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Originally Posted by mykee
You will have a problem with the proportional thermostats like the Helix. The sine wave that your Helix needs to run on is a pure sine wave generator. You'll need a simple on/off thermostat for that.
Unless you plan on power outages lasting for a day or so at a time, backup isn't really a problem, unless your house is as drafty as a barn.
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Yeah, last winter we had a three day outage. It's not uncommon, even in the city, to be down for a day in the winter. I kept my fish alive with 2 litre bottles filled with hot water as heaters. That job sucked.
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