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I don't know how many times I have ask if this pure sine wave 1500 watt power Tec on inverter would run an average size refrigerator,,,, out of all the experts that give commentary here no one could really answer that question,,,, not really,,,, guess what,,,,, yes it will run my 15 or 16 cubic foot I believe it is,,,,, refrigerator in fact it runs it without breaking a sweat doesn't even get warm,,,, people review these all the time,,,, I didn't realize it,,,,, these things are huge,,,,this1500 watt model is anyway,,, they are not small and compact they are big boys ,,,,which is fine with me I feel like I'm getting my money's worth,,,, I think they weigh close to 13 pounds and they're they' big,,,, and take up alot of wall space however that's fine with me,,,, so far this thing works really good I can see where some of the other viewers stated you'll have to drill out your existing cabling from your battery pack to the inverter because the studs on the back of this inverter are not cheap,,,, they're beefy they are very big that's cool,,,,I used a Dremel tool with a cutter bit and I was done in nothing flat,,,, I use my existing cables on my system because they're 2/0 ,,,,already fused,,,, this is a preliminary review I guess,,,, somewhat premature really,,,, haven't used it a full 24 hours yet,,,,, I hooked up the remote control because how I've got it mounted I didn't feel like having to bend over every time I wanted to turn it on or off so that remote control is actually a very good feature I could probably use a longer cable and put it over by the refrigerator later on if I want to,,,, however I see no reason to do so at present I have it up high enough to where I cwalk right up and press the button and turn it on and off that is fine,,,,, I don't know how good or bad these units are in general I took a chance we'll see how it works out,,,, I was very pleased after I got my ground and hooked up the other two cables for positive and negative and my Earth ground and everything got it all set up,,,, plugged in a heavy gauge extension cord for my refrigerator,,,, and the inverter was all powered up ready to go,,,, they said it's best to do that with all inverters,,, pre power before plugging something in and turning it on,,,,, and to my surprise it did not even break a sweat didn't struggle or anything else,,,, refrigerator kicked right on,,,, I had been running it(the refrigerator) on a 1500 watt Harbor Freight centech inverter and it had to struggle a little bit and of course modified sine wave isn't good for the frige. it ran a little slower and I suppose a little hotter on a modified sine wave,,,, this inverter mimicks regular 120 60 hertz household grid power very well,,, refrigerator starts right up runs great,,,, I would also like to say so far I'm yet to hear the fans on this thing even kick on hopefully that's a good thing,,,, so far very pleased however I'll have to use it for a while before I can be sure,,, I have a small solar setup made up of several different things,,, if I can get a year-and-a-half for 2 years out of this inverter I will probably buy two or three more for the money I think it's well worth it so far time will tell.regards:::::Bill R................................... Update I have read where people have tried to use this inverter to run microwaves microwaves will use double and sometimes triple the rated power of an inverter at start up because of surge and most pure sine wave inverter's do not surge very highly if anyone wants to run a microwave on DC power this company sells different size inverters you would probably be better off going with a 2000 or 3000 W inverter if you plan to run a microwave or better still if you're in an RV you could get a DC powered microwave but then you have to make sure that your engines running because you need the power of the alternator to run it microwaves are very hard on your battery bank too they ring your batteries completely out after repeated usageas far as this 1500 W inverter that I've purchased here after nearly 6 months is doing very well running my refrigerator which is AN Frigidaire

I got this to power my Travel Trailer. I wanted to be able to run my tv, hair dryer and microwave without having to use my generator. I need a pure sine wave as well. This unit almost fits the bill. You will see from the pictures that the inverter does in fact produce a pure sine wave. It has no problem powering my TV and hair dryer and everything else in the trailer (except AC) but it will not power my 900 watt microwave oven. This seemed strange to me as the microwave oven states that it is 900 watts and the inverter is 1500 watts. I called the number listed in the manual and got through right away. I was put through to tech support and explained the situation. Tech support was very polite and explained that the wattage listed on the microwave is what is focused on cooking the food but that the microwave itself actually draws about twice that amount to make it happen. I verified this with the Internets “When the manufacturers refer to a 1000 watt oven they usually mean heat into food. The efficiency of ovens vary but it is quite common that a 1000 watt would consume 2000 watts”. For my needs I’m sticking with this unit. I don’t want to spend more money for a higher wattage unit. I’m happy with tech support and my purchase so far. If it doesn’t hold up I’ll update this review

I looked around a lot for a pure sine wave product in this wattage. This product works well, it's quiet, and meets my needs. The only ding I have against it is that it ships with battery connect cables that are too thin to allow it to reach full power. I had to go out and buy ($20) 2/0 cables to connect to the batteries so I could run this inverter at its rated power of 1,500 Watts.

Bought this for Irma hurricane " which hit Florida on sept.2017". I knew we were going to loose power so i went ahead and got this power invterter, I took my 2006 Volkswagen GTI car battery out and connected in pararell with my Fiance Honda Accord 2017 car battery "which have remote start" so i connected everything together and laid a power extention to my home. So this was the steps that i took, Left the hood open on the car, windows up and a/c off, with the car remote i turned the engine on from 8:00 am to 11:00am then i turned it off and back on from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Before going to sleep "Around 10:00pm i disconnected the refrigerator "since we didnt open it at night everything still frozen by next morning" we just left the fan and 2 lamps on until morning were the entire process repeats. SUPER long story short this thing was able to power a full size top freezer kenmore refrigerator, 4 lamps, cellphones charger, 2 walkies talkies charger" all cell towers were down", 1 small 32" tv, 1 floor standing fan, and my xbox one all at the same time. We were without power for 1 week, so when we had to cook I just disconected the fridge for a couple minutes while we cook on the counter top oven and small burner, the when we were done cooking, we just plug the refrigerator back. This inverter was inside the car the whole time and never got hot even with the windows up and the A/C off, it has 2 small fans which kept everything under control, and just for reference the car just used about 1/4 of the tank of gas which is about $12.00 of premiun gas and we had power, frozen food, cooked food, enterteiment, and comunication for a week, I would recommend this Power Inveter to anyone !!!

I purchased this inverter in April of 2022 for use in my hunting cabin. Primarily used for charging hunting radios, cabin LED lighting and the odd piece of small electronics, it received light, indoor usage only. For the last two years following its purchase, it was also used for my hunting partner‘s CPAP, a small, portable, low-draw device. The inverter worked admirably for the first year until the first malfunction occurred. When I finally decided to plug in and use the included remote control switch/wire, the inverter kept turning off intermittently without warning. Eventually, I had to disconnect the remote unit to stop the malfunction, which did not reoccur with the remote unplugged. I contacted customer support; they could not identify the problem. So, because the warranty had just expired, they would not replace the remote. They sent me a link and suggested that I simply purchase another of their remote units. I declined and just left the remote unplugged. This February (2024), I was up at the cabin for a few days. After the 2nd day, during the night, I woke to the sound of three pops. As the inverter was mounted on the wall above my bunk for proper ventilation/cooling of the unit, I was close enough so I could smell the electrical burning. At the time of its demise, my buddy‘s CPAP was the only thing drawing power. (Perhaps 30 watts/hour; low amp-draw). His cot was far enough away to not hear the inverter die, but woke when his small CPAP immediately stopped working (for obvious reasons). Once determining that nothing was visibly on fire, I disconnected the inverter from the two Weize 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Batteries/200 watt solar charge controller. Incidentally, during its installation two years prior, I had properly installed the inverter’s ground lug to a proper grounding rod, driven deep into the outside turf. I’m very thankful that I did. The next morning, I checked all wiring, batteries, solar panels, etc.; all were in working order with no damage or shorts. The inverter, however, had no working AC outlets, no fault-light, no visible charring. The small USB charging port, however, still worked. If I were to take a guess, I‘d say that the inverter had less than 250 hours of light usage on it. I‘m rating the inverter with one star. While it‘s a 1500 watt, solidly-built unit, pure-sine, and has three ac plugs, I have legitimate concerns regarding its longevity, if not its actual safety.

Delivery was quick and complete. I tested it out and it worked perfectly. I'm using it as a replacement for a generator in medium length (up to 1 day) power outages to keep my business computers running. Modified square wave wasn't recognized by my UPS as a valid power source (didn't charge, this was true for several brands), and I thought I'd try a full sine inverter. It worked great, and the unit is much beefier than the modified square ones I could get. Now when power goes out (a frequent event in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky), the UPS keeps things running long enough to pull lead acid batteries off the charging station and plug the UPS into the inverter with no loss of up time. Before, I had to power down and switch all the individual lines directly to the inverter, then do the reverse when power came back up. Now I just plug the UPS back into the wall. I've only done a test run at full load for 4 hours, so I don't know the longevity of this device. The combined equipment pulls about 800 watts (I purposely supersized the inverter), and there are no signs of heating in the inverter -- the case remains roughly room temperature and the fans haven't kicked in. No-Load current is between 10-100 milliamps. There is no display other than some LEDs, but you can get separate products to measure wattage, battery voltage, etc fairly cheap.

I have a 1400W solar system with 420AH of 12V battery capacity. I was able to run the 1500/3000W inverter to power both a 1500W infrared space heater plus 2 26W CFL bulbs for an extended period of time with no issues whatsoever even using the supplied cables. With over 160A flowing from the batteries to the inverter the cables had about .5V of drop as such they got too hot to be considered safe. The owners manual mentions that the supplied cable are not to be used for high power applications. The supplied cables are good for 300W load and not much more. I measured the conversion efficiency at 1500W, 104W, and 52W and the calculated conversion efficiencies were 90%, 78%, and 70% respectively. With the inverter turned on with no load the efficiency is obviously 0% so you can see efficiency varies with the load. The initial no load idle draw was about .5A with the inverter powered on however after putting under a 1500W space heater load then removing the load the idle draw increased to about 1.5A. However as the inverter cooled down internally the idle draw went back to around .5A. For my permanent configuration I am going to make up some short 1/0AWG cables and 250A ANL fuse for safeties sake. My plan is to run a full size 26cuft fridge, a full size 12cuft chest freezer, dehumidifier, and entertainment center. It is imperative to have heavy duty cables, tight connections, and lots of battery capacity if you want to get the full specs out of this unit. If you don't understand basic Ohms Law then find someone who does, to help you get the most out of this inverter. If I find anything that doesn't meet the published specification I will update my review accordingly but so far so good. Regards Brad (retired electrical engineer)

I bought this product in April 2023. I installed it in a backyard shed in August 2023. It worked fine for about 7 months and then just died at the end of March 2024. None of the fuses or circuit breakers in the wiring my small system tripped. Every other piece of equipment in my system still works fine. The inverter was grounded and no weather issues (e.g., lightning) in my geographic area (So Cal). Unfortunately I had thrown away my packaging so I couldn't return it (Lesson learned the hard way). Will be purchasing a new inverter from a different vendor. (Additional Edit: I had a low load on this inverter yet the fan was constantly running as if it was overheating - and it had more than sufficient ventilation. The fan on my replacement inverter never runs and seems to be handling the same load just fine)