Dual Honda 2200's
I am about to buy 2 Honda 2200 generators to run in parallel, but I have some questions. I noticed there is a "companion" model that is $100 more that includes a 30amp plug. But from my research i...
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skipro3 wrote:
I have ended up with 3 generators; a Honda 7000 inverter used for the house during outages, a Yamaha 2800 I use when I think I need to run the AC and a Honda 1000. I use the 1000 for camping unless I think I'll be running my AC. I plan to test the new 2200 and see if it will hold my AC load. If so, the Yamaha is history. My AC is a Coleman 9 low profile on my truck camper.
A single Honda EU2200i powering a 13,500 BTU A/C equipped with a Micro-Air Easy Start Soft Starter Kit would seem to be the sweet setup for many. Of course as exterior ambient temperature rises so too does A/C compressor head pressure increase, causing an increase in current requirements, so the question is whether the additional capacity offered by the EU2200i is sufficient at 100F. The second issue is elevation, as any gas aspirated engine loses power as elevation increases, which explains why some resort to dual 2K gensets instead. Sure would be a great solution though if a single EU2200i would work for you where you intend to camp. :B
