Any Electricians among us? Need Help..

[NJReefGeek]

When my heating system (heat pump) kicks on in the house, the house lights and my MH lights dim. Lately my MH lighting will shut off.

I am afraid of damaging my bulbs and/or ballast ( PFO HQI dual 400watt).

Is there anything I could do to eliminate that dimming effect?

Will a UPS Backup supply help?

Thanx,
Andy

[mott768]

Andy,
this is the model I use, it has low voltage and step down high voltage protection.

Specifications

Battery Run-times from 40 to 100 minutes
Compact design with extended outlets to accommodate transformer block adapter
Automatic Voltage Regulation Controls over-voltages, blackouts and brownouts
All outlets are surge-protected at1500 joules
PowerPanel Plus Software saves your open files and automatically shuts down your computer when power is lost
Contains two 9AH Batteries for extended Run-Times

they have more powerfull models

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...p?EdpNo=589681

[concept3]

i had the same problem, andy. i used a UPS backup bought from the old place I used to work at It was rated up to 600W and cost around $150. I had my lights plugged into it, and it ran one of my lights up to 35 minutes when I lost power (I had the same issue, but I was burning out bulbs)

Since then, I had one of my buddies add a 20A dedicated circuit for the tank alone, and it eliminated any brown outs when the microwave, AC or heat kicks in or used. I now use the UPS to run a 15W Tunze powerhead in case of an outage to keep water circulated.

We only did a single 20A since I run minimal equipment, probably no more than 15A total