[RE-wrenches] Wood boiler ignition issue

[jason pozner]

Hi Kris,

I have only had one experience similar to yours.  It was a DR inverter, and
a the client installed a new Budaris boiler.  The boiler didn't like the
power source, and we were faced with a similar choice of replacing inverter
or appliance.  In my inquiry someone suggested putting a capacitor (I
believe 50 micro farad) in line with the power source.  With the blessing
of the client, we tried it and It worked like a charm (about 4 years now).
In theory I follow the logic, but as I put this out to the blog I would be
curious what others have to say about this cheaper (about $30) fix.

Jay

Jay Poz
Nunatak AES
(970) 349-3432








On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Kristopher Schmid
<solman at legacysolar.com>wrote:

> Esteemed wrenches,
>
> I am assisting in troubleshooting a stand alone system with three stacked
> Magnum 4448 PAE inverters.  The electric ignition of LP for the wood boiler
> will not fire from inverter power.  As soon as we fire up the generator,
> the boiler ignites.  Has anyone seen this before?  Is there a solution?
> The boiler is a Central Boiler E-Classic 2400.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> ----------
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>
> Kris Schmid
> Legacy Solar, LLC
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