expireddarkpeace posted Apr 17, 2022 06:30 AM
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expireddarkpeace posted Apr 17, 2022 06:30 AM
Costco Members: EcoFlow River Pro Portable Power Station
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If outages happen at night, I just need to plug in the fridge and go back to sleep rather than starting the generator. During the days of outages after a hurricane, I will be able to charge this during the day from my generator while simultaneously running my fridge, then at night secure the generator and run the fridge from the battery.
The power station can run devices higher than 600 watts, but it starts to drop the voltage after 600 watts. It appears to handle the surge wattage draw from my fridge just fine, but I haven't tested it long term. I have not tried running two 600+ watt things on multiple outlets, but I would guess the limit is 600 watt total, not per outlet.
FWIW, it also runs 600 watt/second photography monolights, although there is some voltage drop at higher power levels.
I bought a cheap knockoff version of a Kill-a-watt to measure power usage when I bought this. It makes it easy to see usage stats for your electronics and see if the River Pro is dropping the voltage for your device.
If you're buying this for power outages, having an outage alarm like this is very useful:
https://www.amazon.com/Reliance-C...B018A30T8Q
When the power goes out, it lights up so you can see and beeps. It's helpful to find flashlights and the power bank, and also wakes you up to plug in fridges or whatever. You can then stick the alarm on a splitter coming out of the River Pro, so that when the battery runs out you are alerted.
Technically you posted this "deal of a lifetime" back in 2005 though
A 27" Westinghouse LCD screen for only $699 haha. Hopefully it served you well.
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I guess this is only for waterfront property.
Technically you posted this "deal of a lifetime" back in 2005 though
A 27" Westinghouse LCD screen for only $699 haha. Hopefully it served you well.
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Here is the one for my fridge. (Because it was a 20A circuit I got the 20A version but you can probably get away with a 15A one -- although I don't know code)
Reliance Controls TF201W Easy/Tran Transfer Switch, 2500 Watts https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AHTWM9Q
A single propane tank won't run for days unless you're only running a couple things for short periods of time.
Also, where I live, propane tanks were missiles during some serious wildfires. The solar system is portable enough that you can throw it in a vehicle and pop the panel on the roof of the vehicle if you're camped out somewhere until FEMA or whoever gets to you. This can at least keep all your electronics charged and some heated blankets, etc.
If I lived in a hurricane area, I'd get a gas/propane generator over a solar generator. I'd still have one of the fold out solar panels for phones and whatnot though in case there was a break in weather.
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