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

[@aa999xyz]

you could also use any lithium battery with the step up module to extend the run time

[@ARLGD]

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!

[@ygrittesnow1701]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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.

[@willemvandis9013]

Well I meant the electric grid .. I do have a dynamic electricty contract (with prices of electricity per hour - upload battery when price is low and downloading the battery when price is high ). I do so already with my panels with my solar system and batteries ). The question is can taht be done with the R4000 as well? Uploading R4000 when price is low and downloading R4000 when price is high. On annual basis I need to pay the net amount only between buying and selling electricity.

[@HVACRSurvival]

The 4000 app doesn’t offer automatic switching like your wanting but the EcoFlow does.

[@willemvandis9013]

Thank you... I will use the 4000 W for running a washingmachine and the boiler etc. at time the price of electricity is high (e.g. some 38 Euro cents per kWh ) and load the R4000 up again when the price is around 18 Euro cents - when there is an overproduction of windenergy and sunenergy)

[@willemvandis9013]

What is the minimum loading of the R4000 in % ? Can the R4000 upload energie tot the grit or only get uploaded for e.g. the grit ?

[@HVACRSurvival]

I don’t understand the question or what grit is? You can plug in a load small as a few watts on the 120v or 12v DC side.

[@Spiderman-tg9ke]

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]

That is awesome!

[@havmercy]

Any update after 5 months of use would be appreciated , Thank u❤

[@Spiderman-tg9ke]

@ 👍 I am absolutely pleased with them both! I have 1400 watts of charging panels. I live in my RV and use my generators for everything except heat. I use a small propane heater and water heater heater although I have a small electric heater that I can use if need be

[@adambarker3578]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

I fully agree 👍

[@HighCountryRambler]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@mikegreene8461]

Company was spelled wrong on the R4000....."Commpany"

[@MansoorNiazi-g4y]

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]

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.

[@MansoorNiazi-g4y]

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]

@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.

[@zdzichudwr8174]

😊 Great test thank you

[@Eddy63]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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.

[@sheh1e1dil]

What if it needs, repair maintenance after warranty.

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@Anthony-te5nx]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@Anthony-te5nx]

Can an extra battery pack be added to this unit?

[@HVACRSurvival]

No unfortunately

[@Anthony-te5nx]

Can I add another unit to another though?

[@mariojalata5259]

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]

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

[@robynboudia6784]

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]

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

[@JeffOSU1997]

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

[@jellysam61]

how does it compare to the Ecoflow Delta Pro?

[@HVACRSurvival]

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.

[@larryware1]

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]

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

[@nodelayfordays8083]

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

[@patsav6718]

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.

[@KoolinwithKrauss]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

🙏🤜🤛👍👍

[@petryrety]

*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]

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.

[@Sick4TheThic]

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]

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

[@kevinhemmings1089]

How long can it run a full size fridge?

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@kevinhemmings1089]

@@HVACRSurvival double talk

[@HVACRSurvival]

Do you want me to hold your hand or what? 10 hours how’s that?

[@mariojalata5259]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@mariojalata5259]

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.

[@chilledguy-appliancesensei]

Another Great video! This technology is growing quickly. 👊

[@HVACRSurvival]

It sure is!

[@larkhill2119]

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]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@larkhill2119]

@@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]

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]

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

[@mariojalata5259]

Can this be charge by a non inverter generator?

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@L-zb2hb]

Min won't charge from a non inverter generator

[@markk171]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@KitCayman]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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.

[@KitCayman]

@@HVACRSurvival lithium or iron Fosfate?

[@HVACRSurvival]

@ktsoundscapes2218 did you watch the video?

[@patsav6718]

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

[@niki-qg3nq]

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]

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

[@briancarlisi2224]

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]

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

[@petryrety]

Where we can find the code for upgrade firmware? 😥

[@HVACRSurvival]

Normally their website.

[@ReviewsandTech]

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]

Thanks so much for letting me know🙏👍👍

[@ReviewsandTech]

Cheers buddy. @@HVACRSurvival

[@ReliableHVACR]

Nice video Rick 👍🏽

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thanks Adrian🤜🤛👍👍

[@uxwbill]

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]

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

[@magicframesaustralia]

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]

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

[@Thomas-nz4uh]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

Hi Rick, does this device make noise while operating?

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@acuramandan]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

Welcome to KZbin.

[@Trillville43]

​@HVACRSurvival to be fair why contribute to the problem.

[@EverythingHVACR]

Nice job Rick!

[@HVACRSurvival]

👍👍 thanks man!

[@HughesManHVAC]

Cool device, Great video!

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@HughesManHVAC]

@@HVACRSurvival that’s awesome

[@Boodieman72]

Couldn't find the 240V version you mentioned.

[@freetrailer4poor]

Never knew you could power whole house with 110 only.

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@freetrailer4poor]

@@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.

[@svg09851]

Where's the EV charging demo?

[@HVACRSurvival]

We don’t have EV charging stations where I’m at and I don’t have an electric car. You plug it in and you call it a day.

[@daveyd0071]

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

[@throttlebottle5906]

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]

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

[@throttlebottle5906]

@@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]

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.

[@sun-sea-solar]

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

[@sun-sea-solar]

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

[@johnwalker890]

Good deal Rick.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thanks John!

[@aoajibadeouscaaoa653]

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

[@harrydickson4575]

👍👍👍

[@freedomandjustice8778]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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.

[@LeewardStudios]

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]

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.

[@Polecat54941]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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

[@sun-sea-solar]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@sun-sea-solar]

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

[@HVACRSurvival]

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