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would this be ok to drive a oil fired water/central heating boiler ? thinking of connecting boiler to it should we experience extended power failure this winter.
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Enough power, yes. I would definitely fit a changeover switch though. Simple, cheap switch...... . over to one side would be mains...... to the other side would be generator.
If you don't, and both supplies are connected (even in a power cut), your generator power would flow backwards through the consumer unit to the rest of the house.
I don't know...
If you don't, and both supplies are connected (even in a power cut), your generator power would flow backwards through the consumer unit to the rest of the house.
I don't know...
19:00 Tue 18th Oct 2011
Enough power, yes. I would definitely fit a changeover switch though. Simple, cheap switch....... over to one side would be mains...... to the other side would be generator.
If you don't, and both supplies are connected (even in a power cut), your generator power would flow backwards through the consumer unit to the rest of the house.
I don't know this for sure, but another concern is the circuitboard in the boiler. It might not take kindly to spikes in the supply or fluctuations from a dodgy generator.
If you don't, and both supplies are connected (even in a power cut), your generator power would flow backwards through the consumer unit to the rest of the house.
I don't know this for sure, but another concern is the circuitboard in the boiler. It might not take kindly to spikes in the supply or fluctuations from a dodgy generator.
An alternative to a generator, or an addition bearing in mind the builders observation about voltage spike,s would be to permanently run the heating system off an uninterruptable power supply ( as used to back up desktop computers)which would take over seamlessly giving you time to fire up your generator when you have crawled out of bed.
I would not recommend jomifl’s suggestion of using a UPS (as commonly used for computer systems) as a back up electrical supply to a boiler heating system.
Most of these UPS’s, output a pseudo sine-wave, which is more like a square wave. This square wave will not drive the ac pump motor – with the inevitable consequences for the boiler.
Most of these UPS’s, output a pseudo sine-wave, which is more like a square wave. This square wave will not drive the ac pump motor – with the inevitable consequences for the boiler.
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