How long will a Bluetti AC60 run a garden inflatable (christmas or halloween)?
About 5 hours — 4 h 58 min typically, from 4 h 40 min in the worst case to 5 h 16 min at best. That assumes a garden inflatable (christmas or halloween) pulling 50 W continuously, plus the station's 9 W AC mains socket overhead — 59 W in total out of 293 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 | 59 W | 4 h 40 min | 4 h 58 min | 5 h 16 min |
| 2 × garden inflatable (christmas or halloween), UK 230 V | 109 W | 2 h 32 min | 2 h 41 min | 2 h 51 min |
| 1 × garden inflatable (christmas or halloween), US 120 V | 59 W | 4 h 40 min | 4 h 58 min | 5 h 16 min |
- 0.6 nights of eight hours, or 0.21 days of continuous running.
- Usable energy: 293 Wh of the 403 Wh on the box, after chemistry, inverter losses and the reserve.
- To keep it going for a full 24 hours you would need about 1,948 Wh of rated capacity — 4.8× this station.
- Start-up: the garden inflatable (christmas or halloween) asks for 50 W at switch-on against this station's 1,200 W peak — comfortable.
Buy the Bluetti AC60
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What changes the answer
| If instead… | Typical runtime | Change |
|---|---|---|
| The pack is two years old | 4 h 34 min | -8% |
| The pack is five years old | 3 h 58 min | -20% |
| It is −10 °C outside | 4 h 13 min | -15% |
| You run it flat, no reserve | 5 h 31 min | +11% |
| You keep 20% back | 4 h 25 min | -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 AC60 does, cheapest first.
| Station | Wh | Typical | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | 1,070 | 12 h 58 min | £419 / $549 |
| EcoFlow DELTA 2 | 1,024 | 12 h | £549 / $699 |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus | 1,264 | 15 h 4 min | £549 / $999 |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus | 1,024 | 12 h 12 min | £599 / $799 |
The cheapest step up: Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
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Smaller options that still work
| Station | Wh | Typical | Weight | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluetti Elite 30 V2 | 288 | 3 h 50 min | 4.3 kg | £229 / $449 |
| Goal Zero Yeti 300 | 297 | 3 h 43 min | 6.2 kg | — / $350 |
| ALLPOWERS R600 | 299 | 3 h 41 min | 5.6 kg | £199 / $219 |
| Jackery Explorer 300 Plus | 288 | 3 h 40 min | 3.8 kg | £319 / $300 |
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