How Can The EasyStart™ Flex Soft Starter
Help Your Home and Family?
Emergency Situations Can Strike With Little or No Warning, Ensure that AC Starts for Comfort or Medical Needs
Supports Commercial Grade Central Air Conditoning Units in Today's Market
Transparent Cover with UV and Weather Proof Protection to Assure Your AC Stays Up and Running
No Power, No Problem. Run Your Air Conditioner’s Compressor On A Generator, Inverter or Limited Power
Meet The EasyStart™ Flex Home Soft Starter
Air conditioners and heating systems take a lot to get started, especially when using a backup generator during a power outage. Our home ac soft starter can handle up to 6-ton home air conditioners or heat pumps.
Our EasyStart soft starter is ideal for ACs using a standby or portable generator in an emergency power outage. The installation process is straightforward, making it easy for users to set up quickly.
Our product significantly reduces start up amperage, ensuring that your AC or heat pump starts without a hitch using a limited power supply.
Our software is designed to learn and optimize the start of an AC compressor motor. This gives it higher performance than other soft starters on the market.
Our soft start technology monitors the HVAC system for several fault conditions. Details can be seen in the Features and Specifications section. There is built-in remote troubleshooting assistance available through our free mobile phone application.
We are proud manufacturers of Electronic Soft Starters, made in the USA.
We strive to advance our tried-and-true tested product.
Features and Specifications
| Quality Control and Testing | Made in the USA |
| Safety First | UL Listed and Approved |
| Optimization | Can reduce your start up current by up to 75% since it optimizes itself via a learning process. A perfect fit with a small generator and limited power supply. |
| Realtime Monitoring | Provides continuous runtime diagnostics for seven fault conditions, including stalls, brownouts, overcurrent, miswirings, short-cycles, etc. |
| Troubleshooting | Easy to see diagnostic lights through our clear case or Advanced Bluetooth technology for remote troubleshooting |
| Protection | Protects an air conditioner compressor from electrical anomalies that can destroy them (high and low power shut offs) |
| Durability | UV-rated and waterproof clear cover |
| Warranty | Two year limited warranty |
| Quality Control | All our EasyStart units are sent through various Quality Control processes before leaving our warehouse. |
| Experience | Over 40K home air conditioning units in the field installed with our device along with 35 + years in the business! |
Frequently Asked Questions
How Does the EasyStart Flex Home Soft Starter Work?The Micro Air EasyStart Flex Home Soft Starter is a revolutionary device that enables air conditioners and heat pump units to start up smoothly and efficiently, even with limited power sources. Its advanced soft start technology reduces the inrush current surge when the air conditioner compressor starts, which can help extend the life of the compressor. The device works by gradually increasing the voltage to the compressor motor, allowing it to start up smoothly and quietly. This process also helps to reduce the stress on the electrical system, preventing overheating and wear on the compressor motor. Applications for the EasyStart Flex Home Soft StarterThe EasyStart Flex Home Soft Starter is a versatile device that can be used in a variety of applications. It is ideal for air conditioners and heat pumps up to 6 tons (72,000 BTUs) and can be used with single-phase motors commonly used in residential and commercial air conditioning systems. The device is also suitable for use with generators, inverters, and limited utility power sources, making it an ideal solution for homes and businesses with limited power availability. When it comes to mobile or Tiny homes, air conditioning can be a challenge. But don't worry, we have the solution for RV air conditioners - our EasyStart Breeze is a perfect fit. Emergency Power SolutionsThe EasyStart Flex Home Soft Starter is an essential device for emergency power situations. In the event of a power outage, the device can help to start air conditioners and heat pumps using backup generators or limited utility power sources. This ensures that homes and businesses can maintain a comfortable temperature, even during extended power outages. The device is also designed to work seamlessly with a small generator, making it an ideal solution for homes and businesses that rely on backup power sources. Certifications and ComplianceThe EasyStart Flex Home Soft Starter is designed to meet the highest standards of safety and performance. It is certified to meet the requirements of UL (Underwriters Laboratories) and standards, ensuring that it is safe for use in residential and commercial applications. |
Customer Testimonials for Home ac unit
The EasyStart™ Soft Starter - Worked Like a Charm!
We have never been able to start our 5 ton 60,000 BTU home air conditioner with our 13 kw generator even after two A/C technicians and one electrician looked into our situation. Their recommendations varied from buying a larger generator to installing a hard start kit but we didn't want to spend big money on a larger generator and the hard start kit would only reduce the starting amps a little so it might not work. So when I found the EasyStart online I was very optimistic that it would solve our problem. I installed it myself with a little help from customer support (thanks Matteo!) and our A/C unit now fires right up on generator power. We are very happy with the purchase!Will Braswell
Better Than Expected
For many years we could not run our 3 1/2 Ton ground source heat pump on our 16 Kw standby generator as the LRA of the compressor is 116 Amps and greater than the generator capacity with even minimal other loads. As we live in Canada we require heat most of the year so we used a 5Kw duct heater during generator operation supplemented by wood burning fireplaces. I installed the Easy Start on the heat pump in less than half an hour, went through the 5 start learning process and it reduced the starting current to 28 Amps; a 75% reduction. It then started on the generator with no issues whatsoever. Also no light dimming in house when the heat pump starts and much quieter starts. If there could be any improvements it would be much better installation instructions with circuit diagrams. In addition since the cell phone app only works while the compressor is running it would be a great if the app would work all the time especially for trouble shooting and resetting the learning cycle. Very happy overall.Ross Owens
Works Great w/ 3-ton A/C and a Genset
I installed the EasyStart Flex in my 3-yr old, 3-ton HVAC compressor. The work took me about 90-minutes start to finish. The EasyStart Flex fit nicely under the corner-cover where the electrical components are. This house also has a 22kw Generac backup generator, and it could barely* start the A/C compressor. I couldn't measure the actual load demand but per the data label on the Compressor unit, the LRA current load is 81.4 amps. The image attached here shows two actual load snap shots, post-install, from the (wonderful!) EasyStart App. There are two screen shots. On left, is the EasyStart when it is supplied power from street utilities. The HVAC compressor now draws max of 20.8 amps (!!). On right, is the same EasyStart when it is supplied power from the Home Generator. The compressor now pulls 26.2 amps, a reduction of more than 65% from the rated LRA current load of 81.4 amps. I'm not surprised it's a little higher on geneset (technical reasons for this). Last, and while subjective, I note what others have noted - the compressor seems to run more quietly, post-installation, than it did before install.Dave B
Does what it says
I bought this with the hope that we'd be able to run the AC on generator power. And, sure enough, it does. If I have a criticism, it would be that it would be awfully nice for the unit to be able to give a before-and-after to prove that it's working. A lot of videos on YouTube use a clamp ammeter before installation, but I don't have one of those and it wasn't worth getting one. I see in the app that there are a bunch of opportunities to get diagnostic information concerning the compressor, and that the unit has several safety systems in place to protect the compressor from various failure modes. Hopefully none of that will ever come into play, but it's comforting that it can. All in all, I think it's worth it.Nick Sayer
MICRO-AIR EasyStart FLEX 398.
Works great with both utility and generator power. I have a 24kw generator and a 6 ton Central air unit. With the locked rotor current of 124 amps on the condenser unit, the generator was never able to allow it to operate. With the MICRO-AIR EasyStart FLEX 398 installed the starting current is now 36 amps. That's a 71% reduction. Very happy with this! Plus it's an easy install.Amazon Customer
EasyStart Flex - What a Difference
Our 17kw Generac was really struggling every time our 4 ton Lennox AC kicked on during our last power outage. Turns out the factory hard start was toast. Got the Flex and installed it today. Pre Flex the inrush amps measured 114.6. The first start the app showed a drop to 42.3 peak amps. After 7 learns and 10 total starts the app shows 27.2 peak amps and live current 10.8 amps. My generator will thank me and hopefully this will add some life to our 12 year old Lennox. First impression is “WOW”!Jim Wilson