Great video. We invested in the Delta Pro 21,500wh set up with 2 smart generators and a double voltage hub. We have 3600 watts of hard panels that max out solar charging. The smart generators are awesome as well.
Enjoyed, another good informative review, Matt, don't forget to plug hole in c abin, also good to hear your taking good care of NORMAN, with turning off alarm😊
Power station, great description, these products are often called generators, that puzzles me, they don’t generate anything. Best explanation of this product I’ve seen to date. Consist with the rest of your content, keep up it coming, thank you.
I imagine they're called a "generator" because people tend to think of a generator as a source of power. In the end a gas generator is turning gasoline into electricity, so this turning stored battery power into electricity isn't all that different if you really think about it. Gas gen needs you to put gas in, this needs you to put electricity in from solar or whatever. But they both then supply electricity back out.
They have an integrated charge controller for taking solar energy in so instead of putting gasoline in them to make power you're taking solar and converting into DC power period this is why they're called solar generators and not just battery packs. the benefit is you can also charge them up AC from a generator or a wall outlet.
It generates electricity just like a diesel generator does. If you don't refuel the diesel generator, it will also stop generating electricity. You need to charge this battery pack to run power off of them, so ideally you would do that with a few PV panels, which are included in certain packages (220W/400W option).
Four 200 watt monocrystalline solar panels would be an excellent addition for you. Just wire them in series parallel. That would cut your gasoline consumption way down.
EcoFlow needs to sent you the Smart generator, it's one of the coolest product they have made if you have a delta batteri, then you only have to think about fueling the generator, the charging will be done when the batteri is about to run low
That hole is the perfect size for nice to enter you house... really enjoyed you knowledgeable instruction on this product. Will be buying one for myself this week. Thanks!
I have a cabin in the mountains.. you must SEAL EVERY HOLE or something will get in. I swear that's all they do is look around my place 24x7 trying to find a way in. I had a packrat get in and destroyed the whole inside of the cabin. They chewed through the foam around a window opening behind a board and made their way in.
Just got one with a extra battery. The latest firmware updates to 20ms or less transfer time. It is a great unit for power outages, and how you use. I will be connecting two AllPowers SP039's 600w portables to it for portability as others have done with success and do some home load offsetting without doing a grid tie, while also taking advantage of its portability when needed. 1000 ft extension cords etc.
Great review. Been thinking about getting one for my cabin, so many ever changing choices to weed though. Premier propane ranges use AA batteries for ignition.
These power stations are great for short time home use and camping but for my house I went ahead and got me a Generac whole house generator, runs on NG and switches on automatically so I don’t have to be home to start it..
You should get some big pannels and a proper inverter..I recommend Deye or if you want something more expensive ..Victron..a 3-5 kw would be great .you can have the pannels on the ground set at 45 degrees.
Keep solar panels on the ground, well about 4ft off the ground on a rotating platform. You go + turn platform for Sun exposure. Putting panels on roof is a lot of maintenance + clearing snow if needed daily. Daily!!!Another Alaska creator has his panels just as I suggested. If remember his name I'll DM you. Love in Sarasota
What up Doe!? Hey Mr ACA! You probably could add three used 200w solar panels and just use gas gen for power tools or recharge on multiple cloudy days... Great vid👍🏻
We have this with the Ecoflow 220 watt portable solar panel and a 2500 watt inverter generator for our backup system in our house. Great piece of gear. Have you seen the 800 watt charger that wires into your vehicle?
Nice video. I reached out to them and anker and bluyetti and couldn't get a solid answer for how it would work at my remote Ak cabin. I'm going to bite the bullet I think and try an Anker f2600. Tired of running my gen 24-7.
Thanks for the video! How do you get your lights/switches and outlets to the Delta 2 so they can be powered? Do they go to an electrical panel and then the Delta 2 powers the panel? Or do they just run through the wall and out somewhere and you plug them into the Delta 2 directly? Thanks for any help on this as I would like to do something similar but that is the part I don't understand fully. Love your stuff!
It doesn't really go up to 3600 watts. It decreases the voltage so it can continue providing the necessary amps. Many appliances can run fine like that, but it can be bad for some appliances to be running on low voltage. I'd use that feature sparingly.
Love the videos! Little tip on filming your phone - might be easier (and better viewer experience) for you to screen record your phone while you’re filming yourself using your phone and talking about it, and then overlaying the screen recording over your video (maybe off the the side) Keep the videos coming!
The AC converter on that thing draws 1/3 of the capacity and it doesnt charge more than 1300W. And it doesnt even show it you. I was considering it for powering my cottage but if you turn on the AC converter on a full charge, the time left immediatelly drops from 99+ hours to 65 hours. WITH NOTHING PLUGGED IN. I mean if you leave it at your cottage, you loose 0.8kWh just for the converter with no power draw, thats crazy. And you cannot see the power consuption of the station it self anywhere. You have to calculate it each time manually by using the time and capacity left... i mean wtf?
I want to see the VOLTAGE under various loads with a voltage tester or kilowatt meter. If the voltage drops below 117 volts under full load, I call that a failure.
I use a heavy 12 gauge for my cabin. I bet you could get away with a 14 or even 16 but not at much of a length. For the actually charging I try and use the one that came with it, then the 12 gauge 100ft to the generator.
I'm not impressed with it. I power my tiny house and it's plugged into the house full time so it always has a full charge. I have a 500 watt heater and low energy lights 100w total and it wont push it. The lights flicker etc. Its embarrassing. Am I missing something with it? I would buy an additional unit an piggy back them together but it wont even handle 700 watt output. I'm afraid it will another waist of money.
All power stations charge really fast when you first get them after 6 months they slowed a lot. dont have to believe me but if you have a smart phone that is the same as a charge station. Smart phone battiers start to die off after 6 months. This is the same with all EV's
LiFePo Batteries have better longevity than typical traditional lithium-ion batteries that you would find in your telephone that had been so common for the last decade or so. Old school batteries have about an 800 cycle average lifespan before they dropped to about 80% and lifepo batteries Are good for a few 1000 cycles before they drop to 80% efficiency period the downsides are they tend to be heavier for the same energy density and they don't Function freezing temperatures as well. Lifepo don't have the issue with catastrophic failure leading to exploding batteries either... big plus!
Soon as I hear "Ecoflow sent me this XYZ", I immediately know the video is/will be biased. When you get free stuff, that's the way it works you have to do a positive review no matter what.
You don't have to although it lessens the chance of getting something in the future. I know some big channels that don't hesitate to crap all over a product even sponsored.
A Giant Chinese battery/generator company gives away a few FREE generators. These "reviewers" all look very legit, but seriously...are they really legit? It's almost disgusting. ALL of these reviews come from people who were given generators for their review. yeah these things are cool, especially the Ecoflow Ultra, but in reality you need a gas, diesel, or propane generator for any long term needs...more than a day a two. Get a duel fuel, run it on propane, and you won't have the problem of gas sitting for a long time. Imagine, you buy a predator, Westinghouse, or champion 12500 duel fuel for 1500 max. Done. These power stations are just a shiny object. Good for Van Life, I own two Ecoflows, but they are not serious for home backup.
For long term needs, having both an ICE generator and a battery/solar generator is ideal. ICE has more flexibility and reliability, but the battery/solar helps reduce fuel consumption and wear-and-tear on the ICE generator since you no longer need to run it as often or as long. They really complement each other more than being a one-or-the-other kind of deal. I'd say having two medium sized generators--one ICE and one solar/battery--is far better than having one big solar or one big ICE since a large ICE generator will require way more fuel than you can reasonably store and will often produce more output than you even needed, and a big solar/battery is simply too inflexible and dependent on the weather to meet all of your needs all of the time. Though... If by some chance you're looking for a generator to run an entire home backup for more than a couple of weeks, you're a fool. At that point you should be looking for ways to reduce your reliance on the grid rather than looking for ways to replace the grid. The grid consists of millions of hard and experienced men working long hours, and you aren't going to replace that with some fun little tools. There's a reason that off-grid folks live in motor vehicles and tiny cabins, and it ain't because they didn't buy enough gadgets. It's because energy generation is freaking hard work--much too hard for only one man. You gotta take a hard look at your wants and needs and figure out how those can be met with less. Some examples, instead of cranking up the AC to cool your home in the summer, look at ways to block the sun from heating your home in the first place. Instead of using extremely inefficient electric appliance to cook your food, look into more efficient options like rocket stoves or solar cookers.
You rinse and repeat the same thing over and over , obviously a very negative person . You coming on just to be negative is very disgusting . If it does not work for you great , move on . Grow up a little ?
Gas/propane as a backup to battery bank generators is the best. No noise issues. Charge power stations with propane generator when low sun. No noise at night, minimal stress on ICE generator. More options the better.
He says he charges up 2048 wh by driving into town with a 12 volt cig lighter? Or pulls out a " little " solar panel to charge LOL😂😂😂. @ 120 watts through the lighter it would take 15-18 hours or constant driving ( not idling ) to fill it up. If by a 100 watt solar panel ( 60 watts real world average ) on an " average " sunny day it would take 1.5 days to charge. Unless you have a high current alternator or 12-24-36 volt up converter Or if you maxed it out somehow with 500 & 500 ( 750 real world )watts solar on your vehicle + car charging at the same time on an average sunny day it would take 3 hours. Sure is a lot of driving time per day. When do you have time to be a youtuber & wilderness survivalist, tree cutting and hunting for food etc. Those take a lot of time out of your day. This is how I smell B.S.. I have 2 of these so I kind of know what i'm talking about.
I’ve had my EcoFlow delta and max for 2 years and they are amazing. Works great at my off grid cabin!
what panels did you use to charge it?
gotta pay the bills. thanks for being honest about it. cool product wish i had one
You have officially pushed me over the edge. Gonna order one Prime Day Deals, great price right now. Thanks for the review.
Great video. We invested in the Delta Pro 21,500wh set up with 2 smart generators and a double voltage hub. We have 3600 watts of hard panels that max out solar charging. The smart generators are awesome as well.
I got this a couple months ago for power outages. Love it! It’s a little heavy for me (68 years old) so I got a “truck” for it and it works great
Oh and I got the solar panels too
I love my EcoFlow River Pro. I definitely want to buy one of the bigger Delta models soon.
Enjoyed, another good informative review, Matt, don't forget to plug hole in c abin, also good to hear your taking good care of NORMAN, with turning off alarm😊
Power station, great description, these products are often called generators, that puzzles me, they don’t generate anything. Best explanation of this product I’ve seen to date. Consist with the rest of your content, keep up it coming, thank you.
I imagine they're called a "generator" because people tend to think of a generator as a source of power. In the end a gas generator is turning gasoline into electricity, so this turning stored battery power into electricity isn't all that different if you really think about it. Gas gen needs you to put gas in, this needs you to put electricity in from solar or whatever. But they both then supply electricity back out.
They have an integrated charge controller for taking solar energy in so instead of putting gasoline in them to make power you're taking solar and converting into DC power period this is why they're called solar generators and not just battery packs. the benefit is you can also charge them up AC from a generator or a wall outlet.
It generates electricity just like a diesel generator does. If you don't refuel the diesel generator, it will also stop generating electricity. You need to charge this battery pack to run power off of them, so ideally you would do that with a few PV panels, which are included in certain packages (220W/400W option).
Four 200 watt monocrystalline solar panels would be an excellent addition for you. Just wire them in series parallel. That would cut your gasoline consumption way down.
My delta 2 can run almost anything. Chop saw, welder, shop vac, small 6K BTU window A/C.
Would love to upgrade to the Pro for the 30amp plug.
EcoFlow needs to sent you the Smart generator, it's one of the coolest product they have made if you have a delta batteri, then you only have to think about fueling the generator, the charging will be done when the batteri is about to run low
That hole is the perfect size for nice to enter you house... really enjoyed you knowledgeable instruction on this product. Will be buying one for myself this week. Thanks!
I have a cabin in the mountains.. you must SEAL EVERY HOLE or something will get in. I swear that's all they do is look around my place 24x7 trying to find a way in. I had a packrat get in and destroyed the whole inside of the cabin. They chewed through the foam around a window opening behind a board and made their way in.
You should get a ecoflow delta pro and one of their smart generators
Just got one with a extra battery. The latest firmware updates to 20ms or less transfer time. It is a great unit for power outages, and how you use. I will be connecting two AllPowers SP039's 600w portables to it for portability as others have done with success and do some home load offsetting without doing a grid tie, while also taking advantage of its portability when needed. 1000 ft extension cords etc.
Great review. Been thinking about getting one for my cabin, so many ever changing choices to weed though. Premier propane ranges use AA batteries for ignition.
I'd recommend taking the leap!
I’d like to see how to plug the power from the eco flow into your breaker box
You just need to run a piece of Romex from you breakers INPUT to a 3 prong receiver plug, easy.
These power stations are great for short time home use and camping but for my house I went ahead and got me a Generac whole house generator, runs on NG and switches on automatically so I don’t have to be home to start it..
I wish they would let me do a review of running our medical equipment if our power went out I can’t afford these
I bought this from Home Depot on my card with 6 months of 0% interest. Helps a lot when you’re not fronting the cost all up at once.
You should get some big pannels and a proper inverter..I recommend Deye or if you want something more expensive ..Victron..a 3-5 kw would be great .you can have the pannels on the ground set at 45 degrees.
good to know, thanks!
Keep solar panels on the ground, well about 4ft off the ground on a rotating platform. You go + turn platform for Sun exposure. Putting panels on roof is a lot of maintenance + clearing snow if needed daily. Daily!!!Another Alaska creator has his panels just as I suggested. If remember his name I'll DM you. Love in Sarasota
Nice video work for the product and explaining how it works. 👍 just right on.
What up Doe!?
Hey Mr ACA!
You probably could add three used 200w solar panels and just use gas gen for power tools or recharge on multiple cloudy days...
Great vid👍🏻
This unit with solar will be sweet! 💪👑💰✈️
My step dad, an electrician disc the power to propane stove. My mum had to light each burner + stove but it functioned so electricity.
We have this with the Ecoflow 220 watt portable solar panel and a 2500 watt inverter generator for our backup system in our house. Great piece of gear. Have you seen the 800 watt charger that wires into your vehicle?
Love it!
Thanks for the great review!
Nice video. I reached out to them and anker and bluyetti and couldn't get a solid answer for how it would work at my remote Ak cabin. I'm going to bite the bullet I think and try an Anker f2600. Tired of running my gen 24-7.
Any way you can demo it charging from solar?
Thanks for the video! How do you get your lights/switches and outlets to the Delta 2 so they can be powered? Do they go to an electrical panel and then the Delta 2 powers the panel? Or do they just run through the wall and out somewhere and you plug them into the Delta 2 directly? Thanks for any help on this as I would like to do something similar but that is the part I don't understand fully. Love your stuff!
It doesn't really go up to 3600 watts. It decreases the voltage so it can continue providing the necessary amps. Many appliances can run fine like that, but it can be bad for some appliances to be running on low voltage. I'd use that feature sparingly.
nice review. glad it all works for you. 👍🌲🤙
Thanks 👍 me too!
1:55 you might have wanted to say "extendable", haven't you?
Thank you.....very helpful. you make excellent videos.
Think this could power a sump pump if I lose power or should I opt for something else of this is all I want it for?
Man, every review is given to the reviewer
How you charge it from solar panel that has 20v output,do you need inverter?
Love the videos! Little tip on filming your phone - might be easier (and better viewer experience) for you to screen record your phone while you’re filming yourself using your phone and talking about it, and then overlaying the screen recording over your video (maybe off the the side)
Keep the videos coming!
Thanks for the tip!
The AC converter on that thing draws 1/3 of the capacity and it doesnt charge more than 1300W. And it doesnt even show it you. I was considering it for powering my cottage but if you turn on the AC converter on a full charge, the time left immediatelly drops from 99+ hours to 65 hours. WITH NOTHING PLUGGED IN. I mean if you leave it at your cottage, you loose 0.8kWh just for the converter with no power draw, thats crazy. And you cannot see the power consuption of the station it self anywhere. You have to calculate it each time manually by using the time and capacity left... i mean wtf?
Thank you for the info! 👍🙏❤️🇺🇲
I want to see the VOLTAGE under various loads with a voltage tester or kilowatt meter. If the voltage drops below 117 volts under full load, I call that a failure.
What gauge extension cord do you use to charge them at 1100 watts? Is it safe to use a cord that didn't come with the unit?
I use a heavy 12 gauge for my cabin. I bet you could get away with a 14 or even 16 but not at much of a length. For the actually charging I try and use the one that came with it, then the 12 gauge 100ft to the generator.
how much is the quiet one..[bigger one]
Never run Xboost with motors and compressors.
Learned that the hard way. RIP fridge
Is it possible in Alaska to rely only on solar with a reasonable amount of panels? (living in a small cabin)
no, in december you get as much power in the whole month as a day during summer
Where do you take it after 10 years?
depends on the number of your discharge/charge cycles. Maybe it could last 20 yrs.🤷♂️
After 10 years, it goes to 80% battery life so you just keep using. Also technology will change greatly in 10 years.
It’s renewable! You take the old batteries and plant them in your yard. Pretty’s soon you will have a battery tree!
@@craigmartin1727 A Batree !!
This video is genuinely inspiring! ° "Embrace your aspirations with unwavering determination and resilience."
awesome video..
How r u getting wifi
cellular hotspot
3 400 W panels
What a badazz machine.
So NO electricity.
I'm not impressed with it. I power my tiny house and it's plugged into the house full time so it always has a full charge. I have a 500 watt heater and low energy lights 100w total and it wont push it. The lights flicker etc. Its embarrassing. Am I missing something with it? I would buy an additional unit an piggy back them together but it wont even handle 700 watt output. I'm afraid it will another waist of money.
Doesn’t sound right at all, I’d contact them and see what’s up. You sure the heater is only 500watt? Should be able to push 2000.
Panels are pricey, about $1 a watt.
All power stations charge really fast when you first get them after 6 months they slowed a lot. dont have to believe me but if you have a smart phone that is the same as a charge station. Smart phone battiers start to die off after 6 months. This is the same with all EV's
Yes I do have a power station and I have had it for 2 or 3 yrs and I love it. Save me money in my computer room because I have USB lights I off of it.
LiFePo Batteries have better longevity than typical traditional lithium-ion batteries that you would find in your telephone that had been so common for the last decade or so. Old school batteries have about an 800 cycle average lifespan before they dropped to about 80% and lifepo batteries Are good for a few 1000 cycles before they drop to 80% efficiency period the downsides are they tend to be heavier for the same energy density and they don't Function freezing temperatures as well. Lifepo don't have the issue with catastrophic failure leading to exploding batteries either... big plus!
Soon as I hear "Ecoflow sent me this XYZ", I immediately know the video is/will be biased. When you get free stuff, that's the way it works you have to do a positive review no matter what.
I paid for mine and its brilliant
You don't have to although it lessens the chance of getting something in the future. I know some big channels that don't hesitate to crap all over a product even sponsored.
A Giant Chinese battery/generator company gives away a few FREE generators. These "reviewers" all look very legit, but seriously...are they really legit? It's almost disgusting. ALL of these reviews come from people who were given generators for their review. yeah these things are cool, especially the Ecoflow Ultra, but in reality you need a gas, diesel, or propane generator for any long term needs...more than a day a two. Get a duel fuel, run it on propane, and you won't have the problem of gas sitting for a long time. Imagine, you buy a predator, Westinghouse, or champion 12500 duel fuel for 1500 max. Done. These power stations are just a shiny object. Good for Van Life, I own two Ecoflows, but they are not serious for home backup.
What happens when we run out of gas, diesel, and propane? Solar is the future. Get on the train or get left behind
For long term needs, having both an ICE generator and a battery/solar generator is ideal.
ICE has more flexibility and reliability, but the battery/solar helps reduce fuel consumption and wear-and-tear on the ICE generator since you no longer need to run it as often or as long.
They really complement each other more than being a one-or-the-other kind of deal. I'd say having two medium sized generators--one ICE and one solar/battery--is far better than having one big solar or one big ICE since a large ICE generator will require way more fuel than you can reasonably store and will often produce more output than you even needed, and a big solar/battery is simply too inflexible and dependent on the weather to meet all of your needs all of the time.
Though... If by some chance you're looking for a generator to run an entire home backup for more than a couple of weeks, you're a fool. At that point you should be looking for ways to reduce your reliance on the grid rather than looking for ways to replace the grid. The grid consists of millions of hard and experienced men working long hours, and you aren't going to replace that with some fun little tools. There's a reason that off-grid folks live in motor vehicles and tiny cabins, and it ain't because they didn't buy enough gadgets. It's because energy generation is freaking hard work--much too hard for only one man. You gotta take a hard look at your wants and needs and figure out how those can be met with less. Some examples, instead of cranking up the AC to cool your home in the summer, look at ways to block the sun from heating your home in the first place. Instead of using extremely inefficient electric appliance to cook your food, look into more efficient options like rocket stoves or solar cookers.
You rinse and repeat the same thing over and over , obviously a very negative person . You coming on just to be negative is very disgusting . If it does not work for you great , move on . Grow up a little ?
Gas/propane as a backup to battery bank generators is the best. No noise issues. Charge power stations with propane generator when low sun. No noise at night, minimal stress on ICE generator. More options the better.
Most of these power station companies advertise them as emergency back up not home back up, huge difference.
He says he charges up 2048 wh by driving into town with a 12 volt cig lighter? Or pulls out a " little " solar panel to charge LOL😂😂😂. @ 120 watts through the lighter it would take 15-18 hours or constant driving ( not idling ) to fill it up. If by a 100 watt solar panel ( 60 watts real world average ) on an " average " sunny day it would take 1.5 days to charge. Unless you have a high current alternator or 12-24-36 volt up converter Or if you maxed it out somehow with 500 & 500 ( 750 real world )watts solar on your vehicle + car charging at the same time on an average sunny day it would take 3 hours. Sure is a lot of driving time per day. When do you have time to be a youtuber & wilderness survivalist, tree cutting and hunting for food etc. Those take a lot of time out of your day. This is how I smell B.S.. I have 2 of these so I kind of know what i'm talking about.
I think some of the spec’s regarding charging in the car was for the smaller unit.
You need to rewind and re-listen to what Matt stated😂