*Seems like a good solar **Generater.Systems** . I have not had to put it to the test yet in a situation without power but it has seemed to operate fine so far.*
Depends on the battery type and how many cycles , Lifepo4 batteries have 3500 cycles to 80% capacity so if you have 1000Wh and you cycle that 1 time a day you can get like 10+ years ... you should be able to find good metrics for life expectancy with some easy google searches
I hope you got a good deal , some of the other companies have come out with some pretty cool native 240v units these days but these still perform very well .
I really appreciate thevideo alot. I'm looking at something similar for my garage, which is completely detached from my main house. I've been looking at possibly setting up some used 230w panels on my pergola that would connect backt one of these for me to use in the garage. This is helpful!
I like the units . If you get one maybe an extended warranty would be good ! I recently had one of mine actually smoke a little and stop working.. the good news is they are going to fix the unit and send it back to me but it's troubling.. I'll have some more videos soon
You’re a lucky man to be able to afford such luxuries I’ve been trying to save for one of those batteries but the price is ridiculous it’s more money than I make in like a year for one of the big ones I got a smaller one on black Friday couple years back only took about two years to save for I thought it would be able to power my fridge but it can’t best I can do is keep a TV going 🖖🏻
Yeah. I can relate. I live on Social Security, but I am lucky enough to have a retirement account and I am going to break down and use some of that money to buy a Delta Max 2000 so I can power my a/c, and hopefully refrigerator and small freezer when power goes out. I think blackouts and brownouts are going to be the future for us all.
@@KWMc1952 I agree with that statement about blackouts becoming more normal as they attack baseload power plants. I bought my units certified refurbished with a warranty to save some money!
I used Landscaping low voltage copper wire and soldered the XT60 on one side and then made sure that positive and negative lined up at the panels . Nothing fancy
I've been playing around with a Delta Pro and space heaters. What I've found is that, not connected to solar panels, even a small heater will drain the battery within 4-6 hours. So if you're in a power black out in the middle of winter and cloudy days, you are very quickly out of luck with respect to heat. Better to use a fire place and wood. Your air conditioner must be using a lot less wattage than a space heater.
I run a 12,000 btu portable air conditioner that has the heat function (heatpump). It pulls 1150 watts and outputs twice the heat as a space heater using about 1/3 less power. I've been using my 1200 watt array on my delta pro and when the sun comes out I unplug the delta pro and the solar takes care of the heater all day and until we go to bed around 11pm. We have a 1600 Sq. Foot house in east Tennessee and it will keep the house above 70 down to 10 degrees. Love it! I switch to 200 watt charging at night and it's back to about 40% by morning and unplug (wifi plug) again and repeat. Space heaters have NO efficiency lol.
If i were in a power black out i would not use resistive heating but would tie my central air handler into the units and run my gas heater . The central air handler uses less than 600 watts for like 10-20 minutes at a time while maintaining temperature . But thats me , Resistive heaters would burn the energy in like 2.5 - 3 hours
@diyenergystorageandmorewit9577 I completely agree! My portable ac is also a heat pump and my air handler is 220v so that's why I use my portable heat pump for my situation. If you have a gas furnace and 110v air handler than you have the best advantage for heating for any outage! :)
Hello, thanks for this great info! Could you run 3 of your 530W panels in series without damaging the inverter (150V, 15A max)? Or would 4 panels, 2 series sets in parallel be OK? Thanks!
Essentially. 150v each panel is 49v and 3 of them are right at 150v and 14 amps .. new video with 3 panels being used comes out soon ,been having issues with editing.
You might want to put them right there on that Roof … shorter cable less loss .. but I am jealous my Through wall AC is 220.. i live in a NYC Apt ..so rules ….. but i have 2 ecoflow Delta Mini’s and a bifacial 220 watt and 2 x 160 watt panels ..and 2 x 780 watt scooter battery packs .. that can charge the Delta using the solar port ..
@@offgridmaryland No ..they are completely for Emergency use NOW .. ..I do not have access to any outdoor space …. I have an Airshaft ..Window .. that I am thinking of .. securely mounting my 400 watt panel inside the Exterior Security Bars ..I installed when i bought 27 yrs ago .. .. .. if .. anything other than ..WW3 .. in which case NYC is a BIG CRATER .. food ,water , recharging ..during civil chaos ..Food shortages , blackouts or the walking fungi humans ..is my goal
@@offgridmaryland and my comments were given as only ..all I have learned to Help .. .. I am in NO means an expert have a ..financial gain .. via my Affiliation of channel etc etc
Once the room reaches the target temperature, how long does the AC run before cycling on and off. How much power is used overnight from the time the solar input drops below the power used until the sun starts charging again the next day?
I have the same Ecoflow unit, and read that to run the Harbor Freight 100w panels, I would have to use the included reverse polarity adapter. If I run an extension, life 25 feet, no other polarity adapter is needed I assume, just use one. Also how many of the above listed 24v panels could I use to charge this unit? I have many. Thanks so much from Arizona.
The Panels i used for this come in at 49 volts per panel . I also have no experience with the Harbor Freight panels, Which ones do you have exactly? The idea that they would not be standard and would need some kind of polarity reverser is odd to me .
So, w/ max input of 1600 watts, I would need 16, 100 Watt Solar Panels to get the max outta the Delta Pro?? My plan is to get an extra battery. Also how did u run you cords in series, or the other method???
Should be able to but it wouldn't last too long. And make sure voltages are correct but I couldn't imagine resistive heating elements spiking their wattage above rated .
Well. When charged it is just converting the power to AC. And the cycles is what you need to keep and eye on there are rated 6500 full cycles . If I cycle them 50% daily should last a good long time . Now that's going off specs .
I have twelve of the 530w panels they cost me $3300 shipped . Those eco flow delta pros I bought them certified refurbished for like $2499 . They work very well . So I spent a lot of money but will be good in the long run !
I run mine overnight and set the 72° on Eco mode... In about a 400 ft² room. The lowest I've seen hit by morning is 42% when the sun comes out it charges it up within 3 hours. Then I let it run while solar is at its peak and then cut it off until I'm ready to go to bed
@@DISTRACTIONNN97GAMIN I've got two of the single units. Expensive compared to diy but damn convenient. I will be making some changes to my setups soon ..
looks like a Midea 12000btu smart inverter style window unit. Those are variable wattage units based on the outside temperature. So if its 100 F outside the unit will crank up to high power mode and if its 85 F outside it will spin down to medium power or low power fully automatically!
when i recorded that video that was a 500+watt conventional AC , Only thing it did was kick on and off. Currently my house is offgrid ( Most days ) and i have upgraded my window units to Media 10K btu U shaped inverter units which are great !
Probably more than i should have spent , I bought a refurbished unit for like $2400 ( Ouch) and less then $50 bucks to make my own panel wire that was 30 foot long
I desperately need your advice! Everyone, feel free to advise me as well. I had 2 men working on the solar system in van. They replaced the batteries with a LiFePO4 12.8V 78Ah and a 12.8V 35Ah 448Wh. They installed a Pure Sine Wave Inverter 12V Input, Power 2500W, Output 120V. I also have a Victron Smart Solar Charge Controller, MPPT 100/30. When the electrician hooked up everything sparks began flying, the system got hot, and he has given up trying to set it up. I have no solar power now in my van, which is my home. Please help! I can't waste any more money and I have no idea what I need. Thank you.
How bad were the Sparks.. if you connect an inverter to your batteries without using a pre-charge system like a resistor then yes Sparks will fly but temporarily for a second.
I read part of the instructions today for my new inverter and it says not to connect it to solar panels nor a solar charge controller. The men working on my van and installing the new batteries and inverter must not have known what they were doing.
I bought my panels from Santan Solar but they don't have anymore in stock. But just remember you can series any panels up to 145 volts max 1600 watts .
@@offgridmaryland thanks do you know the brand of panels you have? nice i would love to do 1600. ECOFLOW is selling refurbished items on ebay for good prices right now. I may pick up the expansion batteries
@@NizmoMiner JA Solar 530 Watt thats the exact panel .. The Ecoflow Deltas i have are the refurbished ones from ebay. I am happy with them so far .. will be doing some split phase testing soon .
Well take into account that the panel could only be big enough to offset about 50-70 miles per week ... i think the use of the NCM chemistry in the batteries is more along the line of planned obsolescence with the relatively short cycle like of the original 18650's they used
@@gregory4154 exactly ,. As I see all these states with rolling blackouts I cannot help but justify my hobby. I'm not worried about break even really. The uses for my house , charging my car and. Keeping the family business operating if the powers out that's what I'm looking for .
I’m thinking doing it too, break even in 10. But after that you are making profit. Plus you are not counting, if grid goes down you still have power and you can take power with you anywhere you go.
This includes solar + battery with daytime peak of 1050 watts of solar coming and battery being fully charged from 1pm and running till about 5pm purely off solar itself while maintaining an average temp of 73 degrees on eco mode. It helps to ask for the metrics first ,once you are to temperature the AC cycles on to maintain the temperature . Depending on the day and the cloud cover I have gotten down to 51% by 7 am at which the unit is already picking up 60-100 watts of solar.
He's using pass through charging with solar panels while running a/c at the same time. You're talking about running only the battery from 100% to 0% to power an a/c with no solar pass through charging.
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience running a portable AC unit with the EC pro.
*Seems like a good solar **Generater.Systems** . I have not had to put it to the test yet in a situation without power but it has seemed to operate fine so far.*
Depends on the battery type and how many cycles , Lifepo4 batteries have 3500 cycles to 80% capacity so if you have 1000Wh and you cycle that 1 time a day you can get like 10+ years ... you should be able to find good metrics for life expectancy with some easy google searches
Great video. Exactly what I plan to do. Finally something with multiple uses. Emergency power, supplemental power, jobsite, off grid cabin, RV.
Wow! I and now really excited to get my set. Coming soon.thank you.
I hope you got a good deal , some of the other companies have come out with some pretty cool native 240v units these days but these still perform very well .
@@offgridmaryland I got a great deal.
So cool man. I need a setup like this.
Great video I live in Maryland too I just got my Ecoflow delta pro
what are you going to use it for ?
I really appreciate thevideo alot. I'm looking at something similar for my garage, which is completely detached from my main house. I've been looking at possibly setting up some used 230w panels on my pergola that would connect backt one of these for me to use in the garage. This is helpful!
I like the units . If you get one maybe an extended warranty would be good ! I recently had one of mine actually smoke a little and stop working.. the good news is they are going to fix the unit and send it back to me but it's troubling..
I'll have some more videos soon
Too excellent!
It's exciting to me, I got 2 100w renogy panels and a ecoflow mini doing a similar thing in my office trying
To save
Whats the max wattage you have seen with your panels
@@offgridmaryland 205watts I get some good sun over this way.
@@offgridmaryland I have a few videos on my channel if you want to check it out
@@SONLON all the 100 watt panels I have barely make it over 75 watts each
@@offgridmaryland Renogy?
Thank you. Great video.
You’re a lucky man to be able to afford such luxuries I’ve been trying to save for one of those batteries but the price is ridiculous it’s more money than I make in like a year for one of the big ones I got a smaller one on black Friday couple years back only took about two years to save for I thought it would be able to power my fridge but it can’t best I can do is keep a TV going 🖖🏻
Refrigerators have a large surge once the compressor kicks on there are alternatives out there that are cheaper and can handle that.
@@offgridmaryland What alternatives do you recommend? I'd like to be able to power my 7 cubit freezer, fridge and a small portable A/C.
@@plainman9887 Do you know the Max running watts of both units ?
Yeah. I can relate. I live on Social Security, but I am lucky enough to have a retirement account and I am going to break down and use some of that money to buy a Delta Max 2000 so I can power my a/c, and hopefully refrigerator and small freezer when power goes out. I think blackouts and brownouts are going to be the future for us all.
@@KWMc1952 I agree with that statement about blackouts becoming more normal as they attack baseload power plants.
I bought my units certified refurbished with a warranty to save some money!
Great video!
Nicely done, a litt more information on the wire and connection you did would help
I used Landscaping low voltage copper wire and soldered the XT60 on one side and then made sure that positive and negative lined up at the panels . Nothing fancy
That’s awesome!!!!!!!!
👍 like it.
I've been playing around with a Delta Pro and space heaters. What I've found is that, not connected to solar panels, even a small heater will drain the battery within 4-6 hours. So if you're in a power black out in the middle of winter and cloudy days, you are very quickly out of luck with respect to heat. Better to use a fire place and wood. Your air conditioner must be using a lot less wattage than a space heater.
I run a 12,000 btu portable air conditioner that has the heat function (heatpump). It pulls 1150 watts and outputs twice the heat as a space heater using about 1/3 less power. I've been using my 1200 watt array on my delta pro and when the sun comes out I unplug the delta pro and the solar takes care of the heater all day and until we go to bed around 11pm. We have a 1600 Sq. Foot house in east Tennessee and it will keep the house above 70 down to 10 degrees. Love it! I switch to 200 watt charging at night and it's back to about 40% by morning and unplug (wifi plug) again and repeat. Space heaters have NO efficiency lol.
If i were in a power black out i would not use resistive heating but would tie my central air handler into the units and run my gas heater . The central air handler uses less than 600 watts for like 10-20 minutes at a time while maintaining temperature . But thats me , Resistive heaters would burn the energy in like 2.5 - 3 hours
@diyenergystorageandmorewit9577 I completely agree! My portable ac is also a heat pump and my air handler is 220v so that's why I use my portable heat pump for my situation. If you have a gas furnace and 110v air handler than you have the best advantage for heating for any outage! :)
Hello, thanks for this great info! Could you run 3 of your 530W panels in series without damaging the inverter (150V, 15A max)? Or would 4 panels, 2 series sets in parallel be OK? Thanks!
The unit takes a 1600w input Max. I'll have a video out on Sunday or Monday showing what your asking.
Essentially. 150v each panel is 49v and 3 of them are right at 150v and 14 amps .. new video with 3 panels being used comes out soon ,been having issues with editing.
@@offgridmaryland Looking forward to this new video. Thanks so much. :)
You might want to put them right there on that Roof … shorter cable less loss .. but I am jealous my Through wall AC is 220.. i live in a NYC Apt ..so rules ….. but i have 2 ecoflow Delta Mini’s and a bifacial 220 watt and 2 x 160 watt panels ..and 2 x 780 watt scooter battery packs .. that can charge the Delta using the solar port ..
are you trying to run as much as you can on your units in an apartment ?
@@offgridmaryland No ..they are completely for Emergency use NOW .. ..I do not have access to any outdoor space …. I have an Airshaft ..Window .. that I am thinking of .. securely mounting my 400 watt panel inside the Exterior Security Bars ..I installed when i bought 27 yrs ago .. .. .. if .. anything other than ..WW3 .. in which case NYC is a BIG CRATER .. food ,water , recharging ..during civil chaos ..Food shortages , blackouts or the walking fungi humans ..is my goal
@@presidentpotato222 well let's hope ww3 doesn't happen! And I understand the space constraints!
@@offgridmaryland and my comments were given as only ..all I have learned to Help .. .. I am in NO means an expert have a ..financial gain .. via my Affiliation of channel etc etc
@@presidentpotato222 I don't think any of us comment for any financial reasons. I make videos cause I enjoy the tech .
Hi. Do you have to have Internet wifi in order for Delta Pro to run appliances?
It surely helps to have wifi but you can turn them on and they run but your monitoring options will be limited to bluetooth if you are in proximity .
Has the ac been running the entire 14 hours?
How did you connect the panels together? Series or parallel?
Series 3 panels
Thank you
Once the room reaches the target temperature, how long does the AC run before cycling on and off. How much power is used overnight from the time the solar input drops below the power used until the sun starts charging again the next day?
Its been awhile but i would say maybe 1.8 kwh to maintain
I have the same Ecoflow unit, and read that to run the Harbor Freight 100w panels, I would have to use the included reverse polarity adapter. If I run an extension, life 25 feet, no other polarity adapter is needed I assume, just use one. Also how many of the above listed 24v panels could I use to charge this unit? I have many. Thanks so much from Arizona.
The Panels i used for this come in at 49 volts per panel . I also have no experience with the Harbor Freight panels, Which ones do you have exactly? The idea that they would not be standard and would need some kind of polarity reverser is odd to me .
Can you make another update? Is it still running without problem? Consider this or AC300 right now
Yea I can do a small update..
Thank you so much 😊
What's your AC BTU?
So, w/ max input of 1600 watts, I would need 16, 100 Watt Solar Panels to get the max outta the Delta Pro?? My plan is to get an extra battery. Also how did u run you cords in series, or the other method???
Keep an eye on voltages. You have a top of 150v DC input. My panels are big enough that I could do one series
good idea. where did you buy your panels and how much? thank you
Santan Solar like a year ago and for around $319 per not sure you can find the exact same ones now
Hi nice video I have question .. can this ecoflow 3600kw run a 1.5 kw hot heater whit out any problem thank you..
Should be able to but it wouldn't last too long. And make sure voltages are correct but I couldn't imagine resistive heating elements spiking their wattage above rated .
what brand are those solar panels
ja solar
would this kill the battery quicker if you are running the a/c and charging at the same time over the summer months?
Well. When charged it is just converting the power to AC. And the cycles is what you need to keep and eye on there are rated 6500 full cycles . If I cycle them 50% daily should last a good long time .
Now that's going off specs .
How much was this investment it’s so cool energy from the sun God created heheh . How big are those solar panels if you don’t mind me asking ?
I have twelve of the 530w panels they cost me $3300 shipped . Those eco flow delta pros I bought them certified refurbished for like $2499 . They work very well . So I spent a lot of money but will be good in the long run !
Can you just connect the delta pro to a wall panel and then connect the solar panel with it and power your whole house that way?
If you were 120v panel yea probably. But you would want to know how much usage you have and if the battery is big enough
So would this run a/c over night without solar input?
I run mine overnight and set the 72° on Eco mode... In about a 400 ft² room.
The lowest I've seen hit by morning is 42% when the sun comes out it charges it up within 3 hours. Then I let it run while solar is at its peak and then cut it off until I'm ready to go to bed
@@offgridmaryland awesome! Thank you for the response! I’m deciding whether I want just the one or the two battery setup.
@@DISTRACTIONNN97GAMIN I've got two of the single units. Expensive compared to diy but damn convenient. I will be making some changes to my setups soon ..
@@offgridmarylandwow. So that's basically a 24/7 air conditioning system just off solar?
Or am I reading something wrong lol
@@william_SMMA I was able to run that small window unit for the whole season using this device .
You said from 100% to 66% in 14 hours what size btu ac is that?
5000 btu on Energy saver mode .
How many BTUS is the air conditioner your powering in the video?
looks like a Midea 12000btu smart inverter style window unit. Those are variable wattage units based on the outside temperature. So if its 100 F outside the unit will crank up to high power mode and if its 85 F outside it will spin down to medium power or low power fully automatically!
when i recorded that video that was a 500+watt conventional AC , Only thing it did was kick on and off. Currently my house is offgrid ( Most days ) and i have upgraded my window units to Media 10K btu U shaped inverter units which are great !
5000BTU , But a newer 10k BTU Inverter ACs would work just as well
Next time have someone to record u
Will try or have my tripods out .
👍👍👍
How much did this setyo cost?
Setup*
Probably more than i should have spent , I bought a refurbished unit for like $2400 ( Ouch) and less then $50 bucks to make my own panel wire that was 30 foot long
What model eco flow generator are you using?
Delta pro 3600wh
I desperately need your advice! Everyone, feel free to advise me as well.
I had 2 men working on the solar system in van.
They replaced the batteries with a LiFePO4 12.8V 78Ah and a 12.8V 35Ah 448Wh.
They installed a Pure Sine Wave Inverter 12V Input, Power 2500W, Output 120V.
I also have a Victron Smart Solar Charge Controller, MPPT 100/30.
When the electrician hooked up everything sparks began flying, the system got hot, and he has given up trying to set it up. I have no solar power now in my van, which is my home.
Please help! I can't waste any more money and I have no idea what I need. Thank you.
How bad were the Sparks.. if you connect an inverter to your batteries without using a pre-charge system like a resistor then yes Sparks will fly but temporarily for a second.
I read part of the instructions today for my new inverter and it says not to connect it to solar panels nor a solar charge controller. The men working on my van and installing the new batteries and inverter must not have known what they were doing.
@@petuniaromania6294 They Inverter should be connected to the Batteries , and same with the charge controller etc ..
What Solar panels are you using?
Two 530 watt Ja Solar
Hi where did you get panels .
I just got my unit and need panels
I bought my panels from Santan Solar but they don't have anymore in stock. But just remember you can series any panels up to 145 volts max 1600 watts .
@@offgridmaryland thanks do you know the brand of panels you have? nice i would love to do 1600. ECOFLOW is selling refurbished items on ebay for good prices right now. I may pick up the expansion batteries
@@NizmoMiner JA Solar 530 Watt thats the exact panel .. The Ecoflow Deltas i have are the refurbished ones from ebay.
I am happy with them so far .. will be doing some split phase testing soon .
@@offgridmaryland awesome brother will be on look out for vids . Thanks
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What size AC unit is this?
110v. 5000 BTU.
Why can’t every Tesla have a massive solar panel on the roof????
Planned obsolescence, that’s why
Well take into account that the panel could only be big enough to offset about 50-70 miles per week ... i think the use of the NCM chemistry in the batteries is more along the line of planned obsolescence with the relatively short cycle like of the original 18650's they used
Link to panels?
This was the Link but they are Out Of Stock here store.santansolar.com/product/new-ja-solar-530w-half-cell-mono-solar-panel/
it willt take you 10 years to break even
Yes the roi would be a long time if this was the units ultimate purpose. But I have another purpose for these after I make some adjustments
@@offgridmaryland These guys aren't getting it. Break even? This is self-contained. If the grid goes down you are keeping cool while others are not.
@@gregory4154 exactly ,. As I see all these states with rolling blackouts I cannot help but justify my hobby. I'm not worried about break even really. The uses for my house , charging my car and. Keeping the family business operating if the powers out that's what I'm looking for .
I’m thinking doing it too, break even in 10. But after that you are making profit. Plus you are not counting, if grid goes down you still have power and you can take power with you anywhere you go.
@@jakeliujakeliu I'm not sure you want to look at being more energy independent as profit.
But yeah the comfort you get will be good ...
14 hours is BS. I ran a 5000 on low on mine it lasted 10 hours down to 28%, You are NOT telling the truth.
This includes solar + battery with daytime peak of 1050 watts of solar coming and battery being fully charged from 1pm and running till about 5pm purely off solar itself while maintaining an average temp of 73 degrees on eco mode.
It helps to ask for the metrics first ,once you are to temperature the AC cycles on to maintain the temperature .
Depending on the day and the cloud cover I have gotten down to 51% by 7 am at which the unit is already picking up 60-100 watts of solar.
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Maybe you run battery only and he might run with solar coming in
@@jakeliujakeliu it does run a good portion of the time on solar and only battery overnight
He's using pass through charging with solar panels while running a/c at the same time. You're talking about running only the battery from 100% to 0% to power an a/c with no solar pass through charging.