Explorer 1000 Plus: chest freezer runtime

The three checks

Chest freezer on its own, with nothing else plugged in, against the published ratings of the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus.

Chest freezer on the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus: power checks
Check	Needs	Station has	Result
Running watts against continuous output	300 W	2,000 W	Passes
Starting watts against surge rating	750 W	4,000 W	Passes
A full day at 24 h a day	800 Wh	1,075 Wh usable	Passes

How long it runs across models

The appliance class spans a range of models. Running time on a full charge at the low, typical and high figure in the data:

Chest freezer on the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus, low to high
Case	Energy a day	Running time
Low end of the class	0.55 kWh a day	46.9 h
Typical	0.8 kWh a day	32.2 h
High end of the class	1.26 kWh a day	20.5 h

Watts vary by model and age. Check the label on your own appliance and enter it for an exact answer.

Keeping up on solar

At 4 peak sun hours, counting 75% of the panel rating: 200 W of panels bring in about 600 Wh a day, 75% of the 800 Wh it uses at 24 h a day. 800 W of panels bring in about 2,400 Wh a day, more than the 800 Wh it uses at 24 h a day, so the station keeps up.

Other options

The smallest Jackery model in the data that is enough for a full day of a chest freezer is the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 (1,070 Wh). The nearest capacities from any brand:

The smallest Jackery model that is enough, then the stations closest in capacity to the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus, with a chest freezer
Power station	Capacity	Verdict	Running time
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2	1,070 Wh	Enough	27.3 h
BLUETTI AC180	1,152 Wh	Enough	29.4 h
ALLPOWERS R1500	1,152 Wh	Enough	29.4 h

The Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus

Everything the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus runs, its recharge times and full specifications

Jackery's page for the Explorer 1000 Plus (opens in a new tab)

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