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:SoundGuy wrote:i dont get it either. it is running like a champ here @3500' 80 degrees yucca valley ca. so i think i'm gonna put a hard start capacitor on it and hope that it will still work in 100 degree weather.rbtglove wrote:
I'v run a 13500 AC on my Honda 2000 on two different TTs and have never had it fail to run. Shut off all other draws and don't run more than an hour or so at a time.
Looking at that pic sign man just posted it appears he has a 15K BTU A/C unit, not a 13.5K, so how he ever managed to start it with his EU2000i would be a mystery to me :@ ... certainly he's the first I've ever heard of who's successfully managed this. :E
Got nothing to lose.
A hard start capacitor is cheap and if it doesn't work then you just have to buy another Honda Generator and run them in tandem.
Make sure you shut off all other loads. Flip all the breakers off in the breaker box and turn the fridge and water heater over to gas.
Because you are not using a battery / battery's your lights will then go out. If I were you I would add a battery, charge it up, and then shut off the converter (battery charger) before turning on the AC. Also, convert the lights over to LED bulbs. LED bulbs use very little electricity and will run a long time from battery power.
The 12 volt systems in your camper are designed to have a battery in place anyway. You are damaging them by running them without one.
