Ecoflow Wave 2 In The Hottest June Ever: We Needed A Replacement!
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- EcoFlow WAVE 2 is the world's first portable AC that can both cool and heat. We've been using the Wave 2 for the last month, the hottest June on record in the UK, at home and in our Motorhome. We did find a couple of issues and needed a replacement unit. All comments held for review.
The EcoFlow WAVE 2 has been provided free for the purpose of review but I am not being paid to make this video.
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Chapters
00:00 INTRODUCTION
03:05 IN THE BOX
04:51 THE CONTROLS
19:41 SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICE
20:19 IN THE BEDROOM
21:55 HEATER AND FAN
22:37 BATTERY RUN TIME
23:38 POWER OPTIONS
26:19 ERROR 38
27:51 DRAIN FUNCTION
29:53 THE APP
37:01 IN THE MOTORHOME
37:06 AT BROADWAY
38:22 TUCKERS GRAVE INN (6AMP ONLY)
39:20 ISLE OF WIGHT
42:49 LONGLEAT
43:14 VS INSTALLED AC UNITS
44:00 DRAWBACKS AND ISSUES
45:01 PLUS POINTS
45:35 CONCLUSION
46:06 REPLACEMENT UNIT!
46:55 THANKS FOR WATCHING
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Great review Bob, thanks for the time putting it together. Whilst I have a few of their products, I'm not sure this is one I'll be purchasing.
Bob thanks for honest in depth review. Initial thoughts were it looked good, but way too big in size for our 6m motorhome. It would take up too much space, and as you say, it's a faff with the pipes going out the window. In principle, it's good but not for us. Again, thanks for the review.
Thanks for the review Bob. However, it seems to be a lot of faffing about and quite expensive. Personally, I'd rather pay the extra cost to have a proper air conditioning unit installed in a motor home.
Fantastic review, thank you for this.
My pleasure!
We have this wave 2 A/C unit and what I've done with the pipes is used the window vent that comes with it and modified it slightly and fitted it to the passengers door window.works a treat.it also holds the pipe in place without the pipe moving all over.the unit fits between the cab seats and the delta2 fits in the passenger foot well.all out of the way.great piece of kit.to charge the delta 2 we have 400 watt portable solar panels.thanks for the very informative vlog.
Thanks, I might have to try that with our new Motorhome, we've been trying to decide if we need a fixed AC unit.
Great review Bob
Thank-you for your honest review. In general, in my opinion, there are too many sales pitches of the ECO Flow etc. products but you at least present a fair an honest review,
Thank you, appreciate that.
It works better if you let it outside and just pump the cold air to the inside with the hose. It consums less than 200w on eco-mode, pumping ice-cold air of 6 C° which unheard of in the industry.
we have the roof mounted Truma Aventa Comfort fitted to our Caravan and we think its a brilliant bit of kit keeps us cool oh and not forgetting our Labrador who really does suffer in the heat
Nice review, Bob. I bought my zero breeze after comparing it with the wave 2. I love the portable way it is! Simply pop in a battery and it's off to go, instead of recharging the heavy wave 2.
Thanks, it is a a lot lighter, but is half the cooling capacity, good if you're not bothered about it not having heating either.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo Thank you, Bob! I have tried using it as a heater by directing the rear exhaust hose towards the area I want to heat. LOL, it's a trick I learned from other users. Yeah, I agree, the cooling capacity is the main thing, but it works for me in 90°F. So I guess everyone just needs to sort out their priorities when choosing a portable AC.
Good vlog and very interesting Bob
It looks good but I have a 6 meter camper van so it would be too heavy and big for mine.
I used an EcoFlow Wave 2 last summer, my Camper Van is maybe half way in the shade, but the cooling ability of it, was just barely not enough through the summer. Hard Sell over a typical 800W single hose portable AC if you have shore power, I think it's more efficient in general though, it does have to run longer as it can't keep up with the Sun where I'm out, so it probably evens out.
For us, the best thing is the portability of the unit. We've used it in our lounge at home on those days when it has been hot recently. I'm not convinced I'd ready to spend £1500 plus fitting on an roof mounted unit for those few days when it's actually warm.
Great review. We have roof mounted air-con in our Vantage Sol, which the previous owner fitted. If I was starting again I would go for 2 Maxair fans. Most of our trips are to France an Spain in the summer. It can't have been that hot, Jenny is still wearing her jeans
Lol, she forgot her light trousers! I would add that I went out for a while and left Jenny in the motorhome, we had the problem with it not draining and it went off, quickly heated up in the motorhome, even with our max air on. I don't think you can beat AC to keep it cool.
Good video bob and interesting but we have just had the compact truma fitted in our swift and are very pleased with it cost was £2000 it cools very quickly goes to 16 oc night mode is very quiet keep cool and enjoy your travels Regards to Jenny and little poppy
Thanks for sharing, I do feel that an roof mounted AC would be more effective, but obviously not as portable or as 'cheap'.
We bought the wave 2 so we can use in the home and the van. We fashioned a bit of backerboard with a hole to fit one of the windows so it now slides in place. But, after slightly disappointing results on a hot weekend in York, we re-read the instructions and it clearly shows both pipes being used not just for the heat exchanger but also the air con function 🤷🏻♀️ so think we will have to try and see if this improves cooling times. Thanks for the video Bob.
You're welcome, it was certainly 100% better than no cooling!
5 inch Exhaust must have Insulation
De'Longhi Insulated Hose Cover for Portable Air Conditioners
Excellent review,as ever Bob, seems a heavy bit of kit ,would it fit between front seats of a van
Thank you. No, couldn't put it between the seats, it catches on the seats and the hose wouldn't reach the side window.
Hi Bob. You mention in the captions that sleep mode is set at 26 degrees, which seems very hot - is that adjustable to a lower temperature while keeping the dB level down? Thanks for the very useful review.
You can adjust it down, but it may have to work harder to keep a cooler temperature. I tended to put it on 23C at night which seems a useful compromise, it's often the humidity that's the uncomfortable bit at night, so it helps with that.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo Thanks Bob
I think I will just stick with our roof mounted Truma Adventa Comfort, lot less fuss and no pipes and cables all over the place. I also noticed that our AC produces a lot of water and it drains down the side of the van so expect a shower when it does this. Well done for a very thorough review and not biased at all. It must have taken you ages to plan and deliver.
Thanks, took two months altogether.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo No wonder you get annoyed at the whinging b***ers who complain about ads etc.
Your quality and dedication reflects ethos of being thorough and transparent.
Hi Bob, I just bought a Wave 2 and have been testing it out. On AC mode, mine makes a little noise other than just the blowing air. Not super loud but noticeable mostly on the lower blower setting. I have heard the same noise from window AC units before so maybe it's normal (but those could be old units with issues). From what I gather, it may be just normal sound of refrigerant passing through the evaporator. If you put your ear up to the front filter area of your unit, do you hear that sound too? I only hear air blowing in your video but maybe you can hear the other sounds when up close to the front filter. Any info is appreciated.
No, I don't hear anything other than the fans whiring. There is an occasional noise when the drain function is working, maybe a pump or similar. The previous unit had a bit of a rattle from the front grill.
Thanks Bob - Ours makes the most horrendous noise on continuous drainage mode after a while - interesting to see not all of them do.
No, the first one did rattle more on full power but no noise on drainage on either.
Fantastic review as usual Bob. 👍 Will you be keeping this unit or going for a roof mounted unit? I'll be buying this unit shortly as I have multiple uses and indeed requirements and would buy yours if for sale.
I think we're keeping this one, even if our next van comes with fitted air con.
Hi Bob,
We watch all of your videos on UA-cam but I didn’t know how to send you a personal message on there.
We have been looking at getting the Ecoflow Wave 2 a/c unit for our MH (and home). We were going to wait until the show in October at the NEC to see if they had some offers on.
However, some of the stockists are doing good prices now (c £850 for the basic unit). When I see this, I normally think suppliers are getting rid of old stock prior to the launch of a new product in the coming season.
So, my question is, are you aware of a new version (maybe the Wave 3) and what additional new or improved features could it possibly have?
Should we wait in case there is a new product or get one of the current stock, at a good price, before they sell out?
Many thanks
Wayne & Janet Smith
I don't like getting personal messages about my UA-cam channel. The best thing to do is leave a comment on here, which you've done. I'm not aware of a Wave 3, they've only just released the Wave 2 this year, so if you want one, go for it, click this link uk.ecoflow.com/products/wave-2-portable-air-conditioner?aff=13
That would help support my channel and you'll find it at the same price!
Is the black drain plug only a bung ? Have u tried to poke something through it. If it didn't have a bung it would not fill the container.
No it's not a bung it has a small opening. However I know that the drain function works correctly on the replacement.
Great review. We have the delta 2 / wave 2 bundle. We've used it in the house so far and it is great too cool down smallish rooms. We have an A Class and my plan is to build a piece of wood which will act as a template for the two pipes to go out the sliding window at the front. As you say it takes up space but the ability to use it when you don't have electric or take it in to the house is a real winner in my opinion.
Yes, it needs a template for the window.
I had good success with 3 x 220w panels in Serial Array feeding the Delta. Have hit 499 watts feed to Delta 500w mppt. Use Delta to W2 and run mostly free with Solar.
I made a template that fits in the passenger door window,works great.
@@larrywong7834 which 220 watt panels are you using? Most of them exceed 20 VOC and therefore 3 of them can’t be used without exceeding the unit’s 60V limit.
Never knew it was that heavy …takes up a good bit of payload
Not too heavy on its own, 14kg, but a fair weight with the battery as well.
Great honest review Bob, looks a bit complicated and quite heavy for the van. Plus the price, by the time you buy batteries etc. I think if I need one I will opt for having one fitted in the roof. Thanks Steve
Just a heads up, the Truma Aventa Comfort weighs 33kg, compared to the Wave 2 and Battery at 23kg.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo cheers Bob, good to know. 👍
thanks for the review, i consider zero breeze mark 2 is smaller and more portable, with lower BTU though
Fair enough!
Thanks for the review Bob - now the acid test…..Would you personally buy it at £949 (or £900 with your 5% discount)?
I suppose your question really is would I be reviewing it if I hadn't been given it. Probably yes, it's been great for Poppy. I don't try and answer that question in the video, because it's a personal choice, I only try and present the facts about the unit in an honest way and let people make their own minds. Would you buy it?
@@BobEarnshawMoHo I’m still a “Maybe”. It IS expensive if the performance is so so. There are loads of reviews from influencers, making me think Ecoflow are really pushing it via Social media, but there does not appear to be any/many reviews where people have purchased the items personally.
I was thinking of getting one for trips to southern France etc …for those occasions where it comes unbearably hot in the MoHo. The other option I was looking at for that would be the portable Eurom AC2401 split AC designed for a caravan/Motorhome. I could pick one of those up in Europe for less than 1/2 the price of the Wave 2.
What to do….what to do 🤔
If it's just for the motorhome, then get a dedicated one. The beauty of the Wave 2 is we can use it indoors as well.
Thanks for the review.But the Size is too big for my car😂.
Thanks for your video, but considering the weight and the carrying design, it's not good for me.
If you aren’t worried about it getting stolen put it outside and put the outlet hose into the Motorhome through the window. .
Yes you could do that.
My thoughts exactly, in the awning perhaps?.... would it work as well as presumably its progressively cooler inside a van and then working less hard?... but outside with 1 pipe in and allowed to drain as it needs would seem the way to go..?
Thanks for the review which has convinced me I won’t be buying one of these ! Perhaps Wave 3 might be better👍
Glad I could help
Would think you would draw warm air from inside the room not from outside....set up a virtuous circle....air gets cooler and cooler as it cycles through the machine whereas otherwise just cooling boiling hot air from outside and pumping it in after being cooled a bit.
Yes, I agree, we were taking air in from inside because we choose not to use the air intake hose.
Sorry Bob, this looks too faffy for us in the cvan. Could do with being simpler . Too many bits and bobs and don't like the hoses idea. Thnk we'll give it a swerve. 😊
Ok, thanks, I only used the one hose.
I'm using my W2 in our Living room. Using Top rear Vent to Exhaust hot air out with the 5 inch hose. Thru the Glass Sliding Door with board and hose attachment.
All sealed tight. We are not using the Intake 6 inch hose. This makes compressor works more efficient. Chill Fan#2 or #3 works fine. Not using Max setting much..
Insulate the Hot 5inch Hose
is VITAL. 55F degree cooling air is common. Often 30F degrees cooler than ambient room temp. We attach Delta 2 Max to W2. Feed about 600w Solar from Array. W2 often draws 350w to 450w. By time Sun is down. Delta 2 Max 2000w battery is charged up. We don't use the wall power charger much into Delta 2 Max
W2 wattage low draw about 290w. Outside Air weather Temperature is 110F degrees at 4 or 5pm.
One Solar array is 3 x 220w panels. The other Solar array is currently 1 x 220w panel.
Thank you, I don't a good reason to use the air intake hose either.
Many thanks for this honest review Bob, gives some real food for thought 👍
Good very in depth video. I would doubt there is a huge point having it in the awning as it's not sealed to help it cool down as much. You really need an totally enclosed space for air con to work properly otherwise cold air just drops down to ground and out.
Well, it helped cool us in the awning!
These seem to be really sub-par but a lot of biased reviews are selling them
Did you watch the video and the issues I had with it?
Hi the ecoflow should be rasied off the floor remember cold air sinks the higher up the better.
The motorhome does have heating.
Don't buy this thing. the battery need the top part (36Lb) main machine to charge the add on battery. So, wherever you need to charge the battery, you need to bring the top part. Just don't understand why the battery is detachable for no meaning. They don't have an individual charger for the add on battery. the designer is out of mind. Don't make sense.
As I said in the video, you do need the main unit to charge the battery, which is a missed opportunity. However, you can also power it from Mains electricity or from an EcoFlow Delta powerbank. Some people might not want a battery, or they may have an EcoFlow Delta, that's why it's an option.
Look at the size and the price. Easier to get a proven system out the way on the roof. Typical freebie getting biased reviews. Soon as I see the Radfords gear which is free or discounted I stop and delete.
I would suggest you didn't bother to watch all of this review if you thought it was biased. I did say I thought a roof based air con was better if you don't need the portability. I also pointed out the problems I had with it. The Wave 2 is currently in our lounge keeping us cool.