Using a Kill A Watt Meter to determine your off-grid power needs.

[@snowcatprepper9118]

I looked through your videos and i may have missed it it, but very interesting solar generator

[@shoestringprep]

Missed what?

[@snowcatprepper9118]

@@shoestringprep I was looking to see what type of solar generator it was. It may be old, but I like the design of it.

[@shoestringprep]

@@snowcatprepper9118 it is about 10 years old. It is a Humless fuel less generator. Thanks for your comment.

[@bobbader4789]

I need to get me one of these, wonder if there’s a way to hook it up to my water pump for the well?

[@shoestringprep]

I did not use the kill a watt for my well pumps. I asked my well service providers to tell me the watts and amps. Thanks for your comment.

[@joshwayop]

Dont use VA it means differently than watts, most of the time your watts are lower than VA, VA means Volt-Amps or volt x Amps, we all know thats how watts are made but on AC you have to include the PF (Power factor) goes from a scale of 0-1 1 being perfect, 0 being worst which isn’t possible ethier. The equation is volts x amps x PF for AC watts, the only thing that gets PERFECT PF is resistive loads like a incadescant light, everything else may have .9Pf or way lower, some leds that are cheap have 0.3 pf making it looks like 17 or so watts but actually only 6 due to power factor. Hope this helps, im trying to explain it the best i can!

[@shoestringprep]

You are correct
Thanks for your comment.

[@MikePowlas]

You have it on VA not watts.

[@shoestringprep]

Thanks for your comment