Solar Panel Kit Ability to Run Air Conditioner 24/7

Question:

Thanks for the information sounds like it might be a little pricey I was looking for something foreground set that I can plug directly into thanks anyway

asked by: Scott M

Expert Reply:

The Go Power Solar All-Electric Kit will not be enough to power the air conditioner unit 24/7. The Advent Air RV Air Conditioner w/ Ceiling Vent and Start Capacitor - White # ACM135C will have a running wattage of 1,450 so the power draw is substantial and when using the Go Power Pure Sine Wave Inverter - 1500 Watt - 12V # 34279950 you will have the power to run it, but the battery bank will deplete as the solar cannot create enough charge to recharge the batteries when the AC is running. The amount of time until the AC unit would stop running will depend on the specific number of batteries used and their amp hour rating.

This is a great kit that will work well for you but it won't run 24/7. You'd need to add more panels and more batteries. I reached out to my tech contact at Go Power and Basically to run that 13,500 btu Advent AC unit 24/7 you'd need a power bank of 5,906 amp hours so that is a lot of deep cycle batteries.

expert reply by: Jason S

Scott

4/1/2019

Thanks for the information sounds like it might be a little pricey I was looking for something foreground set that I can plug directly into thanks anyway

Jason S.

4/1/2019

You may want to consider the Champion 4,500-Watt Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator # CH44FR as an alternative option. You would need a start capacitor like # ACMSCKIT because the start up cost of the AC unit would be too much power draw, where with a capacitor like this it wouldn't be an issue. It isn't solar, but it is a solution to give you AC.