Honda EU2200i plus Micro Air Easy Start

[Rodbolt]

So I'm picking up my new to me travel trailer in a week and I'm researching how I want to set it up. It's a 28' bunkhouse with a 13.5 ac and led lights. We will be boondocking at least half the time or more. I've been planning on running two small generators in parallel. After quite a bit of research I found the Micro Air Easy Start. With this installed it appears I should be able to easily run my ac on one Honda EU2200i.

My concerns are:
Will I still have enough power run the TV/DVD player and a few led lights along with the ac?
Will the generator have enough power for this at higher elevations? As high as 8,000 to 10,000 feet.
Any other concerns I haven't considered? I've read nothing but good things.

Would love some feedback from people who've run the Micro Air themselves.

[01tundra]

Can't help with the elevation part since we're only at 500' ASL but I tested our EU2200I with the Easystart this weekend on our TT. We have a 13.5k btu Coleman Mach 8.

I was able to turn on the 10 overhead LED lights and start the A/C unit in high cool with the generator in eco mode and it handled it perfectly. The TT was pulling 14 amps with everything running. I think it would have handled the TV as well, I'll try it next time.

[RichKimball]

Can't speak for the high elevation. You will have enough power for the converter and TV, lights etc. I have been able to run the fridge also. Using a Honda EU2000i

[Rodbolt]

Originally Posted by mevman

Can't speak for the high elevation. You will have enough power for the converter and TV, lights etc. I have been able to run the fridge also. Using a Honda EU2000i

All of the above with the ac running? I'd like to think that the extra power of the new EU2200 would make up for my elevation.

[RichKimball]

Yes even with the a/c on.

[Searching_Ut]

The altitude in particular will really impact your generator output when you reach 10,000 feet. Figure out a loss in power of at least 30 percent, more if you aren't running a high altitude jet. On the other hand, I've found very little need for AC much above 8,000 feet. It might get above 80 for a short period of time in the afternoon, but generally that period of time is short in most areas I've been in. Once you get to 10,000 or so you're much more likely to need the furnace than the air conditioner.


On other thing to keep in mind is that your DC converter/battery charger may have a pretty significant power draw when the batteries are low, depending on your battery bank and what converter you have. You may find you have to run the generator for awhile to get past the heavy bulk demands of the batteries before you can run your AC, microwave etc. especially at altitude.

[twinboat]

The EU2200 is rated to produce a max 15 amps during normal operation.

If your running it at 14 amps, you are real close to full output. Cheap gas, high altitude or 1 more amp and it will drop out due to overload.

[Rodbolt]

Originally Posted by Searching_Ut

The altitude in particular will really impact your generator output when you reach 10,000 feet. Figure out a loss in power of at least 30 percent, more if you aren't running a high altitude jet. On the other hand, I've found very little need for AC much above 8,000 feet. It might get above 80 for a short period of time in the afternoon, but generally that period of time is short in most areas I've been in. Once you get to 10,000 or so you're much more likely to need the furnace than the air conditioner.


On other thing to keep in mind is that your DC converter/battery charger may have a pretty significant power draw when the batteries are low, depending on your battery bank and what converter you have. You may find you have to run the generator for awhile to get past the heavy bulk demands of the batteries before you can run your AC, microwave etc. especially at altitude.

Have you run the setup I'm referring to (or something close to it) at higher elevations?

Agreed on less need for ac at 10k. At 8k tho we've wished we had it in our pop up!