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by thewarrior 4524 days ago
UPS will last 3 - 4 hours at best ?
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You have to use heavy power rationing if you are on UPS. Devices on heating line are automatically out- Water heaters, refrigerator, microwave ovens etc. The lights run on CFL's whose power consumption is really low. I very rarely use TV during power cuts, unless I'm sure the power is sure to return in 2-3 hours.

The rest wifi modem, laptop etc are all lower power consumption devices.