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Old 09-02-2020, 07:16 PM   #19
McRod
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Join Date: Mar 2016
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Originally Posted by Rogerak View Post
Install a soft start in the ac unit.
I am currently on 1200 watt of solar. 24 volt. Down to 6 100 amh lithium batteries and two 4000 watt inverters chargers. One as primary and second for just Incase and run both 15 k ac units most of the day with partial sun. Full sunny days well they can run all day
That's horrible advice. He is not going to install $15k worth of solar system on a $10k 5th wheel that he only uses on weekends.

OP... If you MUST have AC, then I would recommend a 3500W inverter generator and skip the solar in it's entirety. Get an 8k-10k BTU window or portable AC unit and skip using the factory 15k rooftop unit. Those AC units cost the same as a soft start and are way more efficient at cooling your RV than your factory AC unit. Takes only a few minutes to set them up.

The generator and the better AC is going to cost about $1k.
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