Sounds like quality control ain't one of their strong is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to ![]() He could control the charge rate, and therefore the current draw on the generator, and he was getting consistent trips at 6 amps. Another one said he bought it for charging an off-grid battery bank. That alone says its unlikely to start anything bigger than a small window unit. One guy said it has a 14 amp breaker, and when he monitored the actual current draw, he got an instant trip at 14.5 amps. That's entirely a function of the Locked Rotor Amperage of the compressor itself as Wylie and several others have said.įunny thing is, if you read the reviews on the generator at Lowe's site, they're horrible when they come from anyone who attempted to use it at near full capacity. You can study and calculate all you like using extended performance data from whatever manufacturer, and it ain't gonna tell you a thing about what it takes to start a compressor. That's barely a 1 ton unit, and a far cry from what most anyone would consider an "HVAC system". I've got a 4500 continuous / 5500 surge Generac, and starting the same 13,500 btu camper A/C unit like On-Wheel mentioned puts a noticeably heavy load on the generator. The OP obviously isn't interested in useful information, hence the top secret capacity of his A/C system which is the limiting factor on minimum generator size pretty much 100% of the time. Using clear fuel line well let you see when the fuel is flowing. Stick a second hose into the tank and seal the opening up as best you can with wet rags. Assuming you do NOT have an external fuel tank with a bottom connection for gravity feed (which would be perfect), you will need to run the hose into the tank from the top. From the fuel shutoff run a hose to you large external fuel supply. ![]() Add a piece of hose from the third connection over to a fuel shutoff. Put a "T" in the fuel line from the internal tank to the carburetor. The simple solution is a siphon feed from a gas ca that is higher than the generator carburetor ! While do-able, it is a very tight fit inside those housings. Most of the external fuel tank aftermarket kits require you to plumb in a vacuum operated fuel pump. One for the window air conditioner and one for the rest of the house.Ī problem with small inverter generators is that the have small fuel tanks. The simple solution is to rig up one bedroom with a window air conditioner ! There are a lot of inexpensive, low power, 120V window AC units that will easily run on a 2000-3000W inverter generator. OP did not state why humidity control was important, but maybe it is for some person who is in poor health (or someone who needs a good night sleep so that they can work the next day). Your "average" home can run quite comfortably on 2000-3000 watts WITH NO 240V LOADS ! (Okay, is would not try to run the toaster, microwave and coffee pot at the same time, but you can stagger those.) ![]() Click to expand.Time to "think outside the box" !
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