DON'T BUY THE ALLPOWERS R4000 Power Station Without Watching This First!

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Are you searching for a dependable and effective power station for your outdoor adventures or for when your home is in need of backup power? The ALLPOWERS R4000 Portable Power Station with 400 watt solar panel might be a option. It offers a steady charging flow that's perfect for charging your laptop, smartphone, and cameras. Not only is it convenient, it also features a smart design that makes set up and operation simple. Keep your devices powered even when you don't have access to an outlet with the ALLPOWERS R4000 Portable Power Station with 400 watt solar panel you can recharge without having electricity. This was tested in a real working environment.
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00:00 allpowers r4000 portable power station intro
02:18 What to expect to see in the video
02:36 Opening the box that was packaged safe and secure
03:07 Testing the allpowers 400 watt solar panel output
03:58 hooking up the power cables and setting up the solar generator
04:56 Testing the power output and power quality
07:14 why use a battery backup generator vs a gas generator
08:02 aligning the solar panel to the sun in important
08:40 specifications and charging rates
09:43 why this would be great in a emergency
10:58 charging rate and modes available
11:50 voice commands
12:50 setting up bluetooth and wifi monitoring operation
16:26 testing solar panel angles and effects
17:04 testing the power output on the whole house
17:49 checking the readout buttons
18:55 1800 watt microwave testing
19:55 backup gas generator incase solar cant be used
20:58 how many watts do you need and how often
21:56 more wifi detailed setup
22:10 after running the battery down to 5%
22:51 1200 watt resistive heater load test
23:51 final thoughts and recommendations

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@user-hh6ex9md4w 7 ай бұрын

Wow, that "Energy" video really caught my attention! As an outdoor enthusiast myself, I understand the importance of having reliable power sources while camping. The Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series seems like a fantastic choice with its massive capacity and fast recharging capabilities. Plus, the fact that it's waterproof and has comprehensive protections makes it even more appealing. Thanks for sharing this great recommendation!

@Spiderman-tg9ke Ай бұрын

I have two ALLPOWER generators and I love that I can use them and charge them with my panels at the same time 😊Walmart has the best prices 😊

@HVACRSurvival Ай бұрын

That is awesome!

@larryware1 Жыл бұрын

Very detailed and technical review, Rick. You packed a lot of information into this 25 min. review! This is the first time I've been to your channel and I'm very impressed. I have the small 700 watt (606 watt/hr. battery) Allpowers power station and like the unit. Very well constructed. Just received it a week ago. It will be perfect for small loads. Thanks again, hope to see more of these.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear, check out some other of my videos if you like technical information.

@ygrittesnow1701 4 ай бұрын

In case you haven't discovered it yourself. Long press your dc outlets button to activate bluetooth.

@HVACRSurvival 4 ай бұрын

I was just cycling this last week and it connected quickly to Bluetooth. I haven’t had much problems with it other than the menu button.

@chilledguy-appliancesensei Жыл бұрын

Another Great video! This technology is growing quickly. 👊

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

It sure is!

@KoolinwithKrauss Жыл бұрын

Rick that was AWESOME!! Keep up the great work 💪🏻 😂

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

🙏🤜🤛👍👍

@ReviewsandTech 11 ай бұрын

Hi, very nice review and this is such a nice unit as well with so many features as well. I just got the 200w All Powers solar panel and I can't wait to test it out soon on a sunny day as it seems well constructed. I also have an EcoFlow Delta Max, a 2KWH power station which is amazing. Thanks again and nice channel too man.

@HVACRSurvival 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for letting me know🙏👍👍

@ReviewsandTech 11 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy. @@HVACRSurvival

@larkhill2119 Жыл бұрын

You did an amazing honest review of the product. So good the link has sold out. I noticed the extending arm, never lift with those arms I have broken so many suitcases that way. It's a shame in 2023 that utility companies put profit before reliability and that people are buying standby power. As cost drops in equipment and supply costs increase we will all go off the grid in the future.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

That's for the feedback 👍👍. Your correct that arm is for rolling, not lifting.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

The link shows they are available? When did you see this?

@larkhill2119 Жыл бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival It seems to be geolocation that is blocking it then. Your store is also blocked. I buy a lot of tools on Amazon from the US but 110v would not work maybe that's why? My ad blocker is always off for good tech channels, I'm a serial clicker.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

Maybe try a different browser something's weird at least works on my phone I don't know. I'll have somebody I else try it and see if it works. Thank you for the heads up

@larkhill2119 Жыл бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival I'm in Germany so I think you can select your shipping area.

@Eddy63 Жыл бұрын

Seems like a good product and I notice that they're proud of it as well ... Good demo ...

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

They have smaller ones that are less expensive. I'll be doing a 600 & 1500 watt version once I get them. Like I mentioned before, it really depends on your living quarters and what you're looking for in regards to how much power you need.

@adambarker3578 Жыл бұрын

I think that thing would work great for a camper. It would keep you neighbors happy.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

I fully agree 👍

@HighCountryRambler 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. I bought this for my RV as my Onan 4000 has never ran correctly since day one. I already have 600W solar with 2 100AH LifePo4 batteries via a MPPT solar controller with a 1000W inverter. I'm assuming I'll plug the 30A output into my AC-in on inverter, and for shore power use the same circuit for 110VAC when parked with hookups? Wondering if the manufacture or anyone offer any standard procedures for this type application? Thanks

@HVACRSurvival 7 ай бұрын

I'm probably not understanding your question but you're asking me if you'll plug your existing thousand watt inverter into the 30 amp output on the all powers AC output? I don't understand if that's the case why you would want to convert from AC back to DC back to AC? If this isn't the case, can you further explain please.

@HighCountryRambler 7 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival Most inverters found in RV's also have a AC input intended for when generator or shore power is on the inverter switches inverted circuits over to generator AC without needing the inverter turned on. More I think about it, when I remove my generator will likely explore connecting this in the same manor as the old generator.

@sheh1e1dil 8 күн бұрын

What if it needs, repair maintenance after warranty.

@HVACRSurvival 8 күн бұрын

True, that’s one thing I’ve wondered about. You might get lucky and find electronic repair shop.

@markk171 7 ай бұрын

Hey, DC output on this thing...can you wire this unit into the DC side of an RV?

@HVACRSurvival 7 ай бұрын

It has the dc outputs I mentioned, that would depend on how many watts the RV needed.

@user-dh6mf3rw8v 7 ай бұрын

see you are using it to power the house. can it run 4400 water heater? what is peak power? I am hoping to connect to the 120 v bus directly and possibly two units on the two busses. Off grid mode. Also what cable you used to connect to the distribution panel/run the house. Thanks

@HVACRSurvival 7 ай бұрын

Hello, all the specs were in the video. I wired it thru an interlock on my breaker panel using a 10 gauge 4 conductor cable using a 30 amp breaker.

@user-dh6mf3rw8v 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. I wanted to see if I can replace the two main lines coming from the utility meter with 2 R4000 units and go off grid. Those are probably both big wires and 100a maybe. Something like using it as a full generator thank you again.

@HVACRSurvival 7 ай бұрын

@user-dh6mf3rw8v you’re still not going to have a true 230v system. I run mine on both legs from 120v but it’s still 120v on each leg. To get 230 v they need to be out of phase of each other.

@briancarlisi2224 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love that Chenglish, lol. Thanks for doing these honest reviews. Nice change of pace from the HVACR. BTW, is that salt corroding your garage floor? Thanks again, Rick!

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

It hasn't snowed much this year, salt usually doesn't hurt the concrete, it's sealed plus I rinse it if I get a large build up

@HughesManHVAC Жыл бұрын

Cool device, Great video!

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

Thanks Man! They are sending a 600 & 1500 watt models to look over next. 😁👍👍

@HughesManHVAC Жыл бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival that’s awesome

@robynboudia6784 6 ай бұрын

I just purchased this after watching your video, when l plug in my RV surge protector into the 30 amp it says reversed polarity, would that be a concern for returning the product? Everything seems to work otherwise

@HVACRSurvival 6 ай бұрын

I would check it with a multi meter to verify that’s true.

@JeffOSU1997 4 ай бұрын

Did you get it to work on camper? I’m about to buy one

@mariojalata5259 Ай бұрын

Hi- I am using my R4000 mostly as a UPS and is always plugged to both the 600 watt panel that came with it and into the 130 outlet. I noticed that a few time already the R4000 will drain without charging all the way down to 5%. For each time I have to turn off and on the R4000 then it will charge as normal. How can this be a reliable UPS if it stops charging randomly when charged to the AC? Likewise the 600 watts panel I find to be lacking in durability. There are fabric where the crease between panel have worn out only after about 9 months of use. It is not producing more than 400 watts of power and right now I am having the run around from allpowers. Customer service is very poor.

@HVACRSurvival 29 күн бұрын

I was having a few issues with it as well, I got a hold of them and they sent me a new one.

@Sick4TheThic 6 ай бұрын

so if uderstanding it correctly max charge rate on solar is 2000W if that's the case and each of the solar pannels is 400W. How do you go about connecting 4 of them once?

@HVACRSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Depends on your solar panel output voltage. But usually parallel and possibly series wiring.

@EverythingHVACR Жыл бұрын

Nice job Rick!

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

👍👍 thanks man!

@petryrety 6 ай бұрын

*If you leave the power station active in standby, does it automatically close after a while (or if the consumption on DC, for example, is very low)? Can it be restarted remotely from the application? Or is there at least the possibility to keep the station active continuously regardless of whether or not there are consumers to feed?*

@HVACRSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Every power station I’ve seen that is left on and not plugged in will start to run down because it’s powering itself and the display. But if you left it plugged in with a load on it, it would automatically be a backup until the power comes on or it runs out of power.

@niki-qg3nq 5 ай бұрын

I have the AP r600, had trouble connecting to Bluetooth, found a vid - turn on, press and hold usb power button, for the r600, Bluetooth turns on…

@HVACRSurvival 5 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing👍👍 I’ll have to try that.

@Anthony-te5nx 3 ай бұрын

What are the cables needed to connect 1 unit to another?

@HVACRSurvival 3 ай бұрын

I don’t believe this can be paralleled. Look into the EcoFlow

@magicframesaustralia 7 ай бұрын

Does this need 100% battery to work ? I bought new one and it has 71% battery. It works only when it is connected to charging port

@HVACRSurvival 7 ай бұрын

It’s a battery unit that provides 120v, it’s going to use up the battery and need recharged. It’s not a generator.

@jellysam61 4 ай бұрын

how does it compare to the Ecoflow Delta Pro?

@HVACRSurvival 4 ай бұрын

There’s some large differences. The Delta pro has expandable battery packs. It has the capability of doing 230 V and it can be parallel together with other units to give you a massive amount of power and capacity. I’ll be doing a review on the Delta pro here in probably the next 2 to 3 weeks. Along with the fully automatic home transfer switch. There’s a major price difference between the two but if you have the money, I definitely go to Delta Pro.

@mariojalata5259 8 ай бұрын

I just bought one. I noticed the spring loaded cover at the back wont stay closed. Is there a trick to this?

@HVACRSurvival 8 ай бұрын

I’ll have to look but I think mine just locks closed and flips open after being pulled open

@mariojalata5259 7 ай бұрын

My Allpowers R4000 shows Version 2 and all letters are now in English. It has been working very well with the SP039 600 watt solar pannel I bought with the unit. Your review is very organized and detailed. Also perhaps if you can show how to hook this up to expand capacity will be great. At the price point I find this unit a great value.

@nodelayfordays8083 8 ай бұрын

Can it power off of solar until it needs to use the battery?

@patsav6718 6 ай бұрын

It would need to go through the charge controller (which is in the device to control the solar input power because solar energy can come in either too high or too low to be stable). It would then go to the battery but from there could go straight through into whatever device you use.

@ReliableHVACR Жыл бұрын

Nice video Rick 👍🏽

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adrian🤜🤛👍👍

@petryrety 6 ай бұрын

Where we can find the code for upgrade firmware? 😥

@HVACRSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Normally their website.

@kitinvestments 8 ай бұрын

Cn it be charged and used at same time? What is the max charge by solar wattage?

@HVACRSurvival 8 ай бұрын

1000 watts max on solar. Yes it can be charged and provide power at the same time while providing pass through charging, it has the automatic power switching if the utility power fails.

@kitinvestments 8 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival lithium or iron Fosfate?

@HVACRSurvival 8 ай бұрын

@ktsoundscapes2218 did you watch the video?

@patsav6718 6 ай бұрын

From what I found it can be charged on 2000W max on solar/40A/150V. You actually mention this 9min into your video. So innocent mistake but nice review anyway. Thank you

@freetrailer4poor 4 ай бұрын

Never knew you could power whole house with 110 only.

@HVACRSurvival 4 ай бұрын

You can feed both legs of the power with 120v but the 230v won’t run.

@freetrailer4poor 4 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival Seems so easy now. The ground is same but each side of 110v is same wire. If you turn off main breaker, probably can find a 60 amp 220v outlet and put 6000w of 110v on each side and not even touch breaker box.

@daveyd0071 7 ай бұрын

looks like a rush to market with all of its quirks and deficiencies, good review nevertheless

@sun-sea-solar Жыл бұрын

The mute, standard and fast charge. All do exactly the same rate of charge if you run a high load off the ac at the same time

@kevinhemmings1089 3 күн бұрын

How long can it run a full size fridge?

@HVACRSurvival 2 күн бұрын

Divide the full-size fridge wattage into the watt hours of the device minus the efficiency loss that I stated in the video.

@kevinhemmings1089 2 күн бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival double talk

@sun-sea-solar Жыл бұрын

It would have to be 100 % improvement on there previous offering

@Anthony-te5nx 4 ай бұрын

Can an extra battery pack be added to this unit?

@HVACRSurvival 4 ай бұрын

No unfortunately

@Anthony-te5nx 4 ай бұрын

Can I add another unit to another though?

@Djexoticdancing69 Жыл бұрын

U should do a Bluetti ep500pro video review, great video by the way.👍👌👏👍

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

If they offer to send one I would consider it. Too much money to purchase just for a video.

@uxwbill Жыл бұрын

As handy as that might be, I'd be hesitant to have that much lithium battery backed energy in the house. Are one or both USB-C ports bidirectional?

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

From what I have read the lithium phosphate battery is more stable and lasts longer than lithium ion. Time will tell, and if it truly is UL rated that means it had to pass rigorous safety standards

@mariojalata5259 8 ай бұрын

Can this be charge by a non inverter generator?

@HVACRSurvival 8 ай бұрын

Sure it can as long as the voltage and frequency are in spec. 110-122v and close to 60hz in the USA.

@L-zb2hb 7 ай бұрын

Min won't charge from a non inverter generator

@aoajibadeouscaaoa653 Жыл бұрын

This.. I think I am going to work for.. i want one.. and the foldable Solar panels too 😅 ..

@Boodieman72 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't find the 240V version you mentioned.

@Thomas-nz4uh Жыл бұрын

Did you have any of these problems with your R4000? Out of the box I pushed the power button and nothing. Then I plug in the charging cable to my wall outlet and it's been at 70% for 3 hours, so I unplugged it and the unit shut down, at 70% charged. So I pulled up the on/off switch in the back of this unit, then tried to power it up again and it came on, showed the ALLPOWERS symbol then shut back down. Then I tried to charge again with the on/off switch up this time and it's still at 70% for another hour or two. I reached out to customer support, told them the problem I'm having with this unit, they put me on hold for an hour or so then the phone call was disconnected. Any type of help would be appreciated......

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

All communications between me and them has been through email, I don't know if they have any English speaking people in the states. They've been pretty responsive with me. Two units that I'm going to be reviewing shortly we're completely dead when I got them but they charged up okay. The bigger unit I didn't have any problems with the battery charging or discharging.

@Thomas-nz4uh Жыл бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival Mine won't even power up unless the charging cable is plugged into the wall outlet. All the ac and dc ports work when it's charging, but after I unplug from the wall outlet it shuts down. Thanks for responding though......

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a bad battery. My small 1500 watt unit did that when I first plugged it in but worked once charged. I'd send it back and get another

@manfredkroll3383 Жыл бұрын

Hi Rick, does this device make noise while operating?

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

When the device is in standby it does not make any noise, however as the load increases the fan speed increases.

@throttlebottle5906 Жыл бұрын

the output loss on series wired panels is why so many micro-inverters per panel systems exist. one spot of shade = whole array drops output significantly. plus there's slightly less loss with the AC power coming down from the roof, vs. long runs of DC cabling, which also uses larger gauge wire(cost more). not to mention a few globs of bird poo, leaf, rain, clouds, bugs, dirt, dust all effect the series wired stuff far worse. granted that's a small portable setup and a micro-inverter setup there would be rather null, probably waste energy and cost more. lol

@viyusavery248 Жыл бұрын

Can you explain a little more please? Is it better to get mirco inverters?

@throttlebottle5906 Жыл бұрын

@@viyusavery248 in a larger permanent installed setup yes, because the panels are in parallel then, meaning each panels output is converted(micro-inverter) to AC power and sent down at that higher voltage. so one panel being shaded or breaking won't effect the output of others, the others will continue putting out whatever they can. Now, in series wired panels one partial shaded panel effects the whole string of panels output and if one breaks completely the output of the whole set goes to zero until the bad one is replaced or bypassed.

@honumoorea873 9 ай бұрын

Not true, it's not that simple. Micro inverter got a very bad efficiency over their 50% rating. They can't work without grid(global or micro). If panels are shaded locally, there are optimisers.

@harrydickson4575 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@acuramandan 8 ай бұрын

Misleading Title. All I saw was Don't Buy the R4000.

@HVACRSurvival 8 ай бұрын

Welcome to KZfaq.

@Trillville43 7 ай бұрын

@HVACRSurvival to be fair why contribute to the problem.

@johnwalker890 Жыл бұрын

Good deal Rick.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@LeewardStudios Жыл бұрын

I can buy a lot of generator for that price. I would need fuel but I can buy a lot of diesel and a lot of generator for that price.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

I agree, but like I mentioned if you live in an apartment complex you're not going to be running a generator, and then if you live in town with all these weirdo rules they got you may not be allowed to have a generator, or if you want to go camping in the park some don't allow you to have gas appliances, it really boils down to somebody's particular need, just like I don't think buying an electric vehicle is worth it but obviously to some people it is.

@freedomandjustice8778 5 ай бұрын

Why DON'T BUY THE ALLPOWERS R4000 Power Station??? It is Bad generator ??

@HVACRSurvival 5 ай бұрын

The title says don’t buy it until you watch this. Making you want to watch the video to see why…. it doesn’t mean that it’s a bad item. I’m just trying to get more views that way.

@Polecat54941 Жыл бұрын

Allpowers have the best gear but the least You tubers taking any notice so I guess the kickbacks aren't so lucrative?

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

The product was the only form of payment for my time that I received.

@sun-sea-solar Жыл бұрын

I just bought one because of sponsored videos. This is garbage. Mppt clicks in low sunlight, the ups refuses to let the unit charge. The Ac sporadically switches off.

@HVACRSurvival Жыл бұрын

It has a five year warranty, nothings made perfect, did you get a hold of them and ask him about it? Did they treat you wrong? The solar panels as I demonstrated aren't good, unless they're in bright sunlight, far as putting out the power that it's rated for it did that. I haven't had any major issues with it, there's a few small fluky things, but I didn't have any issues that weren't already anticipated far as capacity, you're not going to replace a gas generator for days on end.

@sun-sea-solar Жыл бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival got my money back. Unfortunately cheap fans. Cheap components. Not much point having a huge capacity and big inverter if the fans burn out in a few days. I think the European version is different. Because of the 240 volt over here

@dash-qe3ul 9 ай бұрын

I bought the Anker 767 solar generator and I got the same shit clicking and ac outlets keep cutting out. 🤔

@sun-sea-solar 9 ай бұрын

@@dash-qe3ul so many of the 2000 wh capacity packs are garbage

@HVACRSurvival 9 ай бұрын

I'm doing a review on an Eco-Flow soon that is looking promising so far.