How to deal with Power Outage in your SmartHome

1. Inventory what you want to keep power supplied to
a. Start with recording the power, amperage and watts on each devices power supply
b. Plug devices into P3 Kill A Watt energy monitory device to determine actual energy draw
2. Level 1 solution
a. UPS with twice the capacity of what you want to supply power to
b. Surge protector strip to supply power to devices without using all of the outlets on UPS
3. Level 2 solution
a. Takes Level 1 solution and builds upon it
b. Select Pure Sine Wave Inverter with twice the capacity of what you are trying to protect
c. Select a deep cycle marine battery with at least a 90 amp hour rating
d. Select a “smart” charger that can charge the deep cycle without damaging it
e. When you loose mains power,
i. unplug UPS from wall
ii. Turn on inverter
iii. Plug in UPS to inverter
4. Level 3 Solution
a. Level 2 solution with auto switchover from mains to inverter when power fails

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
Here are the items mentioned in this video –

Short Term Power Loss Option
APC UPS Battery Backup 1500VA https://amzn.to/33paHC3
Tripp Lite 1500VA UPS https://amzn.to/33iEXyt
CyberPower CP1500AVRLCD https://amzn.to/2GWu4J5

Inverter Option
AIMS 1500 Watt Pure Sine Wave https://amzn.to/33yhHwK
Sudokeji 1200 Watt Pure Sine Wave https://amzn.to/2YSlPbn

Battery Charger
Battery Tender Plus 1.5A https://amzn.to/2GZaQmb
Battery Tender Plus 3A https://amzn.to/2YzavBq
Battery Tender Plus 5A https://amzn.to/31x0eTy
Clore Pro-Logix PL2310 https://amzn.to/2KvEX6X

Options
Battery Monitor https://amzn.to/2KF6odz
Xantrex Transfer Switch https://amzn.to/31rEHeS
Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor https://amzn.to/2YK6B9e
APC 11-Outlet Surge Protector https://amzn.to/31sXpTm
Camco Heavy Duty Large Box https://amzn.to/2YDXWFh

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