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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
rfuerst911sc, I suggest you consider whether you really want the house to "act like you are in the next room" when the power goes off or if you want to do without some items.
According to Tons Of Air Conditioning to Kilowatts | Kyle's Converter a 3 ton AC unit uses 10.5 kw of power. With an 11kw generator you don't have a lot of wiggle room for other things. At the very least you should consider a load shedder on the AC. You should do a whole house power assessment and see what you really are using. |
a 3 Ton Air Conditioner uses about 3-3.8kW of power. It may need up to 13 kW to
START.
This is an older 13 SEER air conditioner, so some newer ones may not require so much current. Check the label on your Air Conditioner outdoor unit.
For Starting, use LRA (Locked Rotor Amps) multiplied by your 220-240 voltage. This is the starting power. With a Generator, the unit may allow up to a 30% voltage sag, which will reduce the starting power.
For running, use RLA (Rated Load Amps). You really should also add the FLA (Fan Load Amps) to the running current. And this data sheet does not show the evaporator and the blower which would be about another Amp or so.
But this will not add up to 10 kW of power.
That "Kyle Converter" is straight up wrong.