Originally posted by bonanddoug
I picked up the new 179. I got into a discussion with the parts guy about what generator is needed to run the A/C. He's saying minimum 3000 watts and wants to sell me 2 2000 watt units. Yamaha, and several people on this forum say the Yamaha 2400 will work. I would like to hear from people with this unit if it has damaged their A/C as the dealer said it would.
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It really sounds like your dealer is trying to upsell you on generators. An AC will not be damaged if it doesn't have sufficient amperage; it simply won't run.
And while the Yamaha 2400iSHC is a great generator for running your AC (I've already noted that I love mine), you won't be able to run anything else of significance at the same time. For about the same money as the Yamaha or even a bit less, you could alternatively buy two Champion 2 kW inverter generators and get the parallel connector kit for them. They aren't top of the line generators like Yamaha or Honda, but they are definitely good quality, and I've seen several people use them successfully and really like them. They certainly get good reviews on Amazon.