DIY Jackery 5000+ or Anker F3800

[7474]

Completely new to this topic, so please excuse my ignorance.

I was looking at a Jackery 5000+ or Anker F3800 for home back-up. Very infrequent power outages. Have a gas generator with interlock kit to supply the house. Looking for something that could run the house overnight and throughout the day and be recharged via the gas generator or small solar.

Home is all gas. Water heater, stove top, oven, furnace, dryer.

I’m looking for a DIY version of either of these unit specs but at a cost savings.

I’ve seen a lot of DIY builds that are the same cost as these units but have significantly better specs. I’m more interested in the DIY affordable version of one of these two products’ specs.

Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.

 

[BatteryBuff]

I recommend using the Will Prowse video on a hand truck portable system. If you are handy and want a low cost system, get new LFP cells and build them into a ~100Ah 48V battery with a BMS.

Just keep the system safe from the elements and trickle charged with one or more solar panels. Then, if power goes out, wheel it to your electrical panel and plug it in as a generator. Bonus: Because it is portable, it is like a generator and does not require permits.

Here is Will's video:

 

[7474]

Thanks for the reply.

Since posting this question, I have found that video as well as others showing a set up with the E 4 6000 XP and EG4 server rack batteries.

I think I would be leaning more towards the 6000 XP dor the 240v for the ability to power both legs of my panel. Don’t have any 240 V loads besides the 4 ton AC, which is not a emergency necessity but would like to have both sides of the panel available.

The electrical requirements for my home, minus the 4 ton AC, is very little. All gas appliances and LEDs. For this reason, I do not need a critical loads panel.

 

[sunsurfer]

The F3800 has horrible solar inputs. Battery capacity is not much for the $$.

 

[zanydroid]

The 6000XP is pretty good

Another similar priced option is the 10K non-stackable ones from SRNE. You can get a lot of forum help with that one

 

[sst]

I was debating the same but went with jackery as it has higher output of 7200 w ie 240 volt 30amp. I put two of them using STS so I can draw max 60AMP ie 1400 watts. I installed it last week and happy with it so far. Here is the setup I have.

1) 2AWG wire to connect to the main panel with 100AM circuit breaker. The STS also has a built in 100AMP circuit breaker.
2) It takes up generic circuit breaker but I have used square D home line to provide load to the house circuites (reconfigured from main panel to this STS)
2) Two jackery explore 5000 plus
3) so when operating with the grid, it can draw up to 100AMP in situation where it is charging the batteries but still powering the house circuit.
4) when running off the batteries (which I do during high peak hours) the maximum draw is 60AMP (30amp off each of the 5000 plus), it does a nice job of drawing equally from each battery bank ie each of the 5000 plus.
5) the jackery app has a very nice intuitive circuit.