If it's just a gas valve. He oughta be able to find the 110
VAC wires to the boiler. Shut off the breaker, and take the
wires apart at a junction box, and wire into there.

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"Mikepier" wrote in message
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Is this just a quick project in the event of a major
winter outage
(assuming I buy the parts ahead of time) or should I get
the guy who
does the annual inspection do the work? I've done plenty
of basic
wiring like running cable for new outlets and lights and
switches, so
I'm not intimidated by basic stuff, but also know better
than to mess
with stuff beyond my pay grade.

As far as I know, the steam boilers only require 24 VAC for
the gas
valve to open. You should have a transformer inside the
cavity of the
boiler.
If you could somehow get a 24 VAC transformer that you can
run off
lets say a UPS, or a car inverter, you should be good to
go.