Which air conditioners will a Honda EU20i run

Andrew,

thanks for your prompt response, I'm aware of a lot of the electrical stuff however you may be able to shed some light on some specs which don't add up in what I understand....

Heron 2.2. from the web site states.
Nominal Cooling capacity 2.7kw
Maximum rated current - cooling 4.0A

4.0A x 240V = 960W....which is I assume how you get your number .... so what does the 2.7kw refer too ??

Darren

I don't understand what they mean in an Air Con environment, someone else may help, suffice to say that you don't need them to work out what we are talking about IIRC.

Andrew

Airconditioners USED to be rated in HP or BTU's.
Nowadays they're rated in watts of cooling power....that is NOT watts of electricity consumption.
A typical bedroom aircon is about 2.6 Kwatts cooling power. The consumption is all to do with how efficient the aircon is. A typical chinese cheapie OR any caravan aircon will use waaaaay more power than a state of the art domestic split system from any of the major manufacturers.
A good 2.6 Kw aircon these days will use LESS than 600 watts power, ie: that what it actually draws from the grid.... or your generator.
I have a 2.6Kw Panasonic inverter split in my van and it will run happily on a 1Kva Honda genny on ecothrottle!
The good domestic splits are so far advanced from caravan aircons, there is just no contest.
Caravan aircons are expensive, noisy, inefficient, crude, and user unfriendly!

If you can possibly find a way to fit a good domestic split on your van, then that's the way to go. Sadly there a a lot of urban myths about them not standing up to movement,(rubbish) and also sadly they are hard to fit on some vans due to lack of space. (true)
Cheers

Flash...you are right except for this "Sadly there a a lot of urban myths about them not standing up to movement"...i must question this...try getting warranty service?....they are not built for these applications...and neither are thru the wall room airconditioners....but if one is lucky they can give resonable service!

Hi,
Early this year I fitted a Mitsubitshi split air con to a coaster bus. The outside unit is on a swing out frame just like a spare wheel rack( so the boot can be opened)and allow better air flow. Used flexiable automotive hose to allow movement and light spring mounts on the unit to take some of the shock out. So far it all works really well.

Joe

Howdy Joe....there is always an exception to the rule.....but for how long is the question?

it will happen ..just give it time and and of course transport vibrations...:)

Vibration-
sure it may kill ANY aircon given enough time.
I have personally seen a number of dedicated caravan airconditioners which have failed due to corrugations/ vibration. (about five to date) There is NOTHING about caravan aircons which make them vibration proof.
Meanwhile I have a mate with a domestic aircon installed on his boat, which will soon die from rust (despite extensive rust proofing) but still runs perfectly- and boy does it cop a pounding and vibration.
I have NEVER seen a domestic split installed in a mobile application (caravan, bus etc) which has failed..... and I've seen some pretty poor quality installation jobs. I believe proper installation is the key, eg screwing the evaporator to the wall rather than hanging it off a wall bracket.

The first caravan installation job I did (..approximately seven years ago) was in a pop-top, is now on it's third owner (I keep in touch), has been right round Oz twice and has had no problems at all. Probably in the vicinity of 60 to 70 thousand kilometres on that van.
Like I said, urban myths.
Cheers

Ozdyssey,

whats the web address of the caravanners forum ??

try this

forum

I can post it if you have trouble.

might have had a soft starter?

Not sure, it was a 2002 model so relatively modern but it gave no drama's.