How long will a Jackery Explorer 240 v2 run a garden inflatable (christmas or halloween)?
About 3.3 hours — 3 h 16 min typically, from 3 h 4 min in the worst case to 3 h 28 min at best. That assumes a garden inflatable (christmas or halloween) pulling 50 W continuously, plus the station's 7 W AC mains socket overhead — 57 W in total out of 186 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 | 57 W | 3 h 4 min | 3 h 16 min | 3 h 28 min |
| 2 × garden inflatable (christmas or halloween), UK 230 V | 107 W | 1 h 38 min | 1 h 44 min | 1 h 50 min |
| 1 × garden inflatable (christmas or halloween), US 120 V | 57 W | 3 h 4 min | 3 h 16 min | 3 h 28 min |
- 0.4 nights of eight hours, or 0.14 days of continuous running.
- Usable energy: 186 Wh of the 256 Wh on the box, after chemistry, inverter losses and the reserve.
- To keep it going for a full 24 hours you would need about 1,882 Wh of rated capacity — 7.4× this station.
- Start-up: the garden inflatable (christmas or halloween) asks for 50 W at switch-on against this station's 600 W peak — comfortable.
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What changes the answer
| If instead… | Typical runtime | Change |
|---|---|---|
| The pack is two years old | 3 h | -8% |
| The pack is five years old | 2 h 37 min | -20% |
| It is −10 °C outside | 2 h 46 min | -15% |
| You run it flat, no reserve | 3 h 38 min | +11% |
| You keep 20% back | 2 h 54 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 Jackery Explorer 240 v2 does, cheapest first.
| Station | Wh | Typical | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | 1,070 | 12 h 58 min | £419 / $549 |
| UGREEN PowerRoam 600 | 680 | 8 h 23 min | £449 / $499 |
| Bluetti EB70S | 716 | 8 h 40 min | £449 / $429 |
| Bluetti AC70 | 768 | 9 h 18 min | £449 / $359 |
The cheapest step up: Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
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Smaller options that still work
| Station | Wh | Typical | Weight | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 | 245 | 3 h 4 min | 3.6 kg | £169 / $179 |
| Bluetti AC2A | 204 | 2 h 34 min | 3.6 kg | £149 / $149 |
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