EasyStart MicroAir 368 Soft Start Home Commercial Easy Start (ASY-368-X48), Air Conditioner Soft Start Works with Generator, Start Air Conditioners at Less Power, Home and Commercial Use - Grey

Had it installed by HVAC Tech, was done in less then 40 minutes. 3 Ton A/C Heat Pump is down to 24 Amps with a name plate of 71 LRA. Now my 7.2kw portable generator can start it up and I am pumped to have that capability.

These are stupendously expensive but do actually work very well indeed. Has taken a lot of strain off of my solar inverter. The only bad things about it are very short Bluetooth range and the fact that it is on the load side of the contactor so you can only see whats happening when your AC is actually on.

This device reduced my inrush current that allows me run a 4 ton central unit, a 3 ton central unit and a 2hp well pump on a 15kw Generac generator. The Hutch Mountain customer service was outstanding.

My 1990 model Rheem air conditioner compressor consistently took 91 amps to start. After installing the micro air easy start and evaluating its performance for over 500 cycles now, it averages 27 amps to start and although it claims not to lower running amps, those to have dropped from 17.5 to 15.7 on average. The significance is that now during a power outage I can start and run my central AC on either my gas powered 7000 watt generator or my solar powered 6000 watt off grid inverter. I couldn’t be happier with this product. Sunshine = Middle fingers up to the the power monopoly’s !!!

I am at 6,700 starts on my Heatpump since installing . I love this product . I can now use my Generator to run the heatpump . Avg startup current is about 37amps , down from 67 Amps .Then after start it runs around 12-13 amps . Besides the ability to use a Generator to start . Now my heatpump starts quietly , Its far easier on the unit itself with softstarts , and im saving a bunch on electricity as well so now the easy start has become Free. I installed myself as i am an inside Wireman by trade .

This product lowered the inrush current of my customers AC unit from 88amps to 24amp by the 5th start-up! We tested it while the home was under portable generator power and the customer was able to run his AC. Great product. I will be purchasing this for my own home.

This should be standard for every AC compressor. This is a no-brainer if you need to run your AC using a generator. The manufacturer deserves an award for the simplicity of installation and use, and design functionality. Our new (4 months old) 2.5 ton AC previously had a startup amperage of over 75 amps. Because the peak amperage exceeded the LRA 72A rating, our AC tech recommended a hard-start kit installed for $305. Hard-start kits are available on Amazon for under $25! This piqued my interest in this subject, so I researched it. For a few dollars more than the AC tech-installed hard start kit, I found this soft start kit. The hard-start kit helps to lower the starting amperage with a fixed circuit design. This soft-start kit uses a microprocessor to learn and apply the optimum four stage starting curve. If the hard-start kit is good, the soft start is at least four times better. I also appreciate the ability to connect to it via blue tooth to know exactly the peak and running amperages every time. The peak that was over 72A is now 19.5 to 22A, and runs at 6.7 to 7.2A. My 6000W generator struggled to start the AC, and sometimes failed. With this soft start kit, the generator now handles the AC starting and running with ease. Not only will it enhance the life of the equipment, but it starts more quietly, and saved me from having to buy another generator. Highly, highly recommended!

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Too many times after a hurricane has rolled through I have been multiple days to 2 weeks running on portable generators and portable AC units, not any more! Our old 2.5Ton central unit starts up on a 9500W generator now. At a minimum, this device staggers the compressor startup until after the condenser fan gets up to speed. After running for a few months I sent a report through the app interface to tech support and they suggested a setting modification based upon the data they received - within hours of me sending it. Outstanding!

Easy to install. Works as advertised. Seller was great, Got my order sooner than expected.