Generator sizing issues?
I have a 2017 Jayco 273 Toy Hauler (30 amp) with a single 13,500 BTU AC (according to their website). It has gas/electric water heater and fridge, micro, 2 (TV's), digital antenna, stereo and LED lig...
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MrWizard wrote:
The house breaker will only let you draw 30 amps max for a limited sustained period
How ever, a larger generator will allow for more start surge capacity for the A/C
I won't run an RV fridge on 120v electric unless I'm out of propane
That 250w-300w of poorer is better used as extra overload allowance for the A/C
Your situation might be better resolved by installing the micro air starter system on your A/C unit
Just to keep this in mind, the breaker will pop while the AC is running, not starting. It starts fine every time. It could be running fine for hours, then pop out of nowhere in the middle of running without any thing else turned on. It doesn't seem to be a start up issue.
Another thing to keep in mind, if I hook it up to any standard plug on my house with a basic home depot 10/12 gauge cord, it runs fine and never shuts down.
