Looking at a back up gen to run my Quadrafire Mt Vernon NON AE and I was wondering how much current the igniter requires? If it's too much is it possible to by pass the igniter and manually light stove with a little alcohol in the pellets?
I wouldn't buy that generator to run your stove.Turbo-Quad said:Thanks. The gen I was looking at is 800 watt continous and 900 peak. Cheap chinese from Harbor Freight. Thought it would be worth a shot for the money as long as it will pull the igniter.
Turbo-Quad said:Thanks. The gen I was looking at is 800 watt continous and 900 peak. Cheap chinese from Harbor Freight. Thought it would be worth a shot for the money as long as it will pull the igniter.
Turbo-Quad said:Thanks. The gen I was looking at is 800 watt continous and 900 peak. Cheap chinese from Harbor Freight. Thought it would be worth a shot for the money as long as it will pull the igniter.
krooser said:I wouldn't buy that generator to run your stove.Turbo-Quad said:Thanks. The gen I was looking at is 800 watt continous and 900 peak. Cheap chinese from Harbor Freight. Thought it would be worth a shot for the money as long as it will pull the igniter.
The electronics in your stove require a pure sine wave current... those cheap Chinese generators will destroy the board on your stove. You need a generator with at least a good modified sine wave output to insure the board won't be harmed...
You get what you pay for... they work OK for a light bulb (as long as they work... which isn't long) but not much else.
:gulp: I think your a little off on those figures.Nicholas440 said:The startup on my Quad Castile insert draws 800 watts . After the ignitor shuts off I believe it only takes about 180 - 210 watts to run the blowers and controller.....
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