[RE-wrenches] Issue with DR1512 and oven

Chris Daum chris at OasisMontana.com
Tue Sep 20 06:55:13 PDT 2016


Peerless Premier (www.premierrange.com) has offered battery-ignition ranges
now for about two years -- no AC power required.  They need an 8-pack of
double A cells, and can also be match-lit if you don't want to fool with the
batteries.
 
Chris Daum
Oasis Montana Inc.
406-777-4309
406-777-0830 fax
www.oasismontana.com 
  


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From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
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Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 9:09 PM
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I just installed a system for some folks that found this range with no glow
bar.  The oven light and the spark ignition each take 2, 9 volt batteries so
zero outside electric power source.

http://uniqueoffgrid.com/product/unique-elite-30-off-grid-propane-range/

Those Canadians....

Bill

Feather River Solar Electric            

Bill Battagin, Owner

4291 Nelson St.

Taylorsville, CA 95983

530.284.7849

CA Lic 874049

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On 9/19/2016 4:43 PM, Brian Teitelbaum wrote:


Solid advice from both Ray and Allan. 

 

Switching to a sine-wave inverter will solve the controller issue, but not
the 300W glow bar draining the batteries. Switching to a Peerless-Premier
would solve that problem, or use an old Wedgewood range like I do. My
6-burner/two oven gas Wedgewood from the early 40's works great, and will
likely last for centuries, but it does take 4 gorillas to move the damn
thing. It must weigh 600 lbs, although I've never weighed it.

 

Brian

AEE Solar

 

From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
Behalf Of Allan Sindelar
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 4:26 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Issue with DR1512 and oven

 

Kristopher,
Ray's advice is sound, and I'll add: that 14 year old inverter is likely to
last forever, and that's not a reason to keep using it. It's almost
certainly the crude waveform that's causing the issues.
If range replacement remains the only option, talk with Peerless-Premier
(www.premierrange.com). As of my last contact with them a few years ago,
they still make unadvertised models with circuit boards that were designed
for original Trace mod-square inverters and have no glow bars for the oven.
Our family home has a decent Pro series (stainless front with sealed
burners) with electric igniters and no glow bar. 
Allan

Allan Sindelar
 <mailto:allan at sindelarsolar.com> allan at sindelarsolar.com
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional
New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician
Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc.
505 780-2738 cell



 

On 9/19/2016 4:46 PM, Kristopher Schmid wrote:

Thanks Ray,

This is a circa 2002 inverter.  I may just tell them to go to a pilot light
stove model (hate to waste gas, ya know).

Kris

 

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 5:39 PM, Ray Walters < <mailto:ray at solarray.com>
ray at solarray.com> wrote:

Sounds like ovens have gotten more complicated over the years.  As soon as I
read "control board" and modified sine wave, I cringe.  The good old DR
inverters worked great, I even ran my own shop on one for several years back
in the 90s.  I for the most part quit selling them though, as even though
most equipment worked on the mod sine, we started noticing premature
failures.  I would attribute this to the extra heat generated by all the
extra harmonic distortion.  Sorry I can't recommend an oven; they probably
would be better going to something older form Craig's list with no AC
connection at all.



R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer, 
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
 <tel:303%20505-8760> 303 505-8760

On 9/19/2016 4:35 PM, Kristopher Schmid wrote:

Hi Wrenches,

I have a client that has blown out 2 control boards on their oven in the
last few months.  The appliance is a Whirlpool Model WFG515S0EW0 powered by
a Xantrex DR1512.  Since this is an off-grid home, i recommended that they
get an LP stove with no oven glow bar and this was the unit that the
appliance company supplied.

Has anyone seen this before (i am assuming incompatibility of the circuitry
with the modified sine wave output)?

Can you recommend another model that has been tried and true (preferably
Whirlpool)? 

Thanks tons,

Kris



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Legacy Solar, LLC
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