Simple question for which I couldn't find the answer:

Can the fan in the kickspace be wired into the boiler circuit, and if so, should I wire it before or after the emergency cut-off switch?

Since the kickspace is often a ways away from the boiler I assume people usually wire them into different circuits, but since I in this case can wire everything on one circuit, am I allowed to?

Would you generally wire a switch into the circuit so that you can individually power down the heaters, or is that considered overkill?

Thanks

 

another option instead of doing it thru the electric from the boiler to control it ,you can sense the inlet pipe with a temperature control that will OK the fan to run when it feels the boiler water entering.then install a line stat(on the wall) to break the fan when it satisfies...thus the fan is your controlling temperature control and when the stat isn't calling the fan in....and the boiler is running it will just be a stagnant heating coil

 

Are you referring to a hydronic kickspace heater? The kind that you plumb into a hot-water heating zone and has a fan to force air over the coils?

If so, you simply provide 110 volts power for the device. There will be a thermostatic sensor mounted directly on the incoming side of the hot water coil which, when it senses hot water flowing through the coil causes the fan to come on and when the coil cools (because the zone is no longer active) the fan goes off.

The kickspace heaters we installed in a bathroom also had a small rocker switch which allowed setting the fan to off (regardless of water flowing through the coils), low, or high speed.

 

Yes, hydronic - I know it just takes a simple 110 circuit.

The question is whether it's allowable by code to wire it into the boiler circuit. I would prefer to do so,since then I can turn off everything heat-related with one switch, plus I'll be able to run it off a single generator circuit - one less breaker on the transfer panel 'wasted.'

R