15K BTU A/C and Generators
Okay... so I have been to my dealer, I have researched the internet from end-to-end, and I am still unsure of what my generator selection should be. I bought a Firman 3300 from Costco, it was a p...
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totaldla wrote:
Some "hard-start" use a PTC to isolate them from the circuit. A PTC has to cool down before the cap can help with a start. Since compressors cycle on and off, the hard-start cap will only help once or twice after which the generator will overload.
The Micro-air "Easy Start" is the only real solution for 2KW generators.
It's really not a problem, the compressor isn't constantly cycling, the AC also must cool down the compressor before it will let it try to restart, there's plenty of time for the hard start to cool adequately too.
Micro-air is probably the only solution for a 2k gen (and looks like a very nice device), but really no one should be running a 15k AC from a single 2kw gen (maybe a 13.5k AC though), even if the micro-air lets you. Once running a 15k AC would be pulling the maximum load a 2kw gen could sustain (1600watts on most) which is hard on the generator to be run at 100% load constantly, and could lead to premature generator failure.
