Multiple inverters

[go4it]

I am thinking about adding a second inverter to my small system to use for lights mostly. I have a 1500 w Chinese inverter now and it seems to consume a lot of power even when nothing is drawing power.
My thought was to put the inverters on a switch where I hooked one or the other to the battery bank but had them both connected to the same 110 v circuit. Any advice would be appreciated

[OperaHouse]

Generally a bad idea.  In a MSW inverter which you probably have, one inverter will power the other thru protection diodes. Who knows what will happen then. Your fans are probably taking up most of the power.  None of my lights use inverter power. My fridge is about the only use of my inverter, 110W in to power 94W of fridge which doesn't seem bad. 

[go4it]

I was hoping that it would work without letting out the magic smoke. There must be a way to make it work simply

[Simen]

A 2-pole switch on the 110 volt side should work?