Will honda 2000 start a 15k BTU air conditioner?

kellem wrote:
My 2000w will not run a 15 btu AC, kills it instantly.
It wouldn't run the 13.5 on last trailer.

Same here.

with the easy start I'd say yes you can start it. BUT unless your at or near sea level the 2000 will probably overload in 30 minutes or so unless the AC is one of the high efficiency units that draws 11A or less.

jjrbus wrote:
The correct answer is maybe. Tempature, humidity and elevation play a roll. An AC that starts at sea level on a 75° day may not start on a mountain on an 80° day!

I second this as the correct answer. When I did get the eu2000i to start my 15k air conditioner, all was good for a few minutes. Then as the head pressure of the air conditioner built up, the electrical load went above the eu2000i's 1600VA max continuous rating, which was not the case when I ran a 13.5k air conditioner with it. Based on this observation I don't even try any more.

My 2000w will not run a 15 btu AC, kills it instantly.
It wouldn't run the 13.5 on last trailer.

The correct answer is maybe. Tempature, humidity and elevation play a roll. An AC that starts at sea level on a 75° day may not start on a mountain on an 80° day!

A Honda 2000 can run up to a 8000 btu AC, over that and they are running in brownout conditions. LRA is the culpret, locked rotar amps. What will happen is it will be operating in brown out conditions and eventually burn out the compressor or the generator.

Options are larger genset, smaller AC or a Micro Air easy start. Beware there are easy start clones out there and they are getting some really bad reviews.

And of course my disclaimer, my opinion based on my experience and worth what you are paying for it!

“... thats not the answer i was looking for...”

But it’s an honest answer.

This is the kind of question that is tough to answer because
Sometimes they do, Sometimes they don't.

When I did my first upgrade from 13.5 to 15 KBTU turns out the running current was identical.. Starting i'm not so sure of (I think it took a bit more) but with a soft start they sucked about the same. BUT my 2nd one takes 1/2 amp (About 50 watts) more and with a Honda 2000.. you may well not have the spare half amp (might be 2 or 3 amps starting) plus it starts much "Harder".

So.. you won't know till you try.

I have a 15k a/c and it will start and run it for a few seconds (honda EU2000i) then go into overload. Thats with genset all warmed up, not in eco mode....
Even if yours does run it, I doubt it will last the first cooling cycle before it kicks off.

jdc1 wrote:
I like my AC too much to burn it up using my Honda eu2000i.

I could say that about my eu2000.

I like my AC too much to burn it up using my Honda eu2000i.