A/C soft start

[Hughman]

Anybody install a soft start device on their central a/c? Looking at one of these:

EasyStart™ Flex: Soft Start AC Home Starter

Micro-Air Home AC Soft Starter lets air conditioners and heat pumps up to 6 tons run smoothly on backup generators, ensuring comfort even during power outages.

www.microair.net

Thinking it might allow me to start the a/c while running the house on my PTO generator (15kw WinCo). The a/c is a 5 ton unit.

 

[grsthegreat]

ive installed them, but not that brand..\

i used hyper engineering brand.

Soft Start Single-Phase | Eltwin

www.eltwin.com

 

[grsthegreat]

a soft start takes about 60% of the starting load off of the air conditioner. it dropped mine from nearly a 100 amp start load to under 30 amp peak.

5 ton on a 22kw generac

 

[ponytug]

+1 on hyper-engineering, but I know that there are several other close competitors out there.

All the best, Peter

 

[caver]

Micro Air has been selling them for RV's for many years. People that have installed them seem to be happy with them. It allows an RV A/C to be started using smaller inverter generators. For what one was going to cost me I elected to sell my old Honda 2000i and get a chinesium Champion 3500 unit.

 

[RayIN]

Look at how they work before buying. I think they shorten the lifespan of the compressor motor.
Compare a soft-start to a hard-start vs standard start.