Valpo Hawkeye
Flashlight Enthusiast
Okay, here's the deal. I'd like to set something up that will allow me to run my furnace for short (emergency) periods when the power is out. I tried an 1800w Coleman generator with no success. Some background: I have an Armstrong 90%+ efficient furnace with a "blue" smart valve. With the Coleman generator, the draft motor wouldn't even start. The voltage read over 130v going to the furnace. I figured it was either that or maybe the frequency was wrong. BTW, the blower would run just fine.
So now, I tried a Vector 1500w modified sine wave inverter, hoping that the voltage would be cleaner. The draft motor will run now. Blower runs, too. However, my so-called smart valve thinks it has an open limit, when I know for a fact that it doesn't. However, with a perceived open limit, it won't go through the ignition sequence... :candle: I tried putting the inverter under load, but still no success. No load voltage reads 91v, full-load (a 1500w heater) is 110v.
Is there anything I can do, such as an inline capacitor or something else, to clean things up so that my furnace will be willing to work with the inverter?
So now, I tried a Vector 1500w modified sine wave inverter, hoping that the voltage would be cleaner. The draft motor will run now. Blower runs, too. However, my so-called smart valve thinks it has an open limit, when I know for a fact that it doesn't. However, with a perceived open limit, it won't go through the ignition sequence... :candle: I tried putting the inverter under load, but still no success. No load voltage reads 91v, full-load (a 1500w heater) is 110v.
Is there anything I can do, such as an inline capacitor or something else, to clean things up so that my furnace will be willing to work with the inverter?