Can the Goal Zero Yeti 500 run a well pump (1/2 HP)?
No. A well pump draws about 1,000 W while it runs, and the Goal Zero Yeti 500 can only put out 500 W continuously. The smallest unit we list that can run it is the 998 Wh Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen), with 2,000 W output, for about 17 hours.
Add your other devices to the Goal Zero Yeti 500 in the calculatorKey numbers
- Runtime
- Can’t run it
- What stops it
- Output
- needs 1,000 W, has 500 W
Well pump (1/2 HP)
- Running
- 1,000 W
- 750–1400 W range
- Start-up
- 3,000 W
- Average
- 50 W
- on 5% of the time
Goal Zero Yeti 500
- Battery
- 499 Wh
- about 424 Wh usable
- Output
- 500 W
- continuous
- Surge
- 1,000 W
- start-up peak
How we worked it out: 499 Wh × 0.85 ÷ 50 W average (1,000 W × 0.05 duty) would be about 8.5 hours, but the output limit stops it first. The 0.85 covers inverter and battery losses. We do not test units ourselves; the numbers come from the official spec sheets and typical device draws. How we pick
Goal Zero Yeti 500
499 Wh · 500 W output · 1,000 W surge · 16.1 lb
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What else the Goal Zero Yeti 500 runs
One device at a time, from a full charge.
Other power stations for a well pump
The nearest sizes that can run it.
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Common questions
- Why can’t the Goal Zero Yeti 500 run a well pump?
- A well pump draws about 1,000 W while it runs, 200% of the Goal Zero Yeti 500’s 500 W continuous output. Overload protection would shut the outlets off.
- Which power station can run a well pump?
- The smallest one we list that can is the Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen), with 998 Wh, 2,000 W output and 3,600 W surge, for about 17 hours. Closer to the Goal Zero Yeti 500’s size, the EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus runs it for about 17 hours.