SoundGuy wrote:
HuckleberryHunter wrote:
I knew a 2000 watt unit was going to be a bit small for our single AC unit, so wanted something a bit bigger and a lot quieter.
Not necessarily true. I've owned two different Honda EU2000i gensets and either would successfully and repeatedly start the 13,500 BTU Coleman Mach 3+ and Dometic Brisk II A/Cs I've owned BUT at around sea level and in temps up to the mid 80s. Increase the elevation and/or ambient temp and the genset would overload. However, that was before I knew about the Micro-Air Easy Start Soft Starter Kit but had it been available at that time I would have definitely invested in one. Also, the Honda EU2000i which features by far the best surge capability of any 2K genset has been replaced by the even more capable EU2200i which has a much larger 121 cc engine. Chances are that a combination of an Easy Start and an EU2200i could quite well start a 13,500 BTU A/C at higher elevations & much higher ambient temperatures and keep it running. :B
I'll restate...I knew a 2000 watt unit would be on the edge for running our single AC unit and too small for anything more than just running the AC, so wanted to not worry about overloading.
