Seems like a downgrade . They should have kept it the same size and increased the capacity

Note if you intend to use the Ecoflow Flow 3 as a UPS for a Synology NAS, the NAS will not detect it. At least, that is my experience. I have submitted a ticket to Synology Support requesting it be added to the Compatability list.

2 year vs 5 year warranty and no input on USB C on river 3?, that alone... - I'll stick with the river 2. Cutting 3 years from the warranty doesn't make me confident on the river 3's quality

My Bluetti power station takes an 8mm barrel-type power input plug. Does this charger come with the necessary cable to make that connection? Or would I need to order an XT-60 to 8mm adapter cable? I can't seem to find any information on this issue.

Great comparison!

I’ll be buying one to replace POS Bluetti EB3A. I’ll be glad to tell why the Bluetti is junk.

i have a question sir , can i charge the river 3 plus while the battery expansion is attached?

So how stable is it as A UPS? If I plug a 3D printer into it ac Turn on the AC with the button. Can I disable the AC turn on button so that it can't be turned off with the button? and then plug it in, and then it'll just act as AUPS of the power I ever goes out.

So. DPU can charge in High-PV while its delivering 240v?

Thanks for the video!!

One difference is the longer UPS response time. River 2 is supposed to be <30ms and River 3 is <20ms. Which is more important for sensitive equipment. Next they will have the River 3 Plus which is supposed to be <10ms which is getting much closer to pure uninterrupted supply of power.

Hi good day. What is the Priority Charging of River 3? Ac charging or Solar charging?

Really interesting and appreciated your detailed data, well done! Thanks much. I just bought a pop up camper and may well get the flexible panels, will do more investigation. The weight reduction for the flexible panels is impressive.

What surprised me was the way the TOPCon panel performed, could it have been defective in some way..?? very interesting..

EcoFlow is American, yes? We don't see them here at all, would be a viable alternative to other Chinese brands if only a network of resellers could help to distribute the units internationally?

Could you run the DPU and a DP3 together on the SHP2?

Great Video! May I have your email for collaboration?

Great job!! Thanks for taking the time to make this video and share it.👍

Super. Na początku pomyślałem, że to radio z zegarkiem 😊. Ecoflow robi coraz ładniejsze sprzęty. Pozdrawiam.

What's the IP rating?

The only thing these are missing is trickle charging via the use sb c port.

hello! i tried looking up the Ecoflow generator plug that you mentioned, Ecoflow 1430 generator plug, but I could not find it. Can you send me the link where to find it please. i too have the Ecoflow Ultra and I could really use that direct plug in/out generator plug. Thank you

What is the ac discharge rate on idle?

Ouvi dizer que no river 3 você pode regular a saída de cargas como você necessita , por exemplo a saída de 100 você pode reduzir para 60

I use my River 3 as a UPS for my router, (3) Blink camera hubs and 2 Pi servers for home monitoring and vpn. The whole setup uses 29w which fits the River 3 perfectly. I get about 7-8 hours of backup power on UPS. When I first hooked up the unit, I powered the Pi servers through the USB-C port, thinking this would be more efficient. The problem was that the pass-through charging did not take into account the DC ports and the battery would cycle between my set limits continuously. The app would show 26w of AC charging and 29w of discharge. THIS IS NOT GOOD! I then took the servers off the DC and used the ac power supplies. The River 3 then correctly charged at the usage level (29w) without cycling. Success!

Ecoflow limits XT60 plugs to 8A at 12v if you want to input anything of higher amperage or voltage you need to use an XT60i plug. This is so the power station doesn't overload the average 10A car circuit.

Thank you for your video! Can you connect the ultra battery to the pro 3 generator for greater capacity? Prices for extra batteries seem similar for the extra batteries but the ultra is 2KW more...

Leoch had a 2000wh power station that worked as an ups. It was 550$ till Biden announced tariffs on solar equipment. If you can find them . They’re 700$. Note: the solar never worked, was wired backwards at factory . But as ups pass through and wall charge. Was awesome.

I appreciate all the test that you conducted and you helped give me all the information I needed. Good job and happy holidays.

Your video was super informative and very helpful, thank you!

ATTENTION FOR ECOFLOW!!! It should be 3 USB-C ports, 30w, 60w, and 100w. 30w people can use with the USB-A adapter if they need USB-A for some reason 👍 This is the right design which one will work for you for the next 10 years! ❤️ I'm an electronic engineer and computer technician and I know what I'm talking about 👍

23 pounds with the extended battery?! You might as well just bring along a Delta 2/3 instead.

NAS stands for Network Attached Storage not Network Area Server.

i cant find it twith the extra battery? i want to know if its cheaper than just going for a mega 1 from oupes. which has same features but more capacity.

isnt it ok to use a higher wattage panel as long as you dont exceed the voltage?

What about inverter drain? How much does it consume on its own? Can you turn AC outlet on and leave it for 10 hours to measure % drain per hour?

Can you replace the batteries? They need a wall bracket or wall bracket arms.

I have a older model that is trash the layout so bad then it has a unexplainable drain a lot of stuff that I dislike I do like my larger units tho

Really sad river 3 Plus have 2 old style USB-A ports instead of new and powerful USB--C... WHY anyone in 2025 needs 2 old and slow USB-A ??

There is one thing you got wrong, it uses XT60I connector. Other than that great video,

The UPS industry needs serious distruption. But im not sure this is it. 1. The other companies insure your products that are plugged in. Do they pay out often IDK. 2. This isn't surge protection rated. (At least in the info I could find) I do love they finally added the data cable to these powerstations

I'm using a River 3 as a UPS for my internet and some other little things using about 57 watts total. It works fine, except for one problem. In order to do a firmware update, it turns off the A.C. output. It does this *before* it downloads the update. Oh well. Still beats lead acid!

Love the sub 10 ms UPS switchover! Time to get rid of my old SLA based UPSes

DJI P1000 2KW expansion on offer only £799!!!!

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Would you use this as a replacement for your traditional UPS? As a small power station? Or Both?

What solar panels did you use?

❤‍🔥Stellar review.. I almost pulled the trigger to purchase the C800. However it seems the C800 and C1000 have a bug, per the customer reviews on Amz.

Have you ever tried both high and low PV charging simultaneously? I have a crazy idea of powering this inverter directly from a retired 1st Gen Chevy Volt (< 400V HV battery), which means there would be more than 300kWh (10kWh usable capacity of EV battery + 9 gallons of gasoline [33.7kWh per gallon]) of energy reserve in theory.

I have this unit, but the instructions are miserable, like near none. The app doesn't work all the time, even when close to the unit and it times out fast. It keeps telling me to update, but I can't update over my regular wi-fi. Probably user error, but there seems to be no comprehensive resource to explain how everything works! Thank you for this. Subscribed.