Honda 2000 gen starts my AC....

2oldman wrote:

otrfun wrote:
Well, you do have the option of making life kinder and more gentler for your EU2000i. Simply purchase/use a 13.5k BTU a/c that has a continuous current rating much closer to 10a (along with a sufficiently low LRA).

Wouldn't it be much easier to purchase another 2000?

It all depends how you define easier.

Friend of mine replaced his inefficient Dometic 13.5k BTU a/c with a more efficient 50a LRA/10a 13.5K BTU a/c on-sale for $550, instead of purchasing a 2nd EU2000i for $1000. Sure, it took the two of us about 45 min. to swap out the a/c roof unit. But, not only did he save $450 (vs. a 2nd EU2000i), he only has to fuel, service, carry, and listen to the noise produced by ONE EU2000i vs. two, paralleled EU2000i's.

Yup, all the above pro's were nice, but this con made the above decision a real no-brainer: His inefficient Dometic 13.5k BTU a/c would NOT start unless two (2) EU2000i's were run paralleled with the Eco mode OFF! It's a HUGE con when you have to run two EU2000i's with the Eco mode off---NOT quiet! Not to mention the extra wear & tear and fuel.

BTW, there was nothing wrong with this Dometic--it was only two months old. LRA was factory spot-on at 63a (too much for even two EU2000i's to start with the Eco mode on). Any, yes, we tried a premium Dometic hard-start kit (with a separate relay), but it made very little difference in the inrush current.

BTW, he sold his Dometic 13.5k BTU a/c on CL for $375. So, the new roof-top a/c unit itself only set him back $175. All said and done, one EU2000i and the new rooftop a/c unit cost him $1125 vs. $2000 for two EU2000i's AND having to suffer through ALL the significant CONs previously mentioned.

For my friend, it was absolutely a hands-down, easy decision to live with one EU2000i vs. two.