Don't Buy A Backup Generator Until You See This!

If you're worried about severe weather this could be the ultimate home backup power solution. It switches to backup power in an outage so fast the lights don't even go out. With up to 90kwh of power you'll have all the power you need. Oh, and it's portable, and expandable so you can take it to your new home if you move. This is the Delta Pro Ultra and Ecoflow Smart Home Panel 2. It's the most powerful battery backup system you can buy. I installed this in my home for seamless emergency backup power when the power goes out. I'm blown away with how well it works. The smart home panel 2 looks super sleek and with the app it shows me all the info I need about how much power I'm using, both from the grid and the Delta Pro Ultra.

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This is the sister channel, wait maybe cousin. I don't know. It's the second HAXMAN channel. Here I can show more gear reviews for survival, gardening, off-road, emergency preps, off-grid, and landscaping. You know, basic man stuff. I'll also show projects that don't quite fit on HAXMAN.

[DanangAlta]

After ten years of not paying a single dime on a power or water bill, I went from living the hard life on just 600 watts of solar for that duration to having done a 10, 000 Watt, self-installed solar array on my barn roof with 35 kilowatt hours in lifepo4, plus four Honda EU3000IS inverter generators as backup to secure me for at least the next ten years. I gave my neighbor who is grid connected, a Bluetti AC200P, three brand new rigid 330W panels plus a Honda generator to get him started. The guy is ecstatic and very eager to get into the game. Oh and by the way, I began my off-grid endeavor with several 55 gallon lidded containers collecting rainwater to survive, that has been updated to a self-installed 5, 000 gallon rainwater filtration system. Tomorrow is officially my ten-year off grid anniversary celebration and its a great feeling! I did my math and we're on the winning team.

[trevorwesterdahl]

That generator is in the $6, 000+ range! I noticed, at your 49% battery remaining, with very low power consumption (1, 520 W), there was only 1 hour and 47 minutes remaining. One extra battery is around $3, 600. That would still only be 8 hours of battery life, starting full, with 2 batteries and the equivalent of one hair dryer running.

NOTE: I have experienced a loss of utility power for over a week in freezing temperatures. During that time, the cloud cover was so dark and thick, no solar panels would charge anything. The cost of that Delta Pro Utra is extremely high. I would need walls of batteries and still they wouldn't last a week. Granted, I typically use 30-200 Kwh per day.

I've already purchased a Generac 22 KW generator which supplies much more power than I need and it needs no wall of batteries, or the sun. I did purchase the panel to auto-switch in a power failure, as welll as auto-switch back when power returns. The total cost for my whole-house backup system was just under $11, 000 and I needed trenches dug because my generator needed to be away from the house. Could be a lot less for others if there is a nice spot available next to the house that meets code. NOTE: I've alreay experienced multiple power outages and the Generac worked flawlessly every time.

Also, for minimal cost, I installed the emporia energy monitor (something like $165) which allows me to monitor total power usage and I can view power usage down to every circuit breaker. Very nice to locate the devices actually drawing all the electricity and mimimize/optimize usage.

Also, I added a whole home surge protector (Siemens FS140 - $225) so energy spikes from lightning don't damage my equipment. Prior to installing it, I previously lost a heat pump, regrigerator, desktop computer, and a TV (different power events). After installing it years ago, not one loss of any equipment and i'm positive I was hit with spikes that would have damaged equipment without it, on multiple occassions.

So, for me, that Delta Pro Utra is amazing, but the cost is just NOT practicle at all.

[capkingy]

I had an electrician do a generator transfer panel in my house. It was not terribly expensive. It was the best money I ever spent I’d love to use this battery on my system. I have everything in my house except my oven and washer and dryer on my transfer panel. I have multiple sump pumps I need to keep going during an outage. I love this battery.

[donaldfrazier]

I’ve got a dual fuel generator that I’ll fire up for a temporary power supply and it cost me about 300$ eight years ago and works great! No electrician needed either!

[bizboy]

Setup for clients 3 of the Ecoflow systems, with transfer switch. Absolutely no problems in 18 months in Florida.

[bluej]

Starting to think ecoflow is sponsoring every yt creator lol. They look nice but at least here in France, where power is underground outages are such a rare occasion.

[ChuckP.]

Hey Ron Popeil, uh, I mean Hey Hax - Great video. You forgot to say "set it and forget it." Thumbs up. Enjoy your power back up. Best to Bruce.

[daktari]

That’s cool, I was just worried about my two refrigerator and portable AC/Heater. This sounds perfect.

[situveux]

Interesting timing... 10 inches of snow last night and 55mph winds. No power this morning. Looks cool, but i already have solar that quite honestly was a bad decision that hasn't helped the bills much at all... except now i pay for panels too. Idk how this would work within that existing system.

[jimthompson]

Very, VERY cool, Haxmeister....but, somehow I imagine the cost is beyond my meager cash abilities. I'm also pretty sure they wouldn't send me one for free to use so I'm just going to be using my el-cheapo propane generator. Good luck with yours, young man. Just hope all the ladies in your home don't decide to do all the things young ladies do all at the same time... might really test that system!! Take care, be safe and God bless! And a Happy New Year to you and your family!

[danemmerich]

Great video!! I am looking at a system to install. Why shouldn’t I just do a Generac natural gas hook up system when the power goes out? What are your thoughts?

[ediewall]

Great videos. I watched the one following this also. Yes I want that system!!

You made the best choice for the attic vs laundry area. Why? What if you are away and your girls ( children or wife ) needed to operate this. Keep it all readily usable for them too.

Every tool, device system that a many knows how to use, as the representative of his household is DISEMPOWERING all other members if it is not also something they can use,

I have a pet peeve of so many standard tools etc REQUIRE TESTOSTERONE ENHANCED STRENGTH to be able to use them normally. As a senior female ( as well as when I was younger ) that renders tools as USELESS in my book. Just my experience.

[Bradsworld]

Looks amazing! Will it blowup your house if it gets wet or hot?

[ethereal]

That thing is a beautiful work of technology. Unfortunately, many, if not most of us, don't have the ability to obtain such an amazing unit. Congratulations, though.

[stevez]

For just $10, 000😳you can have a solar generator capable of running your entire house for more than 1 “day” before having to recharge😢or just spend $1, 200 for a 7, 000 watt inverter generator from Harbor Freight and flawlessly run your house on less than 5 gallons of gas per day for as long as needed👍

[beebob]

So, you discuss the AC (whole house). What about a heat pump? That is a cool system. What's the battery life for this set up?

[WaldenCrew]

Impressive backup unit! Is the parent company for these based out of China? Per installing the appt to run this system, what information are you sharing?

[omegahunter]

I purchased a solar system with battery backup from Generac. I love the solar and the battery works great, but the ATS doesn't work properly and is the most irritating thing. The power goes down often here and 8/10 times the ATS doesn't switch over so it's as if I don't have any backup.

[solarcharging]

No it's not freaking awesome. Here's are some cons that you didn't mention about about this non-UL safety certified "solar generator". The Chinese made. lightweight, high frequency inverter tech in these light duty units is not only short lived and offer a weak 1.5 X (150%) surge capacity, when compared to conventional, heavy duty, low frequency, off grid inverters, they can also be dangerous.

Since the early 1990s, high frequency, transformerless inverters gained the reputation of being the poor man’s inverter and were meant only for short lived, temporary installations. They were never designed nor meant for permanent installation to safely power a home’s appliances.

First of all, these units are NOT UL-1741 listed, so unless you’re living in a tiny home, good luck obtaining a permit to permanently install this unit into your home’s electrical system. In addition, without a UL-1741 listing, you won’t qualify for many of the state rebates and tax credits that are available.

Even today, after more than 25 years of product development, You'd be lucky to get even two to three years of service from these Chinese made high frequency inverters, especially when powering high inductance loads like full sized refrigerators, large power tools, portable AC units or large microwave ovens. The reason for this is that all of these lightweight, high frequency inverters lack a very critical component. That critical component is an iron core, copper wound output transformer. Without an output transformer to act as a buffer to absorb the electrical surges provided by the “Flywheel Effect” inherent in the physical amount of a transformer’s iron, these surges and damaging reverse voltage spikes must be handled directly by the inverter’s MOSFET transistors, essentially shortening their life.

You might be able to start and run some high surge loads when these high frequency inverters are new, but every time you fire up one of those inductive loads, you're shortening the life of the MOSFETs in these inverters. To make things even worse, lightweight, high frequency inverters run much hotter and their internal components are far more stressed due to their high switching speeds and use of high voltage components, These two factors makes the low cost, off spec, Chinese made components such as capacitors, MOSFETs, diodes, resistors and ICs that are used in these inverters, far more prone to early failure. Simply put, high frequency inverters are better suited for like duty, electronic devices, and low frequency inverter are better suited for heavy duty, high peak power appliances.

Another major consideration with many of these lightweight, high frequency, transformerless inverters is safety. First of all, high frequency inverter don’t have Isolation between the Neutral and Line which increases the risk of a shock hazard. And second, during a catastrophic of the failure of the inverter’s circuitry, all it would take is for the AC output monitoring circuitry to fail and one of the MOSFETs in the inverter's H-Bridge circuit to short to ground, and these high frequency inverters can send dangerous, high voltage, high amperage DC current straight to your connected AC loads which will not only damage most AC appliances but can also set those AC appliances on fire.

Another issue with most of these high frequency solar generators and inverters is that, rather than go into an overload shut down, the units will lower its output voltage, creating a brown out, which can drop its voltage to as low as 80 Volts which can cause damage to your home’s electronics. Brownouts can also cause damage to insulation and cause unexpected electronic failure in the future. A sustained brownout could cause damage to electronic motors that are in everyday appliances, including washing machines, dryers, fans, air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers. US appliances are designed to operate at a nominal voltage of 110 to 120 VAC not 80 VAC. What these cheap, high frequency inverters are doing, is sacrificing your appliances to protect itself.

Another consideration that is never mentioned by those Youtube high frequency inverter affiliate hucksters, is that the vast majority of these inverters are non-repairable. After the warranty runs out, you're not going to be able to ship these units back to the manufacturer in China and have them repair them. And at a typical shop rate of $125 per hour here in the US, with no schematic and limited parts availability, it won't make economic sense to even attempt to repair one of these units. Once the FETs have fried and have burned a good portion of the inverter's PCB, (And trust me, sooner rather than later, they will fry.) they basically become a brick.

A much better choice would be to invest in a UL-1741 listed hybrid inverter and a bank of LFP batteries or power station that uses low frequency, transformer based technology in its design. Low frequency inverters can handle high surge loads for at least 3x (300%) their continuous rated capacity and they can do this repeatedly, without sustaining damage to their MOSFET transistors, for minutes, rather than the milliseconds that a high frequency inverter offers. That's why the big name brand inverter manufacturers like Schneider Electric, Outback Power, Sigineer Power, Magnum Energy and others, all use a low frequency topology in their design.

[TOURMANBOB]

Great for short term power outages (albeit expensive) but I have to think a regular, large inverter generator is still a better deal for most people, especially if it's on on propane or better yet natural gas.