@officialpiggypower — 3x breakout selling PiggyPower Fuel Puck Press

Loading video…

YOU CAN POWER A FRIDGE WITH A FLAME

@officialpiggypower

135.0K followers · usually 21.7K views a post

Views

64.7K

Likes

3.5K

Comments

120

Promoted product

PiggyPower Fuel Puck Pressofficialpiggypower.com

PiggyPower builds thermoelectric CHP systems that turn steady thermal energy into usable electricity while helping support hot water, emergency space heat, and off grid backup power.

2 videos

Why it worked

The video demonstrates a novel and intriguing application of thermoelectric generation, showing a practical use case (cooling a fridge) with a visible result. The creator's direct address and clear explanation, combined with the 'wow' factor of powering something with a flame, likely contributed to its engagement.

Summary

The creator demonstrates how a PiggyPower device can generate electricity from a temperature difference, using a flame on one side and water on the other. This electricity is then used to power a mini-fridge, successfully cooling it to 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

Free account

Transcript, structure and on-screen text

6 beats, a 221-word transcript and 66 lines of on-screen text — the parts you need to write your own version.

Original caption

You can run a refrigerator with a flame. And no, I do not mean some dangerous ammonia ice ball contraption from the 1920s. I mean a real electric mini fridge powered by one of our PiggyPower cells. In this video, I used the PiggyPower Ember. You apply heat to one side, water to the other, and that temperature difference produces electricity. I connected it directly to this little five volt fridge and watched the cooling plate drop to 54 degrees in about three minutes. Honestly, this is a pretty big job for the Ember. It was designed mainly for smaller loads like lights, fans, radios, phones, and USB devices. I really just wanted to see whether it could run the refrigerator at all, and it did. For serious refrigeration, I would recommend one of our larger PiggyPower systems. We make units all the way up to 250 watts that can charge a battery bank and power much larger equipment through an inverter. The Ember can run from candles, alcohol burners, grills, wood stoves, and other steady heat sources. Heat goes in. Electricity comes out. You can find the PiggyPower Ember and our larger systems at OfficialPiggyPower.com.