Will honda 2000 start a 15k BTU air conditioner?
I need a new a/c. All the tech can get is a 15k BTU unit. I currently have a 13.5k BTU unit. Will the eu2000i start a 15k unit? What if I install the EasyStart?
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ReneeG wrote:jjrbus wrote:austinjenna wrote:install a microair easy start and you'll be fine on the smaller generator
Thats what I am thinking of doing to run my 15k from my Eu2000
Hmmm, a Coleman 15k unit shows 1520 watt draw standard and 2025 watts desert. These are ideal condition #'s. I would think borderline for the 2000?
That's why some here recommend the 2200.
altitude is the other issue with a 2000. the 2200 has a little extra omph but a LOT extra displacement. IIRC 125cc vs 100 or less on the 2000. My experience and my brothers is that the 2000 is fine with our 13.5KBTU AC (coleman and dometic) up to about 3000 ft. above that and it will eventually overload. Meanwhile the 2200 will run at less than full throttle all day long at 7,000 ft with about 300VA to spare. And that is without rejetting for altitude. So, honda did two things right. (1) a little extra output (10%) and (2) A noticeably bigger engine (25%). and I suspect (2) is the big saviour at high altitude.
Our 2000 went to our son and I and my brother picked up 2200's. I alsos have a 2000 companion, but that has been unecessary since we got the 2200 and the easy start.
