I have a AGM battery, charger, and inverter setup to power our refrigerator, phones, lights, etc... for occasional weather-related outages. I'm adding 2-4 100W solar panels that can be placed on our balcony and get sunlight for about 3.5 hours a day. We also have a portable generator, soon to be tri-fuel.
I am going to return/sell the AGM soon and either replace it with a 100Ah LiFePO coupled with the MPP Solar 1012, or a Bluetti EB150 power station. Either appears adequate for our needs, the refrigerator being the main load at 900W+ after startup. The EB150 1000W (1200W surge) inverter *should* cover that. I also considered the EcoFlow R600 Pro with the external battery but it's not clear if its 1200W surge capability could handle the refrigerator startup.
Pricing is pretty close with either system so I'm on the fence. The power station seems a bit safer to me, less cables and fuses to worry about. But I don't like that it could be rendered useless, at least until repair, if one component fails. Then again I guess the MPP has almost the same issue. I'd have to stick with my current modular setup to avoid that.
Any words of wisdom here? I realize most people here have much more needs than just temporary power backup. This may be too light on details but I'm hoping there is something that clearly steers my direction one way or the other.
I am going to return/sell the AGM soon and either replace it with a 100Ah LiFePO coupled with the MPP Solar 1012, or a Bluetti EB150 power station. Either appears adequate for our needs, the refrigerator being the main load at 900W+ after startup. The EB150 1000W (1200W surge) inverter *should* cover that. I also considered the EcoFlow R600 Pro with the external battery but it's not clear if its 1200W surge capability could handle the refrigerator startup.
Pricing is pretty close with either system so I'm on the fence. The power station seems a bit safer to me, less cables and fuses to worry about. But I don't like that it could be rendered useless, at least until repair, if one component fails. Then again I guess the MPP has almost the same issue. I'd have to stick with my current modular setup to avoid that.
Any words of wisdom here? I realize most people here have much more needs than just temporary power backup. This may be too light on details but I'm hoping there is something that clearly steers my direction one way or the other.