Good morning everyone...
First time poster on here...veteran poster on many other forums ranging from snowmobiling to country living and so on.
Need some guidance from experienced people.
I recently set up a Thermo Control 500 stove/boiler in my garage. It's currently heating the garage and my DHW. The DHW system involves a 50 gallon storage tank with a Taco OOR-IFC series circulating pump.
The storage tank feeds a 30 gallon oil fired hot water heater. Five of us in the family including three athletic teenagers...we average 8 showers a day. Future plans are to add radiant floor heating on the first level of our 100+ year old farmhouse.
The Taco pump has to run anytime the stove is generating heat because the storage tank and oil hot water heater are located in the basement. There is about a 35 foot run of copper pipe between the stove/boiler and the storage tank
I'm concerned about a potential disaster if the power goes out.
So I plan on the following system to power the pump:
1) Pump is plugged into a 400 watt inverter. (I run the pump at speed 1, 75 watt power draw)
2) Inverter is hooked up to two batteries...battery's cabled together (they're from boats that are stored in my basement for the winter)
3) Batteries are hooked up to a battery charger
Basically this set up needs to run 24/7 during heating season.
Any potential pitfalls to this system?
Any issues with a power inverter and battery charger running 24/7?
Can I run a trickle cahrger or should I go with a full 12 amps?
Another thought is to keep the pump plugged in to an outlet and only use the back up system when away from home, at night and when a storm is forecasted.
Thanks in advance for your input...great website by the way!
First time poster on here...veteran poster on many other forums ranging from snowmobiling to country living and so on.
Need some guidance from experienced people.
I recently set up a Thermo Control 500 stove/boiler in my garage. It's currently heating the garage and my DHW. The DHW system involves a 50 gallon storage tank with a Taco OOR-IFC series circulating pump.
The storage tank feeds a 30 gallon oil fired hot water heater. Five of us in the family including three athletic teenagers...we average 8 showers a day. Future plans are to add radiant floor heating on the first level of our 100+ year old farmhouse.
The Taco pump has to run anytime the stove is generating heat because the storage tank and oil hot water heater are located in the basement. There is about a 35 foot run of copper pipe between the stove/boiler and the storage tank
I'm concerned about a potential disaster if the power goes out.
So I plan on the following system to power the pump:
1) Pump is plugged into a 400 watt inverter. (I run the pump at speed 1, 75 watt power draw)
2) Inverter is hooked up to two batteries...battery's cabled together (they're from boats that are stored in my basement for the winter)
3) Batteries are hooked up to a battery charger
Basically this set up needs to run 24/7 during heating season.
Any potential pitfalls to this system?
Any issues with a power inverter and battery charger running 24/7?
Can I run a trickle cahrger or should I go with a full 12 amps?
Another thought is to keep the pump plugged in to an outlet and only use the back up system when away from home, at night and when a storm is forecasted.
Thanks in advance for your input...great website by the way!