Sine wave inverters are practically your saviors when on the road.

They provide safe power for your vital electrical appliances when off the grid. One important device you will need it to power is your microwave oven. It’s your microwave oven that ensures you have a warm meal, heated and ready for you in minutes.  

However, it happens only if you know how to run your microwave on inverters properly. The wrong techniques can only lead to inconvenience and problems. 

It’s because running microwave ovens with sine wave inverters isn’t just a plug and forget scenario. 

You have to be careful because it has some electrical parts you don’t find in other home appliances. This is why you should sure it’s correctly connected to a reliable power source. It helps prevent unnecessary accidents while ensuring its optimal performance. 

These tips should help ensure you correctly power your microwave with your inverter. 

1. Use a right-sized inverter

Many people make the mistake of selecting and using the wrong sized inverters. You may think that an 800 watts inverter is more than enough to power a microwave oven that requires 800 watts of electricity. 

Unfortunately, you are mistaken. 

It’s because the microwave’s power does not always reflect the amount of energy it needs to run correctly and continuously. So making the mistake of buying a sine wave inverter without keeping your microwave cooking power needs in mind can lead to an overload. In turn, it only ends up shutting down your inverter, which can be devastating while on the road. 

You should instead check the microwave’s power consumption before buying your inverter.

 For example, if your inverter draws 800 watts of electricity, you have to buy at least a 1,200 watts inverter. An 800-watt inverter won’t be sufficient for your 800 watt power microwave inverter. 

2. Use only pure sine wave and not modified sine wave inverters

You may wonder why this is important because you know that both options can power microwave ovens. Well, it’s because it’s a pure sine wave inverter that ensures your oven’s optimal performance. 

And it’s because the power these inverters generate is similar to the energy you get at home. You thus know that it’s safe to power your microwave oven. 

However, things are not the same when it comes to modified sine wave inverters. There is a chance of slow cooking and the timer working incorrectly if your oven is powered by one. 

3. Have a reliable power source

Inverters do not produce any electricity. They only convert the DC electricity that enters it and stores it as AC power. So they must be connected to a reliable power source to ensure it properly powers your microwave. While plugging it into the wall socket is the easiest way to ensure this, it’s not the same when you are off the grid. 

You can here alternatively provide a reliable power source to ensure your vehicle engine keeps running when you use your microwave oven. It ensures there is no worry or chance of the inverter battery getting discharged when the microwave is in use.  

Your inverter will stop functioning once the battery is entirely discharged. In turn, it will stop powering your microwave, and even end up malfunctioning it. 

There however is no need to worry.

You can always depend on the technicians at your favorite inverter store, Exeltech, to select the right, pure sine wave inverters for your road trip. 

Make sure you mention you will be using it to power your microwave oven, too, so that they can select one that will safely power it.