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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: RUGERGUNZ on May 05, 2008, 12:55:32 PM

Title: Wiring question.
Post by: RUGERGUNZ on May 05, 2008, 12:55:32 PM

I have a Central Boiler being delivered on Friday. 

I am doing the electrical work myself.

The question is, Are you guys running a 12/2 to run the furnace electronics and the Circulator?  Or do you run a seperate feed for each?  Thanks.

Title: Re: Wiring question.
Post by: R W Ohio on May 05, 2008, 08:03:18 PM

I ran 1" pvc from the house to the stove and pulled 6 # 12 thhn wires through it. But I only used three of them 1hot,1net. and 1 for the ground. I ran both the pump and the comb. air fan off of one circuit. The extra wires are just for spare if something would go wrong with the others.

Title: Re: Wiring question.
Post by: RUGERGUNZ on May 13, 2008, 05:13:18 AM

Thanks.

Was just installed this past Friday.  The wiring is much simpler than I anticipated.  There are the three wires on the boiler that you connect to your feed wire to the house.  The circulator does not need wiring, there is a 120v receptacle in the boiler that the circulator plugs into. 

I buried 2 12/2 underground rated wires to the boiler.  One is just a spare, much cheaper that redigging the ditch.

Title: Re: Wiring question.
Post by: mtfallsmikey on May 16, 2008, 02:31:43 PM

Yes, I ran 12/2 UF to feed the whole boiler. I'm putting a separate disconnect switch on the woodshed near the boiler. Future add-ons..Plastic box to house a timer and bypass for timer, want to run the circs periodically to keep the water circulated and prevent stagnation.