Is my generator big enough?
I have have a Coleman 2500 watt generator and I am wondering if it will pull my rooftop AC on my 19ft travel trailer? My rooftop AC is a Duo-Therm Model: 57915-541. It does not say how many watts it...
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I have ran a 13,500 for a short time on a 14 gauge extension cord. I tried it but didnt do it long.
14 gauge is normally good for 15 amps. 15x120v=1800 watts. Not good but it ran.
My guess....your genny will do it but you may be borderline. Again, I would go by the amp draw.
I see you are in Texas so say it's 95 degrees and you see 8 amps running. That would be about 50 % of your gen capacity and would probably be fine to run it there. You then want to see what the amps are when the thermostat cycles off and a little while later it kicks back on. That's the amp surge that it will see over and over. Just guess and say it's 12 amps, you would probably still be ok. BUT, I'm not an ac guy and none of us are charging you anything either. :)
14 gauge is normally good for 15 amps. 15x120v=1800 watts. Not good but it ran.
My guess....your genny will do it but you may be borderline. Again, I would go by the amp draw.
I see you are in Texas so say it's 95 degrees and you see 8 amps running. That would be about 50 % of your gen capacity and would probably be fine to run it there. You then want to see what the amps are when the thermostat cycles off and a little while later it kicks back on. That's the amp surge that it will see over and over. Just guess and say it's 12 amps, you would probably still be ok. BUT, I'm not an ac guy and none of us are charging you anything either. :)
