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bkenobi
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Jul 28, 2018

Carrier Air V power specs

I have a Carrier Air V A/C unit on my 2007 a NL TC. I believe it is a 13.5k BTU unit, but have not confirmed. I have never used it to date (TC is new to me 1 year ago). I generally boondoggle and just purchased a Honda eu2200i. I did not expect it to work with the AC, but looking atound, I'm seeing people claim similar setups with success.

I ran it yesterday on 15A shore power and a Kill-A-Watt meter. I measured 200W for the fan, 1900W steady-state low cool mode, and over 3000W high cooling (prior to popping the shore breaker.

So, a few questions.
1) Is there any way to get the fan running on DC? I haven't opened the cover up top to know if it's an A/C or DC so I can probably figure that out when I get a chance.
2) Does only using the fan (no cooling) damage anything?
3) It appears that the Honda should be able to run the A/C in low as long as it can handle startup.
4) I guess this is obvious, but can I assume that the A/C requires a 20A or 30A shore connection?

7 Replies

  • Itinerant1's avatar
    Itinerant1
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2018
    I haven't added one yet but a Micro-air easy start should do the trick.
  • bkenobi's avatar
    bkenobi
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2018
    I was a tag like that theough the cover on the outside unit. I didn't have an angle that I could easily read it and was short of time to pull anything apart. I appreciate the input. I'll assume that running the fan on the Honda is about all I can do for any length of time (on low).
  • Itinerant1's avatar
    Itinerant1
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2018
    If you take the cover off the unit you'll find the specs.
    Here is from my Carrier Air V 15k unit.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Jul 29, 2018
    There is not a way to get the fan running on DC. in theory however you could run the fan off an inverter by running a new 120 volt power lead up to the unit but this would likely be cost prohibitive. But the motor is a 120 volt AC motor. it will not run on DC.
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2018
    2112 wrote:
    Is there a Kill-A-Watt meter capable of measuring above 1875W?


    No.
  • 2112's avatar
    2112
    Explorer II
    Jul 29, 2018
    Is there a Kill-A-Watt meter capable of measuring above 1875W?
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2018
    Former AirV owner here so perhaps I can provide some answers.

    Your AirV is a 13,500 BTU unit. Mine was a direct blow, I'd assume since yours is in a TC it's also a direct blow, in which case the thermostat is part of the ceiling unit. The fan runs on 120 vac and of course there's no reason it can't run in fan mode only if that's what you prefer - it does this as the compressor cycles on/off anyway. An EU2000i will likely start & run it at sea level and in moderate ambient temps but will certainly overload as elevation & ambient temps increase. Your A/C will be wired with 12 gauge Romex to a 20 amp breaker mounted in the converter but the expectation is that when shore power is available you'd be plugging your rig into campsite 30 amp service in order to power other devices as well. Presumably you're aware the AirV is an orphan and parts from Carrier are no longer available.

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