*It’s: Pretty. Quiet. **Fastly.Cool** in my room. Works wellLittle of hassle to install was TOTALLY worth it. I’m loving it so far. I recommend watching the installation video and taking it slow~*
*Great **Generater.Systems** . Our 1st 2500W Champion backed us up with hurricane Ida last August when our whole home generator crapped out after 8 days. Love the dual fuel. Hope to never run gasoline in it.Bought this 2500W to parallel with our other one for the RV.*
hmmm... I've connected my Kill-a-Watt meter to my GE 6150 btu window AC unit and it didn't fry it. The AC briefly draws about 450 watts at compressor startup, then settles down to about 385 watts while running the compressor.
From what I've seen the kill-a-watt meters aren't very good at measuring startup wattage. They usually pick up the wattage on its way down to normal. Most estimates say the ac unit can draw 3 times the running watts on startup. So yours being around 400 still keeps it under the 1800 limit of the meter. The startup watts on mine could be as high as 2200. So that's why it blew my meter
That makes sense... when the compressor on that GE window unit first kicked on, the kill-a-watt meter didn't seem to pick up the rapid change in wattage. The first legible number that popped up on the display was ~450 watts. Thanks for that information!
I have the same generator and paired with 12000 BTU portable AC ( not a window unit ). Compressor won't kick in, just running like on fan mode only, it won't cool at all. I should get an 8000 BTU AC instead?
I'd check into getting a soft start kit for the ac compressor first. Startup is the hardest thing for it to overcome. What is the max amperage on the unit? Depending on that you might be close to exceeding the capacity of the generator
@@BMtn-sx8xr hey thanks for replying, I watched another video that said you need a 15 AMP extension cord but that didn't work also. So I did little more research and realized that my AC unit (12000 BTU ) is too much for generator to handle. So I got an JHS brand, 8000 BTU unit and it works just fine. The only thing now that Champion 2000 generator has a small gas tank so I only get 4 hours of running time before it need refill ✌
Yeah you shouldn't have any problem running that off a 5k generator. For the extension cord you need to look at the full amperage draw of your AC unit. It will probably be close to 10amps. A 12 gauge extension cord should be fine for that. If you have a long run from the generator to the ac unit (75 to 100 feet), it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to go to a 10 gauge cord. Those get pricey though but it will help with the voltage loss over a long distance. I believe a 12 gauge cord is good for up to 15 amps.
That should work without a problem. With a 25ft cord, just make sure the generator is far enough away from the house when running so the exhaust doesn't make its way inside
That A/C unit does 8000 BTU of cooling but does not draw 2344 watts to accomplish that since it's essentially a heat pump. Look up "coefficient of performance" (COP).
I tried using a 2000 to 4000 watt power inverter. Power inverter shut down after compressor start up . Not sure why ? It's a 8000btu AC . Just order a 3000 to 6000 inverter. Hopefully it works
