[FakeHipBob]

Have the Honda 2000i and it works fantastic for everything but the front AC unit in my 2008? What am I missing? Does it need a hard start? Can't figure out where I'm messing this up? Bob

[Don Griffin]

Bob: Are the refrigerator and water heater on propane when you are trying to use the ac? The generator will only run the ac if the other high current users are off of 110 volts.

[breckenridge]

I have a 2010 Casita 16ft with front a/c. My Honda EU2000i runs the a/c but will not run the H2O htr, micro wave & the a/c....it's pretty much a one at a time operation.

[Joe Z]

I also have the front ac and the honda 2000 generator will only run the air conditioner which is a 8000 btu LG and it even idles down on eco mode.
Joe

This post has been edited by Joe Z: 17 May 2011 - 04:47 PM

[FakeHipBob]

Very strange... I run the fridge and water heater on propane. I'll try shuting them off completely along with everything else that may be on, and try it again. I can get it to kick off the fan component of the AC, but when the AC compressor kicks in, it shuts the 2000i down. Thanks for the trouble shooting folks, and keep the ideas coming. BTW, has anyone tried to put a hard start on the front AC unit? Bob

[Joe Z]

FakeHipBob, on 19 May 2011 - 05:18 AM, said:

Very strange... I run the fridge and water heater on propane. I'll try shuting them off completely along with everything else that may be on, and try it again. I can get it to kick off the fan component of the AC, but when the AC compressor kicks in, it shuts the 2000i down. Thanks for the trouble shooting folks, and keep the ideas coming. BTW, has anyone tried to put a hard start on the front AC unit? Bob

Bob....
Just for the heck of it run the air conditioner plugged into shore power for about a half hour to loosen things up. shut it down and wait about five minutes and try to restart it with the genny. Maybe the winter storage tightened it up...... who knows, it's a free test!
Joe

[FakeHipBob]

Excellent idea Joe. I'll give that a whack this weekend and report back. b

[FakeHipBob]

No luck yet... I'm going to keep trying. Thanks for the suggestions! b

[casitamia]

My Honda 2000 will only run my front AC if I turn OFF the breaker to the inverter. I assume it is trying to charge the battery AND run the AC at the same time and it will NOT do both.

[FakeHipBob]

Interesting development Casitamia. Is the breaker to the inverter a "one breaker" flip, or is there something more complicated? b

[Dave and Ruth]

We had a similar problem with our Yamaha 2000 on propane. Some of what we learned from a friend at the Bluebonnet Rally may help you.

One component of the solution we found was to put the refrigerator on gas, not auto. On auto, it will choose AC power first. Turn off all AC power draws.

Next, put the thermostat of the A/C on the coldest setting- explanation, if it's on the coldest setting, it won't cycle off and on nearly as often.

Then, start the generator, in regular mode, not ECO. You can switch to ECO mode after everything is running fine. Things should work.

Ruth, with a lot of help from Dave.

[FakeHipBob]

Thanks Ruth,

All suspicions are pointing to the fact that it is a one shot, one source deal with the AC. I don't have an automatically switchable refrigerator, so that helps eliminate that issue, but finding all sources of AC draw and shutting them down will be done. Also, the comment on setting the AC to its lowest setting is an interesting observation. Thank you! b

[Joe Z]

Bob....
Try plugging the air conditioner directly to the generator (by-passing the converter)using a short as possible heavy gauge extension cord (12 gauge if possible if not 14 gauge) and see if it will start up then.
Joe

[jkoenig24]

I'm told an AC needs 3000kW . My Honda 3000i Handy runs my roof AC, microwave and refrigerator simultaneously.

[CaptGeorge]

FakeHipBob, on 17 May 2011 - 10:52 AM, said:

Have the Honda 2000i and it works fantastic for everything but the front AC unit in my 2008? What am I missing? Does it need a hard start? Can't figure out where I'm messing this up? Bob

Bob,
What size is your front AC? And, how old is it? My Honda EU2000i runs my newer 8000LG just fine. However, I did have some problems with the original unit which was a 6000Btu, 97 vintage. You can look on the tag (behind the filter usually) to find the running amps. My older, less efficient AC pulled a lot more amps than my new replacement 8000 Btu unit.