{"id":180,"date":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=180"},"modified":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","slug":"sizing-inverter-battery-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/sizing-inverter-battery-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Sizing an inverter and battery for your home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180\" class=\"elementor elementor-180\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-c1be98f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1be98f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca23ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"ca23ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Choosing a backup power system starts with a simple question: what do you need to keep running when the power goes off? For many households the list includes lights, Wi-Fi, TV, the fridge, security systems and phone charging. Heavy loads such as geysers, ovens and kettles are usually best left off a battery system because they drain it quickly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602c468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"602c468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/decoration-wooden-2-opt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d840fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"1d840fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>We add up the power your essential appliances use and how many hours of backup you want, then recommend an inverter and battery size to suit. If you plan to add solar panels later, choosing a compatible inverter now saves money. Installation should always be done by a qualified electrician and include a certificate of compliance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work out what you need to keep running during outages before choosing an inverter and battery size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[74,84],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-power-backup","tag-guides","tag-load-shedding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35548,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions\/35548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}