air conditioner / honda 2000
Outside temperature is currently 80 degrees. here is my dilemma: i have a travel trailer with an ac on top. i dont know what size or how many amps it draws. i went outside right now to see if one hon...
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sign man wrote:BubbaChris wrote:i agree about 2 is better than one. but times are hard at the moment. and it seems to be operating fine outside in 80 degrees. i'm just wondering if it makes a diffence what the temperature is outside
There's a chance that running the A/C in the best conditions is borderline with only a 2K genny. Most 13.5 A/C units need more power than that to start/run.
When you first fired up for a test, your converter could have been drawing a bunch of power to charge your batteries. So having that draw AND trying to start the A/C was a no-go.
For reliable A/C operation, the best advice is to pair 2 Honda EU2000i's together.
Short answer is yes the outside temp matters. I can run my air with my Honda 2000 but it is not reliable. I need to turn everything off for it to work, converter, electric on water heater if you have that option, and run fridge on gas. The 2000 is rated at I believe 1,600 watts continuous. So if it is hot and the air is running constantly it will eventually overload and trip the circuit breaker on the generator. And after this point the air seems to require a higher start up and the generator may not be able to start it at this point.
