Flying brick
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I know, I know, this should be in the cooking section, but really, we are totally new to this, so please give us some grace on this one. Does a crock pot fall into the same category as a microwave, toaster and 13.5 AC unit as far as power draw goes? Please don't get all techie on us as we are not electricians..we are still struggling to learn about which generator to use for our little 19 foot Hybrid!
any and all input would be greatly appreciated!
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gouda
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It should be way lower in wattage. It should say somewhere on your pot. Maybe it will list the max wattage or it may be in the instructions. I see some of the Rival ones listed at 240 watts . That seems about right. But if you run it for 8 hours, you are using almost 2000 watts. That sort of makes them not as "green" as lots of people would think. But at 240 watts, your gen will be barely doing any work.
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turn the pot over and look for the sticker that tells you how many watts it uses.
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It will be a lot less than the appliances you mentiond, probably a couple of hundred watts. Look at the label on the back or underneath it should list the wattage.
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Usually no.. Crockpots are usually less than 1,000 watts (which is a bit under 10 amps)
As the other person said.. Read the label.. Hold on a sec and I'll read a handy label, This is one BIG crock pot (Crock Pot BBQ pot) 540 watts (per the label)
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It's not anywhere near the draw that an A/C or microwave would use.
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We have a small one and I'm guessing it draws about the same as a coffee-maker or electric kettle.
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I might suggest a small inverter that you can buy at Wal-Mart for about $15. It plugs into a cigarette lighter plug and should provide enough AC from your battery to run your crock pot. It has the advantage of being able to run easily while you are traveling as well. We use one for our computers and they are available in several sizes for different prices. 8 hours of generator time for a crock pot dinner is unthinkable IMHO.
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Steve! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Already have the inverter...crock-pot cooking on the move!...sorta like "muffler" lunch from the old army daze, except a tad more civilized  A cooking on the move historical footnote...back in the mid 70's we (the Canadian Military) purchased a whole bunch of Jeeps from the USA. Great little units, and they performed way outside the engineering envelope that were designed for. One of the quirks was that heat from the engine and transmission would heat up the flat spot just behind the gear shifter. THe MRE's we had at that time were those foil pouches full of "Salisbury steak" beans and wieners, ad nauseum. Well, we quickly discover a new place to heat our "rats" on the move (which was always). When I was serving in the Armoured corps, I was delighted to discover that our new (in 1978) Leopard Main battle tanks came with plug-in electrical cookers! suh-weet! Gone were the days where the only time you got a hot meal was the rare occasion when you stopped long enough to drag out the old white-gas rig...which some time worked, sometimes not so much.
I digress, Thanks again Steve, and all who so kindly replied.
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A battery with inverter won't run a crock pot the 8 or so hours nessasary to cook. On the move it might, if yu have enough charging from the TV.
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