This thing is heavy and big which makes it so uneasy to move around for putting in a wedged camper like GFC, super pacific and rooftop tents in general. Besides, the unit comes with only two vent hoses when it has three vent hose adapters. So far I felt regret to bought this AC unit 8:17 along with adapter battery. Please consider and carefully evaluation for your targeting of use before click buy button. Total weight of two units attaching together is around 50lbs.
I am disappointed you did not test the heating function, as I plan to use this more as a heat pump than AC, given my locale. Still, a fairly decent review. Thanks.
Word of advice, make sure you know what to expect when buying this AC. If you live in a hot humid climate like Florida this AC will NOT work for you. It will not cool down your space. None of these reviewers are testing these units in realistic conditions. They're just showing it off. I just returned my Wave 2 last week because it couldn't cool my tiny camper (promaster city) under 77F at night (outside temp 86F). Curve your expectations and don't let these "reviews" make you think this is more capable than it is. It's technology is great and the best in the market compared to other similar units, but 6000 BTUs mean nothing when you're in a hot van in the middle of summer. Nothing against EcoFlow or the reviewers, just make sure your expectations are realistic and not distorted by the "reviews" you see online.
Do you thing if you put the ac inside the tent and only the exhaust hose to outside working better? Im thinking that’s better because If you leave the suction area to sucks the air inside of the tent that’s already coolest then outside gonna be easier to the machine works better !? Make sense !? The part of the video that’s is inside the car with the HUGE gap on the sun roof I prefer to not talking about 😂
This does look like a good unit, but I really dislike that the battery can't be charged by itself and the head unit can only run if the battery is attached, or if you attach another EF power station with suitable connector. That kind of proprietary design makes me less interested. It's also at a premium price point and only optimal for fairly specific use cases. There is a niche market for it, and I imagine they'll sell some, but it doesn't check enough boxes for me.
Check out Silver cymbals review apparently it can be used without the optional battery but you're right extra battery packs should come with an optional solar charge controller but this is a start in the right direction for those in the tropics where heat is almost never needed it wouldn't make sense but in areas where heating is needed in fall and spring if it had solar charging ability it would make life a lot more comfortable as it is in the spring we shake and bake at night and in the morning it's around 50 and by evening it's around 80 to 90 but if you keep the temperature at 70 at night and morning it's 110 or more By noon with this and solar you could keep it comfortable all day so this is a start when one brings out a unit others follow up with better units and lower cost
Try test with it inside tent or Camper exhaust to outside. Try on High Cool or Max to start? Then lower to maintain? I want to cool a Promaster HR Camper van.
Choose carefully. I've owned both mark2 and wave2. Also both portable units, one weighs only 28lbs with batteries, wave2 is closer to 50lbs. I have to carry the wave2 battery with me wherever I go to recharge. It's a real hassle and not portable!
yeah, I'd thought about that as well. I think the reason is to keep as much cool air in the rool as possible without pulling it back out to re-cool it. Seems likely there's more to it than that, but that's the only explanation I can think of. It'd be interesting to test both configurations to see if there's an advantage one way or the other.
@@ReeWrayOutdoors I actually tested it and I only have the exhaust hose out now in my car, takes less space, I actually like the fact that old air that lingers in there is pushed out, now I’m planing on adding some kind of fan to bring fresh air in.
I’m thinking results will vary for various indoor and outdoor temperatures. Likewise, what happens if you stick the front of the unit inside your tent with the rear sitting outside.
EFW2 can be connected to AC current and run on cool all day long. Even though battery is connected. As such do the battery also gets charged up to 100%? Starting with a full battery can you attach your solar panel. Then run cool off both battery and solar for the day. Your battery will likely drain out empty by the end of the day, end of solar. This brings up an IMPORTANT question. Can EFW2 run cool with AC current attached, solar panel attached, battery attached. All three attached at the same time. Will this allow EFW2 to run cool all day long. As well as keeping the battery fully charged???? In this case You want no Solar Energy to be wasted!!!
“6 # lighter”. My first thought was plastics… hope it isn’t in critical functions. Certainly have come a long way making these more compact. Thank you for the review. 🙋🏼
I would love to have this device but it's way out of my (and probably many other people's) budget. Are there any cheaper alternatives? (Either a 2 in 1 like this or two separate units)
Excellent review, you covered far more than other reviews that I have seen especially when showing something as simple as all the buttons and functions of them.
Having just purchased a Wave 2 I’ve scrolled the Tube and found your video to be the most informative and useful of them all! I couldn’t find any information about the Ecoflow car kits… any into appreciated! Thx for doing this video… 👍👍
By far, the best demo video on the ECOFLOW Wave 2 I have seen!!! Very solid, in depth and professional. Thank you so so much for sharing with us!! Kudos to you!!
I have an honest question …I just purchased this and I plan on using it, not only for camping, but my main reason for purchasing is I hate idling my car in the summer time on lunch breaks so I thought this could help bring some fresh air in for now I’m realising my back seat is kinda small and the seats aren’t completely flat any advice?
Great info....it looks like to me with a novice type tent...low mode just won't cut it. Especially for 2 or 3 people in there it will get warmer.(JUST 75 outside). if it was 85/90+ with some decent humidity? lets see how a few situations you're put in this summer and see how it performs. Not bad for a average spring day environment. So far it's compatible to a cool breeze every now and then. Vitoman 1500X/Portable Hisence 8000btu/window kit/6 person Bushnell tent for ALL.... about the same price., with the Allpowers 200W does it for me. Your reviews had led me to Vtoman and Allpowers solar. I watch all your reviews. Good Stuff 😃👍👍🏼
I think the one 'flaw' in my testing was that most of the time (at least for me), I'd be using this at night after sun-down, in either the car or the tent situation. And in those cases, it would not be having to fight the constant heating from the sun - which was clearly a factor in the testing. So, I suspect that I showed it in the worst case scenario. :) In any case, it's definitely not an inexpensive solution!
A Delta 2 Max question if you can spare the time with all the work there is to do: Would you choose the D2M+Wave 2 OR a DIY setup based on Renogy (battery/inverter/panels)+A/C unit and heater with the same BTU ratings? Am I just being a cheapskate by looking at how I can accumulate watt hours and panels more quickly with DIY setups? After all, the D2M and Wave 2 have efficiences and safety features that this particular DIY Renogy setup wouldn't. With the way El Nino may harmfully turn up the heat (and Winter coming after) I am concerned, being the only one seriously looking at back-up power among my family and friends.
You’ll lose efficiency in the Renogy inverter and again in the conversion back from 120 VAC to 48 VDC, so maybe 90% of 90% which is about 80% total loss. You might save money, but will take up more space with custom batteries, charge controller, inverter. Things to consider.
@@dearlaserworks Thanks for taking the time out of your day to grant insight! Thanks for the new considerations. Not doing any panic buying but I am trying to learn with haste. Time-permitting I think I'll have a DIY setup as back-up because I'm thinking of events that could cause the sun not to shine. Basically accumulate lots of back-up watt hours for potential cloudy weeks. Granted, Ecoflow also has battery units. But I like the idea of the DIY setup because I can get in there and swap components more easily if something happens to go wrong. I don't think a scenario so terrible that I can't buy replacements parts is inevitable, but I feel like I should plan for that possibility.
@@MichaelBailee You’re welcome. In our RV, DIY is common, though it made sense for us to get AmpereTime LiFePO4 batteries rather than build from cells. I added a Renogy inverter as it’s more efficient than the stock inverter. We will run the Wave 2 off that setup, 2x200Ah, to cool our bedroom at night when boondocking. We spent $1500 on the batteries & inverter last year.
True. All of these add-on batteries (for DC fridges, or A/C units like this) are NMC because LiFePO4 would push the size and weight well above what their targets are. The important part is whether that NMC battery pack is CE certified...and the EcoFlow stuff definitely is.
All of the supplemental/add-on battery options I've seen for 12v fridges do seem to be Lithium NMC. If that is a concern, you can just run with a Delta 2 instead via DC using the optional XT150 cable, since the new Delta models are now using LiFePO4.
