How long will a Bluetti AC180 run a garden inflatable (christmas or halloween)?
About 14 hours — 13 h 30 min typically, from 12 h 43 min in the worst case to 14 h 18 min at best. That assumes a garden inflatable (christmas or halloween) pulling 50 W continuously, plus the station's 12 W AC mains socket overhead — 62 W in total out of 837 usable watt-hours.
The fan runs the whole time it is standing up, so the hours it is on decide the cost.
The numbers
| Setup | Average draw | Cautious | Typical | Best case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 × garden inflatable (christmas or halloween), UK 230 V | 62 W | 12 h 43 min | 13 h 30 min | 14 h 18 min |
| 2 × garden inflatable (christmas or halloween), UK 230 V | 112 W | 7 h 2 min | 7 h 29 min | 7 h 55 min |
| 1 × garden inflatable (christmas or halloween), US 120 V | 62 W | 12 h 43 min | 13 h 30 min | 14 h 18 min |
- 1.7 nights of eight hours, or 0.56 days of continuous running.
- Usable energy: 837 Wh of the 1,152 Wh on the box, after chemistry, inverter losses and the reserve.
- To keep it going for a full 24 hours you would need about 2,048 Wh of rated capacity — 1.8× this station.
- Start-up: the garden inflatable (christmas or halloween) asks for 50 W at switch-on against this station's 2,700 W peak — comfortable.
Buy the Bluetti AC180
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What changes the answer
| If instead… | Typical runtime | Change |
|---|---|---|
| The pack is two years old | 12 h 25 min | -8% |
| The pack is five years old | 10 h 48 min | -20% |
| It is −10 °C outside | 11 h 29 min | -15% |
| You run it flat, no reserve | 15 h | +11% |
| You keep 20% back | 12 h | -11% |
If you need it to run longer
These run a garden inflatable (christmas or halloween) for at least twice as long as the Bluetti AC180 does, cheapest first.
| Station | Wh | Typical | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluetti Apex 300 | 2,764 | 30 h 26 min | £1,799 / $1,699 |
| Anker SOLIX F3000 | 3,072 | 33 h 50 min | £1,899 / $1,999 |
| Bluetti AC300 + B300 | 3,072 | 32 h 50 min | £2,499 / $2,699 |
| EcoFlow DELTA Pro | 3,600 | 38 h 28 min | £2,499 / $2,699 |
The cheapest step up: Bluetti Apex 300
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Smaller options that still work
| Station | Wh | Typical | Weight | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | 1,070 | 12 h 58 min | 10.8 kg | £419 / $549 |
| Anker SOLIX C1000 | 1,056 | 12 h 35 min | 12.9 kg | £699 / $799 |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 | 1,024 | 12 h 12 min | 12.5 kg | £649 / $649 |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus | 1,024 | 12 h 12 min | 13.6 kg | £599 / $799 |
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