Running AC on Briggs and Stratton Elite Series generator

I'd buy a 100' extension cord...

Generator should have no problem running the AC I use a 4000 unit to run our TT.

DinTulsa wrote:
I don't have a 30\50 amp plug at the house, and I would need an 80+ foot cord.

Yeah, best to use gen.

The greatest influence on running your RV generator will be the voltage available to the A/C when you start it. What is the voltage output of your generator when idling and when under load?

With an 80' run to available power at your house, the operating voltage at the A/C may be low or sufficient to run your RV's A/C. Without measurement, it is impossible to say, accurately. A hand-held multimeter would tell you whether your house power and an 80' run would be sufficient. For me, unwinding an extension cord is easier than deploying the generator. YMMV.

At it's rated power the B&G is more than enough to do the job, how clean the power it produces wouldn't be much different than other open cage type generators. Should be OK to run your AC off of it for the chore of packing up the RV.

Din Tulsa,

You don't need 30 amps to run an air conditioner. #10 wire with a 20 amp will serve.

I don't have a 30\50 amp plug at the house, and I would need an 80+ foot cord.

That should work. What's wrong with using house power?