1000 Watt Pure Sine Wave Power Inverter ETL UL458 12V DC to 110V 120V AC 1000W for Home RV Truck Off-Grid Solar Compatible with Lithium Battery with LCD Display [3 Years Warranty] by VOLTWORKS

I had been using a old teeny MSW inverter in the barn, attached to a couple marine batteries (of which I used to zap every so often with a regular battery charger). My wife bought me a couple of solar panels for this Christmas, which then started this saga.I decided I wanted to upgrade “my system”, so I originally sprang for the 1000 w Voltworks PSW inverter (mid Dec.). Upon arrival, I immediately tried to “hammer” the unit – I plugged in a 10 amp skil saw to it, to cut the plate I was going to mount it on. I could not believe that the darn thing did it – I was truly impressed! A couple of days later, I gave this unit its second test – I ran a 100 ft extension cord (12 ga) into the house, to see if it could run the fridge (Whirlpool – 6 amp – according to the plate). Unfortunately it failed. Checked the fridge with a kilowatt meter, and it starts up at 1240 watts, then settles down to about 260 for operation.I decided that I wanted to actually be able to run the refrigerator off an inverter during outages – so I boxed up the 1000 watt unit for return, and ordered the bigger1500 watt unit from Voltworks (to handle the startup spike).What amazed me thoroughly, was that during the transition of units coming and going – Grace from Voltworks took the iniative and contacted me regarding my inverter application! After my explanation, she suggested that I go to the 2000 watt unit, to ensure I had enough headroom in wattage, as my fridge is not a newer “energy star” type. I probably would have done that, but the 1500 watt unit had promptly arrived – so I decided to give it a whirl!I wired it up using the same 2 gauge cables – and hammered it with a 1500 w oil heater (on high). The kilowatt meter showed it pulling 1480 amps – I left it run for about a half an hour, and the new inverter didn’t even break a sweat! On to test #2 – I stretched the 100 foot extension cord back into the house, plugged in the kilowatt meter, then plugged in the fridge – AND IT RAN! I left it on for about an hour – and again, the inverter did not even break a sweat!As a final test, I killed the main breaker to the house. I then back fed the inverter to half the house through the hot tub 20 amp circuit (which goes straight to the breaker box – yeah I know this is a no-no). This 1500 watt unit is running half the house with lights, two TVs on it, and it’s the circuit side with the fridge on it! WOW!While I could have gone with a bigger unit, I wanted the minimal inverter needed – as to minimize the loss of energy consumption during standby. My initial observations are that I really like this 1500 watt unit! I love the solid build quality, and the fluorescent display which gives you the critical information. I recommend using 2 gauge or thicker cabling to feed it (they send 4 gauge with it) – because it seems this thing is quite a monster! I having this on site, it allows me to QUIETLY cover the essential needs during power outages – and I can recharge the batteries via solar, an existing gas generator, or even off the alternator of the truck if needed.This is my first Voltworks product – and I paid full price for it. I have used Samlex and Xantex in the past – and this unit appears to be on par with that same quality. The fact that they contacted me regarding my application, and the three-year warranty included with this unit, gives me confidence that this unit will perform. I hope this review helps any of you out there, and I will update if there is anything else to add.