my husband & i bought last week the 3000W inverter/charger to back up our 1/2HP sump pump. we installed it on the weekend and with advice given by Richard @ Royal Power we tested it. after 7 hours (!!) of a simulated power outage, the voltage had only dropped 1 volt before we aborted the test and plugged the inverter back into the outlet. the inverter then recharged our batteries (we hooked 2 in parallel). so far we are extremely happy & hope that the inverter has a long life span. either way, this concept has passed with flying colours the initial test.
Hello, I recently bought the 3000w inverter for our sump pump back up and was wondering if we need to ground the inverter to anything or can we just connect the battery to the inverter fresh out of the box and proceed with the setup shown here?
hi - i saw in another video where they say when batteries are in parallet you would connect red of battery #1 to the inverted and black of battery #3 to inverter. in your picture you show red and black from battery # 3 going to inverter?
my husband & i bought last week the 3000W inverter/charger to back up our 1/2HP sump pump. we installed it on the weekend and with advice given by Richard @ Royal Power we tested it. after 7 hours (!!) of a simulated power outage, the voltage had only dropped 1 volt before we aborted the test and plugged the inverter back into the outlet. the inverter then recharged our batteries (we hooked 2 in parallel). so far we are extremely happy & hope that the inverter has a long life span. either way, this concept has passed with flying colours the initial test.
Do you leave the sump pump plugged into the inverter always? Or should I plug into the wall until the weather gets bad?
You can leave it plugged in all the time
Hello, I recently bought the 3000w inverter for our sump pump back up and was wondering if we need to ground the inverter to anything or can we just connect the battery to the inverter fresh out of the box and proceed with the setup shown here?
I guess when you plug in your inverter to the GFCI 3 prong outlet you’re grounding it.
You can leave it plugged in all the time.
hi - i saw in another video where they say when batteries are in parallet you would connect red of battery #1 to the inverted and black of battery #3 to inverter. in your picture you show red and black from battery # 3 going to inverter?
#3 or #1 would be the same result.