Wagan EL2206 Elite 3000 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter

by Wagan

Product Features

• 3000 watts continuous power, 6000 watts peak surge power
• 4 AC outlets, wireless remote control and high output terminal
• LED display shows DC voltage in and percent maximum load used
• Overload, overheat and low battery protection
• Recharge appliances faster and extend life of appliances using pure sine

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 32.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003INQ8L6
• Item model number: EL2206
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,013 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)

Product Description

Wagan Elite 3000 Watt Pure Sine Inverter is perfect for the renewable energy market. The higher wattage models of Wagan tech elite inverters are ideally suited for providing clean and quiet high wattage power for home use. Since the pure sine AC output is identical to commercial power, off grid homes don't need to give up the convenience of TV, digital sound, microwaves and other comforts of home. Most users in remote locations use sustainable energy sources like solar or wind power. Provides 3000 watt continuous power and 6000 watt peak surge power. Features 4 AC outlets, high output ring terminal, overload, overheat and low battery protection. A LED display shows DC voltage in and percent maximum load used. Also included is a wireless remote control with a 100 feet range which allows for easy on off operation for convenient operation in hard mounted setups. Sample appliances includes microwave, medical devices, desktop computer, printer, fax machine, cell phone charger, digital camera, DVD player, video games, camcorder, cordless drill, MP3 and CD stereo system, large LCD TV and laptop. Wagan tech elite pure sine inverters are ideal for sensitive electronics. Designed to be efficient, the pure sine technology allows appliances to recharge faster, save energy costs and extend the life of appliances. It also reduces electronic interference, and is perfect for operating sensitive electronics such as medical devices, audio or video equipment, computers and HDTVs. Appliances with dimmers, speed controls, and certain battery chargers require pure sine to operate. The electronic appliances run cleaner, cooler and quieter when running on pure sine power. Wagan pure sine inverters are especially designed to increase the efficiency and running time of electronic appliances and motors. Our inverters operate at less than 3 to 5 percent of total harmonic distortion on average and 90 percent efficiency across the line.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Inverter once over, September 7, 2010

By 

Olaf Knezevic (Vancouver BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagan EL2206 Elite 3000 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter (Automotive)

I am no expert in inverters or electrical systems therefore rely on electrical products meeting national or international standards. I inspected the inverter and noticed one of the input terminals had one or two arc burns. The front of the panel had a scratch that was painted over with what looked like a felt pen. I could not find a lable with a serial number or indication of meeting national or international standads such as CSA, ISO, EN, CE, UL etc.
I was concerned and borrowed a scope to analyze the sine wave. The sine wave looked good with only minor distortion at one small point.
I found the unit created some noise in a radio plugged into the inverter and in a portable radio within a few feet of the unit. The portable radio noise fell off quickley with distance. The in line interference I felt could be filtered out for sensitive equipment. I was prepared to risk keeping the unit as it seemed to perform reasonably. I did however want a unit that was unmarked so I returned the unit to amazon. I do not at this time have a replacement unit.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wagan EL2206, December 21, 2010

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George - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wagan EL2206 Elite 3000 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter (Automotive)

This was the second one of these inverters I bought thru Amazon. The first one would go into fault mode the instant you turned it on and this one was dead on arrival. I asked for a refund and my money was promptly refunded. George

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Inverter - Till it exploded, October 11, 2011

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David A. Miller (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wagan EL2206 Elite 3000 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter (Automotive)

I bought this inverter in Aug of 2010 as a whole house inverter for my Class C RV. The unit is rated at 3000 Watt continous, so I put a 20 Amp fuse on the output just to be safe. The fuse would blow if I put more than 2400 wat load on the unit. I finally got the unit fully installed with the appropriate transfer switches this summer, and it worked flawlessly for a couple month. Then last weekend the unit had no output. I checked and the fault light was on. I reset the unit and restarted it and BANG!! out came a short flash and a bunch of smoke. BTW the 20 Amp fuse never blew.

Now I am left wondering what to do with a crispy $700.00 inverter - it is not heavy enough to hold my boat in place. Guess I will try contacting the MFG and see If I have any options.