Thanks for the information, you 2 have just made my life much easier, We'v have a 98 ford E-350 class c and I really think this solar & Battery set up. Will not only save us a Ton of space but it's much easier to set up, Thanks for showing this old man how to, God Bless.
Great video on your setup, we actually just bought one of these, with portable panels, haven’t used it yet. We have a 12v fridge so will probably keep it portable for now and keep the gas generator to top off the battery when needed.
Well done! When the Kickstarter was active for the Delta Pro, I bought one and shoe-horned it into the tongue box of my 1980 13' Burro camper. I intercepted the shore power cable and used an ATS to switch between shore power and the DP. And just like you, I can run my fridge, slow cooker, induction cooktop, microwave, charge devices, everything. This.Just.Works. And OTA updates, as well!
We got one thru ShopSolar as a kit. Comes with the EcoFlow Delta Pro, the remote monitoring screen, 2 X 200 watt Rich Solar suitcase type solar panels and all the cabling you would need (including 50' of solar cables). We paid $2600 for it as a kit. We love this thing for our RV. Just plug our shore power into it and that is it. We also have an old Honda EU2000 gas generator we use to charge the EcoFlow when there is not enough solar. Our last trip out we were off grid for a week and this unit ran everything in our RV including our AC (for 2.3 hours) and we never really gave any thought into how much power we were using. It is AWESOME and we love it. Pro Tip: we could run AC all day if we had the gas generator charging the EcoFlow while the EcoFlow was running our AC. Our gas generator cannot run the AC unit but the EcoFlow sure did!
Love that, sounds like a good setup! (and not a bad price) We can similarly run our AC for about 2 hours without solar, maybe 4 hours with it. Excited for new RV ACs I’ve seen that are TWICE as efficient as typical, with variable speed compressors. The Furrion Chill Cube can run as low as ~600 watts, which in theory we could run indefinitely with good solar coming in 😜
@@gabandbren oh yea and we ran our Starlink mini 24 X 7 for a week! EcoFlow and starlink is a game changer...I worked while out boondocking...it was AWESOME!
@@markk171 We JUST posted a video on our Starlink experience haha! We have the gen 3 flat mounted to our roof and has been working great for us! We turn it off at night (as well as the ecoflow) but pretty much has been running indefinitely while we both work remote for ~6 months
Guys, on a completely unrelated topic, the “Magic” in your channel are your personalities and your smiles. Just go back and rewatch the 3 to 4 minute section. I found myself smiling back at my monitor! You two are the best! ❤️ A relatively simple answer to little or no Solar is to carry a small 2000 watt gas generator to charge the EcoFlow. It doesn’t take up much room, and should top up the EcoFlow fairly quickly. You will likely not use it often, but it would have been helpful when you were finding out why Twilight was filmed in the Pacific Northwest.
Love the videos. Watched a few of yalls solar set up. Im looking to upgrade my class C with solar and was just going to do a battery bank. I likevthe simplicity of the ecoflo and want to keep my generator. But have something like this as a back up alternative for boondoocking. I suppose my dilemma is finding a place to mount it and still run full power to the coach through it. I suppose I just need to familiarize myself with the electrical system. Nice set up. I'm glad it works for yall! Happy travels.
Thanks so much! I think your best option might be just manually plugging the battery in to your shore power outlet when you want to use it. I think technically you could add another transfer switch, since you already have one with the onboard generator, but that sounds a bit more confusing. Also depends on what you want to run on solar/battery. If it’s just lower-powered 12v systems then I’d think a power station would be overkill. I’d be curious what you decide though, let me know!
Awesome explanation with graphics for how to connect to transfer switch, Thanks! I have a 2020 Sunseeker (still keeping my Onan 4000) but I want to do this same thing to keep silent during Harvest host stays, etc.. I still have original lead acid house batteries in the stairway compartment so one step at a time. Have you looked at the EcoFlow DC-DC 800 watt charger to replenish when parked in shade or clouds?
The only downside with the 800W alternator charger for us is that it uses the same charging port as our solar, so we’d have to unplug our solar to instead charge from the alternator. The newer units have multiple ports, though. I think it would work well, we just haven’t needed it!
Thank you!! Looking at that for sure - or unit just isn’t ideal bc we’d have to unplug our solar and plug in the alternator charger for it to work (only one DC input port)
EcoFlow makes great products. Their customer service is flawed a little but I still continue to buy EcoFlow because they stand behind their product as I had to send 3 units back after 3 years of use and they paid for shipping and replaced them. As far as battery management you should consider buying their EcoFlow alternator charger where it can charge your unit at 800 watts an hour from your alternator and battery as long as you are driving from point a to point b or just turning on the engine on cloudy rainy days. Good Luck!
Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear they stand by the warranty (including paying for shipping), that’s all I can ask for! Of course would prefer no issues to begin with but that’s the NEXT best thing haha 😂
I think you should go over the ecoflows add on generator, which is nice because you can run the generator to charge the battery and not have to run a loud generator at night and it has the same form factor as the ecoflow.
It's not a bad option but I just don't think we want an additional generator to store and maintain. A more likely upgrade for us would be to have an alternator charger directly off of our chassis battery!
@@gabandbren true, the solar input on the ecoflow is very flexible. You can limit the amps through the amp and even plug it into a cigarette lighter if that's all you had.
@@gabandbren Yes that is what I am looking for I am trying to find a video to see if I had one of those eco flow alternator charger if I could charge my Delta pro with it while idling my motorhome and if yes how long would it take to charge it full from around 20%
Totally depends what temperature you run it at but I would say anywhere from 2-3 hours and be at a comfortable temp. If we wanted to run our ac off the battery all the time we would definitely start by replacing the ac with an inverter one as they draw much less power. We draw roughly 1.6kW and the new ones draw 700-800W. That alone would double your run time!
I want to use 2 of those linked together for our needs . But I would just plug them to the regular shore power cord and go to the side of the RV like I would hook up to shore power . I'll keep my gas generator just incase I need to charge those batteries without solar power and just plug them into a wall socket in the RV . I like having options .
Yeah that totally works, that’s the easiest way for sure! Hardwiring ours in has been awesome so we don’t have to plug/unplug it all the time but definitely not necessary!
@gabandbren most of the time ; we'll be boondocking in the desert . I can't stand having close neighbors LOL. And we have 3 large working ranch cattle dogs that I need to be able to let run off leash daily ! RV parks and campgrounds are not for us . We need to live in the sticks LOL .
I'm a complete novice at the electrical power aspects of RVs, so I have a question. If need be, can you use a small inverter generator to recharge your Ecoflow? I guess what I am asking, is solar the only source of power?
No, there are a bunch of ways for it to charge! You can plug into a normal 110 house outlet, 12v cigarette plug (like in a car), or they also have an alternator charger. Solar is just the most convenient for our use case!
We have a small Honda EU2000 gas generator and we can AC charge the EcoFlow at 1800 watts. We set the EcoFlow to only charge at 1200 watts (do that via the phone app) and used 4oo watts of solar. So at points during our last trip we were getting 1200 watts AC charging from the Honda and at the same time getting about 380 Watts for the solar panels. I too am no electrician and this is as easy as plugging into shore power. Never had an issue with it and never really worried about power consumption. Its SIMPLE and AWESOME!
What the company doesn't tell you is you can't get a full 1600 watt solar from the unit, it caps at 1.24kw and I returned the item on these terms. I was using a higher voltage bi facial and they were well within spec but with higher voltage panels under 150 but over 100v it limits inoht to 1.24kw. I had an array that was capable of 2500 watts and could only pull in 1.24 into my unit. I still think it's a good unit though. The downside about the app is there is absolutely no data logging so you have no idea how much solar you harvested each or any day nor any usage history. I still kept one of my ecoflows as a toy and I'm thinking of putting it in a small travel trailer. Be careful with the xt60 connector... If you push it against something it can come unglued, some models the xt69 female inside the unit is glued to the panel and can fall off and into the inside.
Thanks for the tips! I have seen people pull the full 1600W (although not easy), but seems like it all depends on the volts and amps of your panel array. Maybe some units have an issue though like you said? And yes, DEFINITELY wish there was data logging. The only other products I’ve seen with that are Victron - not sure if there are others?
@gabandbren I had solar panels within the specification and it pulled 1.6kw for a few seconds and then it caps it to 1.28. Even calling support they were confused. I now have my array connected to another solar controller and it pulls over 2300 watts easily at suns peak.
We just got a "kit" from ShopSolar and it was $2,600...that was the EcoFlow Delta Pro, the remote monitoring, all the cabling you could use (for RV use) and 2 200 Watt suitcase solar panels. If you saw $4999 then you are not looking very hard. :)
Thanks for the information, you 2 have just made my life much easier, We'v have a 98 ford E-350 class c and I really think this solar & Battery set up. Will not only save us a Ton of space but it's much easier to set up, Thanks for showing this old man how to, God Bless.
You are so welcome! Happy to help out, and good luck with your set up! 😄
Great video on your setup, we actually just bought one of these, with portable panels, haven’t used it yet. We have a 12v fridge so will probably keep it portable for now and keep the gas generator to top off the battery when needed.
It’s been so great! Glad you’re tryin it 😄
Well done! When the Kickstarter was active for the Delta Pro, I bought one and shoe-horned it into the tongue box of my 1980 13' Burro camper. I intercepted the shore power cable and used an ATS to switch between shore power and the DP. And just like you, I can run my fridge, slow cooker, induction cooktop, microwave, charge devices, everything. This.Just.Works. And OTA updates, as well!
Love it! Seems like it was really ahead of its time - STILL makes it tough to argue against even with so many newer products
We got one thru ShopSolar as a kit. Comes with the EcoFlow Delta Pro, the remote monitoring screen, 2 X 200 watt Rich Solar suitcase type solar panels and all the cabling you would need (including 50' of solar cables). We paid $2600 for it as a kit. We love this thing for our RV. Just plug our shore power into it and that is it. We also have an old Honda EU2000 gas generator we use to charge the EcoFlow when there is not enough solar. Our last trip out we were off grid for a week and this unit ran everything in our RV including our AC (for 2.3 hours) and we never really gave any thought into how much power we were using. It is AWESOME and we love it.
Pro Tip: we could run AC all day if we had the gas generator charging the EcoFlow while the EcoFlow was running our AC. Our gas generator cannot run the AC unit but the EcoFlow sure did!
Love that, sounds like a good setup! (and not a bad price) We can similarly run our AC for about 2 hours without solar, maybe 4 hours with it.
Excited for new RV ACs I’ve seen that are TWICE as efficient as typical, with variable speed compressors. The Furrion Chill Cube can run as low as ~600 watts, which in theory we could run indefinitely with good solar coming in 😜
@@gabandbren oh yea and we ran our Starlink mini 24 X 7 for a week! EcoFlow and starlink is a game changer...I worked while out boondocking...it was AWESOME!
@@markk171 We JUST posted a video on our Starlink experience haha! We have the gen 3 flat mounted to our roof and has been working great for us! We turn it off at night (as well as the ecoflow) but pretty much has been running indefinitely while we both work remote for ~6 months
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Guys, on a completely unrelated topic, the “Magic” in your channel are your personalities and your smiles. Just go back and rewatch the 3 to 4 minute section. I found myself smiling back at my monitor! You two are the best! ❤️
A relatively simple answer to little or no Solar is to carry a small 2000 watt gas generator to charge the EcoFlow. It doesn’t take up much room, and should top up the EcoFlow fairly quickly. You will likely not use it often, but it would have been helpful when you were finding out why Twilight was filmed in the Pacific Northwest.
This is so sweet to hear!! ❤️ totally agree with the small gas generator, such a small item for a simple insurance plan for energy 🙏
Love the videos. Watched a few of yalls solar set up. Im looking to upgrade my class C with solar and was just going to do a battery bank. I likevthe simplicity of the ecoflo and want to keep my generator. But have something like this as a back up alternative for boondoocking. I suppose my dilemma is finding a place to mount it and still run full power to the coach through it.
I suppose I just need to familiarize myself with the electrical system. Nice set up. I'm glad it works for yall!
Happy travels.
Thanks so much! I think your best option might be just manually plugging the battery in to your shore power outlet when you want to use it.
I think technically you could add another transfer switch, since you already have one with the onboard generator, but that sounds a bit more confusing.
Also depends on what you want to run on solar/battery. If it’s just lower-powered 12v systems then I’d think a power station would be overkill. I’d be curious what you decide though, let me know!
Awesome explanation with graphics for how to connect to transfer switch, Thanks! I have a 2020 Sunseeker (still keeping my Onan 4000) but I want to do this same thing to keep silent during Harvest host stays, etc.. I still have original lead acid house batteries in the stairway compartment so one step at a time. Have you looked at the EcoFlow DC-DC 800 watt charger to replenish when parked in shade or clouds?
The only downside with the 800W alternator charger for us is that it uses the same charging port as our solar, so we’d have to unplug our solar to instead charge from the alternator. The newer units have multiple ports, though. I think it would work well, we just haven’t needed it!
Great couple and great video! Next complement your setup with the alternator charger .
Thank you!! Looking at that for sure - or unit just isn’t ideal bc we’d have to unplug our solar and plug in the alternator charger for it to work (only one DC input port)
@gabandbren Shouldn't have to. Your solar uses Xt60i port. The alternator charger uses Extra Battery port with adapter.
Oh really? Thank you!! Will look into that for sure then 😄
@@gabandbren Will be a game changer for you. Even just idling, my Subaru Outback gives me 500w coming in without stressing anything.
EcoFlow makes great products. Their customer service is flawed a little but I still continue to buy EcoFlow because they stand behind their product as I had to send 3 units back after 3 years of use and they paid for shipping and replaced them. As far as battery management you should consider buying their EcoFlow alternator charger where it can charge your unit at 800 watts an hour from your alternator and battery as long as you are driving from point a to point b or just turning on the engine on cloudy rainy days. Good Luck!
Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear they stand by the warranty (including paying for shipping), that’s all I can ask for! Of course would prefer no issues to begin with but that’s the NEXT best thing haha 😂
I think you should go over the ecoflows add on generator, which is nice because you can run the generator to charge the battery and not have to run a loud generator at night and it has the same form factor as the ecoflow.
It's not a bad option but I just don't think we want an additional generator to store and maintain. A more likely upgrade for us would be to have an alternator charger directly off of our chassis battery!
@@gabandbren true, the solar input on the ecoflow is very flexible. You can limit the amps through the amp and even plug it into a cigarette lighter if that's all you had.
@@gabandbren
Yes that is what I am looking for
I am trying to find a video to see if I had one of those eco flow alternator charger if I could charge my Delta pro with it while idling my motorhome and if yes how long would it take to charge it full from around 20%
How long do you run your a/c with this generator
Totally depends what temperature you run it at but I would say anywhere from 2-3 hours and be at a comfortable temp. If we wanted to run our ac off the battery all the time we would definitely start by replacing the ac with an inverter one as they draw much less power. We draw roughly 1.6kW and the new ones draw 700-800W. That alone would double your run time!
I want to use 2 of those linked together for our needs . But I would just plug them to the regular shore power cord and go to the side of the RV like I would hook up to shore power . I'll keep my gas generator just incase I need to charge those batteries without solar power and just plug them into a wall socket in the RV . I like having options .
Yeah that totally works, that’s the easiest way for sure! Hardwiring ours in has been awesome so we don’t have to plug/unplug it all the time but definitely not necessary!
@gabandbren most of the time ; we'll be boondocking in the desert . I can't stand having close neighbors LOL. And we have 3 large working ranch cattle dogs that I need to be able to let run off leash daily ! RV parks and campgrounds are not for us . We need to live in the sticks LOL .
I'm a complete novice at the electrical power aspects of RVs, so I have a question. If need be, can you use a small inverter generator to recharge your Ecoflow? I guess what I am asking, is solar the only source of power?
No, there are a bunch of ways for it to charge! You can plug into a normal 110 house outlet, 12v cigarette plug (like in a car), or they also have an alternator charger. Solar is just the most convenient for our use case!
We have a small Honda EU2000 gas generator and we can AC charge the EcoFlow at 1800 watts. We set the EcoFlow to only charge at 1200 watts (do that via the phone app) and used 4oo watts of solar. So at points during our last trip we were getting 1200 watts AC charging from the Honda and at the same time getting about 380 Watts for the solar panels. I too am no electrician and this is as easy as plugging into shore power. Never had an issue with it and never really worried about power consumption. Its SIMPLE and AWESOME!
Are using a DC to DC charger to power up the ecoflow while driving?
We are not, but have heard good things! Something we might look to add in the future!
What the company doesn't tell you is you can't get a full 1600 watt solar from the unit, it caps at 1.24kw and I returned the item on these terms. I was using a higher voltage bi facial and they were well within spec but with higher voltage panels under 150 but over 100v it limits inoht to 1.24kw.
I had an array that was capable of 2500 watts and could only pull in 1.24 into my unit.
I still think it's a good unit though.
The downside about the app is there is absolutely no data logging so you have no idea how much solar you harvested each or any day nor any usage history.
I still kept one of my ecoflows as a toy and I'm thinking of putting it in a small travel trailer.
Be careful with the xt60 connector... If you push it against something it can come unglued, some models the xt69 female inside the unit is glued to the panel and can fall off and into the inside.
Thanks for the tips! I have seen people pull the full 1600W (although not easy), but seems like it all depends on the volts and amps of your panel array. Maybe some units have an issue though like you said?
And yes, DEFINITELY wish there was data logging. The only other products I’ve seen with that are Victron - not sure if there are others?
@gabandbren I had solar panels within the specification and it pulled 1.6kw for a few seconds and then it caps it to 1.28. Even calling support they were confused. I now have my array connected to another solar controller and it pulls over 2300 watts easily at suns peak.
Cost effective : 1600.00 (just the unit)
Yep! And we go on to explain how that is much cheaper than alternatives you can buy!
@@gabandbren I love the ecoflow products!
Cost effective : 4,999.00 (just the unit) .
I’m not sure what you’re referring to but we said in the video we got it for $1600?
We just got a "kit" from ShopSolar and it was $2,600...that was the EcoFlow Delta Pro, the remote monitoring, all the cabling you could use (for RV use) and 2 200 Watt suitcase solar panels. If you saw $4999 then you are not looking very hard. :)