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    Posted: 08 Apr 2014 at 3:26pm
Hi, new owner here of a 2014 Rpod 178. We keep getting different responses from the dealer re: generators. What do we (really) need to occasionally run the a/c in Summer? The unit has a 13,500 btu AC + a convection microwave. We tend to camp at more primitive campgrounds (no hookups) so we feel that at least one generator is necessary. Will a 2000 Honda suffice? many thanks
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The answer is It will not run the AC. The 2000 will do a great job for everything else. I have one and it works great, very quiet I've had it for 5 years, change oil every 20 to 30 hrs no other work needed. Use Stabil or some other additive for the gas.

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well.. part of the reason you get different answers is.. experiences differ. We have a hard start capacitor in ours, and I assure you a Honda 2000i HAS started and run our a/c. Buddy has the whole setup. used his for a test.. That said, I am not planing on buying a Honda 2000i. We will buy a Yamaha 2400 inverter. Reports are 100% on it starting the a/c, with no cap change.
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I ran my AC with the Honda 2000i with no problem. I think you have to know how to start it. When I bought the pod the dealer told me that the AC was 11000 BTU, he was wrong. I have since removed the AC and low and behold the tag said 13500 BTU.
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