new released invertor generater

[edekgb]

Westinghouse has a new stronger invertor generater. WH2400i. Will this power my new 2016 amerilite 198bh air conditioner? It is a 8000 btu fridgedair ac.

[dhelm72]

gmw photos wrote:


I think maybe you mean, "using the high altitude jet below 3000' will result in a too lean mixture".

Thanks, I had that backwards. Either way, the high altitude jet is meant to be used above 3000 feet according to Champion.

[gmw_photos]

dhelm72 wrote:

RedRocket204 wrote:

JiminDenver wrote:

RedRocket204 wrote:

JiminDenver wrote:
When you need the most power from a generator, when it's hot and you want to run a A/C is when you will find out that heat and altitude can cost you 40% of your generators output at 10,000 ft. It takes a Champion 3500/4000 to run our 13.5 A/C up there and even then the converter has to be turned off.

Do you have your generator jetted for the altitude?

I do know that jetting for altitude won't get you back all the power but it should help it run better and more efficient.

I haven't rejetted my generators yet because I don't use them. Champion has a high altitude jet but it's only rated for up to 3000 ft or so the last time I checked.

Thanks. 3000 ft only? Wow.

To clarify the high altitude jet:
It is only approved/rated for use at or above 3000 feet. The 3000 ft. rating is the minimum altitude not the maximum. Using the high altitude jet below 3000 feet will result in a rich mixture with fuel wasting and plug fouling.

I hope this helps.

I think maybe you mean, "using the high altitude jet below 3000' will result in a too lean mixture".

[dhelm72]

RedRocket204 wrote:

JiminDenver wrote:

RedRocket204 wrote:

JiminDenver wrote:
When you need the most power from a generator, when it's hot and you want to run a A/C is when you will find out that heat and altitude can cost you 40% of your generators output at 10,000 ft. It takes a Champion 3500/4000 to run our 13.5 A/C up there and even then the converter has to be turned off.

Do you have your generator jetted for the altitude?

I do know that jetting for altitude won't get you back all the power but it should help it run better and more efficient.

I haven't rejetted my generators yet because I don't use them. Champion has a high altitude jet but it's only rated for up to 3000 ft or so the last time I checked.

Thanks. 3000 ft only? Wow.

To clarify the high altitude jet:
It is only approved/rated for use at or above 3000 feet. The 3000 ft. rating is the minimum altitude not the maximum. Using the high altitude jet below 3000 feet will result in a rich mixture with fuel wasting and plug fouling.

I hope this helps.

[hohenwald48]

Chuck_thehammer wrote:
any given gasoline engine looses 2 to 3 percent of power per 1,000 feet in elevation ...

and also looses 1 percent of maximum RPM's per 1,000 feet of elevation...and a gen set MUST hit its running RPM.... 3,600 rpms.

results is NOT getting 110 volts or not maintaining 60 hz....

and there is the Start UP load of the AC compressor...

Inverter type generators do not rely on RPM to regulate voltage or frequency. Additionally, many non-inverter generators operate at RPMs other than 3600.

[Chuck_thehammer]

any given gasoline engine looses 2 to 3 percent of power per 1,000 feet in elevation ...

and also looses 1 percent of maximum RPM's per 1,000 feet of elevation...and a gen set MUST hit its running RPM.... 3,600 rpms.

results is NOT getting 110 volts or not maintaining 60 hz....

and there is the Start UP load of the AC compressor...

[Clockman]

I was just going to post your Part 2 !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qs81YDC2T4

[meeeeoooowy]

Heya! I'm in the middle of reviewing the WH2400i. I'm working on Part 3, if you have anything specific you'd like me to test I can try my best to make it happen.

Part 1 Unboxing ***Link Removed***https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24MXsl41P1Q
Part 2 Sound tests ***Link Removed***https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qs81YDC2T4

[JiminDenver]

There are more than one version of the 3100i. The original can't be paralleled and their may be other differences. Those were very inexpensive when they replaced it with the newer model that you can also get with remote start.

[Samsonsworld]

Anybody ever try modifying the air intake at high elevation instead of rejetting?

[colliehauler]

gcloss wrote:

MFL wrote:
There are times that you can get the Champion 3100 inverter for close to $700. That would work for your AC, and many have given it good reviews. IMO, this is the best quiet generator out there, for the dollars spent.

Jerry

I picked up my Champion 3100 from Costco in the summer on sale for $699. Right now with hurricanes threatening the East Coast, no one is discounting generators. May be better off waiting until after hurricane season.

Seen the 3100 on ebay new for 638 and free shipping.

[gcloss]

MFL wrote:
There are times that you can get the Champion 3100 inverter for close to $700. That would work for your AC, and many have given it good reviews. IMO, this is the best quiet generator out there, for the dollars spent.

Jerry

I picked up my Champion 3100 from Costco in the summer on sale for $699. Right now with hurricanes threatening the East Coast, no one is discounting generators. May be better off waiting until after hurricane season.

[RedRocket204]

JiminDenver wrote:

RedRocket204 wrote:

JiminDenver wrote:
When you need the most power from a generator, when it's hot and you want to run a A/C is when you will find out that heat and altitude can cost you 40% of your generators output at 10,000 ft. It takes a Champion 3500/4000 to run our 13.5 A/C up there and even then the converter has to be turned off.

Do you have your generator jetted for the altitude?

I do know that jetting for altitude won't get you back all the power but it should help it run better and more efficient.

I haven't rejetted my generators yet because I don't use them. Champion has a high altitude jet but it's only rated for up to 3000 ft or so the last time I checked.

Thanks. 3000 ft only? Wow.

[JiminDenver]

RedRocket204 wrote:

JiminDenver wrote:
When you need the most power from a generator, when it's hot and you want to run a A/C is when you will find out that heat and altitude can cost you 40% of your generators output at 10,000 ft. It takes a Champion 3500/4000 to run our 13.5 A/C up there and even then the converter has to be turned off.

Do you have your generator jetted for the altitude?

I do know that jetting for altitude won't get you back all the power but it should help it run better and more efficient.

I haven't rejetted my generators yet because I don't use them. Champion has a high altitude jet but it's only rated for up to 3000 ft or so the last time I checked.

[jaycocreek]

Nearly thirty replies from people that have never seen the generator in person, so I might as well add mine.

This forum is funny..The question he asked was will this generator run his 8000 btu air conditioner..Nothing else....Yes,it will/should at a draw of only 6.2 amps for the air conditioner.My Honda 2k runs my 5k air at an idle.

My previous reply was on noise and how each of us interpret it.I thought the link provided made the Honda 2k sound noisy compared to the Westinghouse but having run chainsaws all my life for a living,my hearing isn't what it used to be on certain sounds.

I don't scrimp on gen sets being miles and miles from any town while camping or working,I want one well known for reliability under all conditions and why I have two Honda's.