Uninterruptible Power Supply?

[ionbasa]

Ok, so I have a problem. part of my kitchen and my whole room are on the same 20Amp circuit. Now whenever someone runs the microwave and my AC is on, the breaker flips. There is nothing I can do about this because the house was wired pre 1960s (it is 12 gauge wire), and my father and I won't have time working on my room until we finish the kitchen remodel. Long story short: we are in the middle of remodeling the house. The kitchen and 1 addition needs to be done before we move along with something else.

 

That being said, occasionally someone in the family will forget; and run the AC and microwave at the same time. Meaning someone has to go out and reset the breaker. Now this normally wouldn't be a problem, but we have our modem, router, and NAS on the same circuit.

 

So does anybody have any recomendations on a NAS that can power those 3 devices for a few minutes? On idle the NAS draws just over 300W. The modem and router draw a negligible amount of power in the grand scheme of things.

 

I only need the UPS to last a few minutes, until someone walks out and resets the breaker. Thoughts?

[Enderman]

It will be cheaper to buy an extension cord and plug all those devices into a separate circuit.

Or plug the AC or microwave into a separate circuit.

[ionbasa]

It will be cheaper to buy an extension cord and plug all those devices into a separate circuit.

Or plug the AC or microwave into a separate circuit.

Not possible under any circumstance. 

 

The whole house had only 4- 20 Amp circuits for 1600 sq. ft. just for outlets, then 3- 15 Amp circuits for lighting, and a few miscellaneous 230 split phase circuits (central AC, clothes dryer).

I'm guessing that back in 1960 people didn't have so many appliances that consumed so much power.

 

 

Honestly I would go the electric cord way, but I don't need a 12 gauge 50 ft. cord running through the house, plus the house is already a mess due to the remodel (drywall removed, exposed framework, room addition).

[n0mahd]

Not sure if I'm much help but I do own a UPS. Personally, I have a APC Back-UPS® Pro BR1000G. It's about 600 watts. I could run 4 things on the battery and 4 on a surge. Depending on how many outlets you need and you have to pick accordingly. My gaming rig, monitor, and Modem do not consume more than 120 watts combined. Even when my PC is gaming which is about 320 watts.. I still have about 15 minutes or at least that's what the LCD monitor tells me I have so you might want to get a bigger capacity.

 

However, if you're using Windows 7 there's this weird stupid windows glitch with my UPS that doesn't allow you to set the percent (It's stuck at 98%) when your PC will automatically shut off before the battery dies. If you download the software from APCs site then it allows you to change the amount when your PC hits the critical power amount.

 

Another big thing to point out is that if you have faulty wiring or no ground. Which I hope your house does and probably does.. The UPS will detect it well at least mine does. Not sure if you should take it with a grain of salt because my house is extremely old. Even older than yours.. Might have been built in the 1920s.

[ionbasa]

Not sure if I'm much help but I do own a UPS. Personally, I have a APC Back-UPS® Pro BR1000G. It's about 600 watts. I could run 4 things on the battery and 4 on a surge. Depending on how many outlets you need and you have to pick accordingly. My gaming rig, monitor, and Modem do not consume more than 120 watts combined. Even when my PC is gaming which is about 320 watts.. I still have about 15 minutes or at least that's what the LCD monitor tells me I have so you might want to get a bigger capacity.

 

However, if you're using Windows 7 there's this weird stupid windows glitch with my UPS that doesn't allow you to set the percent (It's stuck at 98%) when your PC will automatically shut off before the battery dies. If you download the software from APCs site then it allows you to change the amount when your PC hits the critical power amount.

 

Another big thing to point out is that if you have faulty wiring or no ground. Which I hope your house does and probably does.. The UPS will detect it well at least mine does. Not sure if you should take it with a grain of salt because my house is extremely old. Even older than yours.. Might have been built in the 1920s.

Ok, thanks. Do you know if the APC software works with linux, as this is going to be powering my NAS, modem, and router. 

 

As for wiring, currently everything is somewhat grounded. Back in the 1960s gang boxes were made of metal and as such, the gang box was grounded. Some of the outlets that haven't been replaced still have only have the neutral and hot connector without the ground, ala: 

Hopefully everything works out.