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Ridiculously high price. But this is the new trade reality - normally I'd be all over EcoFlow for their ripoff prices but seems like all power station makers are operating this way. I would expect this to hit modular DIY battery/solar too.
Ridiculously high price. But this is the new trade reality - normally I'd be all over EcoFlow for their ripoff prices but seems like all power station makers are operating this way. I would expect this to hit modular DIY battery/solar too.
Can you cite a previous price point?
Because this seems low, especially if you can still get the tax credit.
It's a classic Ecoflow strategy to bundle some trinkets like their "SHP2" or terrible previous gen solar panels as "free" to obfuscate the true value of the bundle.
Tbh, the best approach is to go for another manufacturer or if you're handy, go with the DIY route. Before the tariffs, LFP server rack or pre-built packs were around $0.1/Wh or below, which was a screaming deal. At those prices the payback times would be extremely short
It's a classic Ecoflow strategy to bundle some trinkets like their "SHP2" or terrible previous gen solar panels as "free" to obfuscate the true value of the bundle.
Tbh, the best approach is to go for another manufacturer or if you're handy, go with the DIY route. Before the tariffs, LFP server rack or pre-built packs were around $0.1/Wh or below, which was a screaming deal. At those prices the payback times would be extremely short
Garbage or not, it's still a pretty apples and oranges comparison, since they serve two different starting points.
By the same token, why couldn't you start with the smart panel setup and just buy more batteries later on?
Garbage or not, it's still a pretty apples and oranges comparison, since they serve two different starting points.
This is exactly EcoFlow's strategy. There is no way the "Smart Home Panel 2" worth $1800 but that's what they list it at in order to obfuscate just how much of a ripoff this bundle is. So forum and keyboard warriors can say "its apples and oranges" and any direct price comparison is avoided. Opaque pricing is EcoFlow's game.
A quality 50A transfer switch is less than $700 AND you don't have to deal with the unreliability or the app nonsense. If EcoFlow starts charging a monthly fee for "premium features" like they have claimed they will, then you are doubly screwed because you are locked into the ecosystem with no way out.
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By the same token, why couldn't you start with the smart panel setup and just buy more batteries later on?
Because that makes less sense. You are capped at 4 kW of inverter power and have less battery capacity. 4 kW borderline doesn't make sense for hooking up to a "SHP2" due to how little power it is, unless you're trying to power a small cottege or something. It's in the awkward range between portable power stations and true home backup. Anyone with common sense could recognize this.
Getting more overall power using two head units makes more sense for true home backup. Ultimately something significantly more powerful (240V, 30A) like the Delta Pro Ultra or competing units from other brands is best solution, or the DIY route. But all of these approaches are being squeezed by the tariffs
This is exactly EcoFlow's strategy. There is no way the "Smart Home Panel 2" worth $1800 but that's what they list it at in order to obfuscate just how much of a ripoff this bundle is. So forum and keyboard warriors can say "its apples and oranges" and any direct price comparison is avoided. Opaque pricing is EcoFlow's game.
A quality 50A transfer switch is less than $700 AND you don't have to deal with the unreliability or the app nonsense. If EcoFlow starts charging a monthly fee for "premium features" like they have claimed they will, then you are doubly screwed because you are locked into the ecosystem with no way out.
Because that makes less sense. You are capped at 4 kW of inverter power and have less battery capacity. 4 kW borderline doesn't make sense for hooking up to a "SHP2" due to how little power it is, unless you're trying to power a small cottege or something. It's in the awkward range between portable power stations and true home backup. Anyone with common sense could recognize this.
Getting more overall power using two head units makes more sense for true home backup. Ultimately something significantly more powerful (240V, 30A) like the Delta Pro Ultra or competing units from other brands is best solution, or the DIY route. But all of these approaches are being squeezed by the tariffs
Sure, clown.
The Smart Panel is meant to be a sub panel, which again, serves a different purpose than you're proposing.
If there's a better all in one package out there that's readily available and has no pitfalls, let's see it?
And try not to complain too hard about tariffs when you likely voted for them.
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Because this seems low, especially if you can still get the tax credit.
Because this seems low, especially if you can still get the tax credit.
https://slickdeals.net/f/18188095-40-msrp-ecoflow-delta-pro-3-portable-backup-power-station-system-4-549-99
https://slickdeals.net/f/18115534-ecoflow-delta-pro-3-portable-backup-power-station-system-twin-pack-4499?v=1&src=Si
Plenty of other examples. Dual head units with the dual voltage hub would actually offer significantly superior performance and battery capacity than this setup. And if you really want the "Smart Home Panel 2," which is garbage btw, just pay a bit extra to buy it. Buy a quality transfer switch instead and get much more solid and reliable performance instead of relying on their SaaS and app garbage.
It's a classic Ecoflow strategy to bundle some trinkets like their "SHP2" or terrible previous gen solar panels as "free" to obfuscate the true value of the bundle.
Tbh, the best approach is to go for another manufacturer or if you're handy, go with the DIY route. Before the tariffs, LFP server rack or pre-built packs were around $0.1/Wh or below, which was a screaming deal. At those prices the payback times would be extremely short
https://slickdeals.net/f/18115534-ecoflow-delta-pro-3-portable-backup-power-station-system-twin-pack-4499?v=1&src=Si
Plenty of other examples. Dual head units with the dual voltage hub would actually offer significantly superior performance and battery capacity than this setup. And if you really want the "Smart Home Panel 2," which is garbage btw, just pay a bit extra to buy it. Buy a quality transfer switch instead and get much more solid and reliable performance instead of relying on their SaaS and app garbage.
It's a classic Ecoflow strategy to bundle some trinkets like their "SHP2" or terrible previous gen solar panels as "free" to obfuscate the true value of the bundle.
Tbh, the best approach is to go for another manufacturer or if you're handy, go with the DIY route. Before the tariffs, LFP server rack or pre-built packs were around $0.1/Wh or below, which was a screaming deal. At those prices the payback times would be extremely short
By the same token, why couldn't you start with the smart panel setup and just buy more batteries later on?
A quality 50A transfer switch is less than $700 AND you don't have to deal with the unreliability or the app nonsense. If EcoFlow starts charging a monthly fee for "premium features" like they have claimed they will, then you are doubly screwed because you are locked into the ecosystem with no way out.
Getting more overall power using two head units makes more sense for true home backup. Ultimately something significantly more powerful (240V, 30A) like the Delta Pro Ultra or competing units from other brands is best solution, or the DIY route. But all of these approaches are being squeezed by the tariffs
A quality 50A transfer switch is less than $700 AND you don't have to deal with the unreliability or the app nonsense. If EcoFlow starts charging a monthly fee for "premium features" like they have claimed they will, then you are doubly screwed because you are locked into the ecosystem with no way out.
Because that makes less sense. You are capped at 4 kW of inverter power and have less battery capacity. 4 kW borderline doesn't make sense for hooking up to a "SHP2" due to how little power it is, unless you're trying to power a small cottege or something. It's in the awkward range between portable power stations and true home backup. Anyone with common sense could recognize this.
Getting more overall power using two head units makes more sense for true home backup. Ultimately something significantly more powerful (240V, 30A) like the Delta Pro Ultra or competing units from other brands is best solution, or the DIY route. But all of these approaches are being squeezed by the tariffs
The Smart Panel is meant to be a sub panel, which again, serves a different purpose than you're proposing.
If there's a better all in one package out there that's readily available and has no pitfalls, let's see it?
And try not to complain too hard about tariffs when you likely voted for them.
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