Beginner Guide to Go Off-Grid Using the Delta Pro Ultra 

EcoFlow Delta Pro Ulta Kits: poweredportablesolar.com/shop/ EcoFlow Website: us.ecoflow.com/?aff=368 I decided to take my house 100% off grid using the Delta Pro Ultra from EcoFlow. I have 14 400w solar panels for 5,600w of solar input to recharge the system. How long will it last?

You need APC battery back up on your router and network this way when you’re ready to do a update and the power is out you can still do the update

I think the biggest issue that you have after watching the video is that you don't have enough battery storage. when you do get those sunny days your system charges very quickly to full and then basically you waste the rest of the day's solar energy because you have nowhere to store it. If you added one at least if not two more batteries I think you would be in a lot better shape to ride out those cloudy days. The other thing I think you need to do is unplug that electric dryer that someone keeps using on you! I have the ultra with 3 batteries and it's running my house like a champ off grid with 2800 watts of panels (max reported on the display has so far been 2824 watts) Great video! Excellent piece of equipment 😊

As a young woman jumping into prep for "grid down living" and after studying last year's montly usage- 800kwh average! Your video has been the best to tie all my knowledge together. That website is amazing and so intuative. Thank you. Here's to blowing 12k to run the house (especially the well and fridge) when everyone else goes dark. Remember those chickens and garden, everyone!

I use a GE tc10323r transfer switch

In order to do your update just buy a simple Battery Backup UPS which are pretty cheap. You can use the UPS to power just the WiFi which should provide you with enough juice to get the job done and stay under budget. I hope this information helps.

So you converted the 50A plug that goes to your panel to a 30A plug on the ecoflow… Cant you just use 30A to the panel?

Love this video, but to make your not so good ending great; You can use your phone as a hotspot for wifi to continue your update!

First love the video and information on the Delta Pro. I would suggest one or two wind generators so at night and on cloudy days you will have something to help with charging your system. Just a thought.

Hi man, i love your videos, i really like your reviews because are practical and honest. I don't know if you already did something like this but id love to see a video about starting to be prep or being prep wiht low budget, so people like me who are starting this kind of path have a guidance! Have a good day!

I have 2 jackery 2000 plus with the 5 back up batteries each total of 10 batteries. Run together with there 110/240v connector.. I use the dryer hook up to back feed. With the main off. 24kw hrs

if you have cell reception, You could have used your phone's hotspot to update your firmware.

With that Wi-Fi thing at the end, you could Theoretically put a UPS with the Wi-Fi but as I was typing this in if you put like an EcoFlow river 2…. Also need a software update, it would turn off the Wi-Fi connection for your EcoFlow river two because they can’t power it and your Delta pro ultra, so Probably get one of those computer ups System.

Great video !, when I’m ready to purchase Ben, I’ll buy the bronze kit off your website!, thank you sir ! Take care….

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I like wildlands more than breakpoint. I liked some of the breakpoint options. Honestly sometimes i wish they would just re release the game with updated options. Not just graphics. But the same game with a new engine, graphics, fix some of the story, maybe make map bigger. Adding another fire team team too would rule. But i gotta restart your video now, c ya.

This device is aimed at another type of consumer. As stated, there will be hiccups and may need a backup generator or solar battery - that's almost $10,000 in cost not including the solar panels to recharge them. Not knocking your setup but the money is tight in this economic climate and I hope competition encourages cheaper prices down the road because this is unattainable to most. You can buy cars with what this would cost.

I wonder how much solar and batteries would be required to go full electric, ditching all the gas appliances. And if you go all electric with a gas generator as backup if the battery goes down (I know that you can do that with the EcoFlow Smart Panel or something with a similar name that gets sold with the Delta Pro Ultra), in that case how much of an efficiency impact would be compared to running those same appliance directly off gas? (I know that for example gas generators are quite inefficent, but on the other hand induction stovetops are much much more efficient that gas ranges) Ps: Just use a second phone as an hotspot to give internet access to the Ecoflow for the updates, alternatively there's adapters for USB-C power banks that go from usb-c to 9/12/20V barrels that you can most likely use to power the wifi long enough for the update without attaching the Ecoflow to a different unit.

I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you for all your work….. Do you think a generator outlet is of use long term with development of newer tech? For example, when a power bank of solid state batteries arrives for solar purposes. Thanks for any help from you and anyone in your community who might be able to answer this

This is the only issue I have in my preps , how do I keep a 4,000 square foot house running in a grid down . Old farm in the burbs that sold off most of the land and now surrounding by houses. Just want something to run a few fridges, lights , fans , heaters , local city won’t allow panels in the yard , and 60,grand for roof panels is ridiculous.

Does the EMP protector protect everything attached to it or do you need back ups of parts or even extra evenflow generators that you keep in a faraday cage or room?

the most important part of a house, will it power a 4 ton AC unit with a soft-start? if so for how long?

I have an inquiry Can the solar system provide power to the house to offset utility demand and charge the battery? Thanks

Hi Ben. Have there been any updates on the ultra to enable auto switch on after batteries have been drained? I agree with you that this is a super important feature.

Great vid man! Are you planning on reviewing the new Titans? Boost and 240sp?

is it possible to use two DPU on this manual interlock set up with a double voltage hub like the one for the DP?

Great vid thanks

Have you tried to add a fan generator to charge at night and during snowy/cloudy days?

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now.. how much $$$ you need to have 12 solar panels and a bunch of expensive batteries ????

Over $16k ? My yearly electricity bill is less to $850 per year. So would that almost 20 years to justify. I run a small inverter generator & two 1000 watt battery power stations w/ solar panels as my back up, less then $2000 invested.

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I am curious, what are the specs on your water well pump? I have a single phase, 3-wire, 3 hp, 3170 Watt (full load), 40 amp max (in rush current). I am thinking I would need two delta ultra inverters with 50 amp box to accomadate this water pump. Does this sound right to you?

I think you are going to make a lot of believers with that video. Those are the real world comprehensive usages people want to know about. Nice work.

One issue is if you get high winds solar panels up on stands like that can go flying through the air hitting someone or ending up on your neighbors house. I suppose if you live on rural acreage not as much an issue. If you bolt them down to concrete now your required to permit the system, but there is other ways I have found simply buy those carboard tubes pour concrete in. I put some angle iron in those pour the concrete in then have something to can bolt your racking system down. They also make plastic ground mounting systems that you fill with gravel keep them on the ground. Just a couple of tips for off grid DIY system.

Ben this is one of your absolute best videos. What I really like about it is that its simply a real life no frills experience and well documented. Thanks very much for posting. I am off to watch your video of the apollo vs the Delta Pro Ultra. Cheers.

How many and what type solar panels do you recommend to maximize PV power to our Delta Pro ultra with one expansion battery? Should we link them half in sequence and half in parallel? We have a transfer switch to run critical items (estimated 7.7kwh).

How much did it cost for your whole setup compaired to your monthly power bill. Seems it would take a very long time to "break even" Although in outage or emergency off grid sounds smart

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What a great video, one doubt my friend, why did you change from L14-30 to SS2-50P? is it because having the option to a gas generator? thank you very much!

Pretty cool video....... Concerned about the stability of your panels though........ Also, you're not really off grid because you're using gas and the majority of your appliances including a gas furnace are gas appliances..So you are using small amounts of electricity....... My house in Northern Idaho runs on mostly gas appliances including a gas furnace and I pay around $250-$350 per month for gas 6 months out of the year....... While your idea is pretty cool it's not really practical for somebody that has mostly electrical in their home . They would need a much beefier System to equal what you're doing.

If it ever gets real you may want to unplug that dryer. Just saying. Lol

I hear horror stories of ecoflow customer support. I am very hesitant to spend that kind of cash on a company with bad customer service.

Eco flow delta pro ultra extra 4 battery please show more test it out on RU-vid videos

Thick winter cloud cover is a huge reason to overpanel. I don’t mean 10%, I mean like 400%. Solar panels are cheap and if you’re going to rely on them completely, there’s no excuse not to have more solar than the MPPT can use on sunny days. On winter cloud cover days I’m seeing less than 1/20th power output, even with the panels cleaned off completely. I have a Delta 2 Max (two 500W inputs) and I have about 1800W of panels on each input. BTW, no issues with the solar inputs waking up in the morning on my D2M.

and even with all that $$$ on solar and batteries.. you can't use the washer.. mmmmmm

What size wire are you using for your panels if your panels are 400 fett away?

Two solutions,one add more delta pro ultra batteries and invest in a wind turbine generator.

How much did your entire setup cost? Are there any maintenance costs?

What if hubby or I have no idea how to get all of that set up?

Have you looked into the anker solix F3800?

Really good video. Eco flow has really stepped up their game with these units.

What are your thoughts on the Anker Solix X1?

A great sweet setup! There is one issue as you brought up about the firmware update and having to be tied to Wi-Fi. Another issue that I always think about with all the solar generators and power stations is that they are tied to a Wi-Fi app. Now here's the situation if the Wi-Fi grid goes down for one reason or another then you're kind of screwed. The other conundrum is that, if you're tied to the app then they can shut it off at their will at any time your whole system. So basically a cyber attack. Also they can track you and know where you are with that app. The only thing I could think to get around that is have a VPN and set the VPN to a communist block country like China Russia Turkey etc. but it is a little nerve-wracking to be that tied to the web. Believe me I know if I web or internet goes down for 5 minutes I start seeing pink elephants and getting the shakes😅😅 is there a way where you don't have to use the app at all and be tied to it? Also if you're still being tied to the power company they still charge a service charge every month so even if you don't use any energy you still at least have to pay 20 to $25 a month if not more!

the trick I use, I that I got myself a power plan for EV's. So between 1am and 7am I pay 0.03 cents per kW. So I charge my batteries at night using dirt cheap power. That way my electricity bill is never more than $10 dollars for electricity that I used. So even on cloudy days, I don't have to worry. I haven't done this yet myself, but there is a way to use homeassistant and get it to look at the weather forcast and if the next day it's going to be cloudy, it will charge itself to 100% during those cheap rate times. I live in the south of Spain with 300 days of sunshine a year, so I rarely have to worry about cloudy days though ;)

How many kWh does your home use in a month?

Great video sir. I’m about to buy my first ecoflow system . I’m getting the ecoflow bundle of the ultra, smart panel and 400w solar panel. My question that i can’t seem to find anywhere is do i need two ultra batteries if i want to run a 5-ton ac unit for a couple of hours during peak time? Also, i was thinking of getting 3 - 400w panels to charge the unit during the day. Is that enough to charge to 100 so i have the power at night? Im in Arizona so we get sun 99% of the time. Thank you for your input.

At a certain point, I would just unplug the electric dryer......if you can't listen, I will take the option away from you. But great demo! I was curious how or if it would handle real world tests......many demo videos I've seen so far only test them for a couple days, or only during sunny weather. Though I love how you can expand the Delta Pro Ultra to a ridiculous 90kw/h and triple that solar, at which point, good luck running out of power.

What about central AC?

I noticed you mentioned setting up “Automations”. I thought automations weren’t allowed on SHP2 and Delta Pro Ultra. Were you able to setup any automations??

What’s dumb is these prices are so high to keep the common person stuck like other things. People who fall in debt are always trapped like flies on tape.

I FINALLY GOT one of these! One thing that I'm confused about, that no one seems to talk about. What is the grounding screw used for? The manual says it should be used when you use low or high PV. And that it needs to be done to code? I have no inside ground in my garage, does that mean I can't run solar from outside the house to inside with this thing?

Regarding the light flickering (more like a slow wave than flickering), I have the same issue with 2 DPUs connected to SHP2. After much testing, one of the DPU is the source of the flickering. The other one keeps all LED including Edison style, running as normal. With only one DPU I would not know, but clearly all DPUs are not equal. The DPU that makes the light flicker also discharge faster than its peer.

Whoever kept running the electric dryer during an "outage" would have to sleep in the shed for an evening... That'll fix that recurring "mistake"! 😂

Our house has electric everything, so we'd have to conserve a ton (and probably add some more batteries). But I love this idea.

My plan for my Ecoflo ultra is to prepare for power outages/grid down. The 12000 watt dual battery seems to hit the sweet spot. It is enough to power my house under reduced usage for extended power outages. Coupled with my two smaller tri-fuel generators I can charge the system with one generator Running 4 hours to last for a day. Next year my plan is to install enough solar for at least a full day and only use the grid or generator to backfill for cloudy days. The idea is to use the system to help pay or itself under normal conditions through reduced electric bills and to be part of an off grid system if needed.

What's the total cost of everything, including labor? I'm trying to not be a critic. What if I had a Delta 2 Ultra and my 4KW gas generator (which I figuratively stole for $200)? Could I survive an extended outage with my power usage (which is higher than yours)? As part of me trying to not be a critic, I purchased my first battery power station. It arrives Tuesday.

I'm running a DPU as backup power at a remote property. I have 4 solar panels hooked up to it for about 1,200 total watts of solar input potential. However, they are not in the best location and rarely are completely shade free. I'm seeing terrible solar input from the 2 400 watt panels I have connect to the high voltage input. Rarely have over 150 watts coming in on that input. Do you know if there is mppt built into the DPU? It seems like there isn't but I'm wondering if I have some other issue. Those 2 panels are right near the 80V low input range, so maybe it's possible that with the low voltage figure produced by a little shade they are just not performing well?

I am curious, what size house do you have and are all appliances (heating and water heater included) electric? I saw your energy use of 1200 kWh for January 2024 and I am stunned. I took 3384 kWh for the same month. Either I have a defective appliance or you are running heating and water heater on gas.

Not supposed to rinse dishes, the sensor will think the dishes are clean and won’t do a full cycle

How much electricity do gas appliances require? Cheating?

If you had 5 of the ultra batteries you could do it

I just priced the Gold kit from power portable solar with the same components from Ecoflow directly and see a pretty substantial savings with portable solar, over $4000.00. How is that possible? These are not refurbished units, correct?

Great video and very informative. I am not as wealthy as you are, but I plan on getting a system even if it will be a piece at a time. Thanks again for sharing. I was looking at the pro until I saw your video about the new Ultra I did not know existed. Tell your wife to stop using the electric dryer or remove it if she doesn’t. Simple.

You sure are making it hard to choose between DeltaProUltra and Hysolis Apollo 5 k ?? I’m leaning toward the Hysolis…… anyone have any comments of opinions ? Ben another great video 🎉

Electric dryers are so very wasteful. The cost for a gas dryer is so much less. I can dry clothes for months on 5 gallons of LPg. I manage to use a 4,000 watt inverter. I added some panels recently. Now to increase the battery capacity. I have a similar issue of not having enough capacity so the battery charged faster than expected even with the AC running all day.

I recently upgraded from the Delta Pro to the a delta pro ultra. For the issue with the WiFi I purchased a continuous power source used to keep computers going during blackout. The WiFi (Starlink) is connected to the battery and the battery is connected to the delta pro. That way when the AC for the delta pro ultra is turned off the wi fi continues. You can do the firmware update or turn on the smart generator if the snow and clouds prevent solar charging.

Great video! May consider this model myself, if I ever get an off-grid cabin. Regarding needing Wi-Fi to update, have you tried using your phone as a hotspot?

Thank you so I see you use 2 batteries on the Ultra which seem to run your entire house. Have you ever used the grid to charge up the system. Down the road I’m thinking of getting the pro 3 with the 240 outlet and just 2 solar panels. Mostly for emergency power and also once in a while turn off grid to run my AC units. This would be a summer home we have.

Nice video. Currently have gas generator with house input but looking to use the ultra as a ups. I'm also hybrid (natural gas / electric) so this definitely helps hedge bets on the occasional outages.

Do away with using clothes dryer...air dry everything. Once in the habit of doing such...you'll never go back. We've been doing it for over 10 years.

Just use the hotspot from your cell phone f9r the internet at your cabin

Great content Ben! I really love how you make real world options a reality with your testing and solutions. I just finished my RV Solar Setup and really enjoyed the project. I broke it up into phases and completed the final phase 4 yesterday just before a storm hit us in Northern Utah. My next goal is to get our electrician to put in interlock and plug in as you suggested to our Ray Cabin Home. I have a powerful 7500 watt gas generator until I get me the solar capable generator as you have tested. I’ve been doing the DIY config so will cost it to see if it fits my budget. Currently spending $300 a month on Rocky Mountain Power. There has to be a better way. You do a fantastic job! Thank you

I already have solar panels on my house that power my home during the day and sell back the used electricity that I send back to the grid. Can I charge the EcoFlow system with my existing solar panel setup? I keep hearing that there is a limit to the amount of solar charge the EcoFlow will accept. I am just not clear what that really means.

Why do you guys have such a heavy clothes dryer ? I am from India and we use a 6kg dryer which takes only 1800 watts. I can run that on my Delta 2.

What happens to the system (solar panels) when the battery is fully charged or in other words if you have little or no power consumption (for example on vacation). Do you have to cover the panels?

How much of a concern is the fire hazard with power banks in or near the house? Living in an area with cold winters means I can't leave them in an unheated building or shed, so they'd be in the house.

I see you charge at 100% recommended at 90%. Which is better?

why don't you run the panels every day?? It's free electricity? What am I missing??

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What brand panels are those. I can’t seem to find panels that will max out the solar input and stay with in the parameters.

Never seen so much laundry done in my life in a week.

Does running the unit under 20% kill the long term viability of the battery like many other lithium batteries?

Have you heard of the new Powerstation about to come out called FORCE 15k? It looks promising and might give the Ecoflow DPU a Run for it's money

So if you had more battery’s or there propane generator you probably would have made it through that snow storm

Hello, do u think ecoflow will give better deals on prime day for Delta pro ultra?

Do you have to use your phone or tablet to control these system exclusively or does the unit itself contain all the access you need?

Anybody can run their house off solar with that many solar panels

You just put $10,000 in your cart like it was nothing