EcoFlow WAVE: The Truth Must Be Told

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EcoFlow Wave, the Solar recharged portable air conditioner. This is a follow up video, to help you save time and money on all your prepping needs. If your a prepper and have looking for prep gear, follow the links below.
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@gabrielnorman7764 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest review. The convenience it gives will always outweigh the price and having the Wave at the campsite is a lifesaver.

@MadMaxSHTF Жыл бұрын

I have a 200ah with 400w 24v solar panels system and I plugged into the Ecoflow Wave's solar port with adapter it allows 11 hours of runtime while having that small 2 hours something battery pack. You just set it on timer for 8 hrs and the 4000 btu will dropped it down to 3000- 3500 btu which allows it to run for 11 hours.

@alutious Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that data

@hey9784 Жыл бұрын

I've installed a Wave in my off grid cabin and since it can be charged thru solar panels, I don't have to worry about cooling my cabin. Now that is convenience.

@waylandyung5252 Жыл бұрын

I don’t have the solar panels, but when I’m using it, I’m getting 3.5-4 hrs of use on the lowest setting with the lowest temp and using the vent hose attachment works excellent to cool me down quickly. It worked awesome during the blackouts I had in my area, but I have to be honest; it's mainly for keeping my dog cool.

@marusholilac Жыл бұрын

A product I'd buy and which nobody has ever thought to produce, would be a dual-fuel portable AC. It would look like a generator or welding unit, but have an engine sized perfectly to the power requirement of the direct-driven compressor; and a small generator coil to handle the control and fan needs. Obviously it would run outside, with a hose to deliver the chilled air inside. Since EcoFlow knows how to make dual-fuel generators and AC units, they could crank one of these out in short order. The beauty of such a unit is that no provision need be included for a varying output, and there is no power conversion loss. A tiny (and quiet) engine would be adequate for a 5000 btu unit.

@mrpad0 Жыл бұрын

An extremely honest presentation here. Thank you. Yes... these machines are really nice, but will they serve the buyer as the buyer needs?

@Graymanvanlife Жыл бұрын

Thanks you save me a bunch of money and headache and heartache. I was very hopeful that this would be a solution for Van life

@househuntersitaly Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the truth. I’m looking to buy a delta and not sure . I’m not rich so it’s a lot of money for me. So I really appreciate real non paid reviews

@frederickcarranza839 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the honest review. I just moved out of my house and drive a truck and plan to try to live out of my truck a little more than I used to. Cooling the sleeper cab without idling the engine was one of my biggest concerns, so it was reassuring to hear that it sort of made sense for my situation. I am thinking exactly of what you said. Forget the paid promoters, we need more reviews like this. The good, the bad, and the ugly please and thank you!

@timmiller2245 Жыл бұрын

Use it in my truck. In Ecco mode keeps me cool threw the night for 8 hours. I am able to fully recharge it in my 10-11 hours of driving each day. My main problem was I didn’t look closely at size. It does take up a lot of storage space in the truck.

@rustyloads1361 Жыл бұрын

A honda generator and cheap window unit kept my tent cool in 120F, lake camping in AZ. I was into the set up for $1,100.

@Pk3_Garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a great and honest review. You gave us a lot to think about and real-world examples, good and bad, as to how this works. I really don't see this useful at all for a home in a grid down situation. You can buy really inexpensive window units, for a lot less money that can cool larger spaces.

@jacobsmithjr Жыл бұрын

The most practical way to used the Wave is with a Delta Max or Delta pro. There's no other unit in it's price range that does the job. Your alternatives in a power outage would be a gas generator with with a small 5000 BTU ac air conditioner.

@juliereynolds5578 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your honest review, and for acknowledging that it IS practical in a few situations. For me, keeping my dog cool in my minivan when I have to run into a store makes it worthwhile. I run it off a Delta Max. It keeps us cool on hot nights at campgrounds that have shore power, or I can set it on Eco mode and run it easily for 6-7 hours at around 73 degrees when camping off-grid. So for our specific uses, it works very well. I do wish it was cheaper! And smaller...

@frankyflowers Жыл бұрын

what if it breaks? i wouldn't trust it with my dog's life. that's a terrible way to go.

@juliereynolds5578 Жыл бұрын

@@frankyflowers Yeah, I agree. I should have made it clear I only go into stores for a couple of minutes! I would never leave him alone in a van longer than that.

@rustyloads1361 Жыл бұрын

Leaving my car running with AC works good for my dogs when I run errands in summer. I lock it up with a spare door key. Simple.

@juliereynolds5578 Жыл бұрын

@@rustyloads1361 I have a funny feeling my dog might just drive away lol... j/k 😂but he's already figured out how to lower the windows...yikes.

@gary860 Жыл бұрын

Very honest review. I think EcoFlow learned their lesson on their disastrous marketing and the hype that surrounded it. I think this is the only product that EcoFlow was not honest when selling it.

@JohnDickDingleJR. Жыл бұрын

Your honesty is admired sir. Thank you.

@alutious Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review. I an still looking for a solution. It seemed like the numbers would work but now I don't think it will. Probably 3 more years and we will get something. I think 4-5K BTU Seems to be enough for an rv. There is that other little one for 80% the $ for 2k but but no timer. With this power usage we need power management (good timing, eco mode). Ty. I have their fridge, I am not using it alot yet, it has some glitches.

@end9151 Жыл бұрын

Thanks , finally someone said the truth about those ac. Too expensive for what you get , they tried to build a company selling something not one tried for at least two years , compressor to small to run day and night in the summer of south states or for a truck driver or a RV Selling smoke , shame.

@achristianson4059 Жыл бұрын

I got mine a month ago with the add-on battery. For air conditioning I get 2-hours max on a medium flow setting and maybe an hour on max AC, then battery dies, and I have to plug it into my inverter and charge it that way from my 100ah battery. so my 100ah battery gets drained, which then I have to drive for 2-3 hours or let me truck idle 2-3 hours just to replace my drained power that went to the ecowave. so 2 hours of max AC, and then I'm driving or charging my house battery on idle just to keep the ecoflow useful. Solar is out of the question. I use a 175 watt flex panel from renogy with 10awg copper and here in Socal /Los angeles we have sunny skies all through this past august, and the most I've been able to trickle charge is about 10-15% power charge to the machine. Its not worth it. I use the fan on the ecoflow which doesn't seem to pull any battery power at all, but again, I can buy a volnado at bestbuy and get crazy fan speeds with that for $40. Not worth it

@SoLowKaspar Жыл бұрын

I just use a dual hose AC unit thats on wheels. Using the low power one that has about 100sqft coverage. When the power goes out. I flip on while connected to my 200ah lithium battery 12v inverter charger system. I have a similar inverter charger system I made off of a single lead acid battery 65ah 12v system connected to my fridge. Fridge last for about 6 hours on battery power. AC lasts for about 5-8 hours but on eco mode as always extends it to about 10-12 hours. When I know the power outage is gonna last for a long time. We prioritize our fridge and hook the smaller battery system up to fans around the home. I do plan to continue to upgrade these systems. My large 12v inverter charger charges at 50aph so in 4 hours the battery is fully charged. I wanted to go 24v but at the time. It was not in our budget.

@billgibson9768 Жыл бұрын

thanks for information mate very helpfull

@dennismyles8450 Жыл бұрын

I’ll just say sir, your logic on the Wave is sound. Thank you for doing this review.

@sarahs.-agentorigin8087 Жыл бұрын

Not practical for your uses at all, but this would be FABULOUS for drive-in long term camping with a Delta pro and a solar panel or two. The use case is basically burning man, or multi-day festival, or small cabin.

@eighthkid5497 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this honest review.

@zingbopdelux Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this update ... for under $200 a small, 5000 BTU window a/c unit will run off of a solar battery pack for long enough to do the overnight cooling of a small room or van ... money saved can be put towards a second battery pack ... it's an alternate solution ...

@anthonylan2295 Жыл бұрын

I just ordered the wave2, so hopefully, it's a lot better.

@OvGraphics Жыл бұрын

Richard, when I saw the title I was pretty sure that you had purchased a plastic housing fan unit with a tray that you dump some ice cubes into. My aunt had one of those about 58 years ago. Thing never worked. But wow! You spent a ton of money. Me, being a poor boy I opted for a USB fan, that works quite well actually, with a battery pack to keep that thing charged and a fold out solar panel to keep that thing charged. My first, last and only foray into the world of solar. Guaranteed to keep at least 6 square inches of the moist body surface a degree or two cooler than the ambient temp. The battery actually has a solar panel on it....but you can't put the thing in hot sunlight without risking melting the whole thing.

@DownGridSurvival Жыл бұрын

I would never spend money on an A/C that works for 2 hours on a battery. But clearly a lot of people will, I'm getting beat up about this video. :-)

@OvGraphics Жыл бұрын

@@DownGridSurvival I did my research on gas powered electric generators awhile back. Not practical for the long haul. Seems like we're kinda stuck for sustainable comfort. Novelty comfort a go, I suppose. Thanks for taking the hit and doing the review!

@jamesobrien575 Жыл бұрын

The best thing about the Wave is that I can charge it thru solar and not all portable air conditioners can do that.

@achristianson4059 Жыл бұрын

but you cant say that though when the solar charge barely adds 10-15% charge in a 5 hour window. Im in Orange County, and have been an ecowave owner for a month now... and it was dead of summer August, bright blue skies, and sun allll day. We're having a heatwave right now, not a cloud in the sky and I had it trickle charging off my soloar 175 watt renogy flex panel with 10awg copper wiring. it soaked up 15 hours of sunlight and only added 12% battery . 12% battery will get you about 5 minutes of air conditioning on average.

@yvonnejohnson7557 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how it shall work hooked up to my truck battery via pluging in, how dose that effect battery life on my truck, will it recarge as i drive along, or shall it kill my truck main battery doing so?

@jessihawkins9116 Жыл бұрын

why not use a separate deep cycle battery in your truck with a battery isolator. charge the deep cycle with a solar panel and your alternator while your driving.

@frankyflowers Жыл бұрын

thanks. i saw the commercial and knew it was bogus.

@shanefuller8907 Жыл бұрын

It will run 3 time longer if not at full blast, I use it in a caravan with the battery and a solar to 12v converter plugged into a battery box. If your thinking its for home then you brought the wring A/C

@ordinaryhuman3111 Жыл бұрын

Comparing this Wave with the Mark 2, I'll gladly choose the Wave over it. More power means faster cooling.

@caseyturner3648 Жыл бұрын

The lights flickered when u turned that thing on😜. Good video. Thx

@robertrayl2357 Жыл бұрын

My first one shut down after 18 minutes on battery or ac. EcoFlow replaced new one is working good. I got mine to cool my F250 so I can take my support dog with me to places. They are not for homes. My battery is lasting a lot longer than two hours. I haven't got to do a good truck cab test yet but I think it is going to work. I am happy with my replacement so far

@frankyflowers Жыл бұрын

if the first one broke why would you trust it with your dog? cooking is a sad way to go.

@robertrayl2357 Жыл бұрын

@@frankyflowers replacement is working good and putting out better cold air than a home portable ac 10k btu

@frankyflowers Жыл бұрын

@@robertrayl2357 you need some kind of sensor that calls your phone if the temp gets hot.

@glenchilada Жыл бұрын

Mine's worked fine, but I definitely got lucky. They've had a LOT of trouble with the rollout.

@SydneyDrums Жыл бұрын

Ok so.. in a small space does it work or not?

@johnfrederick6213 Жыл бұрын

I'm with you.... Not practical at all... Starting with the outrageous price for it! And for a meager 4000 BTU's to boot. We're better off with multiple window units and a 10,000 watt generator. And a boatload of stored treated gas. The Duromax 10,000 worked spectacularly during the last power outage that lasted about 17 hours. I had 2 AC units running... a 6000 unit, and a 9500 watt unit, along with 2 friges and 2 freezers. Used 6 gallons of gas. That's it!

@tommieboi707 Жыл бұрын

Wait! And what you are suggesting is practical?? Lmao ok. How will that work for the camper/van/rv life? Please do tell

@johnfrederick6213 Жыл бұрын

@@tommieboi707 My application isn't a camper or a van.... It's a house. 4000 BTU's wouldn't cool a coat closet here....

@tommieboi707 Жыл бұрын

@@johnfrederick6213 that's not the preferred application of this unit. This unit is made for people on the go. Not for a residential house.

@johnfrederick6213 Жыл бұрын

@@tommieboi707 I guess you never saw all the advertising for this unit. Especially early on. Shows it being used INDOORS, in garages, etc That power cord it comes with? Isn't just for recharging it before the weenie roast. It's to run it indoors. I'll give you the last word here...

@tommieboi707 Жыл бұрын

@@johnfrederick6213 they have the ad on their channel. The one with the tent, and van life and Outdoor scenery. Just check ecoflows youtube channel. Mostly outdoor tent, can life promotions. Not sure what you're seeing.

@theflyguyapv6125 Жыл бұрын

I got my ecoflow wave connected to a champion 2500 inverter generator and it ran for 8 hours and 45 minutes on 4 liters of gas. Not really environmentally friendly but made our camping very comfortable inside a 6 person tent with 3 people inside ✌️

@DownGridSurvival Жыл бұрын

Hey, do what you need to do. Glad it worked out.

@IraQNid Жыл бұрын

Last year HoboTech's KZfaq channel showed his followers how to use a Jackery or Bluetti or "solar generators" like them to power the unit for 10 to 11 hours. He has a separate video that shows how to use 800 watts of solar (glass panel and folding panel) in addition to the 300 watts of solar on his rig to easily supply power to this portable battery powered A/C for all day and all night cooling.

@neisterheister 10 ай бұрын

But in general thanks for the Video, in general a lot of informations. I have the Wave2 with also a lot of problems

@peacockbeauty1 Жыл бұрын

I have a party rental business and I'm wondering if it's worth me buying a couple of these delta pro generators to power my blowers on Bounce house, the projector for the movies and help my private chef plug in his small appliances when we do our events on the beach and keeping the event in enclosed Tent at a comfortable temp. I'm not sure what to think right now though after this review. Thanks for letting us know all your honest opinions. I would hate to buy them I start advertising my business differently due to depending on these machines and then I'm losing bookings and money if I have to be sending this machine back for bug repair or stops working in the middle of an event. Sounds awesome and would elevate my business to a new level but unfortunately it doesn't sound as reliable. The mobility is an amazing concept for businesses such as mineto find machines like these that way there's no limit to only having to plug things into to a customer's home outlets.

@DownGridSurvival Жыл бұрын

anything new can be buggy, just takes time to work them all out. They released a Gas generator last year and now they are about to start shipping a new version that is duel fuel. So who knows if they will make any quality adjustments or any other changes in the future. A lot of people are having good success with them. Most seems to be using them for van conversions, to cool off a van that they travel in. For you, keep in mind that these can't even cool off a garage. They are only rated for 86sf space. So it would do noting for a larger party tent etc.

@stanleygolumbiyevski7633 Жыл бұрын

Tell me , please , if it needs drainage pipe to drain water , or it doesn’t produce a water? How it works? Thank you!

@TimToussaint Жыл бұрын

Yes you do. Wave 2 promises to have less or no water to drain.

@gusdavos8158 Жыл бұрын

I did the math and a window unit from Walmart draws as much as these do for $79 here in Chicago.

@DownGridSurvival Жыл бұрын

lol, your so right.

@jpaulparker Жыл бұрын

Great for 25ft sailboat. It weighs 38lbs and its on sale for 1200 bucks

@LowOnCash Жыл бұрын

Good Job you just need a solar panels a good Xantrex lithium battery and inverter to power it on 120 volts and it will run 24/7. Regards Mike

@okharon Жыл бұрын

That s nice review , i am using Zerobree Mark 2 for my Sky Tent, It will work 10 hours with 2 battries - enought for 1 nights -that what I need , Not this Wave , we need to buy a 3000 USD Delta Pro to use it T_T

@larryc1616 Жыл бұрын

What about the new ecoflow 2?

@flyaz2011 Жыл бұрын

You raise good points and I an understand why the unit is likely not relevant for you specifically. On a positive note for the unit, I own a plane and live in HOT Arizona. Flying in the summer used to be, well, not as pleasant as it could be. While adding an aftermarket air conditioning system to the plane is an option, it is hard to justify $20k+ in mods and paperwork so I and several other pilots have been looking for options for years to have something to at least take the edge off while we are flying around. Several people have tried other brands over time only to find they, in a word, suck. EcoFlow Wave however is probably at this point the best option bar none of the units one could pick for this application. It is portable so NO paperwork needed, enough cooling power to actually keep the cockpit comfortable, and with a 24v battery like I have in the plane, if I hook that into the unit's solar input connector, I can eek out 5+ hours at full speed before the battery is spent and the unit does a soft power down. Since most of my cross country flights are under 3 hours, I am seriously good to go. If it is a long cross country flight, I go high where it is cool enough for vents to work - or - I can dial back the temp/fan speed on the EcoFlow Wave and boom, good to go there as well. Anyway, long story short, MY application is one where the unit is spot on!

@TimToussaint Жыл бұрын

Hi flyAZ: Do you take the intake air from the outside or the inside of your aircraft? And where do you exhaust the hot air to?

@aliciatopolnycky373 Жыл бұрын

I'm following for this answer-- I'm considering buying one to replace my broken car AC so that it is cool *WHILE I am driving-* In my dying car I'm reluctant to sink $600+ on replacing my AC and in all likelihood the car will break down/be totaled soon. So, I'm thinking I could buy a portable unit that outlives the car and I can keep using for tent & car camping trips in the future. But I have not seen ANYONE talk about the feasibility of this machine while driving/moving (exhaust pipe is an issue). So curious how it works in a moving aircraft.

@TimToussaint Жыл бұрын

@@aliciatopolnycky373 Hi Alicia. I contacted EcoFlow support on this matter. They say it is OK in a driving car to exhaust the warm air through a side window. They provide a panel (incl with the Wave 2) with the cut-outs (for air in, and air out) with the correct dimensions to fit the equally provided air ducts. That panel is in all generality smaller than your window and you need to fit it into a somewhat wider panel that has the dimensions of your car side window opening. Support explicitly said that it is OK to use while driving, provided the openings are not directly in the direction of movement. (ie, they can't have ram air working against the exhaust flow of the Wave). With a side window they don't see a problem. FlyAZ didn't respond yet how they are doing this in an aircraft. I further discussed the matter with my aircraft maintenance organisation. Given the much higher speeds of aircraft (compared to US highway traffic) and for some other practical reasons, we wouldn't recommend using a side door/window exhaust of an aircraft. Even if the duct opening is perpendicular to the direction of flight, the passing air might still create strong positive or negative pressure (vacuum) that the Wave has to fight against. Much better to exhaust the hot air into the rear fuselage (tail section) of the airplane.

@aliciatopolnycky373 Жыл бұрын

So am I understanding correctly that it would not work for both tubes to be poking out of my back window (I have a window on my trunk door), because this is in the direction of/on the same parallel as travel? Or does the problem only arise when the exhaust is facing the oncoming wind of forward movement (aka it’s poking through the windshield), where the two forces of air blowing are directly oppositional.

@TimToussaint Жыл бұрын

@@aliciatopolnycky373 You got it right. Into the oncoming wind would be the problem, Side or rear is fine, according to EcoFlow support.

@needinput9805 Жыл бұрын

I teach at numerous schools that are hot as heck in classrooms. I’m considering getting one and using it as a spot cooler on me.

@USNEM Жыл бұрын

Get a cheap ac unit from home Depot for 1/4 the price of the wave.

@Jim-re3sr Жыл бұрын

Great video

@Hidavi Жыл бұрын

so its perfect if you have a delta pro + 400W panels in a 2 day power outage. got it

@batvette Жыл бұрын

Its not battery powered any more! Was about to pull the trigger on this a couple months ago then the sales rep got back to me and they told me the "add on battery" was discontinued. Its native voltage is 24v, so my 12v lifepo4 batteries arent going to do it. Id have to use an AC inverter to power it so at that point why not use a home portable AC?

@DownGridSurvival Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for sharing. I have not heard that about the add on battery. I will look into it more. I sold my A/C. It was just not going to do much for me.

@NeverBeDaunted Жыл бұрын

I almost bought an eco flow wave yesterday, the company had listed 10 refurbished waves for 799. Price was tempting me, but there seems to be a lot of quality control issues with the initial release, so I sadly passed on them. They sold on their eBay page within hours.

@trailmonstah1892 Жыл бұрын

You are correct. The fb groups are littered with comments from buyers stating the units are of poor quality.

@CH-eg5rd Жыл бұрын

Yeah I always thought this was a gimmick. You could easily buy 3 window units for the price of one of these. And plug right into a Delta Pro. I wonder what their margin is on this thing. I can't imagine them selling that many.

@twayland6186 Жыл бұрын

I figured it was for travel use. Like a truck driver that wants to sleep in comfort at night without keeping the truck running. It can be recharged while driving during the day

@koena6720 Жыл бұрын

Window units takes a lot of power. Once the compressor kicks in from the window unit, the watts hits 1.5k. That’s for one AC wall unit. Better to use the delta cable and run the Wave with the pro using DC power

@robpivato4227 Жыл бұрын

Its all about the watts for some people...Hobotech does an awesome review... It aint easy to get 4000BTU using only 300+ watts. I think it makes sense for small rigs, who are conservative minded to begin with. Other more efficient units start at double price... This unit doesnt make sense for anyone who isnt lookin to power by DC through Delta Pro. The small battery is redundant for the most part...

@MitchellRanch Жыл бұрын

I received my EcoFlow wave along with my six eco flow delta pro batteries after plugging in my EcoFlow wave it died within five days made this loud sound from the motor. Or the fan and it stopped working eco flow Company hasn’t returned my emails so I know it’s junk they really need to work out the bugs on this unit it’s terrible so now my EcoFlow wave is just a big ass paperweight

@NeverBeDaunted Жыл бұрын

They’ve sold 129 refurbished ones on eBay between $799 and $699 and now $635. Claims to have a one year warranty, but if they aren’t replying to your emails then I guess the only thing you can do is a credit card chargeback. There’s an Amazon video of it getting 106 degrees on the plastic body which is wild.

@JohnSmith-gz5pm Жыл бұрын

I understand your concern on the total cost of such a setup but the Delta Pro is currently the most practical portable solar generator that you can buy. Got the early bird special at nearly half off of the retail price and received it early. Its worth every cent. The Ecoflow Wave looks good ON PAPER but some reviewers have said otherwise. My portable air conditioner is great but uses more than double the watts that the Ecoflow Wave does and its larger. It moves using small wheels that are built into it. I never had a problem lifting it when it needs to be drained. I doubt its 50 pounds but it could be (I don’t mind the weight of the Delta Pro either. I lift it fairly easy). The Ecoflow Wave would be best for a small room or for traveling. The price is a bit high for a portable air conditioner but it works well with the Delta Pro along with any other portable solar generator should the need arise. A 5 hour solar panel charge for the add on battery is good but not great. It would be mire practical to just attach it to the Delta Pro and use solar panels to charge the Delta Pro’s batteries instead of the add on Ecoflow Wave battery. Its still a great setup but I’d like to see an Ecoflow Wave 2 with a bigger and better add on battery (let’s say a 1200W Life PO4 battery) that can take 400W of solar panels or more for a 3 hour solar charge.

@capnleux Жыл бұрын

I run mine on AC for an RV bedroom at night and am not impressed. It is loud. It cools, but doesn’t stay in temp range. Random shut offs with an error code the company can’t identify. Not worth the price for my application.

@douglasdangelo6755 Жыл бұрын

A stand up ac with a soft start kit basically is the same. Only for much much less

@DerpyFillens Жыл бұрын

So it sucks. Got it. Thank you

@GodChild-um3zq Жыл бұрын

I would love it but I rent

@franco305 Жыл бұрын

I was a nomad for 1 year and a half, living in my SUV traveling across the US. I bought the ecoflow river 600 power station and 1 month after I started my road trip, the unit died. I got a replacement shipped to my friends but I had to pay to send the damaged one back to them. A month later the same thing happened. I decided not to continue with them mainly because I noticed that ecoflow is a Chinese device labeled in California with a really bad reputation in the van life community. You will realized this when you talk to their customer service. Ecoflow is like renogy. If you are a nomad you know what I am talking about. I went with Jackery with no problems at all. I am not a nomad anymore but I still use it and the Jackery keeps going with no issues. I will stay away from ecoflow brand and all of their devices.

@clintonlucas209 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the unbiased review. Keep up the good work.

@DownGridSurvival Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@kawaichan3659 Жыл бұрын

Agree

@stimulatemyexistence5669 Жыл бұрын

I bought a 150 dollar ac that's been running in texas 24/7 for I kid you not a fkn year and this little thing is a beast. Has a wierd logo. Maybe LG &% that's what the logo looks like

@tommieboi707 Жыл бұрын

If you run the unit off dc and in eco mode, it is very efficient. Just set the temp to 73-75 degrees and once the unit cools the space to that set temp, it will switch on and off between cooling and fan mode. Not sure why you are ranting.

@trailmonstah1892 Жыл бұрын

Do you even own one? Why not do a video review video instead of complaining about someone’s honest review? There’s a ton of people who just got theirs starting to use it and a lot of them are not happy with the performance.

@tommieboi707 Жыл бұрын

@@trailmonstah1892 I do have one. If you set the temp to eco and at 75 degrees the battery is good for 8 hours.

@AW66888 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciated this video and it gave me a lot of insight. I am considering getting one of these with the solar to try to save on energy costs, but it just doesn't seem to make sense with the math ... especially with a limited lifespan. It's unfortunate!!

@sandysimpson3524 11 ай бұрын

My Wave is not cooling!

@koolpapabell1 Жыл бұрын

my Ecoflow Rive Pro is now a Brick

@Gryllus2501 Жыл бұрын

He completely missing the point. It’s small portable ac split design. The ecoflow wave 2 while improved has the same issues. Max cooling/heating for 1-2 hours. Eco cooling for 4-8 hours. Prefect for campers, rvs, and yes tent camping. Running a regular portal ac unit needs like 1800-2200 watt generator which need gallon of gas about 2-4 hours. It’s way noisy. Being tent camping for two months by Ren Faire in Texas. Keep you tent or camper cool and less humid was huge difference sleeping at night. If you get something like this then you still need to pair several batteries or generator to run this at max cooling all night. Looks a house room portable ac unit is max 12000 btus with duel vent hoses ie spilt ac. It’s about 1800-2000 watts of an 120v ac plug. You off need bigger generator to handle that. Either way neither setups are for walking hiking camping. They are glamping or some where off grid where you can drive up and carry or wagon to your setup site. For weekend or week or few weekends. Or like small tiny house or work shed or hunting cabin without power. Yes you pay more for dc base cooling device. I’m guessing a small window ac unit goes for about $200-300 for 3000-5000 btu. That still going need 1800-2000 watts. This wave and wave 2. Uses 300-500 watts. It’s designed not for home cooling unless it tiny room or just supplementing center air and that room that gets too hot.

@nbrown6648 Жыл бұрын

I agree that the "truth must be told" - but I don't think this video does that. It seems to me a bit unfair. Firstly, it is a difficult problem that Ecoflow is trying to solve, and the problem is bridging an energy gap with air conditioners, and from my viewpoint nobody does it better. What you are doing here is comparing what you get with your fantasy, but let's get real, what you want is maybe 20 years in the future so don't complain if something can't do what no other product on the market can do either. Secondly, there are several use cases that it will solve very nicely, for example to cool a small room or UV while plugged in - and continue to work for a period when power is out. The fact that you have configured your delta pro setup to have no extra room to power this device is just your particular problem because you have scaled your setup without any wiggle room. I have quite some spare capacity with my Delta pro setup, so could add another 5 hours to the 2 hours of the wave, and that gives a very respectable 7 hours. Thirdly, if you have the delta pro, what's the problem with using the 400W panels to charge your wave via the delta pro ? Fourthly, and perhaps this is the biggest point - everything you are complaining about was not discovered when you got the item in your hands - it's all there in the specs for everyone to read. So what on earth do we need this video for if it does not say anything about experiences you have had with it ? What you talk about is readable by anyone in the specs. I thought this video would teach me something, but I didn't really learn anything, so no new truths here.

@BootsIsHere Жыл бұрын

Have had it running for 5 weeks in a RV bedroom hooked to to a Delta Max 2000 & Extra battery, 800 watts of solar, daily temps in the high 90s/high humidity and works like a champ. Two things I agree with you is the battery that can be attached to the bottom is useless given the < 3 hrs run time. Not sure how one would find that setup useful. Also the truckers rave about it and pays for it self within 3 months. The rest of your vid seemed out of touch with my experience. Correct me if wrong but portable AC built with a dc compressor are not abundant. I believe the wave is designed to work with the EcoFlow line of Solar Gens using the DC power which saves a lot of current / more efficient then using the AC option.

@alexanderslee Жыл бұрын

@N Brown Know-it-all old crank 🙄

@jakeliujakeliu Жыл бұрын

Basically he just want to said, this is a bad investment don’t buy it

@npc2255 Жыл бұрын

You should compare this with the Mark 2 and realize how much of a bargain the Wave is.

@bobcat7664 Жыл бұрын

It's the best portable air conditioner for camping you can get the others out there don't come close

@greenonyxgamingtv3420 Жыл бұрын

its made to be used with the delta pro thats why man lol

@winonapalmiotti4379 Жыл бұрын

One i have a lot of problems with unit shutdown on fans mode ... Unit have too many problems ... Its very loud wen running. ... Fan on eco mode don't blow very little air ... Oh solar charging take 10 to 12 hours from zero and. Car charger same time ... That's with add-on battery ... This unit junk ... Its working on cooling mode for 2 hours ... I buy it at pre-sale with add-on battery ... Oh river max and river pro will not run unit at al ... Its bad value too buy ... Its really not good product ... I have zero breeze too with less problems ... Its smaller unit but its works no problem ... Wave cant cool you off eco mode because it has very small breathes and you can't turn fans up or down on eco mode so its worthless junk on that's mode ... Oh add-on battery takes for ever to charge by solar or car charge ... With firmware update don't fix nothing ... Of you try going from c to f by holding button it will turn unit off ... Oh battery stated flashing on and off ... Unit will turn its self off on fan mode within 45 minutes on its only

@leoluzlejarde3124 Жыл бұрын

This is true.Mine stops every 30 minutes too and the compressor becomes very loud awfully,they will ask you a video before they send you a new one for replacement but the replacement they sent me has no logo sticker when I check it for the first time the unit stopped after 30 minutes I think the replacement is refurbished but they denied it. I’m returning it back again.

@winonapalmiotti4379 Жыл бұрын

@@leoluzlejarde3124 that really bad

@MrHsv123 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t even buy the battery just use my bluetti and 700watt solar .

@SAMMIEJONESJUNIOR Жыл бұрын

This will only be useful in a 18 wheeler or a RV

@SAMMIEJONESJUNIOR Жыл бұрын

You would definitely need a gas generator to run this for a longer period of time.

@TechofTechno Жыл бұрын

You could just get a small 1KW gas generator and a $150 window ac 500W and run that for hours lol

@jessihawkins9116 Жыл бұрын

yeah, one of those tailgators that are like $100 and a cheap 5000 btu window unit for another $100. 🤔

@neisterheister 10 ай бұрын

Why do you recommend us a Facebook group but then you put a bunch of links in the description list, but not mention the Facebook group. I’m a little bit disappointed.

@TheColinputer Жыл бұрын

IMO These are way too overpriced for what you get. You can get a small portable AC or even a small window unit for 1/5 the price. Then put that money into the whichever powerstation/battery/inverter solution you want.

@oKazaryo Жыл бұрын

power consumption is your gripe with this?... its an AC, excuse my french but no shit. Not unless some scientific breakthrough is made this is exactly how every AC operates and anyone with common sense understands this. Sounds to me like you had a plan you wanted to use this completely off grid and if that's the case you need to figure out a solution with extra batteries and solar arrays which are being charged during use so you can flip-flop batteries, so it's really not the AC that's at fault here. I thought you were gonna come out with some hard facts for reasons not go get this but this is all stuff anyone could grasp at just knowing its an "compressor AC Unit"

@TheBoxster1998 Жыл бұрын

Just plug it in…🤣🤣🤣

@rolandmaatz5627 Жыл бұрын

Sorry it does not sound like you boondock A gas or diesel generator would be better for you

@chaseccha7772 Жыл бұрын

Avoid this ripoff piece of crap at all costs. First off, I’m a huge fan of my Ecoflow Delta which is why I tried this out. Pro: The power actually cuts on with it and it’s smaller than a real portable ac. Cons: Maybe 3 hrs of cooling it doesn’t trip and give an error msg. The battery can’t be charged separately from the unit. So you have to carry nearly 100 lbs to charge it. Nearly 2 grand. I have a $200 portable 5000 BTU AC that actually works. Even without the battery why pay 1200 for a 4,000 BTU to run on AC power. For 12 hrs of run time you have to spend almost 4 grand I spent around 300 and built an ice chest cooler with blowers, oil cooling radiators, and water pumps that out performs this crap.

@bridgetmah9578 Жыл бұрын

how do you get power to your portable AC?