is this big enough??
is this genny big enough to run a 13500 A/C unit plus maybe a TV and a couple lights? genny any opinions about this make? thanks
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It is very quiet rating, only 58 Db, or less than most cars at idle. 3,100 watt surge rating is plenty to start and restart a 13,500 Btu A/C unit. Actual run wattage for the A/C is around 1,400 watts or less. So you will have excess capacity to charge the battery, run the TV, and other loads.
I have one A/C and normal loads on my 4,000 watt Onan generator that is built into most Bounder motorhomes. They only installed the 5,500 watt models on the larger RV's with dual A/C units. Mine is probably in the 80 - 90 Db sound range, due to the air cooled design, and 3,600 RPM running speed. Quiet was not a design priority. If quiet had been a design priority, they might have used a slightly larger engine and run the RPM at 1,800.
Honda used to make a RV generator that was water cooled, and in 4,000 and 6,000 watt versions. It was REALLY quiet, and that was mostly due to the water cooled engine.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
I have one A/C and normal loads on my 4,000 watt Onan generator that is built into most Bounder motorhomes. They only installed the 5,500 watt models on the larger RV's with dual A/C units. Mine is probably in the 80 - 90 Db sound range, due to the air cooled design, and 3,600 RPM running speed. Quiet was not a design priority. If quiet had been a design priority, they might have used a slightly larger engine and run the RPM at 1,800.
Honda used to make a RV generator that was water cooled, and in 4,000 and 6,000 watt versions. It was REALLY quiet, and that was mostly due to the water cooled engine.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
