer draws 100 watts while Compressor is cooling the System You Would Need an inverter capable of supplying 800 watts Peak inrush current Minimum. When in Doubt ALLWAYS Go bigger. Refrigeration man for 40+ years.

[OcRefrig]

Good video! A Way to Think about wiring in an inverter is to think about the inverter as the City Wires Coming from the Street ( Your Electricity Provider ) Put an Electrical panel on the Wall with breakers in it and use the Inverter to power that Electrical panel solely. Ground inverter to earth, Ground Electrical panel to Earth & Ground inverter to Electrical panel. Treat the inverter as “ Your Electric company “
& Wire As usual to code to the Panel.

[maggaman]

Audio is fine for me. Thanks for the tips Lilly. Good luck this Winter.

[benm]

The initial voltage of a compressor starting is called inrush The compressor will have a start load run amperage sometimes noted as SLRA . Then you have rla which is run load amperage. To verify your ratings to a sine wave converter and to the power supply peak and discharge you need to take an amperage and voltage reading from the compressor when it comes on. You do this directly at the terminals and then after it begins to run so you do not damage the inverter the battery or the compressor Yes I am an HVAC and refrigeration technician and specialist for over 25 years.

[woodlands]

I always learn something from your videos. The alternative to freezers would be pickling, canning, smoking and salt, unless you live near permafrost.

[herrschafts-wissen]

Tip: there are LiFePo4 batteries that can be charged in below freezing temperatures. A bit more expensive than the regular ones. But all in all good choice!

[earlyoung]

Anytime you can run your appliances DIRECTLY from the battery/solar system (DC), you are way more efficient. There are very good DC powered freezers and fridges available. INVERTERS, by nature, are ONLY about 75-80% efficient. The components inside them get hot (that's why they have a fan inside) and they are ON all the time drawing some power. All "whole-house" systems HAVE TO BE designed at least 20% over sized to take care of this! For small apps, such as a freezer, I myself, would rather not waste my limited solar/battery capacity going through an inverter. For a whole house with a huge array....well that's different! Only an E.E major's perspective. 😝 But, in your case, Lilly, you are using this mainly as a backup, short term. So I get it!👍

[nikowills]

Hello Super Lilly, a great thankyou for your time and comparing batteries, at the moment i will install 2 agm batteries of 100 amp hours in paralel so i should have atleast 100 amp hours but to my calculations i will have less and the cost of agm is low, i realy would tell people that electronic devices are in grave danger of emp or super solar flares, so all make there own decisions, big hug from an old survivalist .

[invisibilianone]

Nice and informative video😎☕
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I use a 200w invertor and 4 lead acid deep cycle RV batteries, in my little watchmans trailer.
The invertor starts sounding an alarm at 11.1volts, and automatically shuts off at no less than 10.9 volts.
Keeps batteries in safe range, living longer.

[mikejones-vdfg]

good stuff, never thought about the grounding issues with inverters

[Clogov]

You can keep food in a metal garbage can if it’s freezing outside. Also freeze left over h2o gallons outside inwinter then put in freezer or refrigerator until power comes back on.

[omegaman]

Great video. I thought I was going to need to correct you but you did a great job. I just want to reemphasize that the LiFePo4 batterys give you double the run time of a lead acid that is rated at the same amp hours. So that cuts the cost in half when you compare. Plus the batteries last way way longer. Never by lead acid again. Waste of money.

[BladeObssession]

That's awesome Lilly. If you have plentiful deer in your area you'll have a freezer full of venison this winter. Good for you and your family.

[Korpen_]

Thanks for a nice video! I have the same GreenCell inverter as you but at 2kW and peak power at 3kW. I have counted on running two freezers, a refrigerator, the heating system's circulation pumps and a few other small things. Unfortunately I can't afford lithium batteries but run with high quality lead batteries from Draeger anesthesia machines...get free from work when we do preventive maintenance. Keep up the good work!

Greetings from Sweden!

[pirie]

SOOOO!! You could take a freezer to your BUGOUT camp and stay longer. I love your videos. LG Canada.

[curtfward]

I have had a small freezer operating on a small, but growing, solar system, off the grid for a couple years now.

[paulaubin]

In the camper RV world there is a unit called soft start that is utilized in air conditioning to stop power spikes