***EDIT: 1/9/24 The power went out last night at my parents house for about 3 hours and they didn't even notice! I only knew because I got the notification in the app! How cool!*** Learn more about EcoFlow's Whole Home Backup: bit.ly/48cYW2R

I purchased the ecoflow pro before Christmas due to your longer term reviews and usage experience. Yes there are other excellent products in this crowded space, and the pricing can definitely be argued.... each approach and combination of pieces, installation needs, ease of controls and smart phone apps, and so on... everything adds up. I felt that this product had the best 'overall value and backing', with ease of add-ons, of the products out there, and I appreciated that it's made in the USA. I'm happy to pay a premium for that. Initial purchase price isn't the most important factor. Thanks for the detail you put into these. There are plenty of your viewers who really appreciate it.

You really have become absolute professionals at making 14 minute paid commercials seem like regular youtuber videos...

Watched you guys for years, dial back the infomercial salesman tactics. You gained followers being your genuine self.

Waiting a week just to see a 13 min sales pitch is disappointing. I know it's their channel and they can post what they want, but it has been successful due to good content and loyal viewers. This channel has been slowly turning into an infomercial for whatever very expensive products some company gives them to peddle to viewers.

This account is not what it used to be 😢

I really like this channel. I really do. I’ve also always understood sponsored videos. I have no idea the pressures of constant video content. I will say that, while this type of video may maximize revenue for the channel, the more content is focused on products the less viewers will click in. We come to see you and your family, not the products.

Not really a big fan of the commercial videos.

Will there be a regular video today, or just this ad?

Love the video, but when testing saws, drills, vacuum, etc., you should really do so under load (cutting wood, drilling, blocked suction, etc.). Keep the great content coming!

Gotta love when 10 youtubers all drop the same "i LOVE this brand" video on the same day.

What are the odds you and "Wild Wonderful Off Grid" channel put out the exact same video on the same day? 😮

Can't believe I just watched the same thing on "Wild and Wonderful Off Grid" where Josh installed this system for his parents. Really guys? Is advertising (sponsors) taking over your channels?

Great video Riley! The only issue is, the EcoFlow is 2X higher cost than conventional home battery backup inverters. It looks great, but it's pricey for molded plastic.

Their last five videos have included two "best of" clip reruns. A commercial for this charger and an e-bike. The Christmas train was the only original video in a long time.

I started to add this to my watchlist, but then noticed it's just an ad.

Fire me up!! Didn’t think a video was coming till Sunday, totally cool system. My residence has a whole house generator, it’s Sweet, love back up and alternative energy. Great content as usual!

This is the third EcoFlow content/commercial I've watched this week. It's like Eco Flow batteries are the new Hello Fresh of KZfaq sponsors. One thing they don't explain very well is, if your lights go out for more than a day or two in a modern home, these batteries are going to be useless after a day or two if you don't have a huge expensive solar panel and a lot of sunlight to charge them up. If I had to choose between these expensive batteries and an equally expensive diesel or natural gas generator, I think I'd go with the generator.

Definitely wasn't expecting another solar ad when the video was delayed. I get it gotta pay the bills but we would all rather you just not upload while you take time off for the holidays

The beginning of the end of a once great youtube channel.

Sad to see that my favorite KZfaq channel decided to sell their souls by dedicating their first 2024 video to making a 13 minute long commercial! Hopefully this was a one-time indiscretion and you'll get back on track with the high quality content I subscribe to see. 😞

Do you think youtube should require creators to label videos as infomercials when they're shameless infomercials?

Nearly every tuber I watch has been reviewing this item. There are some shortcomings that seem to be overlooked depending on the reviewers testing methods but overall this looks like a great system.

Very cool, with so many options out there it’s nice to see a system demonstrated and I like and trust that you stand behind the products you show in your videos. Thanks for this demo.

This channel has morphed into one giant advertisement.

Yay I just love a 15m long ad lmfao common

It seems wild wonderful offgrid did an identical video. Ecoflow must have set script and eligibility requirements

A 13 minute commercial!🙄

Oof. I watched JerryRig Everything do almost exactly the same video just yesterday. He installed one at HIS parents house too. I love watching you guys, and I know you gotta pay the bills, but something stuck with me once while watching a Kara and Nate video: "This was the year of sponsorship where we went places based on who would pay us to visit and advertise their stuff." Watch their hour long 100th country video. ...I know you guys aren't doing that, but when ecoflow pays two separate KZfaqrs to do the same plot line separated by a day... >>sad face

Weird that Josh & Erin did a similar video on the same day. Power back up system for Josh’s parents. Thanks for the video

I understand some of the critical comments, but this video helped me a lot. This system checked several boxes for what I need. I have bought BLUETTI, I wish you all would show balance and show a comparable BLUETTI system or tell us if there is one or not.

Nice job powering your parents' essential circuits with off grid solution. Glad to see Courtney, but miss seeing Oliver and your dogs.

Don’t mind the warriors… this sort of content is very relevant to people that live close to the edges of the grid, or just enjoy knowing solutions before we need them. Thanks for the effort guys.

So I guess the question (?) is answered. It's Battery Back-Up, not off grid. Love all the videos.

Not sure what is going on with all the you tube channels, but it seems like more and more of them are doing infomercials. I know you all need the money because none of you work. I like it better when we can see what you are doing on your place. Just sayin'. I enjoy most of your videos..

Congratulations to your parents! Probably about 90%+ of houses (not apartments) in India have inverter-based power backup. However, these setups typically use lead acid batteries for their much lower cost and also a lot of square wave inverters (we upgraded to a sine wave inverter in 2022).

We love our EcoFlow system we built for our class A motorhome we use for our business. I'm planning to purchase one of these new systems for our home in the next year or so. We have a few other projects that need to be accomplished first, but know this is the way to go! Thank you again for bring me another great DIY video!

you got them for free, i cant aford them.

That is truly awesome if I wasn't old retired and on disability I would definitely be looking into a setup like that that is super cool thanks for showing us.

You guys have such good content, please STOP with the infomercials.

Help your Mom out and reverse her fridge door.😅

This video doesn't properly disclose that it's an ad

First jerryrig installed this system in his grandparents house and now u install it in ur parents house.. grt...✌🏻✌🏻

The first video back from the holidays and you give us an advertisement🤬

Well done! First time i skipped your episode

Ecoflow needs to update their ad copy. Average is home uses 30 kWh a day, not 3 kWh.

That thing looks amazing! I think I would have added the water heater to the back-up. I'm a cranky dude if I can't take a shower. LoL!

This system looks so awesome, but wow is it a CHUNK of change investment. EcoFlow is really doing well and starting to mark up some name recognition.

Too many product promotions!!! You are getting paid enough.

i know its expensive with a long ROI, but building up a battery bank to charge overnight when power cost is low, then during the day disconnecting from the grid to only run off battery power. i could see this as being useful.

Aaand we've devolved into 13 minute ad videos.... bummer...... 100% cool with people needing to make money doing this. Generally tolerate product placement within otherwise interesting videos. But the whole create a video thats just an ad thing kind of irks me. But not my channel so fully their call, just my personal opinion.

I came here to learn about the Delta Pro Ultra and EcoFlow Smart Home panel so you can ignore the negative comments about doing an infomercial. I have the EcoFlow River 2 Pro that runs 3 fans (one AC and 2 DC) on solar under a canope to keep my chickens cool in the summer so I am interested in any products that they are coming out with.

Love you guys, but this "add" after 3 weeks? hitting 500k or 1m is getting pushed out. I have been looking for options for my home and off grid property. Have a 5k system now, but options are nice. Im concerned with using an APP to control things, if it goes down or out, give me a switch!

My wife and I have been watching your channel for four years now. I understand you make a living through this but lately it feels like ratio of advertising to content has skewed heavily on the side of commercialism. We loved this channel for your wonderful how-to's, creative engineering, and general good vibes the both of you put off, but lately I am only feeling frustration when I tune into your weekly videos. I don't mind listening to the occasional short advert in a video as I want to support you but videos like the one posted just feel like you're turning me into a dollar sign. Please please please take a look into tweaking your format back to being focused on us being your fans and less towards us being the consumer. We miss old Courtney and Riley. Receiving one video a week that sometimes can only turn out to be an ad just doesn't seem fair to us. Consistency was something I always admired about your channel and lately that has been lacking as well. Still a big fan, and excited to see what the future holds.

Hey, happy new year glad you’re back. How much does the base system cost?

Awesome ecoflo commecial thoroughly enjoyed it thanks .

This device is great. Awsome house upgrade. GG Ecoflow.

I want to say thank you for when you two are taking a family break from big projects you still take the time to produce content. I like so many love seeing your day to day living. We fell in love with you! However Riley you have gotten so smooth at being in front of the the camera. I do enjoy seeing the tech stuff but definitely love seeing the personality and interaction between you now three. Each video doesn't necessarily need to be greater than the last as long as it has you in it. Please know i think you are amazing and i love watching your thought processes especially when trouble shooting. Your fans Blake and Deb!

Wild Wonderful Off-Grid did the same!

So this is a cool tool. I will point out that for most American homes 7500 watts is literally NOT whole house electrical outlets, lights, water heater, microwave and washing and drying. For those that have 3 or 4 ton a/c this would t come close to powering whole house. For an entire 2000 sqft home to power entire house, 20 kilowatts whole house generator are needed. I love this family channel but wanted to point out that 7,500 output is the same as a gas generator. I love the modular design and upgradable ability of it. Whole generator Briggs and Stratton, Kohl’s, and generac are most common whole house and usually run off natural gas or propane. These are very expensive but actually provide a lot of security for outages and bad weather. I thank you for showing this. I wonder how much these things cost. Keep making videos. I love them. I couldn’t do 98% of the manual labor that you guys do but love seeing how someone else can make it happen! Well done!

That whole internet connectivity thing is a deal breaker for me.

got to love these adverts... first Wranglestar, then Jerryrigeverything and now you guys.

Epic Riley ... skidding on the Wheelie Tray 😁😁🤣🤣 We get so much pleasure watching your videos. Happy New Year to you and your family!!! 💖💖

Disappointed, basically this just a long commercial

What a coincidence!!, Wild Wonderfull off Grid from West Virginia did excatly the same as you for theyre parents And used the same product. Good to be able to give back to youre Parents, Thanks for the video Love from UK x x

Everyone’s parents are getting these new units. Haha. Jerry rigged just put one in his parents house too.

Awesome. A commercial just like Jerry Rig's video.

In Britain, most homes have a water tank in the loft (roof space) so running out of water is not too much of a problem.

This unit is not connected to the whole house, only 5 circuits. You didn't test the back-up under full power, the refrigerator should be running the compressor (not just the light). You needed to turn on the well pump, boiler and refrigerator compressor all at the same time. If you need to bring a 12K generator to charge the batteries, just use the generator. This unit is nice in certain places but it well not replace a whole house generator running on natural gas, that will run 24/7 if necessary. And these generator can also be switched automatically. Batteries are always limited, yes this unit ran at max 7200watts, but only for a short time,

When did A.S. become an infomercial platform? Zero building, traveling, AND no stunning views of winter in Northern Idaho. Only power-prepping in a state KNOWN for electric-grid blackouts. While it was nice to set up your parents on this off-grid power supply, you've veered into becoming Ambiguous Sellouts.😢😢😢 Don't kill the channel this way. Your videos are amongst those I regularly enjoy. 😢😢😢

It’s great but very expensive. Maybe not when compared to a whole house generator but a significant investment. Of course there are some middle of the road options too.

Gr8 to see you back Riley and Courtney and Oliver of course when they put in an appearance 😊

hi this is great I am seriously considering to buy one. We sometimes go without power for one month during hurricane time, how much of these units do you recommend to buy, as the house is very similar to size as this one.

Thank you!

not interested in ads

I was interested in getting this. But not getting any information on how long the one battery will last on a single charge. I called ecoflow and talked to 3 different people and no leget answer. Final answer answer was 6000$ battery will run 1 refrigerator for 8 hours. Wow.

I had that exact couch growing up, many nights playing hot lava with the cousins on that thing xD

looks good, do they get solar panels as well ?

BTW, loved Courtney laughing out of shot when you ran into the packing materials! You are blessed to have such a soulmate with you at times like this!

What solar generator setup would you recommend for running a off grid hunting camp? Mainly running a small refrigerator/freezer and lights and a fan? Refrigerator would need to run for 2-3 days at a time

Hi guys from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 happy New Year to everybody, watching from all over the world 🎉🥳

Very nice backup system, Every one remember the key word "Backup" not quite there for full time but its a start. Maybe one day...John 🤠

Zack from JerryRigEverything installed the same system in his parents house yesterday.

Considering the flooding outside, I would want the battery pack/inverter well up off the floor.

Hopefully you got the full pro power package on that lightning so when it is snowed in you can back up your solar batteries.

😂Good gift you gave to your parents 😊

This kind of infomercial I can tolerate because it’s done by two people that use this technology daily, and they can evaluate it independently and accurately having one of these “infomercials every once in a while on their KZfaq channel is just fine. I learned a lot of very good information about different products that they happen to use in their off grid life

This EcoFlow looks like a reasonably priced alternative to a whole house generator, especially since it appears to be a manageable DIY install, panel and all.

Great job 👏

I would love to see a comparison between this and typical backup batteries. Also couldn't you still use the original backup generator to help buffer the battery in longer outages?

This is awesome for your parents. I do find it funny however that all the KZfaq channels I watch are doing the same video this week for their parents! Lol

Do you need the Eco flow panel for off grid or can I connect this unit directly to my electrical panel?

everyone's parents is getting off-grid. This is hilarious. This is going to be the new Dyson vacuum meme

While it's commendable that they installed this complimentary unit in their parents' house, there are more cost-effective and equally user-friendly alternatives offered by other vendors.

The Thing I don't understand is in their own ad it said to charge off a generator it must be an inverter generator. I am thinking might be able to charge it with a regular generator if you use the car charger adapter and a level 1 charger.

Happy New Year

Another great video. I was getting worried that something had happened to you. Apparently nothing has changed, you still have more fun than lots of folks. Thanks again for sharing.

Could you Use these batteries for like van camping?

You might have a problem with all the GFI outlets on those protected circuits since most inverters are not house ground referenced and are instead floating ground referenced.

Lets say we're building a new house from ground up, is it possible to only have only smart home panel 2 and leave out the electrical panel (the one on the left)? I believe you have 2 electrical panels only because it's easier to inatall but when you know your new home is going to run on EcoFlow only then smart home panel 2 is all you need right?