Is this a powerful enough Generator for me?

brianosaur wrote:
TT has a 13500btu air conditioner.

This Westinghouse 2200 watt seems very reasonable priced at $480. Surge 2200 & runs 1800. Big selling pt is only 52dB





It claims it can power a 1350 BTU air conditioner with ease.

I realized I probably can't run the microwave or a coffee maker simultaneously with the AC, however will I be able to use a television the lights etc?

I am hoping to make a breathable enclosure for it, so to run it even during quiet hours when noisy generators are not allowed.

the question is not if it will run the AC but will it START the AC. with these smaller generators, that's the big issue. It can take 50A to start an AC at high temps, and often these generators can't do that.

And as far as claims, it's probably the only 2000/2200VA generator I've seen where they say it will run a 13.5KBTU AC. That would be a big clue to me. Honda, Yamaha etc. do not list running a 13KBTU AC as something their smaller generators are capable of. And experience says they are pretty much correct. Unless your lucky with a low amp high effiency AC unit or something like a micro-air easy start, your taking a big chance that when you need it most it won't start the AC.

If it does start the AC, it will likely keep it running if nothing else is on in the trailer.

Sea level, 80F very well may start and run the AC. run the temps up to the high 90's, or go above 2000Ft or so, another story may grunt for a while then give up and not start.

If your interested in it, go to home depot on a HOT day, 95F or more, with the trailer, and have them hook it up and try to start the AC. run it for 5 minutes or so. then shut if off and wait 5 minutes and repeat a few times. If it gives up any of those times you know the answer!