Air Conditioners and Generators
So I just got my first generator: $175 for an old 2kw no-name (PowerTek) inverter on Kijiji. I have seen many posts about what capacity of generator is required to run an air conditioner, all saying ...
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I think you misread -- all the threads I've seen have said that a 2,000 watt generator is marginal, i.e., 2000 watts is right at the surge rating for a 13,500 btu AC, so maybe it would work, maybe not. A 2200 watt surge generator ought to work, but the kicker would be if your house battery was discharged and the converter trying to charge it up, there's no way a 2,000 surge genny would work, and a 2200 watt probably would not, because the battery charging function would take around 600 watts off the top.
I am not a bit surprised your 2200 watt genny can do it. That extra 200 watts makes a difference when you are near "the line."
I am not a bit surprised your 2200 watt genny can do it. That extra 200 watts makes a difference when you are near "the line."
