I'm glad I found this channel back when I started to shop for my 1st unit. The 4Patriots unit was what caught my attention to these even existing due to their massive PR but thank God I did my due diligence. Amazing how this market has exploded but my Titan is still very much worth my $$$. Thanks again to Ben for my Titan and for the channel that saved me from buying a unit like this back when there was only a few to choose from,2019/2020.
8:40 I purchased my flex one and a half years ago. The latch did break very disappointed. However, I have found when not in use. I have not had the drainage problem on the battery that he talks about. (Very small amount). I have gotten quite a bit of use around the ranch with it, and it has operated very nicely. I purchased a small air window air conditioner. 8000 btu Midea That is DC powered with a built in inverter, and it runs that with no problem for many hours. I only paid $1100 for my flex brand new so I know many are better, but the price was right. I think they are now 1450 but they go on sale I give this unit a thumbs up, excluding the latch problem.
I got my Flex 1500 recently, finally, after years of waiting. I am generally happy with it. Yes, the latches are a concern. Apparently, their new system, the Flex Tactical, uses a different latching system that looks to be much more promising. Unfortunately, for better or worse, they also added other features to that system which makes it cost more, and thus out of my ability to go after it. The regular Flex 1500 was already going above what I wanted to pay. But, I still haven't seen anything better on the market for my particular use-case-niche. I am working towards gearing up for life on the road in an SUV and a small trailer. Size matters. Space matters. Weight matters. All the other modular systems use heavier components as well as taking up significantly more footprint to account for the connecting wires for the batteries. The Flex is the only one I have seen that does away with battery connecting wires. It isn't a perfect implementation of the concept, but, it's all that I have found for now. So, given my use-case, I still think the Flex is the best option for me. Currently have one base unit, one super charger, and one battery. Another battery is on order and scheduled to arrive in August 2023. I plan on getting more, but waiting on cash first. Good review overall. You are not wrong in your assessment. I'd be curious to see how the Flex Tactical will work, and also curious to see if it will somehow be backwards compatible with the regular Flex 1500 components. The current steep pricing of the Tactical though means I'll live vicariously through someone else. It also means, maybe, just maybe, there will be steep discounts on the regular Flex 1500 components soon. Caveat* Yes I know the Titan exists, and stacks like the Flex, but the components are too expensive to buy as I live off of a fixed income and need my component purchases to be smaller costs at a time. Also, the Titan is just a bit too big for my use-case.
No worries about the Titan. They’ve got a 500-charge 100% efficiency rating, whereas the Flex has a 6000-charge efficiency rating. You’ll be just fine.🫡
@jarrel3018 I bet it happens soon there customer service sucks my order hasn't shipped and it's been 14 months promised today or tommorrow over 15 times 25 hours on hold over 30 calls I'm totally canceling my order if I don't have a tracking number by this time tommorrow
Love my Flex 1500s...Latches and modules work perfect. Every product ever manufactured by man is going to have a certain number of defective parts or units. Just send it back...My Flex units are built like tanks and I use them more than my Jackery, Bluetti and Ecoflow power stations.
You have to (disengage the left side first) and then use that orange button on the right to release the latch to release the battery. It would be best if you had not used the force to unlock the unit the way you did. If you look at the latch on the left side vs the right side of the latch, they have different angles for different release points. I love my Flex with an extra battery pack.
This guy in the video only responds to people who join him in dising Inergy! lol I think he pretty much screwed the pooch and didn't or doesn't want to admit it! He probably forced those latches and then mangled them even more with that industrial screw-driver!
I got my money back in late 2021 from Inergy after over a year of delays and immediately purchased from kickstarter the Ecoflow Delta pro and I thank goodness I didn't end up with this piece of hardware. My Delta pro is an absolute beast and has been on nearly continuous duty since December of 21
Delta Pro, as much as I love them, have a 3K 100% charge cycle life, whereas the Inergy has a 6K 100% charge cycle. Honestly, you can’t go wrong with either one;however, one lasts longer than the other.
@@bodazaphfa I canceled my Flex order simply because I desperately needed my unit at the time and Inergy lied to me on three occasions about delivery times. The ecoflow pro was available and I got a good discount so it was a no-brainer for me. I have zero regrets. Also because I bought it through kicksmurder my Eco flow pro came with a lifetime warranty
You went a lot further than I did. You at least purchased that P.O.S whereas I got my money refunded back in 2021. I paid money to this company in April 2021 and was told that it would ship by June 2021. Well, in August, I was quite upset with the company's deceptions and demanded that they return my money! I was given a refund, but was glad in the end not to have supported this company. When a company is deceptive about when and why they can't ship something, I'm out! I'm sorry that you're having the problems that you've had, but I was quite pleased to see your video nail the company that I almost went with. I originally purchased the unit because of another UA-camr, and since, I have stopped following the person due to promoting a bad item. You on the other hand, give a completely honest assessment, which everyone who watches this video should be eternally grateful!
I still like the flex 1500 better than Ecoflow or Bluetti. The Flex has simple buttons and much better capacity than the Ecoflow or Bluetti’s. Plus u can keep stacking them. I’m keeping my back ordered Flex 1500 batteries. I’ve got 2 coming. I want a stackable system not giant units on wheels.
i actually had this system on order and after waiting several months i realized that the current tech(this was in 2021) had surpassed this i canceled my order and went with the Bluetti AC300 system......which was shortly passed by even more capable systems. This industry is moving fast this last year. Your channel is one of the very few that does follow up on existing systems and i look forward to watching them.
I bought this unit in February 2024 & in June they change the order so I got no solar panel after telling them I wanted the complete kit with solar since I'm homeless living in my car. I have nowhere to plug it. Waited till November it took me weeks before I could find where to Plug to just find out console not charging. Wrote various emails to them & I got no answer. Now I'm screwed & on ssi is not easy to lose that much money😢
I've been following your blog for years and I'm glad you are doing these videos to keep us informed. I also felt that the inergy generators were crap and I've been very impressed by the Titan, but now that the Apollo is out I was wondering if you financed it. If so could you let me know and what the cost would be. Thanks for being there for us and your blog is awesome. Tim from Glendale, Oregon
The Apollo I truly feel will change the industry just like the Titan did. Shoot me an email to info@poweredportablesolar.com so we can figure out what the cost would be for the Apollo setup. It will vary greatly depending on what you need.
I am so glad I had cancelled my preorders I had with them originally. By the time these were physically available, they were pretty much obsolete. I think Delta had come out with at least three new models in the same time span. I had also read about the latch problem from one of the first recipients of these. Meanwhile, my Kodiak is sitting in the garage, hasn't been charged in probably a year and has been running a fan in there for days and still has full bars. Its kind of a shame that the company have done themselves in.
Damn. This really breaks my heart because I too waited a very long time for mine. I am active duty military, and at the time this seemed to be the unit to keep my mind at ease to leave with my wife and newborn baby girl in the event I was away and shit hit the fan back at home. Maybe I got a good one, but mine has been sitting in my Mancave (temp controlled) since September of 2022 (now May 2023) and has not really drained. I noticed a like 9% drain I think around December and charged it and has been pretty much at 100%. I also have not really used it, just plugged shit into it when I first got it because I was excited but haven’t run it though it’s paces. My latching system does seem alright, haven’t had any issues but did notice the better system on the Mil version. I was getting upset seeing all these other companies pop up with cheaper systems that were surpassing the Flex 1500 while waiting for mine, but I’m stubborn and continued to wait. Guess I can use it for camping or range and get that Titan for real emergencies. Just read up on their pre-order offer for a home solution, what would y’all recommend???
If it makes you feel any better (now that you've had yours a year), I have the 1500 with 3 batteries and have been really grateful for it many times because of power outages. Using it remotely has been no problem at all and I've never had any of the problems this guy in the video has had. My latches work perfectly and the unit does not discharge very much at all over a period of months. So maybe he just didn't latch it correctly and ended up with his screwdriver technique to rip it apart. lol No problems here. Good luck to you.
I have the same set up as you. My latches are doing the same thing. Unfortunately for the money I am disappointed. If I had the choice I wouldn't but again. Live and l learn.
I'm finished with inergy as a company. They warranted a bad battery with another bad battery, and now they they have stopped responding to my emails. That email response was mid February and nothing since. As far as the useless locking system, I use the back side of a good lock blade knife and go in from the end above the latch and force the metal tab to the unlock position.
I see all the positivity toward Inergy. The pro from my perspective is that I am a long time customer of theirs. I bought an Inergy Kodiak. Their customers service was great until it wasn't. The kodiak maybe more of a prototype that went on sale, I will give them that. But patent infringement for the neutrik connectors was in my mind wrong. Doesn't matter if later on they change to another type of connector. They claimed neutrik was the connection and in fact it was not. Neutrik had no idea they were violating their patent from what I understand. I even called neutrik personally and they had no idea this was going on. I asked them " well is this not a patent infringement? and they said, well yes. " My Repair for my Kodiak has taken months. I paid $42 for a hazmat box. That was promised to be sent. and well it got lost. I asked for a refund. It was granted. Thanks Inergy.
I've had my Flex 1500 since August 2021. Ordered with 2 batteries and 4x100w solar panels. I'm super please with it in my ProMaster Van conversion. Runs c-pap, lights, small fridge, recharges phones and devices. One of the best things is I remove my whole electrical system and store inside house for the harsh winters here in the north. After storing most of winter my batteries were still at 98%. Perhaps poster left dc on or something. My question is: Is there a way to add a LiPO or other modern lithium battery to this system? do I have to pay $900 for another 80ah battery when 4 times the battery can be bought for half the cost. Anyone have info for adding on a non Flex battery? or is that a no-no? seems to me the original marketing said you could add lithiums of even a lead acid.
I stuck with the simplicity of the Apex. I am glad I didn't upgrade when they asked me about the Flex. I store at 85% and have never lost a charge. I check it every 3 months. Been good for emergencies. It will run the fridge all night and other essentials.
Good luck getting one... 14 months and counting waiting for mine... lots of empty promises lack of communication... so many times told id have it shipped in a day or 2 this company is a scam
@@corvette652 Wells Fargo wont reimburse me bcz too much time elapsed (waiting all those months for backorder). I hope you fair better with your bank than I did.
I've been mostly lost on trying to buy a solar kit for my van. I was seriously looking at them until I've heard how they don't really last charge wise. And their customer service and slow availability of products is troublesome
I had to wait many months for my order to be filled, I think it was close to a year and half! The Flex System and batteries were purchased with a ten year warranty, that was supposed to be wonder bullet proof warranty at the time of purchase! This investment has been one of the worst I've ever made, $11,000 dollars in total with this company! This product was NOT fully tested and thought out before selling them, it was pushed out the door for the purpose of making a great deal of money! With no intentions of covering the batteries horrible life span, throwing what ever batteries you could find during the pandemic! I also know that you have changed and improved the design since my purchases! Latches broke right away, no positive locking system! No piezo alarm letting you know the battery strength is too low! Many things should have been improved upon before sales should have started. My Makita batteries can hold a full charge for at least six months.
I bought two energy Kodiak X2 generators. Both of them are duds. Good for nothing more than paper weights. Never used it for anything more than charging my cell phone. After many tries I finally spoke to energy about the first one and they said they'd send me a return label. It never came and I kept trying to contact him and I can't. During this time the second Kodiak X2 broke. Energy won't answer the phone, They won't return email, And when I tried to contact them on messenger they just send back a reply Thank you for reaching out. I would not buy anything from energy they're not a stand-up company They don't back their products.
I bought two Kodiak x2 and both were defective so I sent back for repair. They did nothing, no repair was done! They just sent two duds back to me. So I returned again and that was the last time I heard from Inergy. No refund. No communication. These Kodiaks were e-waste from get go.
I bought the Flex when they first came out. I bought 8 batteries.Can only use 5. (5 is the maximum stack).They told me that the connecting device..."FLEX BATTERY ADAPTER PLATE" would soon be available.It's been about 5 years and the still don't have any. Anyone else have a similar situation?
Company has folded according to CityPrepper. Thats my observation as well based on attempts to reach them. DO NOT send them money, creditors or liquidators will just take it.
I am almost ashamed to admit I BOUGHT into this system from Inergy. It all started in 2016 when I ordered their Kodiak/Apex battery/solar generator. it took EIGHTEEN MONTHS to arrive. It only went DOWN HILL from there. I bought 2 FLEX expansion batteries because connecting to ANYTHING ELSE was USELESS. I FINALLY received the SECOND FLEX battery 28 MONTHS (Sept 2022) and after a direct phone call from Jared and a previous call with Sean (CEO) I OFFERED to pack it all up and send it back to them in THE ORIGINAL BOXES, which I STILL have. All they had to do was REIMBURSE ME WHAT I HAD PAID and I would NEXT DAY ship the day after their certified check cleared the bank. NO DEAL!. They EXPECT you to pay and WAIT, AND WAIT, AND WAIT but would not have faith enough to get their product back from me. Does it work? Well, to run small low draw, 550 watts TOTAL or less, and it DOES. Larger draws work, but not recommended. I should have bought the TItan, but I digress. After watching YOU and Will Prowse I built my OWN system. Although NOT as portable it got me though with over 6.2Kw on tap and 800 watts PV on two strings. The Apex and TWO FLEX batteries take an ETERNITY to charge on AC with the miniscule charger from Inergy, so I have done as you show. I trickle charge them with a 100 watt Harbor Freight PV on their MC4 to EC8 cable. OH! the Flex to ring adapter took 18 months of being the " obnoxious customer" to even get the ONE Flex battery to connect to the Apex. My ultimate recommendation BUY SOMETHING ELSE (and NOTHING from Inegy) or build your OWN.
As I watch your videos in the past I know 1500 watts is not what you need especially get to Delta pros combined together to make 120/240 7200 watts. So I really don't know much of why you would need 1500 watts to run your house it ain't going to work so maybe talking about going camping in a little tent because it ain't even good enough to run a camper that I know cuz I had to use a 3000 watt inverter To run my cousin's 30 ft camper in the summer of 2022.
I agree with the lock issue as I have faced the same and one of my latches broke, poor design. Their technology is old, their batteries are not LiPo either. I had ordered 2 batteries from them in July, 2023 and never received them and eventually had to ask for my money back 13 months later, which still they messed up at first. As I guessed it, it no longer matters because now on their website they make it clear that they have a $1.83 million dollar contract with our federal gov't. and they are not selling anymore directly to the consumer. I hope I do not have issues with my current products. It also is not surprising that our government is spending our tax dollars on outdated equipment only because it is safer since it is being manufactured in the USA. US competition needs to step up so our tax dollars are more wisely used and our nation is more securely protected with the most modern tech. P.S. I have bought 3 systems from them and have 8 of their batteries. Now I moved on to EchoFlow.
Good thing that one broken broke on you instead of a bigger one I mean if your AC 500 broke then you broke something that would have really gotten you and hotwire because then you may not bear to run your house especially if you needed two AC 500 for 120/240 volts and 10,000 Watts. Which is more what you need and yes I watch the video of that with you at least you had one of them anyways with a battery or something like that I don't forget to them at the time I don't know if you have two of them now but that's why I don't understand this video with a 1500 watt. Which doesn't impress me special When I need more power than that. And that little unit means nothing to me.
Was a waste of money. Waiting since Feb. 24 for a box to send it back to get it charged. They keep promising and haven't sent it yet. Very nice when I call but no box over 2 months later. The only place for it is the dump.
Inergy sells the small KODIAK LT power station for $250, Its just a rebranded generic chinese power station you can find under other brands for $150 or less on Amz. Thats how i knew they were a clown company.
I love my inergy flex 1500 I have 10 batteries connected into one controller but they poorly make these things those clips are junk and they know it, but they don’t care
Ordered a Flex 1500 in 2021. It took about 18 months or so for us to even get the generator. Then they promised they would send an additional item to make up for the delay (a crock pot). We never received it. Then we bought extra batteries. We've used the generator (inside the house) a handful of times. It is now dead about 2.5 or so years later. Of course, it's out of warranty! Garbage! They have terrible reviews on the BBB site, BTW.
Do NOT buy from inergy!!! Save your money company has the worst customer service!!! I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone ever after my experience
I think you may have either received a faulty unit or you just are unlucky. I would talk with Inergy about the discharging of the batteries when not being used. I've had my 1500 (with 3 batteries) since it first became available and I've not had any problems at all with it. And that has included "unlatching" to move the thing from house to van many times without any latch problems at all. Matter of fact, mine was stored for 4 months fully charged (and I heard I shouldn't do that so I checked on it) and it was at 99%. So it lost 1 % in 4 months. And I even topped that charge off just before hurricane Helene to be completely ready and just checked it and it's still sitting at 100%. So I don't see any of the problems you described. Looks like you were pretty rough on the unit! lol Good luck to you.
I'm glad I found this channel back when I started to shop for my 1st unit. The 4Patriots unit was what caught my attention to these even existing due to their massive PR but thank God I did my due diligence. Amazing how this market has exploded but my Titan is still very much worth my $$$. Thanks again to Ben for my Titan and for the channel that saved me from buying a unit like this back when there was only a few to choose from,2019/2020.
Thanks Gary!
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I purchased my flex one and a half years ago. The latch did break very disappointed. However, I have found when not in use. I have not had the drainage problem on the battery that he talks about. (Very small amount). I have gotten quite a bit of use around the ranch with it, and it has operated very nicely. I purchased a small air window air conditioner. 8000 btu Midea That is DC powered with a built in inverter, and it runs that with no problem for many hours. I only paid $1100 for my flex brand new so I know many are better, but the price was right.
I think they are now 1450 but they go on sale I give this unit a thumbs up, excluding the latch problem.
I got my Flex 1500 recently, finally, after years of waiting. I am generally happy with it. Yes, the latches are a concern. Apparently, their new system, the Flex Tactical, uses a different latching system that looks to be much more promising. Unfortunately, for better or worse, they also added other features to that system which makes it cost more, and thus out of my ability to go after it. The regular Flex 1500 was already going above what I wanted to pay. But, I still haven't seen anything better on the market for my particular use-case-niche. I am working towards gearing up for life on the road in an SUV and a small trailer. Size matters. Space matters. Weight matters. All the other modular systems use heavier components as well as taking up significantly more footprint to account for the connecting wires for the batteries. The Flex is the only one I have seen that does away with battery connecting wires. It isn't a perfect implementation of the concept, but, it's all that I have found for now. So, given my use-case, I still think the Flex is the best option for me. Currently have one base unit, one super charger, and one battery. Another battery is on order and scheduled to arrive in August 2023. I plan on getting more, but waiting on cash first.
Good review overall. You are not wrong in your assessment. I'd be curious to see how the Flex Tactical will work, and also curious to see if it will somehow be backwards compatible with the regular Flex 1500 components. The current steep pricing of the Tactical though means I'll live vicariously through someone else. It also means, maybe, just maybe, there will be steep discounts on the regular Flex 1500 components soon.
Caveat* Yes I know the Titan exists, and stacks like the Flex, but the components are too expensive to buy as I live off of a fixed income and need my component purchases to be smaller costs at a time. Also, the Titan is just a bit too big for my use-case.
No worries about the Titan. They’ve got a 500-charge 100% efficiency rating, whereas the Flex has a 6000-charge efficiency rating. You’ll be just fine.🫡
@jarrel3018 I bet it happens soon there customer service sucks my order hasn't shipped and it's been 14 months promised today or tommorrow over 15 times 25 hours on hold over 30 calls I'm totally canceling my order if I don't have a tracking number by this time tommorrow
Love my Flex 1500s...Latches and modules work perfect. Every product ever manufactured by man is going to have a certain number of defective parts or units. Just send it back...My Flex units are built like tanks and I use them more than my Jackery, Bluetti and Ecoflow power stations.
U think this guy is the one who comments on there Facebook but I maybe wrong lol
This video puts a fork in it for me. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
You have to (disengage the left side first) and then use that orange button on the right to release the latch to release the battery. It would be best if you had not used the force to unlock the unit the way you did. If you look at the latch on the left side vs the right side of the latch, they have different angles for different release points. I love my Flex with an extra battery pack.
This guy in the video only responds to people who join him in dising Inergy! lol I think he pretty much screwed the pooch and didn't or doesn't want to admit it! He probably forced those latches and then mangled them even more with that industrial screw-driver!
I got my money back in late 2021 from Inergy after over a year of delays and immediately purchased from kickstarter the Ecoflow Delta pro and I thank goodness I didn't end up with this piece of hardware. My Delta pro is an absolute beast and has been on nearly continuous duty since December of 21
Delta Pro, as much as I love them, have a 3K 100% charge cycle life, whereas the Inergy has a 6K 100% charge cycle. Honestly, you can’t go wrong with either one;however, one lasts longer than the other.
@@bodazaphfa I canceled my Flex order simply because I desperately needed my unit at the time and Inergy lied to me on three occasions about delivery times. The ecoflow pro was available and I got a good discount so it was a no-brainer for me. I have zero regrets. Also because I bought it through kicksmurder my Eco flow pro came with a lifetime warranty
I was thinking of buying one of these.
Changed my mind.
Thanks, man.
You went a lot further than I did. You at least purchased that P.O.S whereas I got my money refunded back in 2021. I paid money to this company in April 2021 and was told that it would ship by June 2021. Well, in August, I was quite upset with the company's deceptions and demanded that they return my money! I was given a refund, but was glad in the end not to have supported this company. When a company is deceptive about when and why they can't ship something, I'm out!
I'm sorry that you're having the problems that you've had, but I was quite pleased to see your video nail the company that I almost went with. I originally purchased the unit because of another UA-camr, and since, I have stopped following the person due to promoting a bad item. You on the other hand, give a completely honest assessment, which everyone who watches this video should be eternally grateful!
I still like the flex 1500 better than Ecoflow or Bluetti. The Flex has simple buttons and much better capacity than the Ecoflow or Bluetti’s. Plus u can keep stacking them. I’m keeping my back ordered Flex 1500 batteries. I’ve got 2 coming. I want a stackable system not giant units on wheels.
i actually had this system on order and after waiting several months i realized that the current tech(this was in 2021) had surpassed this i canceled my order and went with the Bluetti AC300 system......which was shortly passed by even more capable systems. This industry is moving fast this last year. Your channel is one of the very few that does follow up on existing systems and i look forward to watching them.
Thanks for watching. I'm glad you got a different system.
They ever tell you how much watts this thing can handle I know it's 90 volts and 30 amps max
I bought this unit in February 2024 & in June they change the order so I got no solar panel after telling them I wanted the complete kit with solar since I'm homeless living in my car. I have nowhere to plug it. Waited till November it took me weeks before I could find where to Plug to just find out console not charging. Wrote various emails to them & I got no answer. Now I'm screwed & on ssi is not easy to lose that much money😢
You made my day with this video!! 😆 "Don't mind me... just doin' what it takes to get this thing unlatched" 🤣
Will you be doing a review on the Kodiak X2?
I hope to. We'll see if it arrives in the next year.
At 0:34 you said it was "fall"...meaning the season. Is this an old video?
Yes it was an older video from last fall I filmed last year that I found needed to get posted.
Thank you, Sir
I bought an Inergy Apex in 2019. 5 years later they can’t service or repair it. Thanks Inergy 👍🏼👍🏼 I’ll replace with a different brand
I've been following your blog for years and I'm glad you are doing these videos to keep us informed. I also felt that the inergy generators were crap and I've been very impressed by the Titan, but now that the Apollo is out I was wondering if you financed it. If so could you let me know and what the cost would be. Thanks for being there for us and your blog is awesome. Tim from Glendale, Oregon
The Apollo I truly feel will change the industry just like the Titan did. Shoot me an email to info@poweredportablesolar.com so we can figure out what the cost would be for the Apollo setup. It will vary greatly depending on what you need.
@@minutemanprep I thought from your review, the Apollo wasn't great. Have they fixed the issues?
@@heroaomedia Yes they've fixed everything, it's on preorder again to ship in August: poweredportablesolar.com/shop/
I am so glad I had cancelled my preorders I had with them originally. By the time these were physically available, they were pretty much obsolete. I think Delta had come out with at least three new models in the same time span. I had also read about the latch problem from one of the first recipients of these.
Meanwhile, my Kodiak is sitting in the garage, hasn't been charged in probably a year and has been running a fan in there for days and still has full bars. Its kind of a shame that the company have done themselves in.
The Kodiak was awesome. Since then, I havne't been impressed either.
Thank you for being so informative😮
Thank you for stopping me from pouring money into this one.
Damn. This really breaks my heart because I too waited a very long time for mine. I am active duty military, and at the time this seemed to be the unit to keep my mind at ease to leave with my wife and newborn baby girl in the event I was away and shit hit the fan back at home. Maybe I got a good one, but mine has been sitting in my Mancave (temp controlled) since September of 2022 (now May 2023) and has not really drained. I noticed a like 9% drain I think around December and charged it and has been pretty much at 100%. I also have not really used it, just plugged shit into it when I first got it because I was excited but haven’t run it though it’s paces. My latching system does seem alright, haven’t had any issues but did notice the better system on the Mil version. I was getting upset seeing all these other companies pop up with cheaper systems that were surpassing the Flex 1500 while waiting for mine, but I’m stubborn and continued to wait. Guess I can use it for camping or range and get that Titan for real emergencies. Just read up on their pre-order offer for a home solution, what would y’all recommend???
If it makes you feel any better (now that you've had yours a year), I have the 1500 with 3 batteries and have been really grateful for it many times because of power outages. Using it remotely has been no problem at all and I've never had any of the problems this guy in the video has had. My latches work perfectly and the unit does not discharge very much at all over a period of months. So maybe he just didn't latch it correctly and ended up with his screwdriver technique to rip it apart. lol No problems here. Good luck to you.
Explains why their "Military version" uses the other latches😅
Haha that was good.
The "military" version has the latches that it should have had in the first place but they just kept sending out the defective prototype ones!
I have the same set up as you. My latches are doing the same thing. Unfortunately for the money I am disappointed. If I had the choice I wouldn't but again. Live and l learn.
I'm finished with inergy as a company. They warranted a bad battery with another bad battery, and now they they have stopped responding to my emails. That email response was mid February and nothing since. As far as the useless locking system, I use the back side of a good lock blade knife and go in from the end above the latch and force the metal tab to the unlock position.
Definitely helpful. Thank you. =)
I see all the positivity toward Inergy. The pro from my perspective is that I am a long time customer of theirs. I bought an Inergy Kodiak. Their customers service was great until it wasn't. The kodiak maybe more of a prototype that went on sale, I will give them that. But patent infringement for the neutrik connectors was in my mind wrong. Doesn't matter if later on they change to another type of connector. They claimed neutrik was the connection and in fact it was not. Neutrik had no idea they were violating their patent from what I understand. I even called neutrik personally and they had no idea this was going on. I asked them " well is this not a patent infringement? and they said, well yes. "
My Repair for my Kodiak has taken months. I paid $42 for a hazmat box. That was promised to be sent. and well it got lost. I asked for a refund. It was granted. Thanks Inergy.
What do you think is the best system out there.Great review!!!!
Hands down, the Apollo: poweredportablesolar.com/product/hysolis-apollo/ This beats every unit out there.
I've had my Flex 1500 since August 2021. Ordered with 2 batteries and 4x100w solar panels. I'm super please with it in my ProMaster Van conversion. Runs c-pap, lights, small fridge, recharges phones and devices. One of the best things is I remove my whole electrical system and store inside house for the harsh winters here in the north. After storing most of winter my batteries were still at 98%. Perhaps poster left dc on or something. My question is: Is there a way to add a LiPO or other modern lithium battery to this system? do I have to pay $900 for another 80ah battery when 4 times the battery can be bought for half the cost. Anyone have info for adding on a non Flex battery? or is that a no-no? seems to me the original marketing said you could add lithiums of even a lead acid.
I stuck with the simplicity of the Apex. I am glad I didn't upgrade when they asked me about the Flex. I store at 85% and have never lost a charge. I check it every 3 months. Been good for emergencies. It will run the fridge all night and other essentials.
Nice to see a follow up on the new Inergy Flex Tactical version of this. Maybe they fixed the issues.
Good luck getting one... 14 months and counting waiting for mine... lots of empty promises lack of communication... so many times told id have it shipped in a day or 2 this company is a scam
@@vtoutdoorsman8022 Did they refund your money? Did you have to file a credit card dispute?
@@corvette652 Wells Fargo wont reimburse me bcz too much time elapsed (waiting all those months for backorder). I hope you fair better with your bank than I did.
I've been mostly lost on trying to buy a solar kit for my van. I was seriously looking at them until I've heard how they don't really last charge wise. And their customer service and slow availability of products is troublesome
I had to wait many months for my order to be filled, I think it was close to a year and half! The Flex System and batteries were purchased with a ten year warranty, that was supposed to be wonder bullet proof warranty at the time of purchase! This investment has been one of the worst I've ever made, $11,000 dollars in total with this company! This product was NOT fully tested and thought out before selling them, it was pushed out the door for the purpose of making a great deal of money! With no intentions of covering the batteries horrible life span, throwing what ever batteries you could find during the pandemic! I also know that you have changed and improved the design since my purchases! Latches broke right away, no positive locking system! No piezo alarm letting you know the battery strength is too low! Many things should have been improved upon before sales should have started. My Makita batteries can hold a full charge for at least six months.
I bought two energy Kodiak X2 generators. Both of them are duds. Good for nothing more than paper weights. Never used it for anything more than charging my cell phone. After many tries I finally spoke to energy about the first one and they said they'd send me a return label. It never came and I kept trying to contact him and I can't. During this time the second Kodiak X2 broke. Energy won't answer the phone, They won't return email, And when I tried to contact them on messenger they just send back a reply Thank you for reaching out. I would not buy anything from energy they're not a stand-up company They don't back their products.
This might be the comment that saves me of the headache
I bought two Kodiak x2 and both were defective so I sent back for repair. They did nothing, no repair was done! They just sent two duds back to me. So I returned again and that was the last time I heard from Inergy. No refund. No communication. These Kodiaks were e-waste from get go.
Thanks for pointing out the poop so others don’t step in it. I dismissed Inergy a LONG time ago any sort of viable option.
I bought the Flex when they first came out. I bought 8 batteries.Can only use 5. (5 is the maximum stack).They told me that the connecting device..."FLEX BATTERY ADAPTER PLATE" would soon be available.It's been about 5 years and the still don't have any. Anyone else have a similar situation?
Company has folded according to CityPrepper. Thats my observation as well based on attempts to reach them. DO NOT send them money, creditors or liquidators will just take it.
There goes my plan to buy anything from Inergy.
😂 I was one of the fools who preordered it. I typically have it on trickle via solar. Very Spartan gennie compared to the new offerings.
I also have a switch that is bent and locked up on the 2nd battery. Common problem. They changed the mechanisms on the "Tactical variant.
Saved me money
I'm glad to hear that. If you want any extra help to find out what will work for you please send me an email to info@poweredportablesolar.com.
😂 Yo: didn't I just see you review the APOLLO vs Eco Pro delta in another video? 😊
@1:00 - I thought this product was dead. @5:00 - Hammer and chisel should not be required for a portable power station. I'm out.
I am almost ashamed to admit I BOUGHT into this system from Inergy. It all started in 2016 when I ordered their Kodiak/Apex battery/solar generator. it took EIGHTEEN MONTHS to arrive. It only went DOWN HILL from there. I bought 2 FLEX expansion batteries because connecting to ANYTHING ELSE was USELESS. I FINALLY received the SECOND FLEX battery 28 MONTHS (Sept 2022) and after a direct phone call from Jared and a previous call with Sean (CEO) I OFFERED to pack it all up and send it back to them in THE ORIGINAL BOXES, which I STILL have. All they had to do was REIMBURSE ME WHAT I HAD PAID and I would NEXT DAY ship the day after their certified check cleared the bank. NO DEAL!. They EXPECT you to pay and WAIT, AND WAIT, AND WAIT but would not have faith enough to get their product back from me. Does it work? Well, to run small low draw, 550 watts TOTAL or less, and it DOES. Larger draws work, but not recommended. I should have bought the TItan, but I digress. After watching YOU and Will Prowse I built my OWN system. Although NOT as portable it got me though with over 6.2Kw on tap and 800 watts PV on two strings. The Apex and TWO FLEX batteries take an ETERNITY to charge on AC with the miniscule charger from Inergy, so I have done as you show. I trickle charge them with a 100 watt Harbor Freight PV on their MC4 to EC8 cable. OH! the Flex to ring adapter took 18 months of being the " obnoxious customer" to even get the ONE Flex battery to connect to the Apex.
My ultimate recommendation BUY SOMETHING ELSE (and NOTHING from Inegy) or build your OWN.
I waited almost 18 months to have my complete system that I ordered from Inergy.
Not ready for prime time 😂
Also I noticed the claim being made that the military Flex is E.M.P. proof. Yeah only if you buy the EMP Shield sold separately
As I watch your videos in the past I know 1500 watts is not what you need especially get to Delta pros combined together to make 120/240 7200 watts. So I really don't know much of why you would need 1500 watts to run your house it ain't going to work so maybe talking about going camping in a little tent because it ain't even good enough to run a camper that I know cuz I had to use a 3000 watt inverter To run my cousin's 30 ft camper in the summer of 2022.
This defintely won't run a house. It would be good for remote use for small loads. Maybe at most it'll run a water pump off-grid, not well pump.
I agree with the lock issue as I have faced the same and one of my latches broke, poor design. Their technology is old, their batteries are not LiPo either. I had ordered 2 batteries from them in July, 2023 and never received them and eventually had to ask for my money back 13 months later, which still they messed up at first. As I guessed it, it no longer matters because now on their website they make it clear that they have a $1.83 million dollar contract with our federal gov't. and they are not selling anymore directly to the consumer. I hope I do not have issues with my current products. It also is not surprising that our government is spending our tax dollars on outdated equipment only because it is safer since it is being manufactured in the USA. US competition needs to step up so our tax dollars are more wisely used and our nation is more securely protected with the most modern tech. P.S. I have bought 3 systems from them and have 8 of their batteries. Now I moved on to EchoFlow.
Good thing that one broken broke on you instead of a bigger one I mean if your AC 500 broke then you broke something that would have really gotten you and hotwire because then you may not bear to run your house especially if you needed two AC 500 for 120/240 volts and 10,000 Watts. Which is more what you need and yes I watch the video of that with you at least you had one of them anyways with a battery or something like that I don't forget to them at the time I don't know if you have two of them now but that's why I don't understand this video with a 1500 watt. Which doesn't impress me special When I need more power than that. And that little unit means nothing to me.
Agreed. Thanks for watching.
Was a waste of money. Waiting since Feb. 24 for a box to send it back to get it charged. They keep promising and haven't sent it yet. Very nice when I call but no box over 2 months later. The only place for it is the dump.
Inergy sells the small KODIAK LT power station for $250, Its just a rebranded generic chinese power station you can find under other brands for $150 or less on Amz. Thats how i knew they were a clown company.
Just use a chainsaw and be done with it, lol
Haha for real.
I also have this Inergy Flex AND I hate it. By far worst solar battery/generator that I have purchased.
for the love of god, lower the volume on your transition sound effects
I love my inergy flex 1500 I have 10 batteries connected into one controller but they poorly make these things those clips are junk and they know it, but they don’t care
Ordered a Flex 1500 in 2021. It took about 18 months or so for us to even get the generator. Then they promised they would send an additional item to make up for the delay (a crock pot). We never received it. Then we bought extra batteries. We've used the generator (inside the house) a handful of times. It is now dead about 2.5 or so years later. Of course, it's out of warranty! Garbage! They have terrible reviews on the BBB site, BTW.
INERGY fails again. What a piece of crap. Unreal.
Sadly on this one I agree with you. They were great years ago, but today, not relevant.
Do NOT buy from inergy!!! Save your money company has the worst customer service!!! I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone ever after my experience
Those locks ruin the unit's chances for a positive view
Ya they were a real pain.
wow a dud
Made in China
I think you may have either received a faulty unit or you just are unlucky. I would talk with Inergy about the discharging of the batteries when not being used. I've had my 1500 (with 3 batteries) since it first became available and I've not had any problems at all with it. And that has included "unlatching" to move the thing from house to van many times without any latch problems at all. Matter of fact, mine was stored for 4 months fully charged (and I heard I shouldn't do that so I checked on it) and it was at 99%. So it lost 1 % in 4 months. And I even topped that charge off just before hurricane Helene to be completely ready and just checked it and it's still sitting at 100%. So I don't see any of the problems you described. Looks like you were pretty rough on the unit! lol Good luck to you.