≈ 1.7 days (24h/day) · Safe motor start buffer (99.4% margin).
Wi-Fi router running (18 W max) and start-up (25 W max) draw fit the Anker SOLIX C1000's 1,800 W continuous / 2,400 W surge ratings.
standalone dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router (6 W)
Wi-Fi 6 router plus fiber ONT or cable modem (10 W)
tri-band router plus DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem under heavy load (18 W)
Via 12 V DC car-socket to 5.5×2.1 mm (DC5521) barrel cable
Via 12 V DC car-socket to 5.5×2.1 mm (DC5521) barrel cable
Via 12 V DC car-socket to 5.5×2.1 mm (DC5521) barrel cable
≈ 1.7 days (24h/day)
System standby power: 15W (58.2% of total draw)
Provides 5× BS 1363 (230V), 1× CEE 7/3 (230V) (120V 60Hz).
Pure sine wave inverter output. Safe for all standard household appliances.
Inductive motor/compressor load with 1.5× starting surge (motor inrush) (99.4% worst-case surge margin).
Wall AC fast charge at up to 1300W (43m to 80%, 58m to 100%).
Safe envelope verified: Starting surge (15W) remains comfortably below the 2400W surge trip line, with steady-state operation settling into the safe continuous zone at 10W.
About 41 hours on AC power, with the Wi-Fi router averaging 10 W (Wi-Fi 6 router plus fiber ONT or cable modem (10 W)). The Anker SOLIX C1000 then draws about 26 W from its battery, including 15 W for the inverter itself. Best case: about 49 hours (standalone dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router (6 W)). Worst case: about 31 hours (tri-band router plus DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem under heavy load (18 W)).
Yes. Using the 12 V DC car-socket to 5.5×2.1 mm (DC5521) barrel cable on the Anker SOLIX C1000's 12 V car socket, the Wi-Fi router runs about 4.5 days instead of 41 hours on AC, 164% longer, because it skips the inverter's conversion loss and its 15 W idle draw.
That simple division gives 4.4 days, but the Anker SOLIX C1000's inverter draws about 15 W whenever its AC outlets are on. At this light load that's 58% of everything the battery supplies, and inverter conversion losses take a further share. Anker SOLIX doesn't publish an idle figure and we haven't found an independent measurement, so this uses our 15 W estimate.
On wall power: about 43 minutes to 80% and 58 minutes to full (Anker SOLIX figures). With its maximum 600 W of solar input connected, expect about 480 W in full sun, so a full recharge takes roughly 2.3 hours of full sun, so it can refill in a single day with 4 peak sun hours.
It can act as a backup supply: with the Wi-Fi router plugged into the Anker SOLIX C1000 and the Anker SOLIX C1000 plugged into the wall, it switches the Wi-Fi router to battery in about 20 ms when the grid fails (Anker SOLIX calls this UPS mode).
Statutory 30-day retail price announcements & rate revisions
Bord Gáis Energy winter rate adjustment: +1.60c/kWh Day, +0.90c/kWh Boost (2am–5am), and +€12.50/yr standing charge effective 20 Nov 2026.
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Dual Fuel Day Night: Day -4.64c/kWh, Night -3.25c/kWh (effective 2026-11-05)
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