Heat pump question? ?

[kakampers]

Anybody with heat pumps in their A/C...how many amps do they draw?? We are stuck at a campground we very iffy electric. ...wondering what problems we'll have when it gets cooler...

 

[Invizatu]

Not sure if this helps, but... We have the low profile w/ heat pumps (Dometic) on our new BigHorn and the info off the mfg. plates inside the units on the roof says:
Dometic 13.5 BTU 22.0 amps / Dometic Hi Cap BTU (15k) 27.0 amps

I'm "guessing" that is their maximum amp draw whether in a/c mode or heat mode.
I have run the 15k a/c with my 2 honda 2,000s and they only produce 26.6 amps (slightly higher on surge), but I have not tried the heat feature yet.
In fact I'm not even sure how. I did not get a users guide so I guess I will hit their website and read up on it.

 

[danemayer]

They won't draw more than the circuit breakers they're on. The heat pump is just the A/C unit running backwards to move heat inside instead of moving heat outside. So it's probably about the same as running the A/C units in the summer.