$1,900 for the generator and $1,300 for the 4 plug-in solar panels or recharging. A bit expensive but it looks to be plug-and-play. When they shut down the grid it would be well worth the investment.
Thanks for your presentation. I have been looking at different reviews of this product.. I appreciate the simple demo of plugging things in. As an older single woman with not much electrical knowledge I need all the input I can get. For those who complain of the price Amazon currently has a 200.00 off coupon bringing this unit down to 1699.00.
Thanks for doing a great job in your review of the 2400wh Bluetti. A few weeks ago I bought this model, along with two Jackery 1000wh solar generators, and two Jackery 100 watt foldable solar panels.... I live in a small house in a remote area of the Southern California Mohave desert where the power goes off every year a number of times--usually when the temperature outside is above 110... I've been in the same house for 44 years (I was born in 1937), and wanted some method of battery backup that was simple to use and would run some things in my place to save my refrigerated food and to power one of my two through the wall AC's. One of the AC's is a 6000 btu LG, remote controlled 8 year old model, traditional window AC, that I modified slightly to be able to put through the wall...My power went off a week ago right at midnight while the temp outside was still over 100. The power came back on at 4:30 am. During the outage I had the first trial with the new solar generators. Neither of the Jackery's could handle the power surge to keep the AC running, but the Bluetti was able to run it. While the Bluetti was running the AC, I plugged one of the Jackery's into the Bluetti and it did great in charging the Bluetti while the Bluetti was powering the AC. I used the other Jackery 1000 to power my desktop computer, a light, and a 3 small fans, and to alternate back and forth between powering my small freezer and the apartment sized refrigerator. The Bluetti worked beautifully and so did both Jackerys. All in all, I think my investments were a success. In the future I'd like to buy a second Bluetti 2400, in order to guarantee some extra power for longer power failures. These Power Generators are beautifully designed high tech. gizmos. The Bluetti is a bit heavy for an old guy like me to move around, but the Jackerys are perfect for placing anywhere one needs 1000whs.
I respect the points you made in this video. I disagree with some of the snarky comments made in response to your presentation. So many of the snarky comments focus on the $2,000 price tag. But what they ignore is the total price includes the components & the finished workmanship of the product. Sure there are those who could build their own equivalent systems after ordering & assembling the parts, wires, fuses, cabinet, etc. But I dare say when they cost out those items plus their own labor, they will find a total that far exceeds the price paid for this unit. As for those talking about lead acid battery alternatives, it must be noted that those options immediately sacrifice portability as the weight would be suitable only for stationary installs or vehicles. I think this is a wonderful product for those wanting significant human-portable power beyond 35 amp hour base units.
Thank you...They all keep saying it's "really not a solar generator" lol point is u can use solar to recharge the battery, which is to me is the main selling point. Hey what do I know.
@@PhiltheLeviteRev The smarta$$es fixate on the terminology. Once the precious gasoline or propane runs out, their generator is an useless brick. At least with this Bluetti you can always charge the battery back up albeit slowly.
I just received my Bluetti and panels yesterday so this video was so timely for me! It was great to see you talk through it. Can’t wait to take it out of the box and check it out, Thanks!
I tried to make a poor man's version of one of these power stations a few years ago. I bought the pure sine wave inverter, a 12-volt, 100 amp lead-acid battery (lithium was not available), and the rest of the parts. I slapped it all together and it worked great, but the clutter of cables and miscellaneous parts made it impractical to move around. Conclusion - don't bother building your own power station. You will never do as good a job as the commercially built power stations, and the small amount of money you save (if any) isn't worth the trouble.
To those that keep going on about "I can get a gas one cheaper" or "gas is better"......you are missing the point. It's cool because you don't need to plug it in to the electric mains or use gas/petrol. In other words you can go anywhere with it and can charge it up as long as you take a solar panel too and there is daylight. And it's free energy and non polluting.
Yeah free energy right let’s see solar panels hundreds of dollars each typically, your two or 3000 W inverter for your house oh maybe $1000 or more, oh you want batteries for storage oh well that’s like you know $300-$1000 each, yeah no problem there right free energy knucklehead
@@brassedoff2437 this is why America doesn't deserve to be free anymore. They've dumbed us down to the point that we can't think for ourselves so therefore we (as a whole) need someone else to do it for us. Now take your vax aka id2020 bc it's the smartest thing u could do to keep u and your family safe... also u can't buy, sell or trade without it.
Awesome.. I live in the Bitterroots and just started my quest for energy independence. This would greatly help out my gas generator I haven't purchased solar panels but have them on my shopping list along with wind turbine. My plan was to dedicate a 12v battery to each panel for my grow lights using USB connection because I recently purchased 600 bamboo seeds
It's amazing how compact it is for a solar generator that powerful, a true beast⚡ thx for uploading the content I spent some tedious time anticipating whether the device was worth investing $1000+ but now I'm rest assured an non commercial but authentic guarantee😎
Indeed, it even runs my full sized fridge freezer for an estimated 24-30 hours, but with solar much longer. I will get a few of thier waterproof 120 Watt foldable panels. What really surprised me about this unit is how quiet it is.
Thanks Marin. We recently moved to the mountains into an all electric home and were looking for ways to keep the fridge charged and some of our appliances charged. Thanks for the video.
thanks for this review. Now that you had it for a few months how has it performed? Also it would have been nice if you would have mentioned how long it took to fully charge on AC as well as from solar panel.
Great information looks like a great product one thing I did notice on your cabin was that you have a double vapor barrier FYI you should have used a non papered insulation with the plastic or just take the paper off otherwise you can cause trapped moisture and your walls which will cause mold will probably take a long time based upon its a paper backing and not two layers of plastic but in any case it is still considered a double vapor barrier
yes it is expensive. BUT with discount codes and the ability to have full 4 year Amazon replacement warranty it is a quick easy way to get power into a van conversion. when I have the time and knowledge to build a complete separate system this can become a great portable backup.
I didn't know that! Think you could do a video more on that? Or share a like on how it all works? I'm new to this and would like to be pointed in any direction that gives more info, especially since i couldn't afford what's shown in this video.
with the refrigerator, it is not the watts as much as the ingress inductive load from the compressor motor. An ingress startup sine wave doubles the draw-Amperage and Voltage for one cycle, and that usually takes out most back up power inverter systems as they are not designed for hi ingress inductive load cycles, like refrigerators, heat pumps and air conditioners load the system with on start up. It would be interesting to see the readout, or a volt and amp meter on the refer line on startup.
very rare for me to find things I don't know I need to understand ingress, in relation to doubling the Amps and Voltage ? Is this the wave as seen say in an Oscilloscope?
I'm going to go ahead and say, this is a convenient, expensive, portable unit. I'm going to go ahead and say, quite often, the weak point in solar systems, is the amount of battery storage. I'm going to go ahead and say, this unit, would be a nice backup system, and it's portability would come in handy. I'm going to go ahead and say, the box opening was so informative.
This is basically a pack of batteries with a solar charger controller and an inverter all in one box. Sweet, but pricey, one can get all of this in a box for far less.
How very interesting. After watching this I really think I “get” how this stuff works. I had no idea before. You explain it all so well and the examples are superb. Thanks so much! Think I will browse around all your other videos. 🇺🇸🤗
Oh, I have so much to learn. Over the winter when I shut down my cottage, my biggest draw is the heat trace to my septic field and to my water pump hose to the lake. Each hose is about 100 yards long. To know if this will run that I guess I need to find out how much the heat trace draws (?in watts per hour?). Hmm. I need a book or a video on how the amps and volts all work. Where can a beginner start with this? Any suggestions?
You can Google the amps to watt or vice versa google has a calculator as well that will help you convert it (for us lazy people that don't want to do the math)😀
I believe he was using a light behind the camera to light up the scene. Either that or it was sunlight hitting the white surface of the fridge, giving it the appearance of the light being on. If you look closely, you can see the light of the fridge turn on when he plugs it in
You would probably want something bigger to run AC and fridges, this stuff is more for running TV, computer and charging things, maybe a small microwave, the cheapest way to power fridges and AC, is to buy electric car batteries and a 48-60v inverters, and a charge controller, for about the same price, to $1200 or so, (give or take, depending on what you buy) I built my own system for offgrid, under $2k it will run my house all night, no AC, or heat, these things will power a fridge, but that's about it, you could hack it , by adding a external battery, it will run things but not long enough to live normally, I am thinking about taking orders for a portable offgrid power system, if ppl were interested, and put it on wheels, with everything together, at a good price,
How long do you think it takes to recharge back up? And can you leave it plugged into you're solar power to continually use it? Sorry new to all this trying to learn as much as possible! Wanting to build a van. All of this stuff fascinates me! Technology is crazy with what we can do
Hiya I just bought this after watching your video the lead for plugging into the solar panel won’t plug in as on the lead and the panel the positive are both male fitting if I plugged them in the polarity would be reversed?
Hi Martin, I'm very impressed, I just wanted you to elaborate on how long this device can hold when there is no power, I know that its a relative question, but for me personally I would like to use it in case we have power outage that's around 5hrs and I want to charge my fibre optic modem, keep lights on and plugs, plugs will be used just to cook, which is around 45 minutes to an hour. And I want to know how much the system cost including the panels
Basically you have to add up all the watts of your devices and divide the number of watt hours by that. This has 2,400. The main device I want to use it for does 120 watts so it would last 20 hours
@@MtnNerd I used a watt meter (Poniie PN2000) to measure my large side by side Frigidaire refrigerator’s electric consumption over 3.8 days. It averaged 69 watts per hour (6.32 kWh / 91.85 hours = .069 kWh per hour * 1000 = 69 watts per hour. [Note: kWh x 1000 = watts.] This works out .069 kWh * 24 hours = 1.656 kWh per day; 1.656 x1000 watts to convert to watts=1656 watts per day/ 24 hours = 69 watts per hour to confirm the above calculation. I would like to use a 2000 watt system dedicated to the fridge, but this only leaves a 344 watt safety margin to avoid discharging the solar battery too low. I figure either I can do some hours of down time or pass through charging to maintain the power station at least at 30% of capacity (600 watts). Full discharge (2000/69 = 29 hours). Do you think it can safely be less than 30%? If 69 watts per hour is about right then 69 * 8760 hours per year = 604,440 annual watts /1000 to convert to annual kWh = 604.4 kWh. I believe this is very close to the actual annual kWh energy star electric consumption estimate for this model. I will try to confirm that on the Energy Star website. So if you have the Energy star label from when you bought a fridge, just divide the annual kWh by 365 days = kWh per day X 1000 to convert to watts per day. This is a neat calculation for all Energy Star fridges that run 24/7 for 365 days. Say you want to keep your solar to a lower level, you can buy a small fridge/freezer unit with no ice maker. Say it is rated at 320 kWh annually, then it is 320/365 days = .877 kWh per day X 1000 = 877 watts per day, or 36.5 watts per hour,so a 1200 watt solar unit or possibly even smaller (with pass through charging) will be feasible.. I understand solar power battery systems should have at least 25 pct or more of capacity left and not be discharged to zero. I used 1/3rd or 292 as the safety margin on this = 1168 or 1200 watts. I calculated the load to try to determine what size solar power station I need, just for the refrigerator. I believe 2000 watts will work well, as long as it has pass through charging so I can charge while using the fridge during the day. It is possible to keep this frig cold enough for food and ice, on less than 24 hours of electricity but I hope this will work out well for a 24 hour period. We had zero current for 3 days after hurricane Irma and using frozen 1/2 gallon water bottles periodically moved to the refrigerator side, saved all of our food. We did not have much in the freezer and just cooked and ate what we did have. Refrigerators are hard to monitor unless you do it over multiple days as I did, because of the widely fluctuating amps, volts and watts depending on whether the compressor kicks on or not, and possibly due to temperatures in the home where it is placed. Energy Star has done all the work for us, making it easy to estimate average loads for refrigerators. Of course, for other electric items that just run about the same watts when turned on (washing machine, hot water kettle, microwave etc) are easy to predict as it amounts to hours times rated watts = total watts. My hot water kettle is rated at 1500 watts, and yep it meters at 1500 running watts when on; but it is usually only on for 3 minutes to boil a lot of water, so the only factor to calculate is time. 1500/3 minutes = 25 watts per minute, equals 75 watts for 3 minutes. Sorry this is so long. I am trying to work out the best and most affordable solar options for my situation. Hopefully this is helpful to others.
Hello, Question does the solar generator power off grip washing machine. Or can u do off grip washing machine video with the generator or if u have any recommendations for best solar generator for off grip washing machine. Love ❤️ ur video is detailed! Thx
I have found some joy from my Yeti battery with one solar panel to run my off grid mobile airstream recording studio. It is all about conservng the power as you go, and using only what you need. I can go for about 8hours of full on recording, running laptop, interface and mics with it. I use wood heat when it gets chilly
Can a 8000watt power inverter charge electric cars faster compared to a 3000watt power inverter.Can a 8000watt generator charge a electric car faster then a 3000watt generator.I googled searched faster ways to charge electric cars ???
I don’t know why, but it’s amusing to me when i use power from a better to charge itself- or like how you are using power from your batteries to charge your solar generator, and then if you use your generator to charge your batteries. I understand the physics of this so no need to your time giving me a physics lesson.. it just amuses me=)
This is great, and there are quite a few of these on the market. But they are good for a limited time then they need to be charged. You can use solar if you have good sunshine and enough solar panels. Other than that you are out of power. A gas or propane generator makes much more sense in most cases.
yeah, the company calls it a power station, IDK whythese guys call them generators, maybe a more searched for term, or because it does replace a generator. .... Actually, maybe it does generate. It generates the required voltage per your request from stored fuel, just like a gas one. What it's not doing is converting the fuel, it generates a signal for you inthe same fuel you filled it with.... does that fly? lol
I paid 80 bucks for a battery pack/inverter from Canadian tire 20 years ago. Great for camping, but if you think this is going to keep your refrigerator going in a black out you will be sadly mistaken. Plus it didn't take long to burn it out. Have to use it regularly and don't let it sit in the cold.
Can you solar charge and use it at the same time? I’m talking about leaving the unit inside the house and the solar panel outside so there’s always be power.
This looks like a really Awesome generator, we are anxiously waiting for ours that we ordered June 29 and they took $2848 Out of my bank account to pay for this awesome generator, which we have never received !!! They say it’s stuck in a Fed ex building and they can’t seem to get it shipped to us , 🤔 , very disheartening to say the least, it’s not like we have $2000 plus to throw away, very sad story ☹️
You overpaid homes depot has NATURE'S GENERATOR 3600-Watt Electric Start Solar Powered Portable Generator with 2 Electric Start Solar Panels and Wind Turbine Kit
Marie Krejcik you welcome check Lowe’s too they have a cheaper version Natures Generator for $1000 with 1,800 wats and one solar panel. It works great I use it for my greenhouse I will post videos soon.
Ordered one of these off Amazon today for $1799.00. Yes, I know it is 'overpriced' but we needed a portable emergency source for testing and it fits the bill thanks.
@poppypottschannel Why pay that money to have minutes of use on say microwave refrigerator hot plate and other regular 110 volt appliances. I would just use solar for that pretty minimal use items that are easy to charge with 12 volt and better with 24 volt solar!
I would consider this for a small RV to run the 12 volt lights, my Cpap machine, 12v for the furnace, charging iPad, iPhone etc... Recharging it during the day with solar and/or generator. I’d be interested in whether it could run a small Keurig coffee maker and a microwave for a few minutes.
During the weather bomb that hit Texas just recently a lot of RVrs got caught out with their heater's not working because their batteries went flat as a result of the power grid going down for days and the solar panels not working...this unit would have been useful in that situation... it's a lot cheaper than a bank of batteries and a lot less wight to carry around...with the 3 charging options it should always be ready in a emergency!!!.😎💕🇺🇸🇺🇦
I would love to see a used model S Battery module (5000wH) with an appropriate charger for the grid (maybe 1.5kW), and a inverter in the 1500W continues power...
Thank you for your video. I am a senior and have min knowledge on solar. Could you please tell me if l purchase this unit would solar panels be all l need to charge the Bluetti and of course the sun. If so could you recommend which panels are best. Thank you so much for your time. All the best
Tesla Powerwall $7600 - 13.5kwh $563 per Kwh Bluetti EB240 $1900 - 2.4kwh $792 per Kwh I suppose the main selling point of the Bluetti is that you can order it quickly and install it yourself.
I need to go to NM for mold avoidance and will be in a tent. Looking for something that will help me sustain: portable dvd player, computer, burner, fan, maybe heater if it get crazy cold. How does an inverter work? No pressure to get back, thanks for the video. : )
Joe Biden, must watch you, "man". Come on man, haha. I see these generators are popular too with, Van Life, folks. Very informative video, thank you man.
Yes very good, as the other guy....it is a Power storage and inverter unit, still very cool and portable. Good also for emergency power usage. Do they come as a higher watt.
This unit looks incredible and really powerful I live in the Islands of Lake Victoria in Uganda where there is no grid power, How can I get this unit to power my home and at how much Cost & fright .
I bought two. Saved $600 by doing so. Lost $3400 also by doing so. Gained endless power for my teardrop after I get solar panels. Any recommendations on portable solar panels?
Hey Martin. Just viewed the Bluetti solar generator video. Great work. So informative. Bluetti should be paying you a commission lol. Or maybe they are lol. Either way thanks for the info. All queries answered. I'm going to subscribe to your channel. I'm off grid too, in Australia. Thanks again. David
do you remcomend for a full size frig with freezer plus a seperate freezer ? also whats the cost? I am looking to run my frig and freezer prob full time.
Good bit of kit but silly expensive, much better to have separate items connected together and a third of the price. Also easier to repair if something goes packs up. That thing would be a mare to fix
I had one of these and returned it. Twice! These are not plug-in-and-forget type battery units. If a cloud or shadow crosses the solar panels these are connected to, the powers drops while in the shade (normal) but THE BATTERIES DO NOT RETURN TO FULL POWER ON THEIR OWN. You have to unplug the barrel plug then reinsert. It will then go back to max power. This is a KNOWN issue and Bluetti knows this. CS will tell you they fixed it but not true. I ordered a second unit to try out an updated/ "fixed" unit and the problem remains. If you use this battery and leave for they day and come back, your battery may be depleted while running your fridge for only several hours due to shadow/clouds that may have covered part of the panel. If you can monitor the battery then these are good units for the current price ($1,300 with Amazon discount, as of 11-18-21). Their newer models cost more but offer more features. I do not know if the newer models suffer them same problem as the EB2400.
Nice review. I just bought the EB150 the 1500 watt hour unit. Have not received it yet. But if I could have afforded the EB240 like yours I would have done that. I am still thinking of the AC200 model with the 2000 w inverter built in.
If I hear one more "bad boy", I think I'll go more nuts than I am already!!! Yeah, the Bluetti is the cat's meow---but worth 1000 'bad boys'? I doubt it.
Depends on how many watts the fridge uses, ambient temperature, and how often you open the door. Try using a kill-a-watt meter on your fridge then you can figure it out for your situation.
If you plug solar panels into it. Gas generators need you to put in gas, solar generators need you to input solar. Of course, you can charge it other ways too.
iTs nOt a geNeRaTor!!!! Quit crying people. Grow up . Don’t buy it if you don’t like it. It works great for people living in vans or rvs for alternative power solutions. Adults are worse then kids these days. Same ones complaining probably gripe about people being sensitive yet don’t realize it’s really them. Nice video!
I want to build a grow room inside a shipping container ! Would you recommend to get the full set up you have for your cabin or 2 or 3 of the generator in the video ! Its will be powering fan , lights 600 watts per each lamp or so ,
@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving thank you for replying , thats a great idea ! but i want to challenge this task and make it possible inside the shipping container , i spend my whole day yesterday , researching how much wh i am consuming to get the proper amount of Battery , and from the two rooms with light. fans , inline fan , lights on 16 and 12 hours a day and fans on 24h , i have brought down the wattage hour consumption to 7,500wh , so i would need 4 12 volts 200ah battery to power my off grid system , but instead of completely going of grid , i would use solar power and on grid power , and send the power im making from the panels back to the meter , i need 1500 watts panels to make enough power to cover how much power i am using, so light bill would be very low . i would love to hear your opinion about the plan
What is it with all these people that want to call a battery pack/inverter a generator. Is it click bait or do they really not know they are two different things.
But doesn't it become a generator when you add the solar panels?? A lot of people-- like myself-- have a hard time understanding this technical equipment.
@@truthseeker3967 No, it's just storage for an electric charge. If you add solar panels, you're adding a means to collects energy from the sun, but on it's own, it's just a nice battery pack with a built in power inverter (converts DC voltage to AC) . Doesn't mean it's not cool, but definitely not a generator. That's like buying a nice tire and saying isn't this a cool car, without the rest of the parts it's not a car, it's a tire.
I am appalled at all the negative comments on this site. Thank you for putting this information out.
$1,900 for the generator and $1,300 for the 4 plug-in solar panels or recharging. A bit expensive but it looks to be plug-and-play. When they shut down the grid it would be well worth the investment.
Thanks for your presentation. I have been looking at different reviews of this product.. I appreciate the simple demo of plugging things in. As an older single woman with not much electrical knowledge I need all the input I can get. For those who complain of the price Amazon currently has a 200.00 off coupon bringing this unit down to 1699.00.
Thanks for doing a great job in your review of the 2400wh Bluetti. A few weeks ago I bought this model, along with two Jackery 1000wh solar generators, and two Jackery 100 watt foldable solar panels.... I live in a small house in a remote area of the Southern California Mohave desert where the power goes off every year a number of times--usually when the temperature outside is above 110... I've been in the same house for 44 years (I was born in 1937), and wanted some method of battery backup that was simple to use and would run some things in my place to save my refrigerated food and to power one of my two through the wall AC's. One of the AC's is a 6000 btu LG, remote controlled 8 year old model, traditional window AC, that I modified slightly to be able to put through the wall...My power went off a week ago right at midnight while the temp outside was still over 100. The power came back on at 4:30 am. During the outage I had the first trial with the new solar generators. Neither of the Jackery's could handle the power surge to keep the AC running, but the Bluetti was able to run it. While the Bluetti was running the AC, I plugged one of the Jackery's into the Bluetti and it did great in charging the Bluetti while the Bluetti was powering the AC. I used the other Jackery 1000 to power my desktop computer, a light, and a 3 small fans, and to alternate back and forth between powering my small freezer and the apartment sized refrigerator. The Bluetti worked beautifully and so did both Jackerys. All in all, I think my investments were a success. In the future I'd like to buy a second Bluetti 2400, in order to guarantee some extra power for longer power failures. These Power Generators are beautifully designed high tech. gizmos. The Bluetti is a bit heavy for an old guy like me to move around, but the Jackerys are perfect for placing anywhere one needs 1000whs.
Thank you for the information. May you be blessed with long life
I respect the points you made in this video. I disagree with some of the snarky comments made in response to your presentation. So many of the snarky comments focus on the $2,000 price tag. But what they ignore is the total price includes the components & the finished workmanship of the product. Sure there are those who could build their own equivalent systems after ordering & assembling the parts, wires, fuses, cabinet, etc. But I dare say when they cost out those items plus their own labor, they will find a total that far exceeds the price paid for this unit. As for those talking about lead acid battery alternatives, it must be noted that those options immediately sacrifice portability as the weight would be suitable only for stationary installs or vehicles. I think this is a wonderful product for those wanting significant human-portable power beyond 35 amp hour base units.
Excellent info.
Thanks for the info.
Thank you...They all keep saying it's "really not a solar generator" lol point is u can use solar to recharge the battery, which is to me is the main selling point. Hey what do I know.
@@PhiltheLeviteRev
The smarta$$es fixate on the terminology.
Once the precious gasoline or propane runs out, their generator is an useless brick.
At least with this Bluetti you can always charge the battery back up albeit slowly.
@@coreyhill2926 Need your phone No
I just received my Bluetti and panels yesterday so this video was so timely for me! It was great to see you talk through it. Can’t wait to take it out of the box and check it out, Thanks!
I tried to make a poor man's version of one of these power stations a few years ago. I bought the pure sine wave inverter, a 12-volt, 100 amp lead-acid battery (lithium was not available), and the rest of the parts. I slapped it all together and it worked great, but the clutter of cables and miscellaneous parts made it impractical to move around. Conclusion - don't bother building your own power station. You will never do as good a job as the commercially built power stations, and the small amount of money you save (if any) isn't worth the trouble.
Thankyou for the fantastic review. I live in the UK and am starting to prepare for what's coming!!! Love to all💚
To those that keep going on about "I can get a gas one cheaper" or "gas is better"......you are missing the point. It's cool because you don't need to plug it in to the electric mains or use gas/petrol. In other words you can go anywhere with it and can charge it up as long as you take a solar panel too and there is daylight. And it's free energy and non polluting.
Brassed Off as long as the suns out
No free lunch in this world bro!!!
Yeah free energy right let’s see solar panels hundreds of dollars each typically, your two or 3000 W inverter for your house oh maybe $1000 or more, oh you want batteries for storage oh well that’s like you know $300-$1000 each, yeah no problem there right free energy knucklehead
I never said the equipment was free "knucklehead".
@@brassedoff2437 this is why America doesn't deserve to be free anymore. They've dumbed us down to the point that we can't think for ourselves so therefore we (as a whole) need someone else to do it for us.
Now take your vax aka id2020 bc it's the smartest thing u could do to keep u and your family safe... also u can't buy, sell or trade without it.
Awesome.. I live in the Bitterroots and just started my quest for energy independence. This would greatly help out my gas generator I haven't purchased solar panels but have them on my shopping list along with wind turbine. My plan was to dedicate a 12v battery to each panel for my grow lights using USB connection because I recently purchased 600 bamboo seeds
It's amazing how compact it is for a solar generator that powerful, a true beast⚡ thx for uploading the content I spent some tedious time anticipating whether the device was worth investing $1000+ but now I'm rest assured an non commercial but authentic guarantee😎
Indeed, it even runs my full sized fridge freezer for an estimated 24-30 hours, but with solar much longer. I will get a few of thier waterproof 120 Watt foldable panels. What really surprised me about this unit is how quiet it is.
Thanks Marin. We recently moved to the mountains into an all electric home and were looking for ways to keep the fridge charged and some of our appliances charged. Thanks for the video.
thanks for this review. Now that you had it for a few months how has it performed? Also it would have been nice if you would have mentioned how long it took to fully charge on AC as well as from solar panel.
I like the idea of a Solar generator
Great information looks like a great product one thing I did notice on your cabin was that you have a double vapor barrier FYI you should have used a non papered insulation with the plastic or just take the paper off otherwise you can cause trapped moisture and your walls which will cause mold will probably take a long time based upon its a paper backing and not two layers of plastic but in any case it is still considered a double vapor barrier
yes it is expensive. BUT with discount codes and the ability to have full 4 year Amazon replacement warranty it is a quick easy way to get power into a van conversion. when I have the time and knowledge to build a complete separate system this can become a great portable backup.
$1800 direct from manufacturer
can you spare the discount code?
Stop Calling These Things a Solar Generator. They are Not Solar and They are Not a Generator. They are Just Power Storage. a Battery and an Inverter.
I didn't know that! Think you could do a video more on that? Or share a like on how it all works? I'm new to this and would like to be pointed in any direction that gives more info, especially since i couldn't afford what's shown in this video.
They're usually called portable power stations. Google that and thou shall find plenty of options for small to large wallets.
Right a bunch of batteries in a box.
John, what is a "generator?"
How would you describe a solar power generator?
with the refrigerator, it is not the watts as much as the ingress inductive load from the compressor motor. An ingress startup sine wave doubles the draw-Amperage and Voltage for one cycle, and that usually takes out most back up power inverter systems as they are not designed for hi ingress inductive load cycles, like refrigerators, heat pumps and air conditioners load the system with on start up. It would be interesting to see the readout, or a volt and amp meter on the refer line on startup.
very rare for me to find things I don't know I need to understand ingress, in relation to doubling the Amps and Voltage ? Is this the wave as seen say in an Oscilloscope?
Hello? Any way to put that succinctly in English?
I'm going to go ahead and say, this is a convenient, expensive, portable unit. I'm going to go ahead and say, quite often, the weak point in solar systems, is the amount of battery storage. I'm going to go ahead and say, this unit, would be a nice backup system, and it's portability would come in handy. I'm going to go ahead and say, the box opening was so informative.
I'm going to go ahead and say, I agree with what you went ahead and said.
@@good-bye_blue_sky 😂😂 I was waiting for it…
This is perfect I live in bright and sunny 🌞 Arizona
Wow very impressive! Good back up for my gas generator.
10:10 .. who else was yelling at their screen, 'dude, shut the fridge doors!' :)
I was counting how many times he said "bad boy"
I got one to use in our RV. I've been using it in the house to charge accessories for a bout a month now and it still has half a charge.
I use it to charge my gameboy color. Definitely worth 2,000$
@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 whhhaaa??? You mean rechargeable batteries?
@@sonicice8340 WHAAAAAAAAAAWAAAAAA? they make them in rechargable now?!
@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 Dude you just use modern-day rechargeable double a batteries ...
This is basically a pack of batteries with a solar charger controller and an inverter all in one box. Sweet, but pricey, one can get all of this in a box for far less.
How very interesting. After watching this I really think I “get” how this stuff works. I had no idea before. You explain it all so well and the examples are superb. Thanks so much! Think I will browse around all your other videos. 🇺🇸🤗
Oh, I have so much to learn. Over the winter when I shut down my cottage, my biggest draw is the heat trace to my septic field and to my water pump hose to the lake. Each hose is about 100 yards long. To know if this will run that I guess I need to find out how much the heat trace draws (?in watts per hour?). Hmm. I need a book or a video on how the amps and volts all work. Where can a beginner start with this? Any suggestions?
Look at DIY solar with Will on you tube, has a great book available and excellent tutorials
You can Google the amps to watt or vice versa google has a calculator as well that will help you convert it (for us lazy people that don't want to do the math)😀
How was the refrigerator light on before you plugged it in?
I believe he was using a light behind the camera to light up the scene. Either that or it was sunlight hitting the white surface of the fridge, giving it the appearance of the light being on.
If you look closely, you can see the light of the fridge turn on when he plugs it in
Thank you for explaining this. I bought one but haven't taken it out of the box due to apprehension. I don't want to break it.
Hook something that is something up to it? How long will the refer run? How long would it run an aircon?
You would probably want something bigger to run AC and fridges, this stuff is more for running TV, computer and charging things, maybe a small microwave, the cheapest way to power fridges and AC, is to buy electric car batteries and a 48-60v inverters, and a charge controller, for about the same price, to $1200 or so, (give or take, depending on what you buy) I built my own system for offgrid, under $2k it will run my house all night, no AC, or heat, these things will power a fridge, but that's about it, you could hack it , by adding a external battery, it will run things but not long enough to live normally, I am thinking about taking orders for a portable offgrid power system, if ppl were interested, and put it on wheels, with everything together, at a good price,
@@jamest.5001 I'm interested. Price? Deets?
JAMES! Since the 70's I would be very interested. !
how do you charge this from a solar panel? I believe you still need a Charge controler and it must be plugged to it?!
It has a mppt charge controller built it.
I run my off grid security system on dog food.
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Cheapo.....🤣
How long do you think it takes to recharge back up? And can you leave it plugged into you're solar power to continually use it? Sorry new to all this trying to learn as much as possible! Wanting to build a van. All of this stuff fascinates me! Technology is crazy with what we can do
Thinking about using that in a rv, and was wondering how long you can run your fridge before needing to recharge it.
Hiya I just bought this after watching your video the lead for plugging into the solar panel won’t plug in as on the lead and the panel the positive are both male fitting if I plugged them in the polarity would be reversed?
greatest sales pitch of all time :)
Seriously
Interesting but wish you stated how long the refrigerator ran and how much time solar panel took took to charge the battery
I thought the same thing. It would be good information to have
Hi Martin, I'm very impressed, I just wanted you to elaborate on how long this device can hold when there is no power, I know that its a relative question, but for me personally I would like to use it in case we have power outage that's around 5hrs and I want to charge my fibre optic modem, keep lights on and plugs, plugs will be used just to cook, which is around 45 minutes to an hour. And I want to know how much the system cost including the panels
Basically you have to add up all the watts of your devices and divide the number of watt hours by that. This has 2,400. The main device I want to use it for does 120 watts so it would last 20 hours
@@MtnNerd I used a watt meter (Poniie PN2000) to measure my large side by side Frigidaire refrigerator’s electric consumption over 3.8 days. It averaged 69 watts per hour (6.32 kWh / 91.85 hours = .069 kWh per hour * 1000 = 69 watts per hour. [Note: kWh x 1000 = watts.]
This works out .069 kWh * 24 hours = 1.656 kWh per day; 1.656 x1000 watts to convert to watts=1656 watts per day/ 24 hours = 69 watts per hour to confirm the above calculation.
I would like to use a 2000 watt system dedicated to the fridge, but this only leaves a 344 watt safety margin to avoid discharging the solar battery too low. I figure either I can do some hours of down time or pass through charging to maintain the power station at least at 30% of capacity (600 watts). Full discharge (2000/69 = 29 hours). Do you think it can safely be less than 30%?
If 69 watts per hour is about right then 69 * 8760 hours per year = 604,440 annual watts /1000 to convert to annual kWh = 604.4 kWh. I believe this is very close to the actual annual kWh energy star electric consumption estimate for this model. I will try to confirm that on the Energy Star website. So if you have the Energy star label from when you bought a fridge, just divide the annual kWh by 365 days = kWh per day X 1000 to convert to watts per day.
This is a neat calculation for all Energy Star fridges that run 24/7 for 365 days. Say you want to keep your solar to a lower level, you can buy a small fridge/freezer unit with no ice maker. Say it is rated at 320 kWh annually, then it is 320/365 days = .877 kWh per day X 1000 = 877 watts per day, or 36.5 watts per hour,so a 1200 watt solar unit or possibly even smaller (with pass through charging) will be feasible.. I understand solar power battery systems should have at least 25 pct or more of capacity left and not be discharged to zero. I used 1/3rd or 292 as the safety margin on this = 1168 or 1200 watts.
I calculated the load to try to determine what size solar power station I need, just for the refrigerator. I believe 2000 watts will work well, as long as it has pass through charging so I can charge while using the fridge during the day. It is possible to keep this frig cold enough for food and ice, on less than 24 hours of electricity but I hope this will work out well for a 24 hour period.
We had zero current for 3 days after hurricane Irma and using frozen 1/2 gallon water bottles periodically moved to the refrigerator side, saved all of our food. We did not have much in the freezer and just cooked and ate what we did have.
Refrigerators are hard to monitor unless you do it over multiple days as I did, because of the widely fluctuating amps, volts and watts depending on whether the compressor kicks on or not, and possibly due to temperatures in the home where it is placed. Energy Star has done all the work for us, making it easy to estimate average loads for refrigerators.
Of course, for other electric items that just run about the same watts when turned on (washing machine, hot water kettle, microwave etc) are easy to predict as it amounts to hours times rated watts = total watts. My hot water kettle is rated at 1500 watts, and yep it meters at 1500 running watts when on; but it is usually only on for 3 minutes to boil a lot of water, so the only factor to calculate is time. 1500/3 minutes = 25 watts per minute, equals 75 watts for 3 minutes.
Sorry this is so long. I am trying to work out the best and most affordable solar options for my situation. Hopefully this is helpful to others.
Hello, Question does the solar generator power off grip washing machine. Or can u do off grip washing machine video with the generator or if u have any recommendations for best solar generator for off grip washing machine. Love ❤️ ur video is detailed! Thx
I pick an alternator over that thing......keep it simple for more wattage continuously using motor or river flow to power....
You are in love with your generator.
I have found some joy from my Yeti battery with one solar panel to run my off grid mobile airstream recording studio. It is all about conservng the power as you go, and using only what you need. I can go for about 8hours of full on recording, running laptop, interface and mics with it. I use wood heat when it gets chilly
Great.
Can you please elaborate on a wood stove in an Airstream? I would like to gather hints and tips where I can...
It’s a large rechargeable battery pack that costs an arm and a leg.
Yes it can recharge from a solar panel or ac outlet or 12 v. Supply
Can a 8000watt power inverter charge electric cars faster compared to a 3000watt power inverter.Can a 8000watt generator charge a electric car faster then a 3000watt generator.I googled searched faster ways to charge electric cars ???
Heard that!
@@hablemostorah3086 it's a solar power bank, power storage!
All i needed was this comment. Im out of here. Thanks bud.
How does the Ecoflow Delter compare? (with solar panels) all I need is my full size fridge, space heaters, and phones to charge. Please help
I did it with Avasva plans.
I don’t know why, but it’s amusing to me when i use power from a better to charge itself- or like how you are using power from your batteries to charge your solar generator, and then if you use your generator to charge your batteries. I understand the physics of this so no need to your time giving me a physics lesson.. it just amuses me=)
Can you run a half-sized frig/freezer combo unit off this unit?
Come on dude he ran a full one of course you can run a half of one
This is great, and there are quite a few of these on the market. But they are good for a limited time then they need to be charged. You can use solar if you have good sunshine and enough solar panels. Other than that you are out of power. A gas or propane generator makes much more sense in most cases.
Here is a video I did on that topic th-cam.com/video/xYGbZkAy3pA/w-d-xo.html
Seems that it actually doesn't generate anything, rather it is a chargeable battery that can store electricity generatet by something else.
Agreed.... more like a battery 😏
yeah, the company calls it a power station, IDK whythese guys call them generators, maybe a more searched for term, or because it does replace a generator. .... Actually, maybe it does generate. It generates the required voltage per your request from stored fuel, just like a gas one. What it's not doing is converting the fuel, it generates a signal for you inthe same fuel you filled it with.... does that fly? lol
The only thing that makes it not just a UPS is that it comes with an inbuilt inverter so you can plug it in to existing solar power sources.
It generates content for the guy who posted this. = $$$$
Bent Overgaard - Uh duh.
I paid 80 bucks for a battery pack/inverter from Canadian tire 20 years ago. Great for camping, but if you think this is going to keep your refrigerator going in a black out you will be sadly mistaken. Plus it didn't take long to burn it out. Have to use it regularly and don't let it sit in the cold.
That would depend on how long the blackout was, how many solar panels you have and how much sun is available.
Can you solar charge and use it at the same time? I’m talking about leaving the unit inside the house and the solar panel outside so there’s always be power.
Yes you can.
How will u not get impressed with that device. With a device that cost almost $1.9k.... even I will be super duper impressed by its performance :D
This looks like a really Awesome generator, we are anxiously waiting for ours that we ordered June 29 and they took $2848 Out of my bank account to pay for this awesome generator, which we have never received !!! They say it’s stuck in a Fed ex building and they can’t seem to get it shipped to us , 🤔 , very disheartening to say the least, it’s not like we have $2000 plus to throw away, very sad story ☹️
You overpaid homes depot has NATURE'S GENERATOR 3600-Watt Electric Start Solar Powered Portable Generator with 2 Electric Start Solar Panels and Wind Turbine Kit
For 2,000
Thanks for that info , as we still need one
Marie Krejcik you welcome check Lowe’s too they have a cheaper version Natures Generator for $1000 with 1,800 wats and one solar panel. It works great I use it for my greenhouse I will post videos soon.
Makinamusica , I will definitely check it out, thanks for your kindness & taking time to care 😊
Very nice video. Thank you. Can you charge and use at the same time? I would assume yes, right?
Ordered one of these off Amazon today for $1799.00. Yes, I know it is 'overpriced' but we needed a portable emergency source for testing and it fits the bill thanks.
What do you think of it?
I bought two at $1699 each
@@messenjah71 WHERE HOW SALE ???
CaribbeanZapatta I used a coupon from the TH-camr, HOBOTECH. The promotion expired April 6th.
@@CaribbeanZapatta Actually, just saw a post by Hobotech. The HOBO3000 coupon is still available. He posted a message two days ago.
Is there a difference in the black finish from the blue? Amazon shows both with the black cabinet being less expensive.
Hey buddy. Thanks for the video. I'm curious if you bought it on amazon or somewhere else online? Thank you.
Is this product good enough to
use electric blanket overnight in winter camping?
Close the refrigeratorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
How long will that refrigerator run on the bluetti before the bluetti is drained?
@@miriam43899 a couple of days, then you will need a real generator.
How many hours will it run the refrigerator?
I wonder how long a typical space heater can be used at full capacity while hooked up to that unit fully charged.
@poppypottschannel Why pay that money to have minutes of use on say microwave refrigerator hot plate and other regular 110 volt appliances.
I would just use solar for that pretty minimal use items that are easy to charge with 12 volt and better with 24 volt solar!
I would consider this for a small RV to run the 12 volt lights, my Cpap machine, 12v for the furnace, charging iPad, iPhone etc... Recharging it during the day with solar and/or generator. I’d be interested in whether it could run a small Keurig coffee maker and a microwave for a few minutes.
Yes it will, but not both at the same time.
During the weather bomb that hit Texas just recently a lot of RVrs got caught out with their heater's not working because their batteries went flat as a result of the power grid going down for days and the solar panels not working...this unit would have been useful in that situation... it's a lot cheaper than a bank of batteries and a lot less wight to carry around...with the 3 charging options it should always be ready in a emergency!!!.😎💕🇺🇸🇺🇦
I would love to see a used model S Battery module (5000wH) with an appropriate charger for the grid (maybe 1.5kW), and a inverter in the 1500W continues power...
Thank you for your video. I am a senior and have min knowledge on solar. Could you please tell me if l purchase this unit would solar panels be all l need to charge the Bluetti and of course the sun. If so could you recommend which panels are best. Thank you so much for your time. All the best
Tesla Powerwall
$7600 - 13.5kwh
$563 per Kwh
Bluetti EB240
$1900 - 2.4kwh
$792 per Kwh
I suppose the main selling point of the Bluetti is that you can order it quickly and install it yourself.
Would it not be possible to plug in a 12v 4000 watt inverter into the unit to power the larger tools?
Hello, from another Johnson, in North Carolina, also off grid!
Do you know where a fellow ncarolinian can get (pay) assistance going off grid ?
I need to go to NM for mold avoidance and will be in a tent. Looking for something that will help me sustain: portable dvd player, computer, burner, fan, maybe heater if it get crazy cold.
How does an inverter work? No pressure to get back, thanks for the video. : )
Joe Biden, must watch you, "man".
Come on man, haha.
I see these generators are popular too with, Van Life, folks.
Very informative video, thank you man.
Yes very good, as the other guy....it is a Power storage and inverter unit, still very cool and portable. Good also for emergency power usage. Do they come as a higher watt.
yes there are bigger wat up to 5000wat
So many haters, just laugh at them. They are lonely and we should feel sorry for them. Informative vid by the way
I do. I can’t help imagining how bad things must be for them. Thanks for the reminder though.
This unit looks incredible and really powerful I live in the Islands of Lake Victoria in Uganda where there is no grid power, How can I get this unit to power my home and at how much Cost & fright .
Great vid! I love the thorough explanation!
I bought two. Saved $600 by doing so. Lost $3400 also by doing so. Gained endless power for my teardrop after I get solar panels. Any recommendations on portable solar panels?
I would like to know more about a generator that could hold down a house in case of emergency
Check out the Tesla wall battery
tesla power wall
What good is it if you cannot charge it on a somewhat cloudy day. Most states have cloudy days a lot.
During the main part of the day, how many watts does the 4 solar panels produce? I am trying figure all this out currently.
I believe that with full sun a 100W panel would produce about 60 - 70 watts.
Hey Martin. Just viewed the Bluetti solar generator video. Great work. So informative. Bluetti should be paying you a commission lol. Or maybe they are lol. Either way thanks for the info. All queries answered. I'm going to subscribe to your channel. I'm off grid too, in Australia. Thanks again. David
When he said power chord 1:40 I immediately thought of Jimi Hendrix
do you remcomend for a full size frig with freezer plus a seperate freezer ? also whats the cost? I am looking to run my frig and freezer prob full time.
holy cow $2000.00 I think I will pass on that one
it is a big investment.
John, true.
Content creators get this for free, all while trying to sell it to you.
Just another commercial. Those that push these things usually get them for free, but I don’t know it’s the case here or not.
Good bit of kit but silly expensive, much better to have separate items connected together and a third of the price. Also easier to repair if something goes packs up. That thing would be a mare to fix
Have you gone over what refrigerator you purchased with the specs of the unit yet? If so, could you reference what episode that would be on? Thank you
No we haven’t yet. It is just a cheep energy star Frigidaire.
It's okay. I don't like the fact it doesn't reset it self after an overload. So powering any sort of cabin is a no go.
this is all fine and dandy but can you connect thre solor and passthrough to the electrical outlets?
If you mean charge and use at the same time , the answer is yes.
I had one of these and returned it. Twice! These are not plug-in-and-forget type battery units. If a cloud or shadow crosses the solar panels these are connected to, the powers drops while in the shade (normal) but THE BATTERIES DO NOT RETURN TO FULL POWER ON THEIR OWN. You have to unplug the barrel plug then reinsert. It will then go back to max power. This is a KNOWN issue and Bluetti knows this. CS will tell you they fixed it but not true. I ordered a second unit to try out an updated/ "fixed" unit and the problem remains. If you use this battery and leave for they day and come back, your battery may be depleted while running your fridge for only several hours due to shadow/clouds that may have covered part of the panel.
If you can monitor the battery then these are good units for the current price ($1,300 with Amazon discount, as of 11-18-21).
Their newer models cost more but offer more features. I do not know if the newer models suffer them same problem as the EB2400.
Were is the link below that tells what solar panels to use with this solar generator?
I’m thinking of putting this with a bicycle powered generator if I’m stuck in a storm I can exercise for and hour then relax
Nice review. I just bought the EB150 the 1500 watt hour unit. Have not received it yet. But if I could have afforded the EB240 like yours I would have done that. I am still thinking of the AC200 model with the 2000 w inverter built in.
If I hear one more "bad boy", I think I'll go more nuts than I am already!!! Yeah, the Bluetti is the cat's meow---but worth 1000 'bad boys'? I doubt it.
I didn’t notice until I read your comment. Now, I see your point. ha.
Is this similar to the Bluetti AC200 in the sense it probably requires several solar panels in a series before it will start to charge? cheers
so it's basically a solar charge controller (mppt), a battery and an inverter in one
cool
thank you for the clarification.
How long will it power a home refrigerator before recharging?
Depends on how many watts the fridge uses, ambient temperature, and how often you open the door. Try using a kill-a-watt meter on your fridge then you can figure it out for your situation.
@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving thank you! I will do that!
Does the charger charge totally without any electricity, only the sun?
If you plug solar panels into it. Gas generators need you to put in gas, solar generators need you to input solar. Of course, you can charge it other ways too.
Plug it to a wall
iTs nOt a geNeRaTor!!!!
Quit crying people. Grow up . Don’t buy it if you don’t like it. It works great for people living in vans or rvs for alternative power solutions. Adults are worse then kids these days. Same ones complaining probably gripe about people being sensitive yet don’t realize it’s really them. Nice video!
Dude so I will be getting one of these love your vids keep them coming
I want to build a grow room inside a shipping container ! Would you recommend to get the full set up you have for your cabin or 2 or 3 of the generator in the video ! Its will be powering fan , lights 600 watts per each lamp or so ,
I would use a green house instead.
@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving thank you for replying , thats a great idea ! but i want to challenge this task and make it possible inside the shipping container , i spend my whole day yesterday , researching how much wh i am consuming to get the proper amount of Battery , and from the two rooms with light. fans , inline fan , lights on 16 and 12 hours a day and fans on 24h , i have brought down the wattage hour consumption to 7,500wh , so i would need 4 12 volts 200ah battery to power my off grid system , but instead of completely going of grid , i would use solar power and on grid power , and send the power im making from the panels back to the meter , i need 1500 watts panels to make enough power to cover how much power i am using, so light bill would be very low . i would love to hear your opinion about the plan
There is a $350 off coupon on Amazon.
Cool. Be sure to use it!!!
Where in Amazon can you find te cupón? If you don’t mind me asking.
Will it run oven or microwave
Your doing an amazing job... 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
wow. thanks!
A lot of devices will charge phones, etc. will it run a fridge all day?, heater
That would depend on the fridge and the heater.
What is it with all these people that want to call a battery pack/inverter a generator. Is it click bait or do they really not know they are two different things.
But doesn't it become a generator when you add the solar panels?? A lot of people-- like myself-- have a hard time understanding this technical equipment.
@@truthseeker3967 No, it's just storage for an electric charge. If you add solar panels, you're adding a means to collects energy from the sun, but on it's own, it's just a nice battery pack with a built in power inverter (converts DC voltage to AC) . Doesn't mean it's not cool, but definitely not a generator. That's like buying a nice tire and saying isn't this a cool car, without the rest of the parts it's not a car, it's a tire.
@@audioman8650 Thank you-