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  • Post in thread: Eco flow Delta pro... Can you use a predator 2000 gas generator to charge on a cloudy day?

    Just as a heads up - EF says not to use cables that aren't the ones that come with it for this kind of charging. The reasoning is/can be that cords that will technically fit this can come with plenty of different devices but are not rated to carry the kind of power through it and can cause...
  • Post in thread: Eco flow Delta pro... Can you use a predator 2000 gas generator to charge on a cloudy day?

    Just plug in your provided wall charging cable into the back of the DP and the front of the Predator. You can change the charging speed (if needed) within the Ecoflow app (and you may also need to flip the switch that's next to the plug in spot on the back of the DP from slow to fast or fast to...
  • Post in thread: What are you doing to save energy?

    While I have a regular stove and oven, I don't use them unless I absolutely have to because I need to cook a bunch of stuff all at once. I bought a 2-burner induction cook top that I can plug in and it gets the job done 95% of the time. Air fryer for a lot of stuff. I also have a countertop oven...
  • Post in thread: I'm the luckiest boy in the world!

    Have you considered giving it a nice resin bath to really be sure it'll be safe?
  • Post in thread: Electric oven

    There are only two things that I've come across that won't work with my countertop toaster oven - a full-size turkey, which is only made on Thanksgiving - and large frozen pizzas. Everything else fits into it. If you aren't baking those things and are just using your standard 9x13" casserole...
  • Post in thread: December PV starting off crappy again.

    Me today at 2:45pm when I was at the kitchen counter making some food and got blinded by the sun coming out from behind the clouds: OOOOF, I can't see. Hope this sun stays out for the next hour so I can at least get some charge today! It did not. I think I got about 10 minutes of good sun...
  • Post in thread: Using your Electric Vehicle to power your home

    I came across this video on Youtube tonight in my recommended feed. This couple used their F150 Lightning to run their home/apartment. There were a few issues along the way, but overall it seemed to work well enough. One interesting thing I noted from the video was that the batteries in the...
  • Post in thread: Crazy things you do with excess power

    None of this is crazy, but these are things I do: It takes planning and things to go right, but I will bake bread in my toaster oven. Like others, heating the house is a go to as long as it's needed. If neither of the above is needed, I'll try to find food to cook that is good for heating up...
  • Post in thread: How many watts of solar panels?

    I must just have the best luck in the world then? Where I live isn't at sea level, but I'm also all of 550 feet above sea level, and consistently get 90+ % of the rated output on my 8-panel array when I get it at the correct angle and on a perfectly sunny day (to be clear - 90%+ only lasts for...
  • Post in thread: House Batteries EcoFlow Delta Pro

    I don't believe you can connect two Delta Pro's together without the double voltage hub. How were you planning to "connect them to the house and run them"?
  • Post in thread: How many watts of solar panels?

    That doesn't sound like things are working right. In full sun, at the right angle your 100 watt panel should produce ~100 watts.
  • Post in thread: December PV starting off crappy again.

    A nice and sunny day produced 5 times the kwh of my panels. I'll take that every day, please and thank you. *Checks the forecast* Oh no.
  • Post in thread: Ecoflow customer service

    My Delta Pro began to turn the inverter off and was giving me a 115 error code, which indicates that it's too cold. The DP was in a bedroom at 72° and the app stated the temperature of the DP was 76°. The first time it happened I was able to just go over and hit the inverter button and it kicked...
  • Post in thread: What Has Been Your Experience With These Top Vendors?

    Can we vote for both positive and negative for the same company? I've bought multiple things from Ecoflow - including two Delta Pros. I've also bought several cables from them on different occasions (it's always worth having backups). All purchases went well. A little more than a year ago I...
  • Post in thread: Electric oven

    One is a Hamilton Beach 31100 - but it's an older model that they don't make anymore. I can fit 14.5 inch wide dishes in there. I also have a Cuisinart Air Fryer/Toaster Oven - the TOA-60. It works well for what it is. But the widest dish you can fit in there is just under 12.5 inches. It's...
  • Post in thread: Ecoflow Delta Pro error

    Just wanted to give an update. I posted a similar topic over on the Ecoflow reddit and customer service got in touch with me almost immediately. They sent me a shipping label and had me return it. It arrived to them on Friday. I just got the replacement 15 minutes ago.
  • Post in thread: What are you doing to save energy?

    The town I live in has a few free EV chargers. I grabbed the EV charging adapter from Ecoflow for a "just in case" scenario.... Sure, my taxes are helping pay for all of it, and I don't plan to use it if I don't have to - those things are way too heavy to just consistently be lugging around -...
  • Post in thread: Can you connect Bluetti AC200Max to Ecoflow Delta Pro

    Just talking out loud here - but couldn't you just plug your AC charger for the Delta Pro into one of the outlets on the Bluetti and charge it that way?
  • Post in thread: EG4 LifePower4 no UL Label - Failed Inspection

    Non profit doesn't mean they don't have to spend money, though. They've got people they pay, infrastructure - even their website costs money. Obviously I don't have any insight into their financials, but it costs money to run the operation.
  • Post in thread: Ecoflow Smart Home Panel question

    I'm not buying a Smart Home Panel nor do I plan to, but I have been curious about something related to it for a while. They use "relay switches" in the SHP. They seem to be made only for this particular product. So my question is: Are they only made by Ecoflow for this particular product? And if...
  • Post in thread: Camouflage solar panels

    Remember: If you use this you will never be able to find them to work on them if and when something goes wrong.
  • Post in thread: Neighborhood Irrigation System

    Sure, that works IF someone is willing to fix/replace/work on the system for free. Right now that seems to be you. But what if you move? What if the HOA does something that puts you in a position to tell them they suck and you aren't helping them anymore? Then the costs of this goes up. Maybe...
  • Post in thread: Ecoflow customer service

    Missed this, but got the alert that there was a new response and am just now seeing this. But yes. The next day I made a very similar post over on reddit after seeing that some others were able to get someone's attention that way, and sure enough, that did the trick for me, too. Within about 8...
  • Post in thread: Eco flow Delta pro... Can you use a predator 2000 gas generator to charge on a cloudy day?

    Just checking back in here.... and I will re-iterate that I would suggest just buying the official cable for $20-25. 16g is probably not ideal for 1880 watts no matter what they tell you on the packaging. Even if you are only charging at the lower levels, you're still risking things. Let's...
  • Post in thread: December PV starting off crappy again.

    How sunny has it been here over the last week? I've got some solar powered motion lights that haven't had enough sun to work for 5 days in a row. Not "they won't last through the night". Won't turn on once when you walk by them.
  • Post in thread: Ecoflow Delta Pro error

    This seems like a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a shot since I've come up empty on every other avenue so far. One of my Delta Pros will randomly turn the inverter off due to a 115 error code, which is it saying that it's too cold. The issue here is that it's in a bedroom that remains...
  • Post in thread: Panels don’t seem to produce much

    Not everyone lives in a sunless place? Not every day is sunless even in places with less sun. Even if you do live in a place with very limited sun during the winter, that's one season out of four, while the other three might be producing plenty of good energy from the sun, which in many places...
  • Post in thread: What are you doing to save energy?

    Yeah, I learned this one quickly. The box fan I used to put in the window was 100 watts on high. My standing, oscillating fan is 60 watts on high while also oscillating.
  • Post in thread: Using your Electric Vehicle to power your home

    There's definitely a use-case scenario that does and doesn't make sense (at least some sense). Some examples: People who work from home or live close to work. You aren't "empty" in those scenarios. Their car ran their home for nearly a week without being charged (or driven). It's a very large...
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