Hi, Im new here & unfortunately an electrician & not an electronics wizard.
I am hoping someone with greater electronics knowledge may be able to help me.
So, thanks in advance if you can!
I live in Italy & have a bad electrical supply authority. When I load my house up over 5KW the volt drop is as low as 165V instead of the supposed 220V
The authority are very slow responding & I need to cure a problem while waiting the months or years it takes them to deal effectively with their infrastructure.
I have a swimming pool heater which I believe is designed somewhat like an aircon unit. It has a compressor which cannot start at these lower voltages. I wonder if there is a relatively inexpensive way of making the unit work within the voltage ranges of 165V - 220V. The unit can demand upto 2.8kw although im not sure how much of that is merely the compressor & not really too sure what other parts are in trouble due to the lower voltage. I have got over a similar problem with my PC by buying a power supply capable of working within a range of 100V - 240V but I am now dealing with high wattages & am at a loss on the best option to take. Many thanks for any ideas.
I am hoping someone with greater electronics knowledge may be able to help me.
So, thanks in advance if you can!
I live in Italy & have a bad electrical supply authority. When I load my house up over 5KW the volt drop is as low as 165V instead of the supposed 220V
The authority are very slow responding & I need to cure a problem while waiting the months or years it takes them to deal effectively with their infrastructure.
I have a swimming pool heater which I believe is designed somewhat like an aircon unit. It has a compressor which cannot start at these lower voltages. I wonder if there is a relatively inexpensive way of making the unit work within the voltage ranges of 165V - 220V. The unit can demand upto 2.8kw although im not sure how much of that is merely the compressor & not really too sure what other parts are in trouble due to the lower voltage. I have got over a similar problem with my PC by buying a power supply capable of working within a range of 100V - 240V but I am now dealing with high wattages & am at a loss on the best option to take. Many thanks for any ideas.