Yet Another Generator Discussion!
I know how much you folks love generator discussions. Here's another one. I have fallen from heaven. I have ordered a generator. During my nearly 20 years of RV'ing I have sworn at generator-users,...
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OP here. I guess I'll weigh in with an update and product review .... so far.
Micro Air continues to impress me. They shipped the order immediately after I completed the sale. This was late on a Friday. The generator and EasyStart arrived the following Tuesday.
I spent the morning Wednesday installing the EasyStart. The installation video on the Micro Air website was superb. Everything I needed to know I found in the video. I had more difficulty with the mechanical aspects of mounting the EasyStart than with the electrical connections. Electrical connections were easy and straightforward. The EasyStart was larger than I anticipated, and it was a little difficult to fit it in to the space available. I had to get a little creative, but in the end all is well.
Now, on to the generator. The generator came with just the right amount of oil, and good, clear (real English) instructions on how to get it up and running. It started, first pull, and ran well. It was a bit louder than I had anticipated, but I have a decibal app on my phone, and I found that it was pretty close to as-advertised.
The EasyStart requires five AC startups to "learn" the power requirements of the compressor. I did these five startups on shore power. (It's still winter up here in NY, so I had to run my electric space heater to warm the camper up enough to allow the thermostat to start the AC. Ha! I used the generator to power the electric space heater.) After the required 5 startups, I connected the trailer to the generator.
Would the generator start the AC? Would the noise level be acceptable?
It started the AC without a hiccup. The generator was set on its ECO mode, and it accelerated to accommodate for the increased power draw. But inside the trailer, the noise of the AC was louder for me than the noise of the generator outside. I expected that. Outside, the generator was running at a healthy pace, and it was a little louder than I wish it was. But it wasn't any louder than when I was using it to power the 1500 W space heater.
I tried several startups of the AC from the generator. Every time the generator handled the demand of the startup without issues.
All in all, I'm pleased with the overall performance of everything.
-Speak
Micro Air continues to impress me. They shipped the order immediately after I completed the sale. This was late on a Friday. The generator and EasyStart arrived the following Tuesday.
I spent the morning Wednesday installing the EasyStart. The installation video on the Micro Air website was superb. Everything I needed to know I found in the video. I had more difficulty with the mechanical aspects of mounting the EasyStart than with the electrical connections. Electrical connections were easy and straightforward. The EasyStart was larger than I anticipated, and it was a little difficult to fit it in to the space available. I had to get a little creative, but in the end all is well.
Now, on to the generator. The generator came with just the right amount of oil, and good, clear (real English) instructions on how to get it up and running. It started, first pull, and ran well. It was a bit louder than I had anticipated, but I have a decibal app on my phone, and I found that it was pretty close to as-advertised.
The EasyStart requires five AC startups to "learn" the power requirements of the compressor. I did these five startups on shore power. (It's still winter up here in NY, so I had to run my electric space heater to warm the camper up enough to allow the thermostat to start the AC. Ha! I used the generator to power the electric space heater.) After the required 5 startups, I connected the trailer to the generator.
Would the generator start the AC? Would the noise level be acceptable?
It started the AC without a hiccup. The generator was set on its ECO mode, and it accelerated to accommodate for the increased power draw. But inside the trailer, the noise of the AC was louder for me than the noise of the generator outside. I expected that. Outside, the generator was running at a healthy pace, and it was a little louder than I wish it was. But it wasn't any louder than when I was using it to power the 1500 W space heater.
I tried several startups of the AC from the generator. Every time the generator handled the demand of the startup without issues.
All in all, I'm pleased with the overall performance of everything.
-Speak
