Honda Generators for Air conditioning
I have a 30 foot Kit Companion bumper pull trailer we just bought. I want to buy a Honda Generator to run air conditioner. I think it is 13,500 BTUs. Wondering if the smaller Honda 2,000 will handle t...
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Most likely not. There is a little bit of variability from unit to unit and occasionally, someone will get it to work but as a general rule, it's too much for a 2000w unit (actually rated at 1600w continous).
We have a 2400w yamaha and that gets the job done but it actually can surge beyond 2400w for a second or two.
The trick to running the air/con is it takes 2-3times the power to get the compressor turning. Once it's turning, it takes far less to keep it turning. That's why it looks like the 9-11amps the air/con is rated to draw should work but it really needs more like 20-30amps to get it going.
We have a 2400w yamaha and that gets the job done but it actually can surge beyond 2400w for a second or two.
The trick to running the air/con is it takes 2-3times the power to get the compressor turning. Once it's turning, it takes far less to keep it turning. That's why it looks like the 9-11amps the air/con is rated to draw should work but it really needs more like 20-30amps to get it going.
