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frontpage Posted by David_David • Apr 14, 2025
Apr 14, 2025 3:53 PM
Costco Members: Ecoflow Delta Pro 3600Wh LFP Portable Power Station
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I have the smaller Delta 2 with an extra battery, 2KWh capacity. During a multi day storm outage last year (largest in my city's history), we ran 2 fridges, a freezer, battery chargers for tools (ryobi/ego), mesh routers/fiber gateway and a charging area for phones/flashlights/etc off the delta 2. The delta 2 is limited to 500w of solar input (I've got 3 360 residential panels I bought used in my backyard) but that was enough to make the battery last from the morning until around 9 pm with our loads. So twice a day I ran my champion 4250 W invertor generator for a little under 2 hours. We actually had a neighbor hooked to the generator to run their fridges/freezer and charge a power bank while it ran, so I didn't charge the delta 2 at its maximum rate. We essentially had power for critical loads 24/7 with only 4 hours of generator usage a day. Used less than two 20 gallon tanks of propane over 5 days (and some of that was from running for 5+ hours the first night while I figured out the flaws in my system).
So my house was quiet most of the day and I didn't burn a ton of fuel just keeping the generator running all day and night. I had fast internet the entire time since the fiber was still working when most of my area was crushing the cell towers and the batteries ran the house equipment without any issues. I could lock my generator in the garage overnight and not worry about theft since I could sit outside with it while I charged the delta 2. And I did go exchange my first tank when it hit empty for a full one at a local hardware store but I could have made it the entire time off the two I had to start the outage. Gas stations were getting slammed with long lines everywhere as people bought gas for chainsaws and generators.
I got my delta 2 bundle for about $1k from HD, then spent about $300 on the used solar panels. We've had two major outages (over 24 hours) and it has honestly been well worth it for me. I use it to power the washing machine, internet and charge all my tools/lawn equipment/ebike batteries normally, so it gets use outside of power outages. Also if you tailgate or glam camp, running everything off an absolutely silent power source is a game changing experience...
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You don't have wall outlet in your garage? How are you going to charge the batteries?
You don't have wall outlet in your garage? How are you going to charge the batteries?
Is that doable?
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Is that doable?
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Is that doable?
If you don't mind, I might PM you for solar panel and setup information.
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