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    Using a 2kw inverter to power our gas combi boilers electrics.

    I can only tell you how I now can use my petrol generator or 2kw inverter. : The Combi is usually directly wired to the mains . So instead the cable exiting the combi needs to have a 3 pin plug attached so it can be physically disconnected from the mains circuit. An extention lead with three...
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    Using a 2kw inverter to power our gas combi boilers electrics.

    Geoff (by coincidence my name is Geoff also) please have a look at my post . I can now run my combis electrics via the 2kw inverter or the generator so long as I use a short extention lead that has been converted by a local electrician and the inverter is also earthed in the appropriate way via...
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    Using a 2kw inverter to power our gas combi boilers electrics.

    I met a great Electrician today who supplied me with a metre long extention lead , and he bonded the neutral to the earth within the three pin socket of the lead . I can now use the 2kw inverter connected to the Combis three pin plug and the combi`s ignition works fine and the combi runs fine ...
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    Using a 2kw inverter to power our gas combi boilers electrics.

    I appreciate your reply .! What does making the inverter TNS mean ..How would I adapt ? Would connecting the Earth to Neutral within the plug do what you are suggesting . So the electricity exiting the boiler returns straight to Earth .? I am practical but very cautious and know this should...
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    Using a 2kw inverter to power our gas combi boilers electrics.

    Hi all . I have a 2kw inverter and two 130ah deep cycle batteries for power cuts . The gas combi boiler would not work in event of an electrical outage either . So I have a three pin plug connected directly to the combi boiler electrics , so it can be unplugged from the mains circuit and in...
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