Replacing Our Gas Generator with EcoFlow Delta Pro for Whole Home Power Backup 

We are planning to install a small solar system this year. The EcoFlow will be used to power our house several different ways, and help use determine our final solar system size for power and battery storage. So there will several videos to come.

I'd suggest installing a generator plug in the house, now with no emissions you can keep your Delta pros inside and out if the weather to power your main panel.

The missing piece here is that those 2 Delta Pros cost nearly as much as an automatic whole home generator, which with a propane tank will run your house for days. Even with the Delta Pros and solar panels, if you get a few cloudy days, you may not have power. Make sure you keep that Generac tip top.

I have a new cheap Harbor Freight $300 3300w generator for four years. Finally used it twice two weeks apart about 3 months ago. First time from 8pm to 4 am. Second time 6pm to 11pm. I ran a 50 foot extension cord to my house and a 50 foot to one of my neighbors and a 100 foot to the other neighbor. It kept their refrigerators running and led lights and I had a refrigerator, freezer modem phone, 5 led lights , laptop, and 2 phone chargers on it. The generator started on the second pull. Our electricity is usually out for only 2 or 3 hours at most. Most times it is only minutes before it comes back on. But I do keep two five gallon can of gas stored to meet any further outages.

It’s called maintaining the generator.

We have used the ru-vid.comUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!

You can convert most any gas generator to LPG and avoid all the problems of a gas generator. Once converted, it's a lot easier to start and maintain. Then you have a reliable secondary back up for electrical power.

Those are wicked expensive. Two of those power stations put you in the realm of a decent standby power generator. One that can keep running as long as you have enough fuel.

I have two Delta Pros, two extra batteries, and a double voltage hub. I have the generator inlet outside feeding a transfer switch inside. I wanted to keep the Delta Pros inside and didn't want to have to run a cable outside, so I added another generator inlet with a switch (Reliance Controls CSR302 - minor rewiring required) inside, so I could select either the Delta Pros or the Generator. This configuration works very well. Unfortunately, I have electric heat, so I can't run that with the DPs, but I also have a woodstove with a blower and that works well. I can also run my well pump, 2 freezers, one refrigerator, some aquarium heaters and various other lights and devices. One thing to be aware of is that although they advertise 3600w capacity, the inverter will take up to 10% of that, so it is closer to 3200w using the inverter. The DPs work well, but they are expensive. I have never gotten the app to work well. I was able to pick up mine as part of the Kickstarter campaign, so I got a better price. I don't have gas or propane on my property, but if I did, I would probably have gone with a whole house generator. There are going to be times when you will have to run the generator, so please pick up one with electric start. I would suggest an inverter so you can run any electronic equipment. I am using the Champion Power Equipment 100520. A word of warning with the DPs - If you have them plugged in while you are using them for backup, such as they are feeding themselves, they will burn up. Unless you are using them as a pseuo-UPS, it's best to unplug them once they are charged.

In south Louisiana we have hurricanes. When they blow through, the power is usually out for a few days and during that time, the heat and humidity soars. An air conditioner is a must to be able to stay in the house, so a large whole home natural gas or propane generator is the only way to go.

I have an 1800/3600 power station in my camper, that I use full time. It can only accept 300W of solar, but I have 4 100W panels on the roof, using only 3 hooked to the station. It works fine for my needs, the power station can handle the appliances, but I still use my generator when using cooking appliances, or to quick charge the station.

This is great for short outages like a few hours. In a serious ice or snowstorm where crews cannot get you restored for a couple of days, you're going to need a fossil-fuel generator. I use a 4kw Generac that I converted to natural gas and it starts quickly and runs for the duration, back-feeding the 240 v breaker panel. I disconnect the main breaker, the electric water heater, dryer, electric oven and dual-fuel heat pump (don't want to hit the heat pump electronics with the raw non-sine wave output of the generator) during the outages. We then heat with natural gas fireplace logs in the main living area and a natural gas space heater in the basement. The 50 gallon electric water heater keeps warm water for 1 to 2 days and that's why that we did not opt for a tankless gas water heater. With natural gas prices doubling here and almost quadrupling in some areas, the tankless approach is less justifiable. Each homeowner's situation is different. This is what works for us.

Great video showing the possibility of running the whole house on lithium batteries. For way less than you paid, you can build a system that is about double your's. I spent just under $4K for such including a 240 volt inverter. I've got batteries, charge controller (Victron), bms (JBD), Sigineer 6000 watt inverter and 6 100 watt panels. I used EVE prismatic batteries in a 48 volt array. It took 16 wired in series to get 48 nominal volts (actual is 52.2 volts). Each prismatic battery is 3.2 volts. And since I purchased these the price has dropped so the price would be lower to build the same system. Each battery is rated at 235 watts. I have the charge controller and bms connected to wifi so I can monitor and adjust on my cell phone. And I don't have to roll anything around as I wired these in permanent. Just flip the switch and its on.

i have a natural gas stand-by generator with a transfer switch that turns on automatically,it powers the whole hose and will run longer than these and it was less than one of those units

Keep the generator to power up the units when weather is bad!

The mobility of this system is the selling point. Once you get some solar panels (prefer the foldable kind) you can take it with you anywhere and generate a lot of electricity without gasoline or propane. Endless potential.

The problem with the 2 delta pro's that you are showing is the very limited amount of time you can use them before they need to be charged. With the generator, all you have to do is refuel it and it is good again. If you were without power for days, you might have issues with 2 delta pro's for the whole house even with recharging them via solar.

These are nice. But if I were shelling out that kind of money, I'd buy a natural gas/propane standby generator.

Very nice set up! But... living in the Sierra Nevada, we can lose power for days at a time, usually weather related (2 weeks without power is our record). No sun for solar panels to recharge. I replaced my hard to pull-start generator with a nice 9kw gas generator with electric start. Like you, my wife being able to bring us back on line was a concern. I have a cheat sheet for her: 1) turn on generator gas 2) choke 3) push start button 4) turn off choke 5) switch to disconnect from public mains 6) slide interlock 7) switch to cut in generator. We're both in out 60's and pull-starting those high compression engines just doesn't cut it anymore. Probably spent less than $2000 for new electric start generator, transfer switch, interlock and electrical box to house it in. Probably less than one of the Ecoflow boxes? You have a great setup, but I would worry about ability to recharge. Just my 2cents

We have installed a 3600 watt Solar Generator, Interface and auto switch panel recharged by a pair of Solar panels. The Battery is a Tesla and it is mounted on a exterior wall near our domestic power provider Meter. Works like a charm. The domestic power is cut off at 5 PM and returns at 8 PM the following morning. Ours is capable of powering out 3.5 ton A/C unit too.

In Florida you can count on a prolonged power outage at least once a year. The most cost efficient way to get by is by running your NG/LPG generator for a couple of hours at sunrise and again just before just before sunset along with your solar (if you have that) then off your battery/solar the rest of the time. Those Ecoflows charge off AC in about two hours.. No noisy generator at night. Keep all your light out, you don't want to paint a target on your front door and just run the fridges (I have 3) and the fans or if you're up north in winter get some propane heaters and have everyone in one/two rooms. You can stockpile propane for a long time without having it degrade on you. Our friend here is talking about dropping $10k+. You can get by with a $700-$800 dual fuel inverter generator and a $2,300 EG4 5 KWH 48V system.

If you are the last one to get power back on you are going to need several days worth of battery backup. A small solar array may not be enough to run your house and charge the batteries for evening. Good thing you can heat your house with wood and have a generator for back up😉. EcoFlow has gone crazy giving units away to RU-vid channels lately. This must be the 5th or six one in as many weeks.

There is no way these two units would power all electric home. The water heater and three ton heat pump would max them out. Imagine running hot water heater, heat pump, electric dryer, electric stove, refrigerator, microwave and lights. Dreaming!

We have had our gas generator for 15 years starts within 5 pulls or electric start about the same size as yours and we never turn the gas off or nothing and it has been amazing

I have smaller version of ecoflow and i love the brand. Very good customer service. I asked once about solar panel cable and they sent me one for free. Those things are not cheap and they were not obligated to send me one but they did anyways. That's how you gain loyal customers. I also have Energizer power station. Its years behind ecoflow

Beautiful home! Clearly the generator has been neglected but we will leave that one alone. Since you already have LP at the site you should've converted your current generator to LP and you still can and have it as a stand by.

I'd move them inside and hook up to a transfer switch so they come on automatically. Nice system, the one problem is that since outages usually occur during crappy weather the solar won't be able to charge them. Very informative, looking forward to more vids on these.👍

You could always use your gas generator to charge up your Delta Pro's if they need to be charged. That's a nice setup.

Excellent video - thank you. I’m thinking of buying and this sold me on it. I would love to have seen you charge them under load with the generator. That’s my biggest plus… having this and being able to charge it with my gas generator in an extended outage !

Check the valve clearances on your gas generator. Mine sat idle for 8 months and the valves got bound up. Pulled the plug and the valve cover, readjusted the lash, shot the stems with some Liquid Wrench, and rolled it over a few times to make sure the rockers were moving and get the lube into the valve guides. Then I readjusted the lash, installed the cover, replaced the plug, and it started on the second pull. Been starting it every 2 months to keep it loose.

Wow! I had B&S gas 5500klw portable generator (of course connected to key devices and a few lights.) through a 220 volt connect /manual switch box for 6 years. Yeah! My wife finally caved in to get a Natural gas 12 Klw B&S whole house generator. Power goes out generator kicks on. Love it love it. I might decide to push for solar on the roof. Nice video.

I always wondered if solar could power the house in an outage, oe at least the refrigerator and a few lights. Interesting experiment.

Probably a good idea but the up front cost would be HUGE . I would have to see how solar would charge it but I would rather pull on my gas generator to save the expense .. Good video and im sure you will figure this out to work great for you .

Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance!

Thanks for this comprensive video. We get power outages every 3 or 4 years for about 5 hours each time, so this will be perfect. No smelly gas fumes, no bothering the neighbors with a loud generator, no having to test the generator each month or storing all kinds of fuel! All in all a no Brainer!

I have 14.4kW of Delta Pros (2 Pros w/ 2 Xtra Pro batteries) connected to the Smart Panel and my 9.6kW solar array. Quiet, simple, reliable, and portable if needed. In addition, I also have a Delta 1300 abs a Delta Mini for camping/backyard use or for powering my ICECO on the go or in my car. Additionally, I’ve got the EcoFlow 160w portable solar panel for off grid charging. Great products.

This is definitly something that’s an awesome option. Just remember, your generator is not running like it should. Both of mine start one pull on choke, one of them has electric start. The gas generator will always outperform these and if kept in running order your wife could easily start. My wife is 4’10” and 90lbs and starts ours

This might be the best video on this subject I have seen...well done

That's why I'm thinking about buying a Koehler natural gas whole house generator with an automatic transfer switch. A good unit for $6000.

They can run mostly anything, but not for long. There’s a few videos with people that have two Delta Pro’s and 4 expended batteries. They hook up to there whole house and they ran about 12 hours. Then they needed to charge up the next day. Remember, it’s not sunny every day. You need to come up with a plan B to charge the Delta Pros with out solar. I would keep that gas generator for back up.

There are pros to the solar route, but I still say a gas gen with electric start is the way to go! And I prefer two smaller gas generators that can pigg backed. And what do those solar puppies cost? you could easily have 8-10 grand spent. And what happens if the weather is crappy and there is not much sun for a few days. Love your channel!

Solar recharge each day isn't really a viable solution. Often, your power is out because of bad weather. But what I like about these units, is they can be configured to kick on the moment your power goes out, with a panel interface. Then, you could run your Generator to recharge the batteries if the outage runs more than a few hours. To solve the generator starting issues, get a Honda. Or plan to use a lot of starter fluid.

Solar panels are the missing link in your system. Add one more battery and several thousand watts of solar panels. Solar panels will charge the Delta Pro, while your house discharges it. Anyway, awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

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That could be a backup to our backup I suppose Evan. We already have a Generac 20k that comes on automatically (self-start) when the power goes out that runs on propane. But I suppose if we ever can't get propane it would be an option. I guess the question is how much is enough "insurance". It does look like a great option for many folks though. Especially if they don't have anything. Thanks for the information.

Thank you for showing us how the Delta Pro's work with powering your home. I think you have a nice setup with them and the solar recharging capability too. Also, if it comes down to it, you can run your gas generator to charge up the batteries if the solar panels don't get enough light one day.

until the price comes down it might as well me unobtanium.

A friend of ours just bought two Bluetti 5000W and two add on battery's and has two more on the way He also bought several Bluetti solar pannels.

Agree with most counts about charging via solar. I bought a 1200w solar generator to run my home refrigerator and it did great. It keep all our food for about 13hours. At morning I went outside to plug in solar and overcast no sun. I was getting 13watts. Luckily power came back 6 hrs later. I think a gas/propane generator is the way to go. We didn't have sun for about 4days. It's not practical to use solar generator for long power outages. Unless your battery bank is massive to run for days.

Great way to do backup but a lot more expensive than a single 7000 watt inverter generator. If you keep a generator like that up-to-date and you run it every two weeks or every month, to be sure it will start, it should be very reliable for house back up. And a lot of the newer generators come with an electric start, making it even easier. As nice as those Eco flows are, they wouldn't be able to power your house for more than a day or if even that. The solar panels wouldn't be able to charge it fast enough to run multiple days. And it would be very inefficient to try to charge them running your car. I think those Eco flows would be good if you know you're just going to have a very short power outage.

Will it last three days ? We where out over three days! My propane generator worked just fine has electric start! Propane never goes bad I have a 500 gal tank! Runs everthing even the well!

Using a Champion electric start gas/propane dual fuel generator. Starts every time but I do pull out and run for 10 minutes once a month. Wired into the junction box. Added a micro-air easy start to my ac. Now it will run with my generator. Power goes out, this works for me.

Split phase inverters available to run on 24V or 48V are available for not much money. For strictly back-up power, golf-cart batteries are available from Costco: 6V ~200AH for ~$100 each. At ~$100/KWH, lead acid golf cart batteries on a cheap float charger are by far the hot ticket for occasional back-up power. For every day use, lead acid isn't very long life. It is best to use the inverter for lights/computer/TV/refrigerator/gas furnace, and fire up a generator for cooking.

Yeah, it's cool when you get stuff for free, but I doubt you would fork out the $6,000+ if you wanted to buy it.

👋👋. That was a workout right at the beginning of the video lol.

I really hate to say this..... but, battery backups are not so good in cold or wet weather conditions. The cold, especially when its below freezing, battery life is severely reduced. (Just ask tesla users) and if they get wet, they have a tendency to catch fire or explode. Diesel or propane are better choices for power in an emergency situation. They have easier "refuel" ability, and depending on the size of the generator, you can power your whole house on a 15-20kWh system like it was on the normal grid. Batteries only have a 5-10 year max life, and solar is only good for 15-20 years before you have to do an entire system replacement. They are great choices if you are only worried about power outages of a couple hours, and the noise reduction is amazing as well. But from personal experience, back in 2000, the winter storm we had in NC, we were without grid power for 5 weeks. If we didnt have our propane stove, heater, and generator, it could have been a lot worse. But i do like to be proven wrong. So i look forward to the future videos.

Great video. You are very fortunate to have such useful devices.

That Delta Pro is actually a pretty slick setup. We lose power a lot here, but the average outage is usually only 2-3 hours.

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6200.00 dollars for both to run your house............ Now if you had a Generac whole house generator to power everything 24 hours 7 days a week for 14700 Kw for 4700.00 with automatic change over so you would not have to be home to power up your house PRICELESS......................

This is so awesome! I cannot wait for this series of videos. It just so happens we purchased an Ecoflow Delta 2 with solar panles to be a battery backup for shorter power outages - to handle the refrigerator/freezer. I do have a whole house gas generator (with a generator cutoff switch) to power the entire house. I plan on trying out this system to see what it can do this weekend!

Very good I have already built an off-grid system fully intend to build a portable system like the Delta Pro using my spare p04 batteries and an inverter just a simple unit that will do the job 4 someone who isn't off grid wicked system that are wicked price also so keep it simple and build one yourself

A Utah prepper couple uses the whole house solar battery back up grnetstors. On cloudy days they use a gas generator for an hour to charge the solar batteries.

Thanks for sharing Evan and Rebecca, anxious to see them hooked up to the Solar system to see how they will charge up on a total outage situation. Stay safe, Fred.

If you’re going to run your house with the same load as the generator can supply (5,500 watts), you’re going to get less than an hour and a half out of those two batteries. Your generator will run a lot longer and can be refueled in a few minutes. If you’re worried about being the last to get your power back, your batteries aren’t worth much. You’d be better off getting your generator tuned up or replacing it. Longer power, less cost.

Just a fantastic review. Clear, concise and such a kind and friendly personality. I am off grid and of course always interested in something like this. Thanks very much.

We have one of those we use hand in hand with our gas generator, we live in south and hurricane season is every year. We use our 9500 watt 3 fuel generator in mornings to run everything and at night use the battery backup to run 2 fans, one led low watt bulb and our fridge as nobody opens it so it don't use much power, we sleep without any noise and in morning run the gas generator and top off the battery backup.

Well I know what I’ll be asking for next 😊

I got one with half the capacity of one of those and it’s enough to run our refrigerator and other needed appliances while they get the dilapidated grid back on. I got it with 2 solar panels with Covid money in mid-2020. It’s awesome.

Way, way too expensive for me at $7000. I'll stay with my candles at $1.19.

Thanks very much for this review. It's been extremely helpful. Your testing was great, real-world stuff, and to-the-point. Subscribed and looking forward to future stuff.

Great video thanks for putting this together! Can't wait to hear how the solar panels work for you. If they work out I'll be buying the same system just like to know if you can go off the grid with the solar panels and for how long.

just here to say "silence is golden". Always been my knock on gas generators.

REALLY GLAD I WATCHED your video... !! Was about to buy a gas powered generator for powering my small house during our (far too frequent) electric outages from the LOUSY utility company !

Amazing, and if you move you can take it with you. No gasoline, no start headaches, no oil to change. Much less maintenance

Ima doing the same, sold 2 gas generators, after the last hurricane in fla and 9 days NO power, people spent $100 a day in gas or propane, for the cost of the eco flow, solar panels, etc., it will save u in the long run, no more crappy carbs, non working GFI's, gas, oil changes every 48 hours when in use for days in a row, cool off times, and people still lost their fridge & frozen freezer food, no power, no credit cards, everything was cash only, hurricane knocked down trees so every road was blocked, nothing open, so no gas, propane to be had, Ima sick of gas/propane generators, the whole house ones cost people double the portable generators in propane, unless your filthy rich, solar battery generators r the way to go, plus u dont have to wait til the storms over, watch for it be stolen, its quiet, in the house, no noise, doesnt attract thieves, etc., Ima right there with ya buddy!

This was a nice demo. I’m trying to move away from my gas powered generator and I like the convenience of this approach. Pricey but easy and flexible. You paired two pros but I think a battery can be used with one pro and maybe save a few dollars.

Another commercial for a battery backup unit. Basically they are all the same and most RU-vidrs have been given one and most viewer are getting sick of seeing all the same type of videos this is my second today oh good can’t wait.

Letting it run out of gas doesn't drain the carb bowl totally. Best to loosen nut on bowl, and remove bowl, empty carb. I do that with all of my small engines and when I use and fill with gas, it is like when it was brand new. The solar panels, ecoflow, generator work together as a team. Each compliments each other. Probably the best combo to have for many situations. An electric start gen with rope back up is the way to go for older folks. IF you don't go whole home natural gas automatic genset.

I run a delta pro 14,400wats set up with the smart generators and 3200watts of solar panels with the smart home panel in 120 mode. I only run the 120 side of the house but I run it all the Time to reduce our bill. The generators very seldom kick on but they are great backups. In a grid down situation I have a portable 14k btu AC that we run to keep our bedroom cool at night. I’ve been waiting on a good plug and play system.

Before I converted to my Generac 22kw, I had a Briggs and Stratton 5500 for about 10-15 years. I took care of it, ran the gas out of the carburetor every time, used fuel stabilizer and about 3 or 4 time per year, I would pull it out and run it for about 10 minutes. It "always" started on the first pull. The difficulty starting this one may be theatrical license.

Great video and I think they are great units without the fear of putting them to close to the house. However without having them sponsor us, at 4K each it's easy to understand why people stick with a $500 generator, a tank of gas and a $10 carbon monoxide detector. Not to mention that when the battery runs out unless you have solar panels it's useless whereas worst case with generator you can get more gas or siphon 🪠 it out of your truck.

I got a 20yr old generator and it always starts with one pull. Never failed me yet. Live in Florida.

While I'm an EcoFlow fan and have one of their smaller units, you really do have to consider cost-effectiveness. You're up to $7500+ for half a day's power here. If you add enough solar to recharge these units fully every day, you're probably looking at another $7500+ for the solar panels, controllers and wiring. Yes, your 5500 Watt gas genny is unreliable. But it's around $750... not $7500. And with several gas cans you can run for days. If you get a dual fuel genny and a bunch of 20lb propane tanks your reliability and ease of use will go way up. Still for under $1,000. Just saying...

I got paid to tell you all this nonsense about this batteries, yet again. We will all disconnect from the power grid and connect to a pack of AAA batteries because batteries and GENERATOR are the same thing, And this fascinating batteries can "generate" electricity out of thin air even with imaginary solar panels in winter, HEH. Followed for years, now.........Unsubed

They also sell an automatic dual-fuel generator that starts and charges the batteries if the charge goes down, making it a little bit more self sufficient.

I'm in the process of swapping out my RV generator with the competitor to this, a AllPpowers R4000. Generator has never ran right since I owned the RV so it's going. I can plug it into the 30A RV input and charge from my existing 600W panels on roof and also have 600W portable panels that came with the R4000. One thing is nice the solar generators will solar charge while powering the RV so the batteries will power as far as your wallet will allow (during the day).

We have both a 9KW triple-fuel generator and a battery backup. We use the generator to charge the back batteries during an outage. The generator costs nearly $25 to $30 to run for 24 hours on Natural Gas or it will empty a 20# propane tank in about 6 hours. It will charge the backup batteries in under 2 hours and if we manage our usage we only need to use the generator for no more than 4 to 6 hours per day. which is similar to what our electricity costs every day. Eventually, we'll have solar and wind generators to add to the system.

Great video. Thank you. For home owners that don't care to run 240V appliances during a powed outage. I suppose you could have just one of those units connected to appropriate 110V branch circuits in your main circuit box through a transfer switch. I currently do that with a battery bank and inverter so I can run my CPAC machine, a small refrigerator and some lights during a power outage.

Somewhat disappointed in this video.

I understand... the beginning of this video is is worthy of colorful metaphors !!! and in multiple languages...!

I have the same worries with our gas generator home back up. This looks fantastic, pricey though!

I am intrigued but the disadvantage of solar/batteries is that you need enough battery to run systems overnight and panels to charge during the day BUT you either need more battery for daytime power or enough panels to recharge and to power the house (and enough sunshine). The gas tank on a gasoline generator can be refilled for continued use.

Pretty impressive. Plus no gas, fumes and noise. Thanks for sharing.

Keep your Generac ready by keeping it warm. Fresh oil helps, too. I keep a light bulb under the tarp. If not too cold, second pull always works

I start my generator every month and leave it running fo 15 minutes. Never failed.

Just a few observations. I have the EcoFlow Delta Pro, purchased solely to power our small tear drop trailer when camping; well I should say power our a/c unit in the tear drop. Everything else in the tear drop runs off propane or our lithium batteries. The a/c unit we have is a CoolCat with a soft start installed. I have done several tests , the first the inside of the trailer was 80degrees and we set the a/c to 75degrees. According to the gauge on the Delta Pro we would get between 5-6 hours of power. Second test the temperature was 93degrees inside and we set the a/c temperature to 75degrees and the gauge said 3 hours of power. So, there are variables as there would be inside your home that would impact how long the Delta Pro could provide power. To the DC power cord/adapter. Check the length, it's very short so on a camping trip in April when we had to recharge the Delta Pro, we had to lift it into the back seat and lean it on the center console for the DC cord to reach. EcoFlow does not make a longer cord and if you buy an extension from sources like Amazon, EcoFlow says they cannot guarantee the Delta Pro will charge. My question to them was why did you provide such a short cable? You should have provided one at least 6' long. I do have two AC plugs in my truck but neither would provide power to the Delta Pro. To recharging on solar - I suspect you'll use the Delta Pro mainly during daylight hours, when it might be warmest - to keep food cold, etc. No way that solar is going to keep the Delta Pro charged and let you use it daily for an extended blackout period, unless you have a massive solar field and then why use the Delta Pro? If you wanted a portable system for your home, I would have gone with the Bluetti AC300 + B300 | Home Battery Backup but they are almost $4k. We have a Propane Generator tied to a gas line purchased through Lowes in 2016 that with installation, Military discount, and 4th of July discount, cost us about $5k and it provides power to our entire house. The only draw back if there is one is we can't have the oven, microwave, washer and dryer all going at the same time. When the rep told me that, I looked at my lovely wife of 44 years and said "not to worry, we've never had all four running at the same time". I discovered our couch is actually quite comfortable.

Awesome use in a camper travel trailer, especially if you are solar charging. It will be nice and quiet you won’t be disturbing the wild life

Next time you try to start your generator get spray in "starting Fluid" (spray can) from auto parts store. Spray the starting fluid into the air cleaner and it will help to get the carburetor primed to keep it running. what you need to know is that battery back is good but its only good if your area temperature is around 65 degrees or higher. Battery efficiency goes down in cold environments, if temperature goes down to 0 to 32 degrees battery back is only good for 1 hour. When you have to use it in cold weather keep the unit inside the house or in warm area.

You just gave me a great idea. These electric generators recharge in an hour. A $135 gas generator from Walmart is 1,200 wats. Runs for 5 hours off 1.1 gallons of gas. That would charge these generators up at least 4 times.. . 10 gallons of gas, might get a small camper through winter? . Update; maybe this Eco flew river 2 on eBay for $400?