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<blockquote data-quote="Hobbes" data-source="post: 1684669" data-attributes="member: 3371"><p>It is this model, rated at 1600 watts</p><p><a href="http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Briggs-&-Stratton-30473-Portable-Generator/p4430.html" target="_blank">http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Briggs-&-Stratton-30473-Portable-Generator/p4430.html</a></p><p></p><p>I can't believe your pellet stove requires that much power.</p><p>Mine is a newer quadrafire and the specs in the manual say it only uses about 200 watts to run the 2 small fans and auger servo.</p><p>It does require another 400 watts when the igniter is on to light the pellets but that's only for a few minutes and you could manually light</p><p>the pellets if you had to in an ice storm or such.</p><p>Even if it uses 800 watts continuously you would still get 5 hours run time on a gallon of gasoline.</p><p></p><p>Inverter generators work a bit differently than normal emergency generators.</p><p>The electrical generator part produces 12 VDC and the inverter creates a 60hz pure sine wave from that 12 volts.</p><p>The inverter electronics varies the speed of the generator to match the power required.</p><p>The less power used the slower the generator runs.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>I plan to just run an extension cord through the window into the living room where the pellet stove, satellite receiver, and TV are.</p><p>It is very quiet during operation so it will be fine humming away on the back porch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hobbes, post: 1684669, member: 3371"] It is this model, rated at 1600 watts [url]http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Briggs-&-Stratton-30473-Portable-Generator/p4430.html[/url] I can't believe your pellet stove requires that much power. Mine is a newer quadrafire and the specs in the manual say it only uses about 200 watts to run the 2 small fans and auger servo. It does require another 400 watts when the igniter is on to light the pellets but that's only for a few minutes and you could manually light the pellets if you had to in an ice storm or such. Even if it uses 800 watts continuously you would still get 5 hours run time on a gallon of gasoline. Inverter generators work a bit differently than normal emergency generators. The electrical generator part produces 12 VDC and the inverter creates a 60hz pure sine wave from that 12 volts. The inverter electronics varies the speed of the generator to match the power required. The less power used the slower the generator runs. I plan to just run an extension cord through the window into the living room where the pellet stove, satellite receiver, and TV are. It is very quiet during operation so it will be fine humming away on the back porch. [/QUOTE]
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