≈ 0.5 days (12h/day) · Safe motor start buffer (81.5% margin).
pellet stove running (220 W max) and start-up (750 W max) draw fit the Bluetti AC180's 1,800 W continuous / 2,700 W surge ratings.
Modulated low fire: motorized auger feed and exhaust fan running continuously (100 W)
Medium fire heat setting: continuous combustion blower, room fan, and intermittent auger (150 W)
Startup ignition cycle: ceramic electric glow igniter element active for first 15 minutes (500 W peak)
≈ 0.5 days (12h/day)
System standby power: 15W (8.4% of total draw)
Provides 4× BS 1363 (230V) (120V 60Hz).
Pure sine wave inverter output. Safe for sensitive medical electronics and variable-speed motors.
Inductive motor/compressor load with 3.3× starting surge (motor inrush) (81.5% worst-case surge margin).
Wall AC fast charge at up to 1440W (45m to 80%, 78m to 100%).
Safe envelope verified: Starting surge (500W) remains comfortably below the 2700W surge trip line, with steady-state operation settling into the safe continuous zone at 150W.
About 6.5 hours on AC power, with the pellet stove averaging 150 W (Medium fire heat setting: continuous combustion blower, room fan, and intermittent auger (150 W)). The Bluetti AC180 then draws about 178 W from its battery, including 15 W for the inverter itself. Best case: about 9.3 hours (Modulated low fire: motorized auger feed and exhaust fan running continuously (100 W)). Worst case: about 4.5 hours (Startup ignition cycle: ceramic electric glow igniter element active for first 15 minutes (500 W peak)). At 12 hours a day, that's about 0.5 days.
Yes. The pellet stove's start-up peak of about 500 W (up to 750 W) fits within the Bluetti AC180's 2,700 W surge rating, with 72% headroom even in the worst case.
On wall power: about 45 minutes to 80% and 78 minutes to full (Bluetti figures). With its maximum 500 W of solar input connected, expect about 400 W in full sun, so a full recharge takes roughly 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 pellet stove plugged into the Bluetti AC180 and the Bluetti AC180 plugged into the wall, it switches the pellet stove to battery in about 20 ms when the grid fails (Bluetti 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.
Energia retail revision: +1.85c/kWh Day, +1.15c/kWh EV Boost (2am–6am), and +€14.20/yr standing charge effective 15 Nov 2026.
Dual Fuel Day Night: Day -4.64c/kWh, Night -3.25c/kWh (effective 2026-11-05)
Electricity Day Night: Day -4.64c/kWh, Night -3.25c/kWh (effective 2026-11-05)
SSE Airtricity statutory price cut: -1.25c/kWh Day, -0.65c/kWh Night, and -€8.40/yr standing charge effective 01 Oct 2026.
Powered by daily verified feeds from Alva Compare & CRU disclosures.