Honda eu2000i lit my 13,500btu roof air
I just picked up off Craigslist a used Honda 2000-Companion model. I know this topic has come up many times before, but I honestly was shocked (no pun intended) that a single EU2000I would light my 1...
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Boatycall wrote:
Yea, and worth noting, I did have everything turned off/unplugged, even the converter.
Be interesting to see then on my next outing if it can fire it. I'll be heading up into the mountains, but not very high, ~3000ft level.
First of all, it is telling that you had "everything turned off, even the converter." That "everything" can make all the difference in the world sometimes.
13,500 btu Acs require almost exactly 2,000 watts to start the compressor, depending upon the make, model, and how it is wired. Whether it'll work or not also depends upon what the TRUE wattage is, that is, some Acs of a given model that takes 2,000 watts might actually require 2,050 watts, or maybe 1,950 watts. And some 2,000 watt generators might be a tad weaker or stronger than average. The consequences of the wrong pairing are obvious.
But the fact you had "everything turned off, even the converter," by itself makes a big difference. If your house battery needs charging, that converter can be sucking down 500 or 600 watts, and that will kick off the generator every time when combined with a 2,000 watt AC startup.
