Generators & Backup Power

How to Maintain Solar Generator Equipment and Why Almost Zero Is Not Zero Knowing how to maintain solar generator equipment is the difference between a unit that lasts 3 years and one that lasts 10. Solar generators need no oil changes, no spark plugs, no fuel stabilizer, and no carburetor cleaning. Compared to a gas

How Long Will a Solar Generator Run TV and Why Screen Size Is Only Half the Answer The question of how long a solar generator run tv lasts is the most common entertainment query during Ontario storm season and the answer depends entirely on your screen size and what else is plugged in. Modern LED

Solar Generator Noise Level and Why Silence Is Not Always Guaranteed The solar generator noise level is the single most important factor for people switching from gas generators to battery power in Ontario. Gas generators start at 48 dB minimum and climb to 70 dB or higher under load. Solar generators start at 0 dB

Solar Generator vs Gas Generator and Why Both Numbers Matter The solar generator vs gas generator decision comes down to two numbers: how many watts you need and how many hours you need them. Gas generators win on sustained high-wattage output and cost per watt for heavy mechanical loads. Solar generators win on noise, maintenance,

Solar Generator for Camping and Why Weight Decides Everything Selecting the right solar generator for camping is a weight decision first and a capacity decision second because you have to carry it from the parking lot. A 2,000Wh unit with 62 lbs of mass is not camping equipment. It is cottage backup equipment with a

Solar Generator for CPAP and Why the Humidifier Decides Everything Choosing the right solar generator for cpap backup is a medical-grade decision because running out of power at 3:00 AM is not an inconvenience but a health risk. A CPAP motor draws 6W to 9W on its own. The heated humidifier draws 45W to 55W.

The emergency solar ontario failure that costs the most is not the one where the bank runs to zero on hour 48 but the one where the bank was never sized for the Ontario winter load in the first place, because a family in Durham Region discovered this during the January 2024 ice storm. Their

The battery generator ontario decision that most Ontario property owners get wrong is treating it as a permanent either/or choice, because a property owner in Centre Wellington ran a gasoline generator as his only backup power source for three years and spent approximately $1,800 in fuel and maintenance costs before calculating that a two-cell Battle

A solar generator refrigerator pairing fails in exactly one way: the unit cannot handle the startup surge when the compressor kicks on. This is the single moment that determines whether your food stays safe or spoils during a blackout. The startup surge from a refrigerator compressor is a brief inductive load spike, typically 2 to

Your generator has a neutral-to-ground bond from the factory. Your Victron MultiPlus-II has an internal neutral-to-ground bond relay that activates in inverter mode. When you plug the generator into your off-grid system you now have two bonds simultaneously. Current begins flowing through your equipment grounding conductors the safety wires that are not supposed to carry