Non-PowerShare home power

[CyberTW]

HVAC units can draw significantly more power than the Cybertruck is capable of producing. It is possible that yours may not.
I'm in the South, my A/C covers 4500 sqft. I think that it has a 100A breaker! And those big compressors and fan motors require a heck of a lot to start.
Just get an electrician to look at your options.

But even if it does work, with the A/C running, you would be looking at X hours of runtime. Without it running, it's probably well over 5X hours of runtime.

Excellent thank you. Ya the AC would be nice but we have 3400sq’ and a daylight basement that is pretty much always cool. Heat in the winter would be nice if something were to happen..

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[CyberTW]

This is amazing! Great photo!

 

[CyberTW]

I love this forum. So easy to get answers. Yall rock

 

[Woodrick]

Excellent thank you. Ya the AC would be nice but we have 3400sq’ and a daylight basement that is pretty much always cool. Heat in the winter would be nice if something were to happen..

What's your heat source?

 

[Woodrick]

To make this work well I think you'll have to install a soft start on your HVAC (at least that would be ideal) .... I have the generator plug already wired to my panel... will be attempting this soon

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The fine print is important

EasyStart can support 19,000-48,000 BTU (2-3.5 ton) compressors and delivers a start current reduction of up to 75% of a compressor's LRA (locked-rotor amperage). It supports both 115 and 230 VAC motors.

It depends on the A/C

 

[Cyber Satoshi]

The fine print is important

EasyStart can support 19,000-48,000 BTU (2-3.5 ton) compressors and delivers a start current reduction of up to 75% of a compressor's LRA (locked-rotor amperage). It supports both 115 and 230 VAC motors.

It depends on the A/C

well yeah you have to buy a soft start sized for your unit!

 

[Woodrick]

well yeah you have to buy a soft start sized for your unit!

And just because it has a soft-start doesn't mean that it makes the A/C viable.

 

[Cyber Satoshi]

And just because it has a soft-start doesn't mean that it makes the A/C viable.

I'm just saying you have a better chance. Common practice for people with generators. I can only imagine it would help in this scenario as well.

 

[CyberTW]

What's your heat source?

Central heat and cool.. but it is a furnace for heat . Actual two separate. A bigger one for basement and 1st floor.. smaller for upstairs

 

[Woodrick]

Central heat and cool.. but it is a furnace

The fans for the furnace, while more than nothing, are relatively small compared to the compressor. So they shouldn't represent a big issue.


And for reference, one of my A/C units is a 5 ton and if a soft-start were to get me down to 75%, the A/C would be pulling 8000W.

Remember how much the Cybertruck puts out? It's really near the mac 9600W.
And then I've got a second, slightly smaller unit. and then a third split system.

It all depends on you and your house's needs.

Get rid of the A/C and it's a much easier decision.

Also don't forget that aside from the capability, the amount of battery becomes important as well.

If I'm pulling 8kW constantly (hopefully the compressor does turn off periodically) then with the 123kWH battery of the Cybertruck. Assuming that you start at 80% and I believe it cuts off at 20%, that's about 60 kWH of usable battery. I get about 12 hours if it includes the afternoon.

If you r load is more like 1 kWH, then you get 5 days. That's probably more than the lights, TV and Internet draw.

 

[CyberTW]

The fans for the furnace, while more than nothing, are relatively small compared to the compressor. So they shouldn't represent a big issue.


And for reference, one of my A/C units is a 5 ton and if a soft-start were to get me down to 75%, the A/C would be pulling 8000W.

Remember how much the Cybertruck puts out? It's really near the mac 9600W.
And then I've got a second, slightly smaller unit. and then a third split system.

It all depends on you and your house's needs.

Get rid of the A/C and it's a much easier decision.

Also don't forget that aside from the capability, the amount of battery becomes important as well.

If I'm pulling 8kW constantly (hopefully the compressor does turn off periodically) then with the 123kWH battery of the Cybertruck. Assuming that you start at 80% and I believe it cuts off at 20%, that's about 60 kWH of usable battery. I get about 12 hours if it includes the afternoon.

If you r load is more like 1 kWH, then you get 5 days. That's probably more than the lights, TV and Internet draw.

You’ve been very informative, thank you! First I need to get the truck.. but using it as a generator in a power outage is such an awesome bonus

 

[SESHBE]

Absolutely
Have your electrician install a 60amp or 100amp transfer switch with a 50amp generator inlet and a critical load panel to operate any loads in the house you want to power. If you want to just power necessary loads like fridge, lights, microwave, Internet and convenience outlets, you will run for days on a full battery. Depending on your air conditioner it might be possible too.

 

[Cyber Satoshi]

If you're looking to install a soft start; this is a good over view of what they can do for you and how to install it:

 

[Texarado]

Running the AC is doable, but as others have said, it depends on how long you want to run it and the specs of the AC. I recently had variable speed ACs installed (unrelated to CT purchase). I can run two at a time. Practically, would just move the family into master bedroom and run the small unit that runs that room. It peaks at 6A. With variable speed, most of the time it’s running far less than that draw.

Running 75% of the lights in my house, 2 TVs, Wi-Fi and 2 fridges, I was running right around 1kW, if I recall correctly. If you were trying to conserve power for a prolonged outage, the truck would run the stuff for many many days.

 

[GuyV]

HVAC units can draw significantly more power than the Cybertruck is capable of producing. It is possible that yours may not.
I'm in the South, my A/C covers 4500 sqft. I think that it has a 100A breaker! And those big compressors and fan motors require a heck of a lot to start.
Just get an electrician to look at your options.

But even if it does work, with the A/C running, you would be looking at X hours of runtime. Without it running, it's probably well over 5X hours of runtime.

If you are looking for options in an emergency and your HVAC consumes too much power you could invest in a window AC for a room to stay cool in.

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