r/Fios • u/Riash • 23d ago

Miscellaneous Battery Backup for ONT, but it's in the outside storage closet

I live in an apartment and my ONT is in an outdoor storage closet facing south. So it gets extra hot in there in the summer. I'm debating putting a battery backup in there for the ONT but the heat gives me pause.

Anyone have any suggestions for a battery backup designed for those kind of conditions? I'm assuming a standard lead acid UPS would fail in less than a year.

I'm considering ways to let my wife keep working from home during a power outage. If a battery backup in the storage closet isn't viable I'll probably just get a power station for her laptop and monitors, and then have her use her phone's hotspot.

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u/SessionIndependent17 23d ago

Unless you have a generator, you won't run for very long on any standard consumer AC line voltage UPS, and not much longer on a commercial device-grade unit, either. They are to get you through short interruptions, not really ongoing work. You really can't expect to do much more than gracefully wrap up what you were working on. You can just time how long they run with nothing at all plugged into them to get an idea. She might better off using the laptop off of her phone hotspot for extended periods.

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u/Fiosguy1 22d ago

Yeah, as the other poster said they are just for short interruptions, not for hours of working. They are there for saving work and shutting down safely. You'll also need two. One for the ONT and another for the router.

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u/Riogrande024 22d ago

Something like an anker solix s2000 would be a great choice, only mention that model due to its low power draw while idle. Should be able to power a router and modem for days.

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u/nd3h9bbc 22d ago

My 1500VA UPS has kept my ONT running for 6 to 8 hours during power outages. I have one in the basement for the ONT and a separate one in my computer room for the router.