Anker SOLIX F3800 Powers Critical Loads in POWER OUTAGE
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Put the fridge outside and open the door 🤣🤣
If things actually got bad. I would 100% put stuff outside and not use the fridge.😆🤘
Excellent real-world example. Thank you for showing us this. Sorry for your loss... of power.
Thanks and Thanks for watching. I Love when the power goes out! Gives me a chance to test stuff out!😀
How do I connect 2400 watts of solar to this power station? Meaning, what configuration of panels?
ANKER IS AWSOME .
I personally like this Power Station!💥🤘
Always fun doing simulated tests! Thanks!
I LOVE to do them!🤷♂️😆💥🤘
Refrigerators you can cycle on and off every 3 hour's, they are well insulated. Also most newer furnaces have a ecm blower motor 80 to 100 watts. I haven't look to see what the inducer motor pulls but that need to be factored in.
That was pretty cool. Great job.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! Much appreciated!💥🤘
What up Doe Mr ARJ
Very nice demo of the Solix F3800 during a winter storm blackout. I would like to see a similar demo with the extra battery during a summer blackout with dual AC running.
Also! I would have a few loads of wood and the generator set up by the back door as soon as I saw a half inch of snow on the ground 😂
Great vid👍🏼
Thanks! For AC I only have the 4ton with a soft start. It will run it easy but length of time wont be for long. We could revisit in the spring or summer tho to see. Yeah we usually have a good 4ft X 8ft stack on the back patio for winter but never got to it lol. I also have an old military 5kw diesel genny but its in the driveway on a pallet. I bought some caster wheels for it but would like to make a little frame or "trailer" to move it to the back yard. Maybe here soon 🙄😆
@@AveRage_Joe Yes Sir, but it sounds like you have the proper equipment to cover all the bases when needed!! Thank you much and continued success!!
I wondered what you had been up to, then noticed my notifications were turned off somehow.
This tech is getting better all the time for sure.
The best line from all of your videos - "don't forget to like the mashed button." Thanks for another great video.
Thanks and 100% Appreciate that!💥🤘
This stuff is great except I can't afford any of it. Great demo of how it can work and thanks for going to all the trouble to share it with us. I'm up to the place you started almost. The place my son works at threw away an APC Smart-UPS 1500. It said the battery was at end of life. I connected my Life Power 4 24v battery to it and now I can have back up for my PC and etc. Still hoping someday to get a winning lottery ticket. That's hard to do since I quit playing after I retired back in 2009. I still keep my gas generator in running condition in case we get another Polar Vortex. Stay safe!
You're killing it, mate.
Now that sounds more like a system , I would need then special if I could look up to that me batteries.
excellent video. not sure why this is first video on a power station that i’ve ever seen (and i’ve seen tons) that actually acts out a power outage. great job. question, if i want to connect an lp generator to this duevto a possible longer outage (we have no option for solar due to trees), what is the best way to hook it up? have you heard of the eg4 chargeverter?
Thank you very much! I do this sim with pretty much all the systems I get that are capable. I hear everyone say and or talk about it but they never do it. Yeah Ive heard of the charge verter and would love to get one. That would be the best option because the DC side is up to 2400w and AC is 1800w. The other thing I could think of is if you didnt have the charge verter, connect the genny up like I did to power your loads and then also plug in the power station to charge it back up(if generator allows such a load). Thanks again, appreciate the comment.
It is good to see this today, mate. Could not see yesterday, hadacid in my eyes from a wildlife camera aka trail camera. Thank goodness they had power.
How do you get acid in your eyes from a trail cam?
@AveRage_Joe Well, the battery had vented and was cleaned with water. I pick it up and wipe my eyes while talking to my sister in Canada. I didn't see any film on the camera, so I didn't know.
Another splendid video Joe! :) Looks like it'd do the job for the fridge and lights during the temperate weather part of the year (about a week round here) no sweat. HVAC is a hungry beast.
Thanks Mate! Its crazy how much the furnce draws. Had no idea💁♂️
Have you tried charging at the same time with a gas generator and solar panels in a grid down?
Excellent video! Not very many of the folks reviewing these products really show how you might use them if they're ever needed. The reality of choosing which loads to power and which ones to stop using for a while is something that is very hard to appreciate until you're in that situation. There is a very real sense of anxiety, seeing that battery percentage dropping. Also, having an auxiliary heating option is absolutely critical for anyone relying on electricity to meet that need, or even help meet that need, as in your case.
Thanks Man! Thats why I like to do these type of videos. You just never know. In a real situation and no other source of power......Id hate to look at the %SOC screen. 100% should have an alt source of heat especially if you live in an area like here. Crazy how cold it got without the wind chill. I would also close off most of the house so I could heat a smaller area which would use less energy.
I liked your 12kw LF growatt setup
Thanks! I still have it on the wall! Started working on the diy build again as well.
I have a HUGE blower on my gas furnace, it pulls 950 watts when running at full speed. Nice demo!
Its crazy how much they pull! This furnace is pretty new. Our last one I gave up the ghost. Had it installed about a year ago before I had all the cool tech to tell me how much stuff takes to run.
Another good video. You definitely do not like it cold in your house 71 degrees wow. I believe the reason you saw no significant gain when you turned off your fridge is that it only draws power when it is running. If the refrigerator had been running you would have seen a drop in the watts being used.
Thanks! Our house is pretty drafty so the temps can drop kinda easy. We need more insulation for sure! Very true on the fridge!
I need to get a generator plug and switch.
Just wondering why the percentage of power remaining on the power station didn't go up after plugging in the expansion battery?
Instructions say I needed to recharge the main unit then the expansion battery would recharge.
Its much more affordable to go the Will Prowse route. LiFePO4 batteries, EG4 all in one inverter/charger/solar.
Nothin wrong with that!
What wire gage did you use to connect the solix to your mobile panels?
I used some 12awg I had on hand.
Do you recall how long it took to AC charge the unit on 600 watt? 1800 watt?
Is it possible to charge any of these with an open frame generator? (None inverter)
I dont see why you couldnt as long as it makes 120v. Should be just like plugging into a wall. I would test it if I had a regular generator. I have an old 5kw military diesel generator. It is not an inverter generator so should work no prob.
I don’t miss those OPPD phone notifications at all!
What do you mean the beer refrigerator isn’t a critical load??? ;-)
Cant remember the last notification I got. Well....I would have to drink everything in the fridge🤪😆 or throw it outside on the back patio.
The good news is I can now start up my 7500W tri-fuel generator to charge the power station. I may set up my 8 100W rigid solar panels, which were made into suitcases with retractable legs.
Awesome! Perfect use the generator!🤘
I love the idea of battery backup but this kind of shows one of my concerns. These device currently only give you so much power for the price. It’s a nice option but several 9-10kw generators will run pretty long as long as you have cheap gas or propane. Many times when there are power issues it’s in a situation where solar just isn’t going to be a great option to keep things going.
Awesome video!
Yeah most of these have a lower capacity but its "portable". Another way to use this in a longer outage is to use the generator to recharge so you dont waste a ton on gas. I know if it were really bad out, the pumps may not be working.🤘
Can I use the x1 to power my house and the service power to charge it? Would be perfect, power never turns off
Yeah the X1 will be able to power your house, be charged from solar or be charged from the grid or both. You can do off grid, time of use or just have a battery backup.🤘
I want info on the smart home panel for this. I have roof panels that are grid tie and the AC Coupling feature is one I'm very interested in.
They might be sending the smart panel so once it shows up Ill do a vid. Sounds like you can just keep your AC coupled system working as is but will know more soon.🤘
@@AveRage_Joe my hope is this smart panel would allow my AC coupled panels to keep working during a power outage. Currently in an outage, they are really expensive roof decorations.
I think it will allow them to still work BUT waiting on more info.
@@AveRage_Joe I emailed Anker and unless something changes, AC coupled panels would not work if the grid goes down. It can work with them when the grid is up. That’s a real bummer as it would have been the tipping point to get the Anker unit.
What size solar panels did you use? Were rhey Anker ones or another brand?
One was a 48v 400w and the other was a 220w. They were not anker brand however the 400w is exactly like the anker 400w. In summer I have seen each panel over produce a little too.
Thanks for the video. I’m sure you are ready for a long time. 😅
Thanks for watching man! You know Im ready!😆😆🤘
Thanks
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Thanks for watching Man! Appreciate you!🤘
Can I use my electric truck and use its 110v to input to Solix f3800 and use it that way to keep powering home during outage
Yes I believe you can!
You can lengthen your power by finishing your DIY Power system
YES 100%😎
If the grid is down…why is the display lit up on the electric stove at 13:08 🤔
Sumulation my friend! I do it with all the systems I get that are capable.
You have more snow then me here in mn
Yeah it all just started coming down. Have had 3 good snows so far. Its been pretty mild for the most part. Like 50f and then BOOM SNOWSTORMS🤷♂️
@@AveRage_Joe ya it went south of us we have a whole 2 inches on the ground until just over a week ago we had green spots of grass
For over 5 months i send them emails to ask for a european version, to review, and i did not received any kind of answer.
Yours look great.👍👍👍👍
Hmm, Ill have to look to see if they have an EU version. To be honest, I havent seen one.🤔
@@AveRage_Joe they have a european website.
I will take a look!
@@AveRage_Joe thanks a lot.
A mega Chinese battery company. Anker, gives you a free 5k generator. Imagine they've give out hundreds of these. Im not sure this is a fair 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.
Like# 2 - I'm surprised your panels aren't bringing in more power? Do you get much more solar if you clean the snow off of your panels? I would love to see a year's worth of your solar generation by month to see what your generation is way up there in the Tundra!
All the neighbors trees are making shadows kinda all over and of course if I move back then my trees also make shadows so not a great situation.
@@AveRage_Joe Trees are less of an issue in Tucson, but not zero...
You didnt have a problem finding one😆💥
@@AveRage_Joe MFr, I sure didn’t 🤔🙄😝
MF=Maximum Frustration
You can see why, when I began designing Taj-Ma-Haul, I elected to install a 12kWatt/hr Solar Charge Controller/Inverter and 8 x Rhinos for 112kWatt/hrs of battery storage. I don't think I can install more than 8 Rhinos physically, so that's really the storage limit without buying a new chassis.
I thought that would be plenty, but now that I'm going to charge an electric tow vehicle, I clearly need to consider 36kWatt/hrs of Inverter to charge it...
Yeah we need some big power lol
I thought you had a whole house EP Cube setup?
I do, I have the EP Cube and my other system. This was another simulated blackout with a portable power supply.🤘
Amazing the kit you can spend your money on if like us you've not got your ass around to building your own "affordable" energy storage solution 😜
Yeah I still have my system in work lol🤷♂️ Ill getter done😆🤘
14:37 - You know H3ll has frozen over in this weather when the output is 666 watts.
Something important to note is that if you need to turn the breaker off for the furnace to save power, don't turn a gas furnace off while it's running. Set the thermostat lower and wait until the blower turns off. Otherwise you risk cracking the heat exchanger and flooding your house with carbon monoxide when it kicks back on.
Lol didnt even notice😆 Yes that is very important if you can help it! When I am switching systems or messing with my power, I always wait for the furnace to stop. Our last furnace I had a nice crack. We also have carbon monoxide detectors.
@@AveRage_Joe - My house when I bought it came with a Lennox Pulse furnace - a model that was infamous for cracking heat exchangers killing multiple families in their sleep in the 1980's. Thus my paranoia. ;)
Holy Crap! I didnt hear about that! Yes I would have been worried too. Have it inspected every year!
Portable solar power banks going 220/230.
Crazy isnt it!
I like how you can connect 6 expansion batteries to get 700% battery.
Agreed!🤘
You can see right away the major drawback of this unit is the low capability of solar!
To me, that makes this thing worthless! There are much better options out there.
I do own two of the Anker 767’s which I like a lot, but they’re somewhat limited in solar also, but for my use they work for what I need.
I’d be curious if you can even run a load of clothes in the dryer with this thing, as an hour would need 6 kW ?
Yep one of the drawbacks is the low voltage on the solar for sure. I am wondering if they did it that way to also please the RV or Van crowd since most use 12v panels. Lower voltage makes it easier for portability. If its going to be a full home backup all the time and not moved, need at least 150v.
Why not just plug your 48 volt battery into the pv feed.
Oh you know me, gotta see what this PPS can do!😆🤘
Will these sponsored garbage videos ever end?
😆 Was it really that bad? Just testing out a power station 💁♂️
@@AveRage_Joe Yup, would have thought that was obvious from the ridiculously widespread backlash a mere 10 days ago over the sponsored and completely scripted EcoFlow Infomercial everyone posted. I Didn't even bother watching yours because I didn't want to have to permanently block your channel. Guess I am past that now. The TH-cam product review model has become so corrupt I could watch the scammy rare collectable coin dealer on TV all day and still feel less dirty! Good luck to you, I will be sorry to have missed your DIY battery and other cool projects if you ever get back to them.
Oh thats to bad you didnt watch. I dont do scripts. I just go over all the specs and features and then show all the things about it. Test it out powering different loads as I usually do. No scripts needed. The companies want everyone to release on the same day to flood TH-cam to get everyone interested and talking about. I could see how that could be annoying but if you like a certain person or channel then you watch the content...or wait a few days and its on to the next.
For my channel it seems most people watch the big TH-cam channels and buy from them. Then once they get the product they dont know how to use it since the Big channel glosses over that. They come here to see how to use it. At least thats what Ive observed.🤷♂️
@@AveRage_Joe No reason to watch when you have seen the same product reviewed by DOZENS of other TH-camrs. As for it being scripted or not, I know you were required to cover all the same points and bogus claims EVERYONE else did. I am 100% positive you did not receive a different contract from all the rest. You can call it whatever you like but in the end the sponsor calls the shots and EcoFlow made that very clear this last go round. You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still just a pig. Myself personally, I would know how to use the product long before I bought it. Therefore no need to keep coming back to your channel and watching this sponsored garbage at every turn. Selling out is selling out...all there is to it. The system is not going to change because the TH-cam model for product reviews is far too corrupt at this point. Nobody wants to go back to a real job with actual responsibilities as well as losing all their free swag. You should have just said no to EcoFlow, Anker etc... and stayed true to your original content. It's the reason I started and kept watching your channel. You would have kept my respect and viewership. Good luck to you and adios.