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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: Using BypassPosted by PurePower on: 6/17/2013

We did not intend bypass mode to be used as an energy saving technique - but Romy is correct - it can do that. However if the units is on standby with no load (all components off) the power usage is between 7 and 15 watts and obviously switching to bypass will have no appreciable effect. If some components are operating - say 100 watts worth - the power use would be 100 watts on bypass instead of 112 watts on full regeneration.
Of course on full regeneration mode isolation from utility events is 100%. Bypass mode makes the trade off that surge protection is only as good as the basic input surge protection. I, personally, would not make that trade.
p.s. The PurePower unit always starts operation in bypass mode for 10 seconds - so if turning the PurePower on also turns on the system there is a 10 second bypass period to absorb any start up inrush current. The bypass will not operate if the utility AC is significantly out of spec.

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