Micro-Air EasyStart… RV Air conditioners are hard to start. The Micro-Air EasyStart fixes that. I need EasyStart to run my AC from solar. For us, it is all part of our solar electrical remodel, which is how we’ll power our air conditioners using our batteries. Without this EasyStart, running our air conditioners from our inverter would be impossible.
Air conditioners have a compressor, which requires a lot of energy to start moving. The way you know if you need a Micro-Air EasyStart is if you hear a thump after the fan turns on when the air conditioner is just starting. This thump is the compressor (which always starts after the fan) starting to move. Most probably, if you didn’t install a Micro-Air EasyStart, then you don’t have one. If you don’t have one, you need one.
Notice how the amperage spike only lasts for about 200 milliseconds, but this is enough to trip your circuit breaker. EasyStart tames the amperage spike down to a more manageable level.
The benefit of the EasyStart is that it uses much less electricity to get the compressor to move. Thus, you can run your air conditioners from lower amperage sources. For me, it means that I can run my air conditioners from my inverter.
Another advantage is that you may be able to run two air conditioners from a 30-amp electrical circuit, both at the same time. But wait, there is more (info-commercial talk). An EasyStart is most likely to extend the life of your air conditioner compressor.
You might wonder why these are so great if the air conditioner doesn’t already have one. The answer is they cost way more than a dumb capacitor that the air conditioners come with. As I understand it, based on my personal conversations with RV air conditioner manufacturers, the most expensive models will soon have one built in, possibly as early as next year.
Here is a link to our post on running our air conditioners from solar and our batteries. Air Conditioning on Batteries and Solar
For more information on installing an EasyStart, please visit Micro Air’s website. Four months after installing our EasyStart, my air conditioner started blowing hot air. I have included more EasyStart information in this link: Troubleshooting our Air Conditioner, which I’ll use to explain my troubleshooting process.
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I am really interested in this, having read several reports from diverse sources. Is this and idiot-proof installation?
It isn’t hard but expect to encounter a wad of wires inside your air conditioner. They have a new one that will mount to a power pedestal but I don’t know anything more about it.