Inverter installation: is it possible to install inverter for a single room in the house?

nitin_g3

Adept
I need inverter for my home office room. Power cuts are not long but sometimes are very frequent that causes disturbance while working.

My question to fellow members is that is it possible to install an inverter for just my office room? So that in case of power cut, the inverter provides backup only for my office room.

Here are the load details:

2 x Laptop + Monitor + router = 150 watts peak

TV + speakers = 150 watts peak

PS5 + FAN + 2 led tube lights(25w+20w) =
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I also need suggestions for inverter + battery which is enough to provide a 4 hours of backup on full load mentioned above.

TIA.
 
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maverickreborn

Recruit
YES, so easy to change wiring. If whole room controls is from one point then that would be even more simple. Like 15-20 mins job. Total load for example 750watts X Number of hours(4) = 3000÷battery voltage(12) = 250 AH(Battery capacity). Since you don't find large tubular battery get 200AH one. I can vouch Amaron for its quality in tubular battery, you may also consider luminous.

Don't get exide.

For Inverter, get something with sinewave copper inverter that comes with ups mode. For example 880VA inverter would bear 550watts load(65% of VA). So get 1400VA inverter that would need only 1 battery. Few models need 2 qty of 12V battery.
 

nitin_g3

Adept
maverickreborn said:
YES, so easy to change wiring. If whole room controls is from one point then that would be even more simple. Like 15-20 mins job
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Great!
maverickreborn said:
For Inverter, get something with sinewave copper inverter that comes with ups mode. For example 880VA inverter would bear 550watts load(65% of VA). So get 1400VA inverter that would need only 1 battery. Few models need 2 qty of 12V battery
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Is it possible to go for a single battery now and add another later (when enough funds collected) with a 1400VA inverter?

Also, any rough idea about the price for a good UPS mode 1400va inverter + 150 ah battery?
 

kartikoli

Skilled
I am in slightly different scenario but here is my take, As @maverickreborn mentioned you can easily power single room with an inverter if you have a single MCB for a room then it is just changing couple of wires (I used to do that for my other room). Secondly his claim of bad Exide batteries is spot on, in last 4.5 yrs I've changed 3 of them and now couple of days back my setup is completely dead. (2kv microteck inverter is giving overload warning, One of the Exide battery is dead another is on verge of death) So Yes, please avoid Exide batteries. Now I'll have to buy full setup so called few numbers and one of them offered 34k+gst for Livguard setup (2 tall batteries 150Ah (3yr replacement warranty) + inverter) Another one said 37.5k for Luminus setup (Inverter - 11.5k, 150Ah batteries - 13k each, 200Ah batteries for 15k each). In your case 13k for a single battery + 6~7k for inverter
nitin_g3 said:
Is it possible to go for a single battery now and add another later (when enough funds collected) with a 1400VA inverter?
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No, Single battery inverters won't work with 2 batteries (12V) similarly 2 battery inverters won't start with a single battery (24V).

Sorry Nitin bhai for highjacking your thread
@maverickreborn What would you suggest in my case? I am also considering Amaron batteries this time and have to make a decision today
 

kartikoli

Skilled
nitin_g3 said:
So the Liv guard and luminous equally good?

And 6-7k for a 1400va inverter, right?
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If both have same price then I would pick Luminous also go with tall tubular batteries only. I have used Luminous single battery + inverter (1650W) for 5yrs and it was an amazing experience. but do check Amaron batteries as my relatives who have a family busibness of transportation mostly prefer Amaron batteries for truck and busses.
nitin_g3 said:
And 6-7k for a 1400va inverter, right?
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Just checked and these 1400va inverters are in 10k range my brother bought one last year for 6~7k but it was 800W something

Check this video, very good practical experiment
 
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