honda 3000i generator

[allbrandauto]

thinking about buying a honda eu3000i generator rated 2600 watts.willit run my 13500 btu ac

[ktmrfs]

wa8yxm wrote:

allbrandauto wrote:
so the question is should I buy 2 honda 2200 for about the same price as a 3000i

The advantages of a pair of 2000i's and a parallel kit Or a 2000i companion and a less expensive parrell kit are..

1: MORE POWER .
2: Easier to lift and carry.

x2. and for a power comparison the 3000i is rated at 2600VA continous, a pair of 2200's is rated at 3600VA continous. Basically the same as a 30A service connection. The 3000is is rated at 2800VA continous.

[wa8yxm]

allbrandauto wrote:
so the question is should I buy 2 honda 2200 for about the same price as a 3000i

The advantages of a pair of 2000i's and a parallel kit Or a 2000i companion and a less expensive parrell kit are..

1: MORE POWER .
2: Easier to lift and carry.

[Atlee]

I would. Combined, you get a little more power, and while there are two of them, each individual one is much easier to move around. Also, when you don't need A/C, you can just run one of them, saving a little gas, and maybe a little noise.

allbrandauto wrote:
so the question is should I buy 2 honda 2200 for about the same price as a 3000i

[Crabbypatty]

I have owned mine for 14 years and it does. But to make it easier on the genny I installed a "hard start kit" google it for your ac unit. That is a larger capacitor. The capacitor charges up and provides the kick to start the AC. It wasnt expensive. The twin 2000 are nice however they need to be connected together and do not have the run time, so you now need two outboard fuel tanks, or just refill them after 4 hours when full on. The 3000i runs for a solid 8 hrs so you can sleep without any issues.

[dave17352]

My 3000 runs my 15k ac in my fifth wheel eco off. But not the ac and the micro. The genny has been flawless for 13 years.

[ktmrfs]

allbrandauto wrote:
the new honda 3000i is lighter 76 pounds no electric start

3000i is lighter, but also not as quite as the 3000is or 2000/2000. and it's rated output is 2600W vs 2800 for the 3000is.

[2oldman]

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[allbrandauto]

the new honda 3000i is lighter 76 pounds no electric start

[Humpty]

Eco mode off to start and it will run my 15K or my 13.5K BTU A/C

[pianotuna]

Hi,

Much better to buy the Champion 3400 inverter genny with remote electric start.

[sjturbo]

I've had my 3000 for at least 10yrs with no problems. It will run your AC. That said if it ever goes, I would go with 2 x 2000's + parallel kit! You save space and figuring where to put it (stays in the truckbed all yr.) Get more power from 2x2000.

[azrving]

I will add, as they said, 3000 is heavy so I bolted mine in with no intention of moving it. If you want portable I'd research a 2200 and microair.

[ScottG]

It will run your AC but I suspect the 3K will soon be upgraded just like the 2K was.

[2oldman]

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