Here’s How a Ford F-150 Hybrid Can Power Your House in an Emergency!

[@TFLtruck]

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[@rbauer2131]

You did it the hard way

[@ihelpidiots5102]

I got to see this beast today. Had to sub after seeing the back window sticker.

[@pstoneking3418]

Now that you have a lightning it would be great to see it plugged into this home.

[@pstoneking3418]

When you're running on the truck it's common sense to limit what you run.

[@pstoneking3418]

Sunrun is now stating their home integration system will cost around $4000 plus installation costs.

[@thinde88]

I’m an electrician, actually for Xcel Energy out in Colorado and recently setup my new house completely off grid. This 7500 watt inverter is more than enough for a house as long as you keep in mind your high draw items such as electric stove, electric hot water heater, if your method of heating is electric, and electric clothes dryer. All or some of these appliances may run on natural gas or propane for you and in that case they won’t pull much power at all. If they are electric you won’t be able to run more than one of these at a time most likely. In an actual power outage if your having trouble with the generator tripping I recommend turning off your water heater if it’s electric as you can’t control when this decides to cycle on. With all these items on propane at my house I’m typically pulling well under 1000 watts and don’t think I could pull more than 4000 watts if I tried. For people with well water, this should run your pump just fine. Another thing to keep in mind is your house has two different phases running through it for 240v appliances such as your high draw electric appliances mentioned above. If your running into issues but know your under 7500 total watts it’s just because your overloading the capability of the inverter for that specific phase so try and keep your power consumption more balanced.

[@TFLtruck]

Hello Travis, thank you for the feedback.

[@WW-wf8tu]

In short, live conservatively. ;) Power only the essentials 1 at a time or 2 if they are low V items. Gas Hot water, gas stove, gas fire place and the rest is super simple/low V to live off of for days. (I know, I have done it) Just the fridge is the priority once you have natural gas taking care of the bare essentials. And that is IMO subjective as well.

[@farlesbarkley1022]

What do I need to hook my powerboost up to my house?

[@travisb9130]

Yeah they could have even added more load if they distributed the load more evenly. There was more of a load on line one than line two. If they had the microwave running off of l2 it would have ran fine. It's 3600 watts per leg of 110v power. Another thing that seems a little disambiguous about the Chevy Silverado EV is they are quoting over 10 kilowatts of onboard power but the way it's worded to me seems like you can't pull 10 KW from one power source like you can on the ford. It seems like there's a bunch of outlets and all combined together you can pull a Max of 10 kw.

[@uhjyuff2095]

@@travisb9130 incorrect, the microwave was not the load that overloaded the system, it was the stovetop.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

Thanks for stopping by to wrap up this series!! After much research I knew we could get it to work with the newer GFCI protected style of generators! Was a ton of fun working with you guys on this one.

[@TFLoffroad]

Thank you Justin!

[@happybiscuit7901]

Awesome video!!!!

[@capt_ramius]

Can you elaborate about the “neutral transfer panel” that is needed to make the truck outlet work right?

[@JustinKingOffroad]

@@capt_ramius You need a 3 pole transfer panel. You need to transfer the 2 hots and neutral to the truck (and sever the connection to the grid on all 3), most generator interlocks just transfer the 2 hots (like mine) and tie the generator into the neutral and ground.

[@capt_ramius]

@@JustinKingOffroad Thanks! Just ordered a Lightning and was going to inlet the 240V bed outlet into my panel with interlock, just like this. Guess it’s more complicated than I thought lol.

[@craigquann]

I'm skeptical about how well the all electric trucks will fare as a truck. But tbh, I think Ford hits the right balance with this hybrid. The generator mode is huge. It has so much practical use.

[@uhjyuff2095]

the ford lightning will have a 100 mile range towing a 5000 pound trailer, so plan accordingly

[@craigquann]

@@uhjyuff2095 I plan to buy something else then. Lol. That's not enough range to take my family and camper anywhere.

[@dalejones4322]

I bet this video just sold a lot of these trucks. It's got me thinking. Thanks Andre for letting TFL use your truck for so many videos. I love that truck

[@TFLtruck]

Thank you for watching.

[@renaissancepoet]

Ford needs to build F-250/350 hybrids for truck campers and trailers! These onboard power systems would be perfect for boon-docking and/or full time RV living! Ford should also build a Transit hybrid for van-lifers! GM & Ram needs to build these too!

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

Diesel 6.7L would make an awesome generator...

[@gtibbot]

@@richfarfugnuven6308 Yep, take my money now :-)

[@hallkbrdz]

Agreed. A flatbed hybrid would be awesome.

[@anthonyc1883]

@@richfarfugnuven6308 It would, although for camping purposes especially at night the noise wouldn't be very neighborly if others are nearby.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

@Anthony C its shocking how quiet the new diesels are though...

[@daves1646]

I remember you charging the i3 and using nearly all 7200 watts. For a few hours! Powering the house overloaded one of the two poles of the trucks 240 @ shutdown while other half of circuit was fine. Ground switching (legit circuit changer) is probably KEY in more ways than one!

[@duanefarts7278]

Hey You guys need to show how we can power a 30Amp travel trailer so it can be totally self contained while say staying off grid for a few days. That would be very cool!! Love your channel guys!!

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

Yes! I just picked up my camper and own a hybrid. I haven't tried powering it just yet but want to see someone do it before I just plug it in and go for it lol

[@duanefarts7278]

@@hairband80s69 Thank you for that tip. Already have everything I need. I was asking TFL to show others how it could be done and how it might work.

[@marriedGary]

Andre actually did do a video doin* exactly this.

[@duanefarts7278]

@@marriedGary Very Cool! I can't seem to find it. Can you post short cut?

[@edwardgutowski5199]

See here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKa4naaDrN2AlZI

[@matthewprather7386]

The truck shut off the power because only one of the 120V buses was overloaded - the other one still had some capacity. If you had loads that were evenly distributed between the 120V buses you'd be able to power more stuff - the microwave plus the range, etc. Interesting that the LED lights were unhappy. Makes me wonder if the truck doesn't have a "pure sine wave inverter?"

[@uhjyuff2095]

incorrect, the microwave was not the load that overloaded the system, it was the stovetop.

[@pstoneking3418]

Regardless if the stove was the final straw that tripped the truck , had the loads been better balanced prior to turning on the stove the truck would have handled it just fine. That was the point Mathew was trying to make.

[@ScruffyCityFishing]

Thanks for sharing how this works. Seems like the power boost is better than the lightning in a disaster since it can recharge its self and could still be driven with depleted batteries.

[@makinawake9178]

Lightning provides more power, and reserves a portion for travel of X distance. I would argue that lightning is superior for my use, as with solar power stored at home it is free for me to power my home and drive as well as less maintenance.

[@ScruffyCityFishing]

@@makinawake9178 That’s a great point on solar. I live under a decent canopy of trees and was told I don’t have enough sun for solar here. I love my trees, but free electric would be nice.

[@AdventureRocks]

That's one of the most practical new features in a truck. So many use cases for it. Thank you for sharing!

[@06colkurtz]

Good video Andre. You need a grid disconnect and a 220 inverter. Disconnect from the grid, plug into the circuit breaker via a 220 input. Then turn on the loads that you can support with the source. I have a 220 v AC generator and it works great

[@kyrosmike]

I would have done a manual transfer switch. You can pick 6 or 10 circuits depending what model you buy. The whole house doesn't need power in an emergency, and when utility comes back on flip it from gen back to line. It is really 300 bucks for 30a 250v 7500w 6 circuit breaker kit.

[@Nikephorus]

Great video. In the near future will be able to power our houses with our vehicles during an outage and that is just super cool.

[@slmjake]

Excellent video TFL crew! You guys rock. This hybrid approach is the pragmatic way to saving energy yet giving us truck buyers a versatile and affordable powertrain compared to all electric! TFL do you think Ford and other manufacturers will expand the hybrid or Powerboost offerings and maybe increase battery capacity? We dont want expensive all electric so please please tell the OEMs to listen!!!

[@uhjyuff2095]

The powerboost is a city truck and highway mileage is worse compared to the ecoboost!

[@mariomarez2223]

I’m so happy I saw this. Just got a build date for an F-150 Lightning in May. Have an electrician setup to run a 50amp out for charging and setup a transfer switch for the truck to power home.

[@ZPdrumer]

If I understand the display each of the 2 phases from the generator is 3.6kW. The reason the truck shut off was because the microwave and stove are on the same phase (theoretically if they weren’t it would’ve been fine). I never put much thought into the way all my fuses are balanced, but it’s still interesting thing to see

[@7duke77]

Second time around was MUCH better guys! Always best to do a little research and have someone on hand that knows a thing or two about what you're experimenting with!

[@pstoneking3418]

The truck did something else that wasn't even mentioned in this video. It showed this house has an unbalanced load. To balance this circuit panel is relatively simple. Just swap some of the heavily loaded breakers to the other leg of the 240 volt panel with some lighter loaded breakers such as lights. The panel may not be able to be perfectly balanced because things like fridge and freezer turn off and on. But fridge should be on one leg and freezer on the other leg.

[@perrymahnke886]

Great video & the more you educate me about the Ford F-150 the more I like it. Not sure if I missed the video on the off-road capabilities of the F-150, but I would really be interested in how it does. As always thank you for taking the time to share your testing & knowledge.

[@99959bill]

That is quite impressive that you can run that house off the truck!!! And run it it in a manner that is really usable - like you are still on the mains for the most part and of course the house max is about 10,000 watts ( + - ) a bit but when would you ever be running everything at the same time - NEVER,,, so 7200 watts is plenty for like comfortable like your are not off grid at all !!! In an emergence, for sure hardly no emergency with that system..... That's Great!!!! I LIKE IT - I LIKE IT A LOT !!!!!!

[@jeromethemechanic6871]

Wow, that truck is like a Swiss Army Knife

[@rebel1988us]

This makes me want one of these trucks so bad. Wish the prices weren’t so crazy right now, hope more companies do something similar to this.

[@ripfletching]

Man I love this truck

[@jamesmerkel9442]

So the hanle prt of cord is your surge protector & semi flex 4/6 way outlets on solid copper line. Then u can attach normal cords onto the semi flex handle line.

[@rdsii64]

As much as I love the new lightning, I think the hybrid with the inverter generator is a better choice. In fact, If I could make decisions for the Ford motor Company, every truck starting with the 2024 model year would be a hybrid with a 5KW propower onboard generator as standard equipment. A 10 KW version would be an option for an additional cost.

[@pstoneking3418]

Nothing wrong with the hybrids you mentioned but I personally think the all electric lightning is the perfect way to go. Still having to purchase gasoline defeats the purpose of an all electric vehicle.

[@dmegahan]

Impressive. This should be on every truck now.

[@perpelle]

Tbh, you don't need to power "luxury" items during a short out and therefor is extremely easy. Just run a powercord from the truck to everything you need to power (fridge, freezer etc). I take for granted that everyone living in a house in cold climates have a backup heating system (wood stove for example).

[@anthonyc1883]

Will a would stove heat an entire suburban house like shown? Honest question. There are pipes in various places throughout the house that need protection from freezing, although trickling them would lessen the chance of that.

[@augustvansuchtelen1723]

Great Information to know thank you kindly for this and all your Videos as well

[@TFLtruck]

Thanks for watching!

[@99959bill]

Using a break out box you dont have to turn off the MAIN, you can just switch off the circuits you want to go to generator for with the switches in the break out box !!!! Once hooked up, its a piece of cake to select which circuits you want to take off the MAIN,,, simply flip a switch !!!! Basically, every circuit has a double throw switch,,, main or external,,, the box has the plug already in it and its all wired up ready to tie in,,, Home depot sells it and I thing it was like $250 when I got mine,,, each circuit is 30 amp and there are different boxes with more or less circuits, 6, 12, 24 etc.... works for 120 and 240 but less circuits for the 240 than the 120.... You dont have to worry about the MAIN AT ALL since the external circuits you chose are completely disconnected from the MAIN when you flip the switch so if the power comes back on while running a external source,,, nothing happens - its all safe and isolated automatically,,,,, the house power comes back on and the generator circuits stay on generator until you flip the switches back...... this really is the best way and safest way to tie an external power source to a house - YOU CANT MAKE A MISTAKE is what so good about it !!!!! It has meters to show wattage on each leg,,, the thing is great !!!!! Just some info and an idea for ya !!!!

[@highflyer4836]

Don’t forget interlocks on the panel could save a lineman’s life doing storm restoration! If main breaker isn’t off voltage can back feed on to utilities grid

[@ibrahimmoujaber1211]

I disconnected the ground from the 30 amp 240 volt inlet plug and it solved the ground fault on the Truck, I have an interlock on the breaker on the main panel, and all outlets are grounded anyway at the house

[@danaberman6929]

I like the 70's police music you used. Sounds like a Dirty Harry movie...

[@GF-hh9qv]

How did you resolve the Ground Fault Issue? Was it just a matter of disconnecting the Grid, by turning off Main in Panel? Could you use an auto switch without issues?

[@Av8r6o4]

Such a cool truck, I love my 2017 2.7l, but these Hybrids are where it's at it seems.

[@jimfigler7416]

so what wiring did you change in your panel or generator outlet to correct the ground loop?

[@wyntyr_7096]

When I read the vid title I thought...yeah...go to store...buy generator...put in back of truck...bring home... power house...lmao!

[@robertgreenman8269]

I ran into the same issues. Both the truck and my panel had "bonded grounds" and like was stated, this causes a loop issue and faults. After talking with a few electricians, what we decided to do was to alter my input outlet only. This way the truck keeps everything in tact as well as my main service. But at the input plug we simply disconnected the neutral wire. (Might have been the ground, but only one of the two). This broke the bonded ground from flowing from the truck to the house, and stopping the looping. The house is still properly grounded thru the earth ground and bonding. This allowed everything to work as expected. This is also achieved thru the 4 wire to 3 wire adapters that can be found online, but I have heard some of them are questionable.

[@sundownproperties7621]

Is it safe to do this? I have the same issue at my house. So simply loosen the screw and pull the wire out of the plug? Did you trim the wire back? Thx

[@robertgreenman8269]

@@sundownproperties7621 from a "code" policy, probably not. But the electricians I spoke to said it would be fine. But I'm not an electrician. Maybe one can comment for us. And yes I just loosened the screw, pulled the wire and put a wire nut on it to make sure it did not fall into another contact and cause any issues.

[@uhjyuff2095]

@@robertgreenman8269 Yes correct, when connecting a generator to a house the generator should be configured as a "floating neutral" because the house supplies the bond to make the system actually a "bonded neutral" system. When using exclusively extension cords with a generator, the generator should then be configured as a "bonded neutral" generator because there is no house including the bond between the grounding conductor and the grounded (neutral) conductor.

[@GL_615]

So disconnect the neutral or ground at the side that plugs into the house, not the truck?

[@robertgreenman8269]

@@GL_615 disconnect the ground wire. Not necessary to cut back as it carriers no load. But I still folded it, and taped it of just to keep it from making contact where it should not.

[@headers12]

This was so awesome to see! The Technological advancements are so astonishing. The same nay sayers about new tech, are the ones who will eventually buy one.

[@delpy08]

A double throw disconnect would work perfectly with the truck. It disconnects from grid power and connects generator power

[@kahless0173]

Ford should offer the hybrid with the 2.7l v6 also.

[@uhjyuff2095]

I don't think the powerboost saves fuel. Imo, the powerboost is a added creature comfort, similar to having a big screen T.V. Maybe, just maybe if you never drive the truck over 25mph it can save some fuel but over 38mph and then the savings are out the window!

[@verdonrocksphotography3510]

just got 2 months agoLariat powerboost, thank you for very helpful video test, cheers V!

[@nix4644]

Great real world demonstration Andre.

[@rzu7120]

Worth watching just for the commercial with Nathan!

[@scruffy4647]

V2H technology is a great idea. Having a transfer switch is more than likely to be mandated for safety of both your home and upstream of the meter. Not sure if the source power from the truck is true rms. Doesn't appear to be because of the LED lightning flickering.

[@kylepeterson]

did you monitor invertor temperature during this test ? I'm curious what your temperature were during the loads. THIS CHANNEL is probably the best case/truck channel on KZbin... I hope you guys keep the same curiosity as you grow larger and larger, this channel is rocking!!!

[@spacebound1969]

I'll bet ForScan could prolly access those sensors and get some readings.

[@uhjyuff2095]

It was snowing outside. I bet the inverter was nice and cool!

[@BVDsGoneFishing]

Step #1: Aim the exhaust at the open garage.

[@anthonyc1883]

lol Didn't notice. Door would hopefully be down in an actual scenario, though.

[@francoisdesmarquis8548]

Sounds like a plan to me!

[@seandietz5183]

DON'T FORGET TO INSTALL A TRANSFER SWITCH TO DISCONNECT THE UTILITY POWER FOR ALL YOU CANADIAN CONSUMERS! Love that the Ford can do this!

[@lutomson3496]

I like fords concept of this and i think down the road electric cars/hybrids will be part of microgrids..at the same time im without power for weeks at a time due to living in PGE area I already have a couple of generators that use way less fuel then that for will use providing power and I run them 24x7 for weeks at a time running AC and refer and all necessary equipment sipping fuel..when power is off unless your gas station has a back up generator fuel becomes an issue also, but my natural gas generators run fine as there is always natural gas during power outage..

[@rebelcitysports1outlook713]

Fantastic content gentleman! Thank you Andre and Justin!

[@TFLtruck]

Thank you for watching.

[@StarGateSG7]

This video ALONE indicates the viability AND actual ability to power your ENTIRE HOUSE with the Ford F150 Powerboost! Based upon this demo with the Stove, Lights and Furnace at 5000 to 6500 watts continuous draw, one Tank of Gas should be able to power the ENTIRE HOUSE A MINIMUM of 18 continuous hours at full load depending upon the initial and continuous draw of various appliances! If you do a cyclic six hours per day for all your appliances that is a full three days of power on one tank of gas. That is pretty FANTASTIC !!!! This bodes VERY WELL for the 9600 watt capability of the F150 Lightning which at 150,000 Watts for its Lithium-Ion battery can power 6500 watts of CONTINUOUS DRAW for a solid 23 hours. If you ration electricity usage to only six hours per day of appliance use at 6500 watts continuous draw during that six hour period, that is almost FOUR DAYS of power! I would say THIS IS A VERY VERY VERY BIG DEAL !!! --- ALL trucks should have this power-the-house ability! V P.S. I do understand some of you picky engineer types will point out that the tank of gas in a F150 Hybrid has MORE actual BTU energy than the 150 KW battery of the F150 Lightning ....BUT..... we are then getting into the inversion process AND the energy conversion losses that are part and parcel of a Hybrid engine. Sooooooo, this means that the F150 Lightning, being FULLY electrified, WILL STILL outperform the the Hybrid Powerboost because of its much lower energy conversion losses! We need to account for the differences between the LATENT energy of a liquid fuel that WILL have an energy conversion loss factor versus the ACTUAL IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE energy within a fully charged Li-Ion battery! Basically, this all means that due to losses caused by liquid-fuel-to-piston-to-hybrid-motor/battery-storage energy conversion factors, the F150 Lightning WILL power your house LONGER than the F150 Hybrid-based Powerboost. The only other factor affecting energy output of the F150 Lightning will be excessively cold or excessively hot ambient/outside temperatures affecting Li-Ion battery performance. V

[@T4TEST]

very cool , you can use for over landing to use electric cook top etc

[@ROBinJVILLE]

dude has a sweet mtn bike too

[@JustinKingOffroad]

good eye! :)

[@ROBinJVILLE]

@@JustinKingOffroad its my thing lol

[@josephcullen2512]

Automotive engines are much cleaner than regular generator engines

[@anthonyc1883]

Good point not yet mentioned by the pro-generator crowd.

[@rickkinnison9573]

Plug-in electric vehicles, used to power a house or campsite…question, how do you recharge the vehicle’s battery? They certainly wouldn’t have been any good I-95 while it was closed after a recent ice storm. Hybrid is the way to go.

[@jwelchon2416]

That's what I thought. Once the battery drained from an EV, you would be dead in the water. This truck could power the house forever as long as you pour gas in it.

[@dannelson6980]

How many days was I-95 closed? The F150 Lightning could power a house for at least three day. Keeping the cabin warm for a few days should not be a problem. For a house put solar on your house you could go years.

[@uhjyuff2095]

@@jwelchon2416 Another thing to note is when it is very cold outside, the EV has to be plugged in to maintain battery charge otherwise the truck uses so much power just to keep the batteries from freezing which then after a few days the truck will be drained and unusable.

[@erniearruda8861]

I won’t worry about food spoilage if it’s in the fridge or freezer in the middle of the winter with a power outage at zero degrees Celsius or or below ,just put all your contents outside and gives you a chance to clean inside the fridge 😉Just saying

[@slivers4007]

I'm glad I watched this all the way through as my jaw dropped to the keyboard when he said "this is the generator interlock". WTF. No that is not a generator interlock that's a circuit breaker. The interlock was on the cover shown later in the video! The National Electrical Code is very specific about not being able to turn on the "generator breaker" while the main panel breaker is on! Yet he did turn the breaker on (because there was no interlock installed!) and the main breaker could have been turned on. Yes I'm aware that the outside breaker "was" off but seriously you should have NEVER done nor shown that period! IF the power had really been out and someone had "accidently" turned the main breaker on the panel on while you were in the house, you would have back fed the power grid with the possibility to kill or injure a lineman working on the main lines! And really we hooked up our truck to the house, can't turn some lights on and the answer is "which doesn't make any since at all.. but what ever". And oh look "It's freaking out the lights". Glad it wasn't my house with all sorts of expensive electronics! People see stuff like this and then they try it!

[@flyonbyya]

AC start up will likely trip the trucks overload, depending on the load at the time of AC start up

[@austenstevens2440]

So how did you get around the ground fault issue? I'm having the same problem.

[@JuanMartinez-gu8sh]

Andre, Love, LOVE, watching TFL and some of your interesting experiments. Your steelies are just fine. Don’t change them like some want you to! Question: you mentioned the ‘high idle’ option. I was trying to figure out why I would want my truck to idle faster and consume more fuel when I’m trying to conserve energy. But now after watching this ‘feedeeo’ 😝 (I couldn’t help it!) I think I understand it’s to charge the battery faster when consumption is higher. It that correct? FYI, I got my Power Boost XLT Sport 4x4 last March. 12k miles now and a ‘corrected’ MPG avg of 22.7 being tracked since the last oil change. It’s gone down .2 since winter blend fuel came out. Did you correct your mpg AFE calibration yet? Your smaller diameter tires may be altering the trip computer quite a bit!

[@TFLtruck]

Thank you. I’mlooking forward to a leveling kit and larger tires. -Andre.

[@anthonyc1883]

@@TFLtruck I'll be sad to see those base wheels go. I think they are part of the appeal and the smarts of ordering/purchasing the model that you chose. But of course, I do understand a desire to make changes.

[@grumpyengg5978]

Hey Juan, I believe you are correct on the high idle reason. When you start pulling higher electrical loads, the inverter spinning at idle speed can’t produce enough amps to refill the battery/keep it at optimum level of charge. So the engine picks up the RPM so the inverter can pump out more amps. An electrician can likely explain it better.

[@johnmiskanic8056]

can some one please tell me what he was doing at 4:08 of the video in the fuse box to get the truck's inverter to work with the wiring of the house? That's the most important part of the video :(

[@dermotwallace5533]

Amazing. F-150 is just a gift to the world. I hope it would be made more affirdable for countries in Africa. Above all, nice piece of work here by Ford Motors.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@loytowse8140]

When running a generator/truck for any interlock kit system it is wise to not use any appliances that are 240 V.

[@ALMX5DP]

sorry for my ignorance, but why would that be? Is there limitations to the xfer/interlock system?

[@BabyfaceChase]

I think the Keeps ads are hilarious 😂. I think y’all should keep making those same ones but Nathan wears a different wig every time…like make the wigs progressively funnier and wackier.

[@shibmasterkman3176]

Thank you for this real world test

[@jamesmerkel9442]

RVs can be safe load started by just putting fan on b4 AC full draw so should be a built in feature in NOW world say 5sec or so soft start.

[@fred993a]

FORD is incredible!

[@davesracingchannel9261]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHfQoJV7aLGAkK8 This is a POWERFUL and Very Fast Ford

[@camilocalde84]

Choose your loads carefully 👌

[@lolacarlson6464]

Most AC systems will pull too much power on startup. If you are careful with what you run in the house you should be able to run up to about a 3 1/2 ton unit if you put an Easy Start on it to keep the in-rush current down (the initial spike when electric motors start he was mentioning about the fan for the heat for example) . Other 220v or high amp draw items would be a probable no though. LED, lights, fridge, freezer, laptops, router and modem... yup... no problem.

[@dannelson6980]

I have never hit over 7kW in my house in the 3-4 years I have monitored my power. I have a 5 ton and a 2 ton AC units. The 5 ton actually ran on a 20 amp breaker for about month till the temps rose above 105. When the breaker tripped I quickly figured out the electrician had the breaker swapped between the two units. Most good inverters can output close to double the power for a few seconds for large inrush loads.

[@hardcoreep]

That's the funniest Keeps Ad.

[@jamesmerkel9442]

The ceiling light Clearly! need to be DC voltage not ac full time that way safest to dim! & more ceiling saucers still bal lights if All or to many not dimmed on.

[@Wintersbite]

Tundra hybrid needs something to compete with this.

[@GATORADDAM]

People that own Toyotas are smart enough to have a generator. It's only Ford People that would do something this ridiculous!

[@kbram7363]

@@GATORADDAM huh? That was a ridiculously weak comment

[@raionshishi8290]

@@GATORADDAM Dude, try harder next time, or maybe you tried to hard, either way this was embarrassing, NEXT!!

[@hotwheels8092]

Thank you Andre, it was really interesting 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Jwdrummer5]

Questions. What is sound level difference between Honda generator and F-150 when under load? What does the truck do when low on fuel or runs out? What is fuel efficiency vs Honda generator? How well does it work for an RV with 2 AC units?

[@spacebound1969]

Check out Alex on Autos video on the F150 Powerboost. He has a homestead and goes far into depth about the power system of the truck.

[@maxracingteam23]

Glad it worked this time!

[@kevinbreese5739]

Disappointing video because there is no real explanation how you resolved the initial issue, and then you never got to the bottom of or explained why the lights were flickering. Most households have LED lights now, so it's a real problem if something about the trucks power feed doesn't allow them to work properly.

[@WW-wf8tu]

This is cool. However, keep in mind your idea of the "EV" vehicles coming out doing the same thing is not logical. As in they need their own source of recharging, so you would in essence kill its battery off charging what ever in the home during a power outage, then what? The house is dead, and the EV is dead and not only do you now have no more charging, your transportation is stranded. At least with the Hybrid, you can go to your local gas station and or keep gas cans about to keep your transportation available. The trade off/sacrifice of using the EV to do this is not a wise idea. IMO.

[@larryspiller15]

Solar

[@raionshishi8290]

You do realize that all of these vehicles come with safety features right ? One of the main important ones for them is being able to reserve some energy so that you can get to a charging station instead of draining yourself completely and being stranded.

[@WW-wf8tu]

@@raionshishi8290 You do realize, not everything works as advertised. And that state wide power outages that happen can effect range estimates of where the nearest operational EV charging station might be. Where as the majority of gas stations have generators to keep the pumps going.(off gas power)

[@WW-wf8tu]

@@larryspiller15 A fine idea in the sunny states year round. Not applicable to all territories however. lol

[@larryspiller15]

@@WW-wf8tu battery backup aswell.

[@mondogomez5]

You’re keeps commercial was hilarious.

[@jollyranch1026]

I was able to power my home with my F-150 Lightning you have to purchase the correct cord.

[@paulstansel74]

I admit I don't understand what was different this time from the previous attempt?

[@devdoesitbest6974]

This is honestly so cool...to bad I can't afford to buy one of these trucks

[@HeavenGuy]

Better turn off your solar generation first if you have solar and you are going to try this. A grid tied solar inverter will mistake the pro power for the grid coming back on and a kws rush of excess solar energy will pour into your system with no grid to back feed into. It will either start an electrical fire or blow up the truck inverter.

[@cottydry]

What happens if you try and start a motor like a deep well pump where there's a brief motor starting surge that exceeds 7200 watts. Will that blow the truck's circuit breaker or does it have extra surge capacity above and beyond 7200 watts? (like most portable gas generators do)

[@Tregduramax]

Cool video, very interesting, thanks...

[@RichardGoodman]

Would of liked to see the house end of the connecting wire. In your last video it had two male ends (not good). Should have a male end for generator (truck) and a female end for house. Sincerely Richard Goodman

[@asugrad1999]

You can see in the video where he’s showing the interlock that he still has a male end going to the house. I thought they might address it in the video based on the comments from the last one.

[@RichardGoodman]

@@asugrad1999 My concern is the cord that connects the truck to the house. The first time they did this the cord had two male ends. Meaning that if plugged into the ford the other end has exposed contacts. That could turn out to be a shocking experience! Richard Goodman

[@guapo1270]

You need a three position transfer switch so that you don't kill a utility worker when they are working on the electrical lines.

[@billsteeves2974]

Im a new Powerboost owner, 2022. So I have to have an electrician come over and install a plug on the main breaker box!?

[@jamesm568]

If your generator hookup outlet is properly connected you won't get a ground fault disconnect. There should never be no feedback whatsoever as you should be totally disconnected from the meter when your generator switch is on. A 30 amp plug also can't run an entire house. If you want to run a heater you cut everything else off.

[@sslak3518]

What about the ground fault detected during test of pro power boost electrical circuit? They saying it's normal? Did U guys get software updates yet? Now they daying software updates by Sept 2023. They trying to fix that issue for about 2 years now. Pls respond asap so I don't take my new truck back to the dealer. Thanks.

[@blendpinexus1416]

i wonder why ford didn't put a larger battery into the hybrid like maybe 10kwhr

[@gabrielrodriguez5578]

That’s pretty cool thanks for video.

[@bobbymiller518]

@TFLTRUCK Awesome video! Could you explain what he had to do in order to get the truck to power the house? Did he have to disconnect the grounding to the main house panel?

[@raywall9714]

Yes. I was not clear what he did differently from the first video.

[@sundownproperties7621]

Wondering same thing. Maybe they didn't want us to know as it wouldn't be code.

[@uhjyuff2095]

@@sundownproperties7621 Correct! They used a 3 wire extension cord instead of a 4 wire which is a huge code violation.

[@CptRameus]

I appreciate the video on this topic. Always a great job from the TFL crew. I think a best practice shopping list would help everyone understand what is needed to make your BEV power your home in an outage. So far I have: add a 30 amp breaker to my panel, 6/3 wire to my 240 wall plate in the garage (conduit too), the level 2 charger, grid disconnect switch, 240 inverter. Is that complete? Will I need a 240 "input" wall plate to take my BEV output? Or am I using the same 240 plate that my charger uses? In outage time I disconnect charger from that plate and connect my BEV output?

[@pstoneking3418]

If you use the same outlet to power your home that you use to charge your vehicle, you're walking on thin ice. With no interlocking device separating your incoming power from your generator power you could back feed to the power provider and also destroy your generator when the power outage was over. Best to have an input receptacle going back to the circuit breaker panel using an appropriate breaker and interlock, that will prevent both grid and generator breakers from being on simultaneously.

[@WeMe83]

Or just turn the main breaker off.

[@dsmith2858]

Love this video, thanks for sharing, couple of detailed questions. 1-after the overload could you have reset via your phone? 2-for a real life scenario, is their anything in the manual or in your opinion on running the truck extended time while parked on a slanted driveway? (Thinking of the oil fluid level etc from a slanted driveway). My assumption is the truck would ID the issue and shut down to protect itself. Thanks

[@bigtuck2009]

This option is obsolete in states or townships that have laws against idling of vehicles

[@reedclayton6321]

How long will the truck and generator work for at peak usage of 7.2kw and a full tank of gas?

[@culbyj3665]

okay so if he just balances his box hed probly be okay because the microwave and over were on the same line side . If he moved one or the other to the other line he could probly run furnace , oven and microwave. electricians can u please speak up as to how he wired past the gfi Of the truck? is it a certain breaker ??

[@adir_1]

If you simply disconnect from the grid on both sides of the split phase you need a floating neutral generator or inverter if you intend to power your main panel from a backup plug as you found here. (double pole feed with an interlock) It's nothing GFCI related. The honda more than likely has a bonded neutral. It can be a pain to figure out at first if you just have a basic knowledge of electricity.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

honda has a floating neutral, the truck is bonded. the house is bonded too, and the truck is smart enough to know this so it didn't work on the first go.

[@colalillo66]

@@JustinKingOffroad so how was the neutral isolated from the ground so as not to create a ground loop and trigger the "ground fault" in the truck?

[@daniellee24dl]

You should just have to remove the bonding screw at your first point of disconnect.

[@bmach829]

I would like to see more videos likes this one.

[@samatwesu]

Happy you did 2nd attempt.