AC Issues - Generator Overloaded?

I checked with Dometic about the requirements for the AC unit.  Turns out to be an 11,000 BTU which the genny should easily handle.  The only thing that's iffy is the start up amperage which is momentarily very high at 53, but run amperage is 9.5.  Since it has a 15 amp breaker I guess it will be ok.  The run wattage is 1350, so I should have double its needs.  They didn't have a starting wattage.  

The other thing I learned from Dometic is that they consider my 2009 AC unit "really old"; bordering on ancient.  I got the impression that they make products with very short service lives.  This turned out to be the case with my fridge, which I replaced with a Norcold (in another thread).  

Originally posted by lostagain . . . In any event, sold the generator I had on Craig's List in one day for a good price.  It was too noisy and heavy anyway.  I'm going to get an inverter generator and look into a starting capacitor for the AC unit.  I'm leaning toward a Champion duel fuel 3100/2800W unit.  I considered the service availability, the length of the Champion warranty vs. the cost of the Predator add-on warranty, the ease of returning it to Costco if I have problems with it, etc.  and the Champion seems to come out on top, especially considering the fact that it'll also run on propane, albeit at a little lower output. . . .

Don't try to put in a hard start capacitor until you see if the generator you gets will start and run the AC as is. I tried putting in a hard start capacitor and all it did was make the AC impossible to run on the Generac IX2000. It would start and run without the hard start capacitor. When I put it in, thinking it would make it work better, the only thing it did was throw the load into an overload according to the generator's panel. I am now back to stock AC setup except that I painted the top cover white to reflect heat. That helped more than the HS capacitor did.