Replacing Our Gas Generator with EcoFlow Delta Pro for Whole Home Power Backup

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We live in southeastern Illinois on a 41 acre homestead. We just finished building our log cabin in 2018. Now we are focused on trying to grow our own food and raise livestock. Follow us on our journey we continue to develop our homestead and farm, while becoming more self sufficient.

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[CountryViewAcres]

We are planning to install a small solar system this year. The EcoFlow will be used to power our house several different ways, and help use determine our final solar system size for power and battery storage. So there will several videos to come.

[BELINC]

I have a new cheap Harbor Freight $300 3300w generator for four years. Finally used it twice two weeks apart about 3 months ago. First time from 8pm to 4 am. Second time 6pm to 11pm. I ran a 50 foot extension cord to my house and a 50 foot to one of my neighbors and a 100 foot to the other neighbor. It kept their refrigerators running and led lights and I had a refrigerator, freezer modem phone, 5 led lights, laptop, and 2 phone chargers on it. The generator started on the second pull. Our electricity is usually out for only 2 or 3 hours at most. Most times it is only minutes before it comes back on. But I do keep two five gallon can of gas stored to meet any further outages.

[TKCL]

I'd suggest installing a generator plug in the house, now with no emissions you can keep your Delta pros inside and out if the weather to power your main panel.

[mattknez]

Those are wicked expensive. Two of those power stations put you in the realm of a decent standby power generator. One that can keep running as long as you have enough fuel.

[nopenope]

The missing piece here is that those 2 Delta Pros cost nearly as much as an automatic whole home generator, which with a propane tank will run your house for days. Even with the Delta Pros and solar panels, if you get a few cloudy days, you may not have power. Make sure you keep that Generac tip top.

[cfoskeeter]

Before I converted to my Generac 22kw, I had a Briggs and Stratton 5500 for about 10-15 years. I took care of it, ran the gas out of the carburetor every time, used fuel stabilizer and about 3 or 4 time per year, I would pull it out and run it for about 10 minutes. It "always" started on the first pull. The difficulty starting this one may be theatrical license.

[McChubbs]

I really appreciate your diligence here. I’ve taken the first step to getting whole home backup power. Your video solidified what I intended to do. Thank you

[paulk]

I have two Delta Pros, two extra batteries, and a double voltage hub. I have the generator inlet outside feeding a transfer switch inside. I wanted to keep the Delta Pros inside and didn't want to have to run a cable outside, so I added another generator inlet with a switch (Reliance Controls CSR302 - minor rewiring required) inside, so I could select either the Delta Pros or the Generator. This configuration works very well. Unfortunately, I have electric heat, so I can't run that with the DPs, but I also have a woodstove with a blower and that works well. I can also run my well pump, 2 freezers, one refrigerator, some aquarium heaters and various other lights and devices. One thing to be aware of is that although they advertise 3600w capacity, the inverter will take up to 10% of that, so it is closer to 3200w using the inverter. The DPs work well, but they are expensive. I have never gotten the app to work well. I was able to pick up mine as part of the Kickstarter campaign, so I got a better price. I don't have gas or propane on my property, but if I did, I would probably have gone with a whole house generator. There are going to be times when you will have to run the generator, so please pick up one with electric start. I would suggest an inverter so you can run any electronic equipment. I am using the Champion Power Equipment 100520. A word of warning with the DPs - If you have them plugged in while you are using them for backup, such as they are feeding themselves, they will burn up. Unless you are using them as a pseuo-UPS, it's best to unplug them once they are charged.

[Corvid-]

These are nice. But if I were shelling out that kind of money, I'd buy a natural gas/propane standby generator.

[davehudson]

Excellent video - thank you. I’m thinking of buying and this sold me on it. I would love to have seen you charge them under load with the generator. That’s my biggest plus… having this and being able to charge it with my gas generator in an extended outage !

[mikerequa]

Congratulations on your power units those are sweet they ran a lot of stuff. Would love to have a set up like that. Ya'll have a beautiful place there. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun enjoy

[stjoehawki]

Both this video and the "test" video were exactly what I was looking for regarding this product. Well done and thanks!

[nikex]

This is great for short outages like a few hours. In a serious ice or snowstorm where crews cannot get you restored for a couple of days, you're going to need a fossil-fuel generator. I use a 4kw Generac that I converted to natural gas and it starts quickly and runs for the duration, back-feeding the 240 v breaker panel. I disconnect the main breaker, the electric water heater, dryer, electric oven and dual-fuel heat pump (don't want to hit the heat pump electronics with the raw non-sine wave output of the generator) during the outages. We then heat with natural gas fireplace logs in the main living area and a natural gas space heater in the basement. The 50 gallon electric water heater keeps warm water for 1 to 2 days and that's why that we did not opt for a tankless gas water heater. With natural gas prices doubling here and almost quadrupling in some areas, the tankless approach is less justifiable. Each homeowner's situation is different. This is what works for us.

[UriahtheHittie]

I am a Delta Pro owner! I am not affiliated or anything but i am excited you got one! They may be pricey to start with the initial investment and some may say you should have purchased a whole house generator for that price but what they fail to realize it the stealth and more importantly the mobility. If your parents or immediate families power goes down and not your you can move this power instantly. You can take it to the barn you can take it on vacation ect. You will love it! I am so excited you and your wife!

[liveslowsailfastonlanier]

Thank you for sharing the test. Great solution for a few hours of power and for people who have a bit spare money. If you need long runtimes, no good alternative to a good generator that regularly run to keep them fresh.

[quincybirwood]

You can convert most any gas generator to LPG and avoid all the problems of a gas generator. Once converted, it's a lot easier to start and maintain. Then you have a reliable secondary back up for electrical power.

[jdquebedeaux]

Thank you for showing us how the Delta Pro's work with powering your home. I think you have a nice setup with them and the solar recharging capability too. Also, if it comes down to it, you can run your gas generator to charge up the batteries if the solar panels don't get enough light one day.

[John-litn]

I live in FL & have a smaller echo flow but keep a gas generator. During hurricane season the echo flow can be used when power goes out & the weather outside restricts me from going out to start the gas generator. I use my gas generator year round for electric tools/gardening & have no problem starting it in the last 15 years.

[cfoskeeter]

In south Louisiana we have hurricanes. When they blow through, the power is usually out for a few days and during that time, the heat and humidity soars. An air conditioner is a must to be able to stay in the house, so a large whole home natural gas or propane generator is the only way to go.

[hawkmasters]

Great simple review! I'm currently living off grid with solar!. I have a hysolis mps 4500. Great solar generator but not as versatile as these units. I'm loving it