new released invertor generater
Westinghouse has a new stronger invertor generater. WH2400i. Will this power my new 2016 amerilite 198bh air conditioner? It is a 8000 btu fridgedair ac.
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When you need the most power from a generator, when it's hot and you want to run a A/C is when you will find out that heat and altitude can cost you 40% of your generators output at 10,000 ft. It takes a Champion 3500/4000 to run our 13.5 A/C up there and even then the converter has to be turned off. A Honda EU3000is poops out around 8000 ft.
Every time I mention A/C at high altitude I hear the same thing. You don't need A/C up there. Funny thing is the 80's are normal and the 90's are the highs. Add in that a Ameri-lite has little insulation and unless you have it shaded, it's a easy bake oven at lower temps than you would think. It doesn't take much so I run a 5000 BTU A/C off of batteries and solar instead of listening to a open frame generator.
A small motor in a larger generator is going to be running balls to the wall at full load. It will be louder than a similar generator with a larger engine and it will wear out faster too. A inverter generator really shines when the load allows it to run at reduced rpm's, not much difference from a open frame running full out.
Watch craigslist and you can catch a Champion 2000i for $400 or less. I've only seen a few 3100i's but they were not that good of a deal.
Every time I mention A/C at high altitude I hear the same thing. You don't need A/C up there. Funny thing is the 80's are normal and the 90's are the highs. Add in that a Ameri-lite has little insulation and unless you have it shaded, it's a easy bake oven at lower temps than you would think. It doesn't take much so I run a 5000 BTU A/C off of batteries and solar instead of listening to a open frame generator.
A small motor in a larger generator is going to be running balls to the wall at full load. It will be louder than a similar generator with a larger engine and it will wear out faster too. A inverter generator really shines when the load allows it to run at reduced rpm's, not much difference from a open frame running full out.
Watch craigslist and you can catch a Champion 2000i for $400 or less. I've only seen a few 3100i's but they were not that good of a deal.
