Carlos Alden wrote:

Our hot water radiator heating system is actually gas-fired, but depends too
much on electricity to make it run and respond to the thermostat. I was
unable to bypass the system to light it.

Chakaal's boiler uses electricity for control, but also to run two little
quarter-horsepower circulating pumps. Which makes you think that it is
just 400W or so until you realize how nasty a load the motors are. I suspect
it will probably run off a 1KW inverter in a pinch although I haven't tried
it.

My gas furnace has a 1 HP blower motor, which is way too much to deal with
on an inverter. And I donated my generator to a bunch of WWII re-enactors...
--scott

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