Ecoflow Wave 2 Review - The NOT So Perfect

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Ecoflow wave 2 is graining popularity recently. No doubt it is a revolutionary project with it's heat pump function. But nothing is perfect, I will tell you everything I find that is not perfect about it.

[@timmysrvlife]

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[@Bobrogers99]

A year ago, the Ecoflow power storage units were touted by certain certain video bloggers in Europe, but some found that service/repair there was almost nonexistent.

[@marcusbrown820]

Thanks for a honest review with real world conditions. Not being able to power directly from a 48v source is bad deal.

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks for watching! Yep, I am forced to buy the battery at 600+$. Yet with same money, I can buy a 48V battery with double capacity.

[@marcusbrown820]

@@timmysrvlife I’m building out a camper now and thought about using this but my system will be 48v for the price of this unit and extra battery I can buy a true 48v mini spilt

[@larrywong7834]

@@marcusbrown820 W2 can be portable. Car. RV. Boat. Tent. Easy to move from house room to room. Garage on a hot day for doing a project. This is the Golden Beauty of the W2. And it can run TOTALLY by Solar. Free No $ for even 9-10 hours on a good Sunny day. I feed in 3x newpowa 220w solar panel SERIAL array direct into my W2.

[@larrywong7834]

What is the best dependable air conditioner that can run off 48v battery directly? How high is its BTU ratings. Heat and Cold.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Because it uses a compressor, it needs a high surge current, like a car starter battery, and also to deep discharge continuously, like a camper "house battery". Not many batteries can do both, though I'd have thought they could do it with capacitors. Maybe a future Wave 3 will address the issue.

[@karengrahamstudios]

Great detailed review! Thank you for saving me a lot of $$$$.

[@timmysrvlife]

My wave 2 has been sitting for a year without any usage now😅 I don't blame ecoflow for this, but it just wasn't as useful to me as I thought.

[@Emma35417]

More reviews about this product are starting to show up. Based on my friend's experience with this unit, I would recommend everyone who considered buying one to give it a second thought. She encountered numerous issues, including problems with leakage, insufficient cooling ability, and it was way too bulky to be considered a portable AC.

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks for watching I agree with the issues. But this review is not meant to bash it down to the ground. It is not as good as some says, but it still does work in situations. This video is to help people know what they are getting.

[@frankcava9313]

Same with me. The unit is not what the manufacturer says it is

[@d-rj509]

thank you, i wont waste my money

[@harishshastry2057]

Was about to buy this week, thanks for reviewing and honest feedback

[@Jompany]

I just ordered it and already have a delta 2 & really happy with that. Keep in mind, it only works in 104 sq ft. His Class A has to be 5-6 times that. 😂 Of course it wont work.

[@larrywong7834]

Connect the drain hose. Press water pump button to on. Whenever you want. Then water exit out the drain hose. No lifting. No tilting w2 unit required.

[@timmysrvlife]

Right, thanks, I figured this might be the right thing to do.

[@alman3071]

Hi, some reviewers opted to NOT connect the intake hose essentially avoiding pulling in hot air from outside and making the WAVE 2 more efficient by recirculating the cooled air in the van or room. What are your thoughts on this? Keep in mind that in hot places like Nevada the ambient air itself is warm and not just the sun.

[@timmysrvlife]

Some more tech oriented channels discusses this topic. I am pretty sure it will not make it more efficient. Lacking more technical explanation, just think of this, you have air ejecting out, there must be a place air will come in, either from the intake hose or some other cracks from doors, windows etc.(or you would be pulling a vacuum). Hot air will come in one way of another, use that to cool condenser is better than have it come into the room directly.

[@FeMiNem-Poet]

Great review. As far as draining the water out there was another video that showed a small hose that you plug in to drain the water out.🎉🎉

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks for watching. Yes, there is a hose I can attach it, when not using the drain free mode. That's why I kind expect water to come out from there when I tilt it.

[@ArkBobOp]

Great review! Thanks for saying the cons

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@Williams407]

Thank you for your honest review. It's still too difficult to power and I'm considering a portable air conditioner. I don't have the Ecoflow energy storage product, but it seems to have been designed to be a companion to a power station. I will choose the cheaper zero breeze mark2.

[@timmysrvlife]

You got it. They definitely encourage customers buy their packages.

[@slickness8892]

Hi Timmy, I just bought a Wave 2 and have been testing it out. On AC mode, mine makes a little noise other than just the blowing air. Not super loud but noticeable mostly on the lower blower setting. I have heard the same noise from window AC units before so maybe it's normal (but those could be old units with issues). From what I gather, it may be just normal sound of refrigerant passing through the evaporator. If you put your ear up to the front filter area of your unit, do you hear that sound too? Just wondering if something happened in shipping or this is just normal to a unit where you are close to the evaporator. Any info is appreciated.

[@timmysrvlife]

Yeah, there is refrigient sound in the coils. Or it could be compressor sound from your description. I am not sure what exact. But as long as it's not louder than the blower fan, it's no big deal.

[@mwbgaming28]

So sick of these companies using proprietary bullshit, then charging 3X the price for the solution to it

[@yaaboyrome2242]

Thank you for explaining this to me I bought it without the battery and it did not work in my truck now I realize I have to buy the battery 😩😩🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@timmysrvlife]

😂I feel you.

[@eds464]

your car setup is exactly my scenario. I have tempered my expectations so is just to keep the car comfortable when parked. I have a hatchback do you recommend getting this for that type of setup during daytime?

[@timmysrvlife]

Nice! It doesn't matter what car you have, as long as your try to park in the shade and block windows as much as you can, it should work ok (on not super hot days).

[@ReneeHe]

thanks for your review, it would be better if the battery can be designed to be charged separately

[@timmysrvlife]

Agree. But that probably will make the already big and heavy battery even bigger.

[@Robin-mm6mo]

Thank you for making this video. I am looking for a portable ac for off grid camping in my Highlander. After watching, I won't be buying this one!

[@timmysrvlife]

My pleasure. But this video is not meant to bash it to the ground, it may still work on mild days in a car. It does blow cold, just not as good as some says.

[@Robin-mm6mo]

@@timmysrvlife I understand entirely, and I am sure it is OK on mild days, but I live in the South, so from June - Sept., I need one that works OT. Lol. Wishful thinking, I know, but I will stay tuned. Thanks again for the great review!

[@larrywong7834]

Early morning my three newpowa 220w panels can be producing merely 20watts of Solar. My W2 battery may have as low as 1 x LED lit. As such I can easily power on my W2 to output 55F cold air. The Solar will feed the W2 battery. While this is happening I can also plug in my w2 power charger. You can recharge the battery with both Solar and wall outlet 120v at the same time even while the W2 is putting out 55F air.____Do you know if you can plug in a Delta Max direct to the W2? Recharging the W2 battery via DC to DC. I read the W2 can accept 820 watts from a Solar Generator. Of cource direct DC to DC is the most efficient.

[@larrywong7834]

Just tested it out. I removed the Dogbone from W2 to W2's external battery. From the Delta 2 Max xt150 plug in to the W2 xt150 plug in... I attached the EcoFlow xt150 cable. With the Delta 2 Max 500w mppt port___ I attached 3 x newpowa 220w Serial array. At noon I was receiving 470w Solar. Running the W2. Looks like my W2 External battery has became a STAND for the W2. I will add another solar panel for the Delta 2 Max second mppt. That way I can run my W2 from early morning to Dust. Just from Solar. When the Sun goes down my Delta 2 Max's 2048w battery will be fully charged frmo the day's Solar input.

[@QuintonEmersonMorgan]

I'm torn between Wave 2 and Mark 2. From the looks of it, I feel like Mark 2 is more portable and suitable for me. But, I need more info on its performance. Is there any chance you could test Mark 2?

[@timmysrvlife]

😂This channel is not monetized. Unless someone buys me one, I will not get a Mark 2. Please subscribe and check out my other videos, maybe someday it will be monetized.

[@skasztan]

Someone has done a side by side comparison of the two. . Wave 2 won.

[@AquaTech225]

@@skasztanwell it’s going to the mark 2 is only 2300btu vs the wave 2 is 5100 which is basically the same thing as them smaller $150 5,000btu window units. The mark 2 is half that.

[@AquaTech225]

I just picked up well ordered a wave 2. But I have the mark 2 also for a while now. Like I told the other guy. The wave 2 is basically the same as one of the cheapest window units you can buy from Lowe’s/Home Depot. Them are 5,000btu of cooling. For $150 The mark 2 is 2300btu of cooling. So slightly under half of the ability of the smallest Home Depot window unit. The mark 2 has done good for me. But I rather have the choice depending the time of the year. How portable I want it to be. An how much battery juice I would want to burn through. Both of these AC units fit a very niche market area. That honestly nothing else can. Least as of yet. For the least amount of power draw, to work well with solar/solar generators a portability. The only other options there are are evaporative cooling coolers and or swamp coolers. Unlike an actual AC unit running a compressor that actually removes moisture. Both of them add humidity your pulling the air over water or ice. And depending the temp. Burning through tons of ice. An if the area is humid. Neither of them things is good for that. If it’s humid evaporative cooling can’t really cool the air because it’s already saturated to the air passing them wet find or whatnot. Can’t really evap to take heat out of that air. An a swamp cooler is just eating up ice and adding extra humidity. That option is just fans. Only other option is portable like them roll around plug in units. An them are going to draw a bunch of juice. An aren’t super portable a due to the juice they draw. Less practical. For off the grid running from battery storage. So you come back to the best options on the market. Mark 2 a wave 2. The wave 2 is 5100btu cooling which just say is as good as one of the small window units for a home. But with the benefit. That if you run it in a lower mode. You can get it to lower the juice it takes to run to atleast 3/4 of what it takes to run the same size window unit. May even get the power draw even lower. In eco mode or something. Unlike a window unit. The only thing the settings control is the fan speed. But seems like the compressor is just running or not. Least with the mark 2. The fan speed would change but also the speed of the compressor changed from normal high. To the boost mode it would be sped up a lot. Than in eco mode it was running real slow. An the fan slowed. Drawing a good bit less juice. I have used the mark 2 in the later end of the box humid Louisiana summer in a tent a few times. It struggled some in the day. If it wasn’t blowing at you. But after the sun dropped for a little while. All was well actually cooled and got decently cool. Which I wasn’t really in it in the day time anyway. So didn’t really run much in the day anyway. A the mark 2 at high power it may of been the boost mode. I don’t remember all the way off hand. Was like 238ish watt draw. But during the night I didn’t run it on the boost mode. I left it on eco and was fine. An let the compressor run a lot slower. And had it connected in the the 2000wh Bluetti combined with its attachable battery. Between the two. And 4 200watt panels in the day. It was holding its own without much issue. While also having a small 12v fridge running. Ofcourse that didn’t run but a fraction of the time to keep it cold. But you these units are limited that’s a fact. A say for the wave it’s a lot easier to cool a room in a home that the room ceiling is insulated an well protected from the sun. An the home is insulated like a home also. An if you rigged up a same capacity window unit up to cool a tent or some outdoor/off the grid living area. It’s just not going to do as good. Tents an any mobile living area isn’t as well insulated from the sun ect a home is. But you work with its limitations. Anywhere is possible. But if you can have your living area being cooled more in a shaded area helps. String a tarp over a tent so the sun can’t hit it at all. Stick some moving blankets over the tent top and sided before putting on the fly. Ect ect. An any way to work with its limitations and work with that different ways. To capitalize on its ability. An both units do great for what they are. Anyone says they’re bad. Just don’t understand btu’s an insulation ect. An just wasn’t willing to work with the limitations to aid in making it most efficient as they were able to. An expected more than it’s capable of giving. But understanding the limitations a working with them to aid it however. You’ll be happy with either of them. An or whatever one works best for the size area your dealing with. And you can support the juice it needs to run for however long you need it for

[@ianhaughey]

is it true you can only charge the battery if it is connected to the wave 2 ?

[@timmysrvlife]

Yes. Unless you have other Ecoflow products like Delta or Delta 2.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

I for one welcome our new insect overlords!

[@marcobardales342]

According to other reviewers, you can also run it off an Ecoflow Delta 2 or the expansion battery plugged directly to the unit.

[@timmysrvlife]

Yes, you can. But I don't have😂

[@bobnewhart4318]

How much run time did those other reviews get when it was connected to the Delta 2?

[@timmysrvlife]

@@bobnewhart4318I believe delta 2 has the same capacity as the on board battery (~1.2kwh). So you can assume same run time as the onboard battery.

[@bobnewhart4318]

@@timmysrvlife thanks for the input

[@evocati6523]

Considering this has similar BTU to a window unit meant for homes, I find it hard to believe it would make a 1 degree difference in a camper. Maybe as you use it more you will find ways to make it more efficient because that just doesn't sound right

[@timmysrvlife]

I honestly feel the same. Window units would be more efficient than a unit like this, and my RV is quite big. This could be 2 reasons.

[@sssnipermonkey5566]

1 degree cooler in difference!?

[@richardnguyen8262]

Any issues with ac input power? Mine has failed

[@timmysrvlife]

I havn't used it for a month now😅. But it still works.

[@frankcava9313]

Mine blew out

[@JESUSISGODISAIAH96]

THANK YOU 👍 DO YOU RECOMMEND IT FOR PUT IT INSIDE A SMART CAR? THE LITTLE CARS🙃

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks! Depend on where you are and what is your expectation, today in my area reached 95F. I imagine it will struggle to cool down even the little smart car under direct sun light. Don't expect it to make the area 'cold', but it should make it a bit more comfortable still.

[@JESUSISGODISAIAH96]

@@timmysrvlife Ok thank u so much! I just subscribed to your channel 🙏 if you can tell me what an economic device I can buy for my smart car🙏because mine don't even have the ac system😖and RIGTH here the temperature is around 100 and 90F🔥

[@timmysrvlife]

@@JESUSISGODISAIAH96 Thanks for sub! I just did a quick search, average car's ac is 12000+ btu. There is no portable system even close to this number. You might want get another car with working ac. Or if you must, although flawed, this Wave 2 might be your only choice to make the car a little bit less warm.

[@JESUSISGODISAIAH96]

@@timmysrvlife Ok thank you 🙏

[@OGJeff685]

can you run this just off AC if you dont care about a battery ?

[@timmysrvlife]

Yes, that you can do.

[@larrywong7834]

I run my Wave 2 in the Living Room. Using only the 5 inch exhaust hose. On the rear of the W2 it sucks in cool house air. No hose here. Thus compressor operates more efficiently. Work less hard. Saves Battery watts. I feed in 450-550 watts from 3 newpowa 220watt solar panels. Serial array. My unit runs from 10am to appx 7:30pm. The W2 charger is not connected. My Solar panels runs and charge the W2 and battery. Solar panels feed is much less than 60v. When the Battery LED's are blinking then the battery is being charged. At about 7:30 pm my W2 battery shows 2 or 3 LED's lit. At this time I power down the W2 and W2 battery. 3 second press on the W2 unit. 2 second press on the battery button. 10am next morning with Solar lead TURNED OFF by inline mc4 cable switch and w2 charger switched off____ I do a 2 second press on the battery button. Battery comes on with LED's lit on. Then I do the 1 second press on the W2 on button. Unit comes on. Now I switch on the Solar Mc4 cable inline switch. Thus a lightning bolt appears on the W2 dIsplay. Meaning solar panel is connected successfully. Battery LED's starts blinking meaning Solar is charging the w2 battery. W2 power charger remains off for the whole day. Thus my 10am to 7:30pm operation is all solar. Usually by 3pm Solar has fully charged my W2 battery.

[@larrywong7834]

If in the Morning you have Solar feeding on and/or power charger feeding on___ then as you press power on at the display you will get error code 52. From my experience I must power on the battery first. Then I press power on the unit at the display. Again let me emphasize. Solar not switched on and power charger not switched on. This prevents the error code 52

[@larrywong7834]

You might wonder when do I use the w2 power charger. Sometimes when I did'nt turn off the W2 at 7:30 pm nothing is feeding in from Solar. Sun is down. My w2 battery drains. So I charge my W2 battery with the power charger. For about one hour. Resulting in 2 or 3 LEDs at battery being lit. At this point I power w2 off and also battery off. Next morning I let the Solar panels charge the battery and run the W2 operations

[@larrywong7834]

I live in Central California. Summer outside at our patio is 100F to 126F. Now you understand why I dont connect the W2 6 Inch hose to the outside. Also. Wrap your hoses going to outside in Insulation. So heat of hoses don't spread into the house.Does warms the living room up a lot.

[@larrywong7834]

Typically we use our W2 to cool the living room from 88F to about 78F. Then a Tower fan is blown near our body to create a COLD Chill Factor. Very very comfortable.

[@larrywong7834]

For my W2. This made a Big Difference incooling a room. De'Longhi Insulated Hose Cover for Portable Air Conditioners (), DLSA003 , Gray

[@ginajones3963]

The heating function isn't that important for me, but it's really too big and heavy. Thanks your review.

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks for watching. Without the battery, it is managable size and weight. Add the battery, it beomes a lot bulkier.

[@kurtxl3416]

Your video popped up AFTER I bought my unit. And yeah, it really underperforms. Not worth the investment

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks for watching. Sorry, you saw it late. It is a bit under powered. Feels more like 3~4k btu rather than 5k.

[@needinput9805]

I’ve tried it in a few stores and was disappointed because my Wave 1 blows much harder

[@kf8048]

@@timmysrvlife 100% agree. I purchased it the day it came out and now regret it. It only blows 11 degrees cooler than the ambient temperature and cannot even maintain the temperature in an 80 sqr foot van. This is after the van's A/C has cooled it down. Van is very well insulated and all windows covered and insulated. Wave 2 unit has been a huge disappointment.

[@timmysrvlife]

@@kf8048 I think it still works in my application which is in a car for my dog. But anything bigger than a car (eg. A van), it will not cool.

[@ajmaralit]

This is good info. So I guess it works for smaller spaces like my tent. I live in tropic climate so having one in the tent is a must.

[@johnowens8530]

Agreed, such a shame it can’t be powered by a 12 volt battery!

[@frankcava9313]

That's what I bought one for. It's a poorly designed product with an agenda full of up sales

[@KJPage]

Some of your info is not correct. There is another option to power the unit. You can plug the 48VDC XT150 port into another Ecoflow product like the Delta 2 Max, for example. So you're not stuck having to buy the Wave 2 specific battery to run in that mode. P.S. your wife sounds very bossy. Tell her you the man, go inside and cook my dinner woman. 😉 😹👍

[@cic-jakevanddalgeemyers.2739]

Wey better

[@FRERABRETZ1]

You need to have the air inlet inside the van so it’s gradually getting cooler and cooler air into the machine as the air conditioner does it’s job rather than having to cool hot air from outside all the time.

[@ajmaralit]

I've always wondered why it wouldn't be better to do that - it makes sense that the inlet is inside so that's circulating cooler air and the unit doesn't have to work as hard to cool the incoming air

[@FRERABRETZ1]

@@ajmaralit yes exactly, I have a small portable unit in my hybrid caravan which works an absolute treat, the intake air gets cooler and cooler progressively and the machine will work easier as it goes, the roof mounted air cons will struggle all day and also the fact that they are sucking dust all day also, pretty happy with the performance of mine in 46 degree desert heat.

[@ajmaralit]

@@FRERABRETZ1 this helps solidify my decision to get one. Thanks!

[@FRERABRETZ1]

@@ajmaralit good choice, in the reviews and demo’s on KZbin they have the inlet coming from the hot air outside the vehicle or van, doesn’t make sense, portable house air cons work extremely well in a caravan for this reason.

[@FRERABRETZ1]

these work awesome off a generator or land power, solar is good also, your video is not really correct

[@timmysrvlife]

Thanks for watching. I'm gald it worked out for you. I did't say it does not work with generator or grid power though.