felixrosbergen
Senior Member
Hi All,
I am at the stage where i want to get a UPS to keep my server running during short outages, and i also want to keep the home network up and running (cable modem, router, switch, wireless access point and VOIP adapter).
I recently ran some new circuits from a electrical sub panels and have all the network gear plugged into a quad outlet on one circuit and the server and whole house audio bits on 2 Quads on a 2nd circuit (the audio stuff could move to another circuit if needed).
The server draws about 100 watts and the network gear i don't know but it's your typical residential stuff.
I want to get a UPS, i woudl prefer rack mounter but they seem very expensive. I also want a 'clean' way to connect everything that needs to connect to it. I don't really like the idea of mounting power strips on the wall that are plugged into the UPS.
The recently added quad outlets are in surface mount boxes connected to the sub panel with some romex.
If it legal/code to keep these outlets, but put a plug on the other end of the romex and plug it into the UPS? Or i believe some UPS's allow hardwiring, would that be 'legal'?
I'm willing to spend a few hundred, but it seems like rack UPS's are getting towards $1k which is too much. If needed I'm ok with making a shelf/brackets on the wall and having a UPS sit on that.
I would like somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour of UPS running time and automatic shutdown after that, with automatic restart when the power comes back on.
Any suggestions? What did you guys do?
I am at the stage where i want to get a UPS to keep my server running during short outages, and i also want to keep the home network up and running (cable modem, router, switch, wireless access point and VOIP adapter).
I recently ran some new circuits from a electrical sub panels and have all the network gear plugged into a quad outlet on one circuit and the server and whole house audio bits on 2 Quads on a 2nd circuit (the audio stuff could move to another circuit if needed).
The server draws about 100 watts and the network gear i don't know but it's your typical residential stuff.
I want to get a UPS, i woudl prefer rack mounter but they seem very expensive. I also want a 'clean' way to connect everything that needs to connect to it. I don't really like the idea of mounting power strips on the wall that are plugged into the UPS.
The recently added quad outlets are in surface mount boxes connected to the sub panel with some romex.
If it legal/code to keep these outlets, but put a plug on the other end of the romex and plug it into the UPS? Or i believe some UPS's allow hardwiring, would that be 'legal'?
I'm willing to spend a few hundred, but it seems like rack UPS's are getting towards $1k which is too much. If needed I'm ok with making a shelf/brackets on the wall and having a UPS sit on that.
I would like somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour of UPS running time and automatic shutdown after that, with automatic restart when the power comes back on.
Any suggestions? What did you guys do?
