This Could TAKE YOU OFF-GRID | BLUETTI AC200MAX + PV200
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Love this unit, hope this helps break down what it's capable of!
Got another vid coming in a couple days.
- Justin
Can you do a video about whether or not it's okay to charge a power station like this with dirty power from a generator?
Many of us still have older generators without inverters.
Would you recommend this over the ECOFLOW delta pro?
@@drasmusrascal9711 check out Doc Hobo on Hobotech
Don't forget everyone, winter is close, check your bug out bags, swap out for winter gear, add gloves and warm socks and such. Anyone in the North get your car kits ready with a shovel, a pair of boots and a blanket or two. add a bag of kitty litter or sand to your trunk for traction on snow or pour it on ice if you are spinning your tires. Keep in mind a car is harder to start in the winter, a weak battery may not be noticed until it is freezing out, keep jumper cables in your trunk kit too.
Thanks again
About harsh winter car protocol... so few people bother charging their car batteries every 2 weeks. A $20 charger + a $20 extension cord can mean all the difference between getting home... & getting stranded. Even 1-2 hrs charging every couple of weeks makes a difference.
Omg, I’m in Southern California and I will never have to worry about my car being stuck in snow.
I got the AC200max. I tried it out yesterday on our new GE freezer. It the biggest freeze (right below commercial grade). I ran it for about 11 hours. I used only 43% of the power storage (57% remaining). One of the main reasons for buying this solar generator was to keep our refrigerated/frozen food safe incase the power goes out and there are fuel shortages. We definitely have fuel generators as back up but after buying the generator and solar panels, the solar fuel (sunlight) is free. With the way the fuel prices are going up and possible rolling blackouts during the winter I'm 100% glad that I made this purchase.
Amen, glad you’re happy with it too!
Is this better than the titan solar ?
How much did you paid for inverter??
We have used the th-cam.com/users/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
Bought this unit for a 2-week road trip in our camper-van to handle a portable fridge and microwave and recharge other gear. I plugged the fridge into the battery and the battery charged off the car, but it was a net zero, so just ran the fridge off the car while driving and let it act as a cooler at night. Used the microwave to heat up and cook food. Slept in the car the whole time and did not have solar panels. When we got home we still had 69% still on the battery. I plan to get a couple of B300 units for home backup, but this works great for extended road trips with everything all-in-one.
Wait it lasted that long for 2 weeks wow that's a lot of power
I missed out on two 4 hour power outages in my area in the last Month it felt awesome to be able to continue watching my Tv and not be affected! It’s a cool feeling ❤!!!
I've been using Bluetti AC200MAX generator with three 285 watt panels and my electric bill is reduced by 60%. Also, if I need to take the generator anywhere like camping, or to a job site for equipment all I have to do is load it in the truck. I keep the panels plugged in and it is running my TV, Stereo, Computer, living room lights, guitar amplifier, microphones. I'd never put on FIXED PANEL SYSTEM. Going Portable is the way to go. I haven't got the money to buy an additional battery yet but maybe next year. But when the power goes out...NOT IN MY HOUSE. Thank you Bluetti.
Wow! You must be psychic. I have been thinking about purchasing a power station for some time and this morning I even went to Amazon looking for options and got totally discouraged because there were so many choices. The Bluetti in this video seems to be capturing everything I am looking for and so far, it will be #1 on my list of considerations. Thanks for all you do to help us prepare.
Thanks phillyguy, TONS of options, the market for these have exploded over the years.
If you ever need any help just let us know!
I've been researching these for years, and I can firmly recommend BLUETTI. They are pretty much one of the most expensive, but the quality is exceptional.
I've just bought the AC200Max and 2 battery extentions and will be running most of my household from solar(Minus, hot water, Sump, AC, 240V appliances and possibly furnace). Cheers
If you are still looking go for ecoflow. They are the top dog and thier panels behave as advertised.
Just posted about the Ecoflow Black Friday deals. They supplied me with a coupon for an additional 5% off of the Black Friday deals. Check out the community tab if you’re interested
@@PracticalPreparedness and a friend of mine ordered the river pro and never got it so they sent him a new one plus a 110watt panel smh. They have my respect.
Large power stations are for people who are not technical.
For the price, DIY will gets you 2x the capacity of any large power station.
You can also add more capacity by adding extra batteries and solar panels.
By going modular, you can swap out any defective units or upgrade at any time.
High quality units also come with great warranty and support. Victron is of the sellers.
I do carry small Bluetti EB70 in my truck for traveling.
Absolutely, tons of videos on the Tube for this too! Great advice for the DIYers
Im technical but after adding all the components and buying the best LIFEPOD4 it is cheaper to go with the max
These will be great for my camper build. For the home I like the Signature Solars eg4 server rack 48v lifePO4 lithium 100ah per rack in the 48v , 200ah in the 24v server battery. I’m getting a 48v 30kwh 6 battery plus server rack and I’m going completely off grid to get away from the increasing energy prices that are going to be massive!
I have 45 years experience living w/ both Florida hurricanes & Colorado blizzards. An average US home uses 48 KWhrs per 24 hr daily cycle. Let that sink in a moment. These "solar generators" store only a small fraction of that. My experience over 20 hurricanes & a few blizzards is that power outages last 2-7 days. This thing ain't gonna git 'er done. I have a Westinghouse 6,600/5,300W gasoline generator. I get 10 hrs off 8 gallons. During Hurricane Ian last month, I went thru $140 gasoline over 3 days. But I had all the electric power (50 amp) I wanted. These "solar" are useful for...
things that don't require more than a few hours of power for light loads. If you can afford 4 of these, each capable of 12KWhrs, then you could charge them off a gasoline generator & run quiet for 16 hrs/day. Those four 12KWhr battery packs are gonna run you north of $10K. My gas generator was $800, including shipping. I bought it 2 years ago. You do the math.
Love the video! I got the AC200max paired with a B300 Battery. I'm able to run my whole house besides 220v, like stove or dryer. However, my house is 1,300sqft and has a generator hookup at the panel. I was able to convert the RV hookup to work with the 30amp generator hookup to my panel. I'm able to run my furnace for 6-12 hours. However, if I run all my appliances and tech. I only get 4 hours from 5,000 watts total. I may be picking up another B300 to give me a few more hours. My furnace is a single stage goodman which was installed 6 months ago. It's fairly new and efficient. It pulls about 400 watts.
I connected mine with two power adapters, 2x400w input each. I am able to input 800 watts from my gas generator or grid power which would take 6 hours to charge. However this was perfect for me and my family, because ideally I would only be using the batteries at night when a generator is too loud to run all night. At night there isn't much usage and it's really so i'm not tripping over my dog's toys, using the restroom and HEAT. The heating was a big deal for me, living in Washington State where we're known for power outages was awesome to have this so we don't freeze when the powers out and generator is past quiet time.
Overall, I couldn't be more happy with this purchase. It's not for everyone, it costed me about $3,300 for AC200 Max with B300 Battery. I think we all wish we had more power but for 5,000 watts I can't complain. The cool thing too is during the day, I'm able to run my generator and charge these up to get ready for night time. I don't have the solar panels yet but looking at Bluetti's foldable ones soon.
I see, so you’re input is from the generator it sounds like. You thinking of adding the full 900 or more watt panel setup to drive the input up throughout the day?
Hi Tek,
That sounds like a great set-up, congrats!
Just got my AC200max today.
Want to use it as back up for any power outages.
If you run 1400 watts of solar - you won't need to use your generator possibly?
I've read people "overpanel" to draw in massive and fast charging of this unit,
but also saw a few warn against doing that too often (good in a pinch though)
as it may lessen the life of the battery. So maybe a happy medium?
Or maybe it really isn't a concern - not sure.
Was wondering if it was possible to hook up to the panel in a different way?
The cheaper version (that I got) for my dual fuel generator was called a generlink.
It hooks onto your meter, once it is activated, it cuts your off the grid (to avoid the backfeed)
Thought I read somewhere that because of the 120/240 aspects of most homes, that this
unit could not be connected in the way you have (and I the one I'm talking about)
I wasn't planning on using the 240 items (stove, dryer) and I heat with a woodstove
but do you know if I could run a well pump through the panel?
Would be nice to run the hot water - but unsure of how much that draws...
Also - hoping to figure out if my A/C (wall mount connects to heat pump)
would be viable - but that may require a little more research.
If you have any insights - would really appreciate it - thanks!
Just bought this with the panels and the next smaller sized unit for on the road. It's AWESOME! Great video! Clearly explains everything about it in an easy to understand way.
Awesome to hear, sounds like you’re covered
How expensive
I ordered one last week and 45 minutes later we had one of the worst thunderstorms in history, a tornado and a power failure. Wish I had ordered it the week before but at least I'll be ready next time. Like you said it was on special $1799.
Glad everything is ok. Happy to hear you’ll be prepared next time
Excellent explanation thank you very much I have a Patriot power generator that has 1800 W but this was a very very impressive
Thanks Richard, how do you like the Patriot power unit?
Very nice generator. Very nice! So…you can build on this with other batteries. That’s awesome
Yes, for a price!
I so appreciate the way you break it down, particularly the fact that none of these units can "power your whole house in a hurricane" 😳🙄 which seems to be the lead in most of the ads. 😬 I bought a Kodiak Inergy back in 2018, and it works great to run small USB, LED and 12v items when plugged in to shore power... But if I run a 1500w hair dryer for a few minutes, even though it's plugged in to power, it will take a couple of hours to recharge!
I've never used the solar panels that came with it because they're heavy, bulky, etc. I'm keeping an eye out for the lighter, folding/flexible panels to go with a future unit, or even my Kodiak Inergy. I wrote this before I saw your folding panels! I missed the wattage though. My understanding is a minimum of 200w is preferable but more is better? Compatibility of other panels to my Kodiak is probably the biggest challenge I've encountered. Is there any mixing and matching between brands? I'd appreciate any info you have on this. New fan in Oregon.
Hey Sophi, you absolutely can mix and match panels with generators. Most will have MC4 connectors. Yes the panel in the vid was a 200, but this station can take OVER the 900watts, but the Voltage cannot exceed what the station can handle. I'd say at least 200 watts for a panel at a minimum, yes. If you are more serious and expect to put the station under heavier loads, I would add stationary or portable panels to reach the max wattage or more (the unit will only take in 900, even if lets say there is 1200 coming in from panels), just be careful not to exceed the voltage going to the power station is all.
@@PracticalPreparedness thank you for your kind reply. I noticed on the Bluetti site that under the folding panel says "quantity 3" -- but it's 200w. So are you really getting 3 sets of panels for a total of 600w? Or is that something to ask them? 🤔 And how do we know what voltage not to exceed? I am not good with numbers, and all of these involve so many variables, watts, voltage, amp hours 😳
So impressive!!Thank you very much 😊
Thank you too!
Hi, thanks for the great review! One request, for a follow-up video that I don't see anyone mention is can you do a 'review' on how to protect and store such important electronic device in-case of an EMP attack? That would be great
Actually working on that :) Trying to get the components
The king.... Wish I went with this one!
I bought an AC200Max, 2 B230 expansion batteries and five PV200 solar panels, with the objective of using that power our "country" house. I look forward to letting you know how the system works in a month or two.
Awesome let us know. I’ll be reviewing the ac300 here soon but for smaller dwelling not needing the extra inverter size I think that’s the way to go
It packs a punch ✊👊..
You didn’t mention the Bluetti charging enhancer. It plugs into the ac charging port and supports multiple power input types. It can add up to another 500 watts to the 900 watt solar input port for a total of 1400 watts.
I can run my small travel trailer’s air conditioner ALL DAY off-grid without losing charge in my AC200MAX with around 1,000 watts of solar. (800 watts if it’s not too hot out.)
Hey manapeace, I covered and showed it in action :) With the limited solar that is. 1400 would charge within a couple hours with full sunlight.
Thanks for sharing this! Love real-life experience being shared
Great for fixed camping or car camping.
It sure is!
Great video. How's the phantom power draw on this thing?
Question kinda new at this will be getting solar with net metering would it be possible to have a switch on electric panel to be able to charge with my solar panels it will be a 6kwh system live in NYC with attached row houses so no battery system allowed just want to have this in case just to use fridge and small ac in case of blackout Thanks
I bought the AC200MAX and AC200L and I have my power divided between both and I don’t rely on the electric company anymore..!!
What gauge wire are the adapters? I just bought a 300w solar panel that came with 14awg wire. I wanted to buy 10awg extension (10foot) wire with 10 awg adapters. Would this be ok or get 12awg ? 300w single panel for now . Maybe two 300w panels in series down the road. Thank you
Have u ever looked into eco flow I have the max but I’m wanting to get that delta it’s a beast
What are your thoughts on using this with a Dometic CFX3 100L (there biggest dual zone fridge)? My plane would be to get the Bluetti in your video with there solar panels as well. Curious also how long this would power the 100L fridge as well. Not sure if you know how to calculate that?
Will this unit be able to back feed my 200 amp breaker like a gas powered generator will?
Well done
Thanks Jill, hope it added some value
Good video !. I Noticed it shows: Solar Input: 900W Max.OCV 10-145VDC, 15A but since most panels I can find for 300-400watts each are about 11-13amps each I would think it would be to much is that right? for two panels
I would basically just want it for a/c and fridge. Still though, that's a lot for even a 1200 Sq ft home and a standard freezer/fridge isn't it? Could this handle that for a couple days of an outage?
While I don't have this one I do have 2 solar generators. Pecron 3109 watt hour and a allpower 1500 watt hour . Everyone needs one or 2 of them for SHTF.
Pretty neat little gadget there dude.
Thanks reneek! Definitely a big gadget :)
@@PracticalPreparedness:
Sorry I didn't get back to you, indeed it is a big gadget.
How often are you required to charge the batteries? And how many charges are the batteries good for? The batteries for these devices are extremely high. I had the patriot 1500 it had required charge times and so many charges before the battery starts going bad.
Only thing I plan on powering is a 5000btu ac a few little led lights and maybe a 32 tv in a homemade teardrop rv.... Roughly how long would this battery last and how many solar panels to recharge it during the day . Could I use a gas generator. Plan is on trip is to Use generator to charge the battery during the day while driving and then at night use the battery
Caution, I own the ac 200p in order to run my12 volt fridge I have to leave the inverter on which is the power hog by morning the unit is already down to 60% if you need small power draws through the night like a c-pack machine or fridge you might think of different options I currently use my jackery 500 to run my fridge and the AC 200p to charge the jackery
I'm not as familiar with the AC200P but heard the AC200Max was everything the 'p' should have been :/
Do not need to turn on the inverter for 12 vold system.
I can confirm it’s not good to use the ac200p for small or infrequent ac loads. Standby and inverter loss is huge. Probably the same either the ac 200 max. Not sure about dc loads but it is does have to convert battery voltage to the 12 volts. When i use mine I run all my loads at once and then turn it off. It’s been a great reliable unit otherwise.
@@janetmartin9372 the ac200p has a 54v dc battery that must be converted to 12v dc. Typically dc to dc conversion is more efficient than dc to ac but it’s still some loses. I believe loss Varys by load but is around 90% efficient or higher
Is it good enough for a long term off grid cabin? My concern would be a deep freeze full of food along with a refrigerator.
I have 4 freezers at home could it run them and for how long
I really like these I would like one but they're just so expensive I can't see buying one considering I hardly ever lose power but I do have ways to power my house I have a propane powered inverter generator and a couple of power inverters where I can use my pickup truck as a generator awesome video though
Seems like a good van life option not to power ac but to do everything else for that price point because by the time you buy all the components and your time you would be around that cost
As long as you’re not lugging it and find a nice spot for it I agree!
I will be buying this generator for my off grid mobile home. It should be able to handle all of my electrical needs.
If the unit fully charges in 4-5 hours, with 600 watts of solar that will be great. I am in Arizona and it's sunny 300 days a year.
During winter nights I can use a small plug in heater to keep my room warm. Just in case I will keep a car battery charged up during the day. And plug that into the unit at night. Just to make sure the power doesn't get to low.
Plenty of sun over by you. 600 watts solar you're looking at 3-4 hours of consistent solar (sun out and 600 watts coming in)
@@PracticalPreparedness Man even in the mountains where my place is it's sunny for 10 hours in the winter. 14 hours during the summer. It does rain more in the summer afternoons but it's not cloudy all day.
I think this will easily power what I will have in my off grid mobile home. 👍🏽
I wish, you'd make a video about affordable alternatives...on a tight budget
I’ve got one planned. Have the batteries, but need the additional components
@@PracticalPreparedness great^^ I'm excited for that video
Did some ROI calculations and this unit in EU costs 1,999€ on SALE. Here electricity is 30c/kWh so you would have to charge this unit 6,663 times. Charging once a day using solar panels (not added here that coast €899) it would take 18 years to get your money back. €1,999 is equivalent to 600 kWh or 2 years of electricity use in a 70m2 apartment with floor heating and 3 people. So the initial cost of this unit without solar panels and additional batteries is your energy bill for 2 years.
Nice Ad!
Thanks for watching!
I'm actually looking at this seriously as a whole house solution for 2 to 3 hours span during possible planned grid blackouts. I have a transfer switch setup which feeds multiple circuits in the house that was originally in place for a gas generator plugged in from the outside. I can tap into it directly from its basement location with a 30 amp connection. Do you feel this can handle a natural gas fired furnace and refrigerator with a smattering of lights for that duration? Nice review by the way and much appreciated!
That is my precise setup. It will depend on the gas furnace. Newer ones can run for as little as 50 watts hour. Older es can be 800 watts. I have this bluetti, two of the expandable batteries, with currently 800 watts of solar. Internal transfer switch with 2nd panel is being installed shortly.
@@smalltownhomesteadAC GREAT REVIEW>....HOW bout AFTER SALES COSTUMER SERVICE.
Only downside I have with this brand is the poor or nonexistent customer service. The 2 yr warranty would run out by the time you connect with them and their response.
Have you tried the 30 amp plug into a sub panel to run a furnace blower on a gas furnace?
I have not
How does this compare to the Anker 767?
Are you able to charge the unit at the same time as you draw from the unit. ?
Pass through charging? Yes. Great question
Oh…that’s what it’s called…Pass thru Charging. Idk that. This is what I need….the proper way of saying things. Thank you!!
Yes, you can 🙂
Would you make a video on how to hook up the generator to the different inputs. I have no idea about batteries and volts and all that. I would like to have someone explain to me exactly and with specificity exactly what those cables were that you were hooking from the solar to the generator. You said this one and then this one, but that doesn't tell me what that is and where do I get it? I'm sorry I'm being so ignorant of that, but I don't understand or know what those cables were that you hooked between the generator and the solar and then you said something about an enhancer. Where do I get that? I have the generator and the solar panels but the instructions that came with it are not very clear at all plus I have no idea what I'm doing so we have a big problem but I'm trying to understand and learn. I have tried to look at other videos and those aren't very clear either. Thank you for your help.
That's soooooo nice and quiet. I have an EcoFlow and it's so noisy! Both on charge and while charging devices. I've tried logging into the EcoFlow app, but it's so difficult.
I do have issues with the wifi from time to time. I'll see if I have enough to make a vid on it. Sometimes I have to drop the device and add again, but the controls are pretty spectacular once in!
@@PracticalPreparedness Thanks for responding, I didn't think you'd catch it as you have a lot of subs! Anyway, I wouldn't mind it if the App was easy to install and the product itself was quiet. But I still cannot install it - after several attempts via my mobile. Also, I live in a van, so don't quite have a lot of space, so the noise of it charging is a little too much to bear. As for a video, I might be returning the product soon, so don't worry about making the effort on my behalf. Thanks anyway. Best, Kaye
I'm not really savvy when it comes to watts, votage, amperage, etc. In simple words, if I have a blackout and I'm plugging in 2 fridges, a couple of fans, TV, and charging cellphones etc. Approximately how long will this unit run for without needing to recharge?
I am thinking about one of these units because I live in Puerto Rico and we get yearly hurricanes 🌀 that destroy the entire island.
If you can be so kind and explain in simple terms I'd appreciate it.
Nice channel btw. You seem to be very knowledgeable.
I'm not familiar with how long it'll run with a refrigerator/freezer. With my other brand of solar generator, I cycle the refrigerator to charge one hour on 3-4 hours off, this prolongs the battery yet keeps food safely cool and frozen.
This information was supplied from the company I bought the generator from, which is a fair generator but not good as this one.
Wish went with these unit's before I purchased Eco Flows and Nature's Generator's.... Mine will still work.. l hope....
Check now before gets too cold :)
How would you compare this to the Ecoflow Delta Max? I know the solar input is 800w max versus 900w.
Top thoughts. Biggest decision point to make IMO is the bluetti has the much higher cycle life, 3500+ compared to eco flow 800 cycles. Solar input is near identical as you mentioned. Cost should still be around the same too. Outputs are similar, but eco flow has more AC ports while Bluetti has RV outlet. Both quality IMO
@@PracticalPreparedness thanks for the response! I went with the delta max. It’s been great
Nice system , the price should be a bit lower. The AC 300 is a great system for not much more. Saving for the ac300 , soon as the price drops about 300 its mine , with 2 additional batteries
Can you use unit while it’s plugged into standard wall via extension cord ?
Yes. 😀 I have this unit.
Can you plug this in at home and charge it before camping into a regular outlet?
Yep!
Will it handle a freezer? Can you hook a goal zero solar panel up to it?
Yes, easily.
For how long? Most should last a couple days without solar, assuming you're speaking to just the base station and no expandable batteries
Nice review...I have been seriously considering one with that amount of power....I don't want to be a pretty pooper, but My greatest reservation with ALL these Power Stations is How do you make them realistically and honestly EMP proof so I dont end up with an expensive piece of metal and plastic...basically a costly paperweight.?
There is a kit that Inergy sells which supposedly protects the unit, but I have not gotten my hands on it yet.
It definitely would be easy to protect while NOT in use, but during use you have to allow ventilation as you likely already know, which is where it gets tricky :/
@@PracticalPreparedness Thanks for the heads up...I look forward to you doing a review on the Inergy kit...and I'm glad you "got my drift" with regards to effects of a CME or EMP Atmospheric detonation on these units.👍
@@PracticalPreparedness GREAT REVIEW>....HOW bout AFTER SALES COSTUMER SERVICE.
You can buy faraday fabric and wrap it around the unit in its box.
So, to charger by solar, you need to also purchase solar panels? Or does this come with solar panels?
You have to buy solar panels... if you only need them temporary... get the flexible ones they sell which is more expensive then most of the other ones...
I want to by the hard panel/ glass panel... "Fixed" panel and put them on top of my RV.
The AC 200 would make a great door stopper. Then you could buy a AC-300 which is also out of date. Now if you have saved up a nice pile of money buy the AC-500 with 4 batteries.
You would be set for a ton of activities with that AC-500!
@@PracticalPreparedness That was the whole reason for buy my Bluetti. I wanted to power a small storm shelter, after spending almost $10 K I figured out I should of waited on the AC-500
Thinking of affordable solutions. As they investigate they will end up buying what they want. Also the 200 max is expandable to whatever wattage you need. So they can start off small and stack for more wattage.
can you use wind turbines to charge this ?
How much coast and where I can buy this unit?
Is this better than titan solar?
Bluetti is offering an additional 2 years on the warranty giving you 4 years of coverage.
That’s awesome I didn’t know that
cool but when its raining snowing for a week let me know how charging works out for you..
That's a great price actually.
Standard is $1 a kW so still at least a small deal. Stick with quality tho if you can
Will this run your regular kitchen frig ?
Easily. For how long? Depends on your daily wattage pull is (how big, old the fridge is).
Most fridges should last 1.5 - 2.5 days with this unit
What's the battery equivalent that's not lithium 🙏?
900 watts input for say 8 hours a day (in ideal conditions)? ehhh, sorta off-grid-ish, definitely not for a typical house though.
You'd need about 1800 watts (or more) of 'rated' solar panels. And all 4 expansion batteries.
But yeah you could set up an energy-miserly abode which works with that probably. More likely you could just use it for "less dependent" on-grid.
If you're off grid and you use much power at all, you'll go dark pretty early on in an "overcast week" with winter sunlight.
It’s been 1799 for months they only rose the price $100 before Black Friday to drop it back down by $100 to give you absolutely no discount but they have it look like one
That is sneaky if that's what they're doing!
@@PracticalPreparedness After Black Friday I’m going to take pictures of Amazon and blue Eddie every 30 days to show the price and if I have to I will make a Facebook page or whatever it takes to show the world how they lied to us
How do you find their customer service? I've heard some bad things on BBB and reddit. Makes me think twice cause I want to know theyre there if I need them.
They are extremely supportive of me as a tester, but that doesn't count. I know ecoflow support personally, and it was meh. Bluetti I have heard mixed, but I also know they will be around longer than most as they have become so well-known
There are only two of us in our home. Is this high spec needed ?
Depends on what you're trying to power for how long. I don't want folks thinking they NEED this, but if there are fridges, freezers, well or sump pumps, etc needing power you might want to consider a power station or something similar
How long would you think it would take to charge an EV on this?
Is this a portable power pack or a solar generator?
Can it power a well pump?
It could go up to 1HP pump, but with my testing I wouldn't be surprised if it powered 1.5hp pump based on the ability to run over rated wattage in the video you saw.
Household & Office Running Wattage Starting Wattage
Pump, Well, 3/4 HP 1500 3000
Pump, Well, 1 HP 2000 4000
Pump, Well, 1 - 1/2 HP 2500 5000
Pump, Well, 2 HP 3750 7500
Can I be a product tester for that generator
Eco flow inverter is have a much higher efficiency rating. You should be in the mid 90s on any of these units. If not it’s a poor performer
I don’t understand a lot of the tech stuff? Can it run water distiller for three hours at 750w?
Around 3 hours at that wattage.
Just a thought before you run out and buy something!
Remember, if someone is trying to sell or get you to buy something that they won’t invest their own money into you probably shouldn't either!
How many hours you can use a small heater?
Depends on what the watt pull is of the heater. My little 200w heater would last ~10 hours assuming no solar input.
You'd be much better off using heating pads that pull significantly less watts.
Hope this helps Minnie
Biggest problem is in winter solar panels are only producing like 1 / 5 production if that , so even with multiple panels wouldn't keep up.
No but it will extend the hell out of my fuel for my generator and I won’t have to hear that loud bullshit 24-7 in the event of an outage.
@@buckd2958 in low light in winter highly doubt that
Just one thing, people have complained in the past of their customer service. It was in the past, so I don't know how bad it is now. But, anecdotally, people have called its service and got an answering machine only, with no call backs.
Thanks for sharing this with us Gregory
Same, but Im in canada and there is no support here.
How much does it cost
These are a brilliant solid state modular device.
You can get a better deal buying raw lifepo4 cells and inverter for half the price however far more complicated to set-up and maintain.
Exactly. If you have the means and DIY to, do it yourself. Will definitely have some vids showing some options in the future.
Big downside is I can't put any solar panels in parallel with a max of 15amps solar input. Seems that way with almost all of these units.
When the grid failed us a few years back I never got cold because my heating runs off of natural gas. Everything else I ran off of a gasoline-powered engine.
can it charge and power devices at the same time?
Yes
This is a very temporary solution to a power outage. The ONLY way to handle a real long term grid down situation is with a compete controller/battery bank system. It seems like a nice temporary solution.
True, in that situation I'd want a modular system I had extra parts for. Great advice Frank
Can i get with a uk plug
Price ?
Can't afford it. Cost more than a 5 yr electric bill and I live on 9k a year.
I need a unit that will power a camper to live in full time...
Depends on your power needs and assuming you have solar. Something like this could fit the need
You forgot the most important! Give it a 240 watt load and show how many hours it lasts.
I count 7 hours at that load at 80% inverter efficiency without additional batteries or solar/etc input, if that’s what you’re referring to
It would have been a good power station if it charged faster than the other power stations.
The 1400w is pretty fast charging, but I'm assuming you mean from the wall and not having to use solar too? Thanks for watching and mentioning this. The Ecoflow definitely has a fast charging on it.
I rather go with EG4-LifePower4 Lithium Battery | 48V 100AH | Server Rack Battery, and there all in one EG4 3kW Off-Grid Inverter
Buy yourself a luggage cart with straps to move the generator easily.
Good thinking scott
Can this be mounted in a Travel trailer? Trying to live smaller. Soon as I figure out how to live smarter.
I've seen gas generators mounted to these, looks like there is a trailer you can buy to extend if you don't have one already. I'd check with your trailer manufacturer/products that are meant to hold the generator. Just remember it's 61 lbs and would need to be covered if outside. All assuming you're talking of mounting outside :), these are safe to use inside so this would be ideal option for me.
@@PracticalPreparedness I want only something that is safe to install inside thanks