Which generator?
I've had my ac running for many days at an rv park no problem, the only time I tried running it from my buddy's place (with a 50 ft extension cord) it ran for a few minutes then tripped the 20 amp bre...
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FishHaggis wrote:
I had planned on buying two 2000's, either Honda or Yamaha but you can't add the two together in Canada for some bizarre reason.
While it's true that Canadian versions of the Honda EU2000i aren't equipped with parallel ports due to CSA certification requirements it's a fallacy that a pair of them can't be connected together. I won't reprint the wiring schematics due to copyright laws but compare the US to the Canadian version yourself and you'll note the very minor differences to the wiring of the output receptacles in the US versions that allow paralleling two units together. With a bit of imagination one could easily replicate this to enable paralleling a pair of Canadian version EU2000i gensets.
Next best thing and I love it so far is the Honda eu3000i. It's half the weight of the other Honda 3000 so it's easy to roll along and store in the camper and move around. My AC works off it at the same time as the fridge and water heater on power so it does well.
While your EU3000iK, known as the Handi in the US, is much lighter than the EU3000iS it's also a LOT noisier, even noisier than a pair of EU2000i gensets running the same load. It's good you're happy with yours but the numbers don't lie ... JMO, but anyone needing more grunt than just one EU2000i can provide would be better off with paralleling two of them, whether it means buying a pair of US versions or modifying a Canadian pair. ;)
