Running A Smokefire EX4 on an Anker Portable Power Station 1056Wh


 
I would think it should work fine. How long? IDK. But if you look at the avg KWh consumption of the grill, and the total available you can then extrapolate from there
 
I run my EX6 on this Jackery power station: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082TMBYR6?tag=tvwb-20

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I don't have recorded data but I think it is at approximately 80% after a 6 hour session. I also plug my Fireboard into the USB port.

Edit: it might be at the 70% range - that's where it was after a cook on Sunday but I don't remember if it was fully charged when I began the cook.
 
Unless your gonna use it for other things, that's a lot of money for a single use item when running a power line is not that expensive.
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Thinking of moving my Smokefire EX4 to the top of the garden under new BBQ Shelter, no power supply up there, was wondering if one these batteries would run a Smokefire EX4 succesfully and for approx how long, including start up to heat the pellets, does anyone know based on this one being 1056Wh?

https://www.costco.co.uk/Home-Impro...C1000X-Portable-Power-Station-1056Wh/p/492050
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timothy said:
Unless your gonna use it for other things, that's a lot of money for a single use item when running a power line is not that expensive.
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It is 150ft to the top of our garden and thats quite a big trench needed to hide the cable as well, looks to be actually cheaper, than the wire, conduit etc for that sort of length.

Wife wants the patio back at the bottom of the garden, now I'm up to 5 BBQ's :)

The Gas Grill will run a rotisserie, as well the rotisserie for the ground firepit and hopefully run a few lights as well, when eating and cooking up there.
 
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Ended up buying the EcoFlow Delta 3 Portable Power Station 1024Wh, hopefully will do the job when it arrives

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SteveUK said:
Ended up buying the EcoFlow Delta 3 Portable Power Station 1024Wh, hopefully will do the job when it arrives

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Managed to give the battery a good run out the past 3 nights and very pleased with it for overall performance and how long it should last for outdoor cooks

1st cook i did a Soy & Honey Salmon Side at 375F for just a little over an hour on my Smokefire EX4 took a little over an hour, reached 60W on start up for a little over 5-6 minutes and then once ignited ran at 8-9W for the rest of the cook

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2nd Cook I Did 3kg of Rotisserie Wings On the Genesis Gas Grill and it ran the rotisserie at 11W for just over an hour again

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And finally did Tomahawk Steaks on the Pellet Grill on Smokeboost for 50 minutes and except for inital startup of 60W again, before finishing off searing on the Genesis Grill, Smokeboost hardly registers any electrical power being used

For over 3 hours cooking I used less than 20% of the total power so although not done a full lo&slo cook yet, can see easily a 10-12 hour cook (maybe longer) being possible on this battery fully charged, as started at 98% and finished at 81% when all 3 cooks had finished.

Cost me £450 overall but considering my BBQ set up is now over 150ft down the bottom of the garden, buying a suitable electrical cable and digging a trench and filling it in for that distance would have cost me considerable more for it.

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Yep, on a low power drain those things could be quite handy. Have thought about one myself (even though I disdain them being called "generators"). But, for a short stint power failure and something handy just to keep a couple low power essentials going. But, they're definitely not a long term backup
 
Love our 2 Anker Power Stations. Coupled with the 1KW of Anker Portable Solar Panels, they will power our most critical electrical loads, such as food storage, in case of disaster. The combination of Power Station(s) and Solar Panel(s) makes them Generators.
 
Bob Bass said:
The combination of Power Station(s) and Solar Panel(s) makes them Generators
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Sorry not in my book. Yeah they're "handy" much handier than pulling out a large proper generator but even with a small solar panel if you really "used" it you would use it up before it could replenish. Not knocking the devices, as we're actually looking at buying one ourselves because since our power company (Com Ed) came through the subdivision and supposedly "upgraded" everything we've had countless minor power failures, nasty surges and so on. Too short for pulling out a large gas powered "generator" but long enough to pi$$ me off and be inconvenient. The "battery" system will make a nice "bridge" system.
Although we are looking into getting a whole home system installed that will run on NG. We'll likely give our "portable" genset to the daughter, as it's powerful enough to run an entire house including the furnace. Just not AC.
 
Larry.... Fact is, the combination of Power Station(s) and Solar Panel(s) make them Generators. No matter the size.

While I would enjoy having a NG powered generator, it would not work in my application, where we live.
I have no need to power our full house when disaster strikes.

Said disaster would be a major rupture (earthquake) occurring on the Elsinore fault.
We live within a mile of that fault. It's capable of a M7.8 earthquake.
I would expect total loss of electrical power, domestic water, and natural gas as all three are underground services here.

My needs are to sustain life until help arrives.

For reference... Elsinore Fault

ADDED : SteveUK's use is an excellent example of the portable battery/inverter's versatility !
 
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Yeah, different needs. Luckily I don't have a well pump or powered septic system. We're full municipal water and sewer. So a battery backup would be a convenience item for me. I have a "portable" generator (but I use the term loosely). I'm not at the point in my life where it's easy to lug out a 120# genset and it's gasoline for what may be at times a 1 or 2 hour "inconvenient" type power outage. Derecho and tornado type storms are the biggest issue here.
The genset I have can run everything in the house except the AC or the clothes dryer. (240V). But here heating is far more important and I can run my furnace. I would simply like the convenience of an automatic system that fires up when needed.
But I'm not gonna beat a dead horse. Battery backups have their place, and it's convenience more than keeping things going long term. I.E. a little while back my daughter and son in law's house and their subdivision was nailed by a tornado. Luckily they did not take a direct hit but lost power for close to a week. Their large NG fired generator on the property fired up and kept the household humming along like nothing happened.
 
I agree with you Larry.... they are just a battery pack with an inverter. How big of a solar panel do you need just to recharge it on a GOOD day? What if you want to run things WHILE its charging? Do you have cables long enough to reach outside TO the panels? How do you plug the furnace into it when its hardwired? Do you really want to pull your fridge out to plug it into the 'generator each time?

I'm thankful that my house has a four circuit sub panel with interlock for a jenny - enough to keep the fridge/furnace/lights/tv going in an outage. A 3500/4000W jenny is all that is needed - any more would never be utilized. I could see a battery 'generator useful for running kitchen appliances like a coffee maker/air fryer/toaster oven and such, but not at the price. It could make sense IF I could be charging the battery in the 'lulls' of power useage from the jenny, but thats a pipe dream.

No offense to the OP for using it to run the smoker, but that would not be my priority for one.
 
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As indicated earlier, I believe the OP use of a portable battery/inverter is well suited for that use.

But it appears some clarification might be in order...

Had a 3300W Honda. Gave it away. Storing usable/fresh gasoline was a problem. In case of that earthquake disaster, no gasoline supply would be available locally. Note... gas in vehicles would be used to exit area...

Multiple Anker Power Stations sit at the ready and are load tested/cycled monthly. 500 feet of twin solar cable is ready to connect the 5 portable solar panels. Portable solar panel size was partly determined by how much weight this 75+ year old person could handle.

My electrical 'career' began January 1971 at the US Navy Electrician's Mate school in Great Lakes. The ships I served on, WW2 Destroyers and a post WW2 Destroyer Escort, had 600 # steam powered turbo generators and auxiliary emergency diesel generators. I'm very much retired now. In the interim was extremely active in the heavy industrial / mining electrical and instrument process control fields both as an electrician and as the electrical contractor, Calif C-10. Experienced with KW to multiple MW generators powered by diesel, gas turbine and steam turbine.

My choice of emergency / disaster power is solely based on personal experience. Also have emergency potable water and reliable local / world wide communications capabilities (W6AJO).
 
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