Honda EU 2200i on Eco with AC??
Just wondering if anyone has any EU 2200i experience of running their air conditioner while in the ‘Eco’ mode, particularly at higher elevations and temps, thanks 3 tons
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I just ran some test with the Honda 2000i and the Coleman 11k btu, both having been well warmed up for 30 minutes in advance..Outside temp was about 87df, Nevada elevation is 4,800’...
Using a Kill-a-watt meter, heres the results with both fan and compressor running:
(Note that fan was set on LO - during testing, fan amps alone remained a consistant 2.0 amps)
Volts = 124
Hz = 60
Amps = 11.6 (2.0a for fan only)
Watts = 1160
Coleman rates the 11k btu Mach 1 p.s. compressor ‘running amps’ (not starting amps) at 6.7 amps, and at 9.0 total amps with fan on LOW (9.6 amps, fan on HI)...They also rate the watts at between 1048w (@ 95df) to 1307w (@ 115df).
Honda 2000i had no problem running the air unit with Eco set to the OFF position, but could not negotiate a start when in Eco mode. My present Honda is rated at 13.3 amps (@ 1,600w), while newer Honda 2200i is rated at 15.0 amps (@ 1,800w), compared to the 2000i, roughly a 9% power increase when at 1,800w continuous output...
To determine if the Eco mode was functioning properly, I tried again, but using small Porter-Cable pancake compressor (rated at 10amps - I assume running amps), and a DeWalt 12” chop saw (rated at 15amps), and the Honda 2000i was able to start each while rapidly adjusting to the loads...Same was true when trying a 3.5 gal Rigid shop vac...
Based on this, I believe that the generator and the Eco mode are functioning quite properly, but that the Coleman’s 11k btu ac compressor (concurrent with 2.0 ‘actual’ amp fan) is a severely inductive load that overwhelms (pushes back on...) the 2000i’s Eco mode feature...It also looks like I’m drawing more amps (@ 11.5a) than what the Coleman specs claim (@9.0a on LO fan), though the watts seem to be within a fairly acceptable range...I believe that the nature of the load provides little if any ‘headroom’ if elevation and ambient temps were to increase...
Eco mode would be nice, but not too sure that the newer 2200i would make a difference, yet a bit of extra headroom would be a worthy improvement...
3 tons
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(Corrected Coleman Specs)
Using a Kill-a-watt meter, heres the results with both fan and compressor running:
(Note that fan was set on LO - during testing, fan amps alone remained a consistant 2.0 amps)
Volts = 124
Hz = 60
Amps = 11.6 (2.0a for fan only)
Watts = 1160
Coleman rates the 11k btu Mach 1 p.s. compressor ‘running amps’ (not starting amps) at 6.7 amps, and at 9.0 total amps with fan on LOW (9.6 amps, fan on HI)...They also rate the watts at between 1048w (@ 95df) to 1307w (@ 115df).
Honda 2000i had no problem running the air unit with Eco set to the OFF position, but could not negotiate a start when in Eco mode. My present Honda is rated at 13.3 amps (@ 1,600w), while newer Honda 2200i is rated at 15.0 amps (@ 1,800w), compared to the 2000i, roughly a 9% power increase when at 1,800w continuous output...
To determine if the Eco mode was functioning properly, I tried again, but using small Porter-Cable pancake compressor (rated at 10amps - I assume running amps), and a DeWalt 12” chop saw (rated at 15amps), and the Honda 2000i was able to start each while rapidly adjusting to the loads...Same was true when trying a 3.5 gal Rigid shop vac...
Based on this, I believe that the generator and the Eco mode are functioning quite properly, but that the Coleman’s 11k btu ac compressor (concurrent with 2.0 ‘actual’ amp fan) is a severely inductive load that overwhelms (pushes back on...) the 2000i’s Eco mode feature...It also looks like I’m drawing more amps (@ 11.5a) than what the Coleman specs claim (@9.0a on LO fan), though the watts seem to be within a fairly acceptable range...I believe that the nature of the load provides little if any ‘headroom’ if elevation and ambient temps were to increase...
Eco mode would be nice, but not too sure that the newer 2200i would make a difference, yet a bit of extra headroom would be a worthy improvement...
3 tons
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(Corrected Coleman Specs)
