Power outage? Any advice?

9 watchers
Rosehip
Rosehip
Oct 2022
10:45pm, 11 Oct 2022
26,740 posts
  •  
  • 0
Rosehip
bluettipower.co.uk
um
um
Oct 2022
10:51pm, 11 Oct 2022
6,593 posts
  •  
  • 0
um
That looks a bargain - compared to others. Will need to think about it.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Oct 2022
10:57pm, 11 Oct 2022
93,862 posts
  •  
  • 0
Hanneke
ZenTaoPlurp way way way too expensive for something I dont actually need or use...

We have Fastershire here. I haven't looked into it but the ex hb now has a mobile booster on a mast and on a roof top so now he has solid 4G that keeps his current wife in broadband to work from home.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Oct 2022
11:02pm, 11 Oct 2022
93,863 posts
  •  
  • 0
Hanneke
I doubt he paid a lot for it.
We looked at satelite before, when we had an international business to run. Between 3 of us it was still way too expensive.
We did put in solar and had a diesel generator for long power cuts, as our water was pumped from our borehole.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Oct 2022
11:28pm, 11 Oct 2022
26,741 posts
  •  
  • 0
Rosehip
Not sure how long the price lasts - but even full price its good value for that type of battery with the higher number of charge cycles that Li ion.
um
um
Oct 2022
11:12am, 13 Oct 2022
6,612 posts
  •  
  • 0
um
Aargh ... back to £720 today!!
um
um
Oct 2022
11:26am, 13 Oct 2022
6,613 posts
  •  
  • 0
um
Although there's a unisex EU one for £480. All I need is a few plug convertors, or is there more to it than that?
backpacking-united.com
um
um
Oct 2022
5:00pm, 13 Oct 2022
6,615 posts
  •  
  • 0
um
I have bitten the bullet abnd ordered an EB70. Found a local place who sold it to me for £640. Bluetti web site had gone back to full price.
There was another (Mani Mani) still at £619, but describing it as 2 x 110V outlets. They haven't come back to me yet. So missed the sale.
The German site, only £484 (less German sales tax), but I wasn't convinced the import process and any taxes would be smooth.
So I went for the local one (Hampshire Generators), 25 mins down the M27. They were quite chatty and helpful on the phone, gave me a few options to consider, and seemed to know what they were talking about and give good service.

Will let you know how I get on with it.
But, like insurance, if I need to use it, it's not good news. If I never need it, it's money wasted.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Oct 2022
10:11pm, 13 Oct 2022
26,771 posts
  •  
  • 0
Rosehip
I did wonder if it was worth charging on economy 7 overnight and using during the day, but decided it was too much faffing and not powerful enough to run much household stuff.
Going to keep eye open for sale-price solar panels around Black Friday,
um
um
Oct 2022
4:16pm, 20 Oct 2022
6,641 posts
  •  
  • 0
um
EB70 arrived today. Smaller than I anticipated, although the input power supply is brick sized. With an internal fan.

Now fully charged - let the power cuts begin so I can test it.
Thanks Rosehip for the link and low price.

About This Thread

Maintained by um
We live in a fairly rural environment, normally subject to storm electric outage a few times a year. For 4-6 hour, not days.
And it looks like there may be rolling cuts this winter.

But we are reliant on electricity, like most, for broadband and wifi connection. And also for any mobile phone or SMS messaging, since there's no mobile reception here.

Solar panels are too much for me ... so I've been looking at 240V power banks, typically 500-700 Wh, £500 plus or minus-ish, that w...

Related Threads

  • advice
  • budgeting
  • diy









Back To Top

Tag A User

To tag a user, start typing their name here:
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 113,507 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here