How to Use the EcoFlow Delta 1300 Power Station to Power a Refrigerator

Today we're going to show you How to Use the EcoFlow Delta 1300 Power Station to Power a Refrigerator. Using a power station like this proved to be a very simple task. We had never used a solar generator before and this portable power station has totally amazed us with its capabilities.
Charging a refrigerator with Delta 1300 Power Station is easy to do. Anyone can do it if we can!
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[@ingridlee2613]

I'm so glad to have found a review on a big refrigerator actually powered up to a power station. I think your review has helped me in determining what power station I want to get. Thank you!

[@DebsWay]

We are very impressed with our little power unit. We have one solar panel to use with it and will be looking for another one as well. It meets our needs nicely. Take care!

[@ameliaamelia4798]

Have you had to use it during a hurricane?

[@DebsWay]

We lost power during Ian but only for part of a day. We hooked up both refrigerators to our Ecoflow units -- we now have a River also -- and they performed beautifully!! We were going to hook them up to the solar panels but then the power came back on.

[@71filter]

That power station is absolutely ideal for emergency situations.. I'm impressed on how well it ran your refrigerator!!! Thanks for sharing Deb!!👍😉

[@DebsWay]

We are really impressed with its capabilities. AND I can run it all by myself -- it's nothing really complicated! I like that aspect of it, too!! Have a good one!

[@thomasjones53]

Just a tip. I noticed that you kept pushing the "DC" on/off button when the screen display turned off. Don't do that. Press the power on/off button below the "DC" button to turn the display screen on. Turning on the "DC" function needlessly will cause a small drain on the battery. The same would be true if you kept pressing the "AC" button without anything connected to it.

[@DebsWay]

Thanks so much for the info! We're learning!!

[@MRARCADE]

great product for emergency. just tested mine out and surprised by results. ran my Samsung french door with freezer for 36hrs on one full charge without solar connected.. cycled 55-75 watts every few hours and steady at 0-11 watts when opened doors or lights. bought this on a great deal... was well worth the investment for emergency usage..... even powered on my 1500 watt induction cooker and 1200 watt microwave with ease.. 👍👍

[@DebsWay]

Thank you for your wonderful review! We are very pleased with our purchase of this little power unit, too! Have a good one!!

[@johnbostic4063]

Just bought 1, thanks 4 the video

[@DebsWay]

Since this video aired, we bought a second unit. We're very pleased with them both. There are so many brands of power units but we're pleased with the EcoFlow brand.

[@Angieslifeandmorereloaded]

I love that lil thing! So compact, yet powerful! WOW! Those should be standard in ALL HOMES AND CAMPERS! Great Share! God Bless! Love Ya!

[@annmeredith6217]

I agree I love this !

[@DebsWay]

Hi Angie! This little unit will come in hand, I'm sure. We've very pleased with our purchase and, yes, I will be looking in to the possibility of a larger solar panel charging system for it. Take care! Love you, too!!

[@DebsWay]

Hi, Ann! We are very pleased with out little power unit, too!! Take care now!

[@mari-elain6371]

Thank you for your test. I had looked at this unit but was concerned about running a larger refrigerator with it. The company shows a smaller 2-door fridge. I have a similar French door refrigerator (Sears Elite but is made by LG) to yours. We do have some power outages, plus, have had hurricanes. Hated to lose the food in my fridge during a hurricane. This will be a life-saver!

[@DebsWay]

We are very pleased with this unit to be used when we have a power outage. We also have a solar panel to use with it.

[@jameshorton7496]

I bought this unit a week ago, along with 2 sets of solar panels. Very impressed with it so far. We've only run a portable fridge/freezer on it and it works very well. Haven't used the solar panels yet, haven't had much sun. But we're looking forward to trying that out and see how it works. We are now thinking of getting another unit, either like this one or going to the bigger one, the Delta Max Pro, and maybe even get two pair of solar panels with that one.

[@DebsWay]

James, we are very impressed with this little power unit and will be looking for another solar panel to go with it. My husband even mentioned recently something about getting another similar unit. We'll see...

[@AzureCaribe10]

That was a good KZbin about how to get things going. She got the AC power button mentioned to get the connection going. Where as the other videos I watch overlooked this important aspect. Great Job even if my comment is two year late!

[@DebsWay]

Hi there! Well, 2 years later, we are still really happy with our Ecoflow Delta. We even bought the Ecoflow River several months ago. These units came in handy during last summer's hurricane season, that's for sure.

[@VickiMarieLivingLife]

That looks like a great thing to have around the house. we have two big generators that we take camping and we can use them to power the house but they're loud. I'm going to have John watch this. Great idea to get some more solar panels too. Thanks for sharing!

[@DebsWay]

We're really impressed with this little unit. And, yes, William would like to get at least 4 more solar panels. Right now, with the 1 panel we have 100W of power.

[@Deendougretired]

I have to say I’m totally impressed I really am this is a nice little unit and the proper in me is definitely going to look this up. I can see where more solar panels would be a great idea. Great presentation thank you William and thank you Deb.

[@DebsWay]

Dee, we really did look around for a couple of years before William finally pulled the plug and went for one. He didn't want gas or propane run. This little unit is quite a power house!! We are very pleased with what all it can do. And, I will be checking the EcoFlow website today for solar panels. It's a little investment but, hey, it could prove to be very handy!! Stay safe & warm up there! By the way, it got down to 34 degrees over night -- way cold!!

[@NuffinEdited]

I love this Demo great power station

[@DebsWay]

We were really impressed with what all it can do! It's going to work great for us when we need it for sure! Take care now!

[@MorrisPatchofHeavenhomestead]

We have thought about one of these but they are quite pricey, looks like it works well. Great share. Blessings!

[@DebsWay]

Ditto to what I replied above. Have a good one!

[@jroseAsmrMukbang]

Great appliance reviews thank you DebsWay

[@DebsWay]

We are very impressed with this little power station! Have a good one!!

[@LorriesWorld]

Fantastic unit!

[@DebsWay]

It will suit our needs just fine! We're ready for hurricane season already!

[@Modern_pro]

all product beautiful

[@DebsWay]

Thank you! Have a great week!!

[@BoondockCharlie]

Cool unit... Pretty good to handle such a big fridge..

[@DebsWay]

That's what my husband thought, too! That's why he bought this power unit!! Worth every $$$ Have a good one!

[@BadaltaHuaBanaras3005]

Power station good work use it the home👍👍👍👍👍

[@DebsWay]

It does a great job! Thanks for watching!!

[@charsasso521]

Thank you!!

[@DebsWay]

Thanks so much for watching! We have been very pleased with this little power unit. Take care now!

[@mjohnson665]

Hi, I truly appreciate your help in the refrigerator testing. I also have the 1300 and I have a question about the plugs. I see your fridge had a three prong plug, and it look like you used the hole as well. Because I thought it needed adapter cuz it didn't look like it would fit. I thought it was a international hosi- dingy? So I'm thinking that pole isn't grounded or touching the way it's supposed to. So when you switched to charging outside by solar panels, did you use a extension cord? And what is wattage of your panels? I brought the bundle and chose the 160 watts with mine. I've been looking all this time for a 2 to 3 prong extension cord for length and heavy duty 14awg, 15amp, 125 v, capacity cord. So you guys made it so simple, I think I over thought this thing too much. What say you? Help me my brother and sister, God Bless y'all 🙏💯💖

[@DebsWay]

Hi there! We plugged the fridge right into the power unit -- no adapter needed. Our test was to find out if the power unit would actually power up the fridge and it did. We were pleased with that! Yes, we used a heavy duty extension cord to plug the fridge into the solar panels -- the cord was a separate purchase. I think we have a total of 200 watts on the panels. We were very impressed with how this little power unit worked and recently we purchased a EcoFlow River power unit. It's a little smaller unit but works great!

[@mjohnson665]

Thank you for your reply, You two have eased my mind about my purchase on the EcoFlow Delta 1300 , I was also looking basically to keep my fridge and hot plate working. Speaking of hot plate can you tell me where you guys got your one you showed in your fridge testing video. I like that one you have and would like to get one like it. I got a two burner I don't like it's 1800 watts, I like the one you have even though it's older model maybe I can still find it where you got yours. Thanks, Deb's way, God bless 🙏💯💖

[@DebsWay]

We bought our power units for emergency power uses. We live in hurricane country so have a few things on-the-ready for power outages. We love both of our Ecoflow units! What I have is an induction burner that I bought from a home-shopping TV show a few years ago. You can check it out on Amazon; they have several different models. Take care now!

[@Buyitforwife]

Can you power both ac and dc items at the same time?

[@DebsWay]

We haven't tried that but I would think that you could. It would just drain the power unit faster. Sounds like a good question to put to the Ecoflow company!

[@pegsclips]

Love how you are both getting used to using your ecoflow delta BEFORE it's needed. Important to be familiar with your back up. loving that ecoflow. great review guys... wondering.. WILL your water still work in a power outage? x0x0

[@DebsWay]

If we were to lose power, we would still have water in that case, just not hot water out of the tap. Matter of fact, every time we have a hurricane closing in on us, we fill both bathtubs with water. That would be used to heat up and wash in, flush toilets, things like that. I've never had to use that but you just never know. I asked William if we could hook up the water heater to the power unit and he said that we probably could but it would just be easier to heat up the water on our induction burner when we needed hot water. Sounds good to me! I tell you, this little power unit is so user-friendly! I have no trouble with it whatsoever!!

[@MichaelR58]

Very nice unit , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching! Yes, we think we made a wise choice for us. Have a good one!

[@HighlandHomesteadGoGoMomma]

This was very interesting 👍 thank you for sharing the info on this unit. Great job..Eva

[@DebsWay]

For being a solar or electrically-charged power unit, this little guy is awesome!! We're very pleased with it!

[@MyAlabamaFarmLife]

That is a nice unit!

[@DebsWay]

We are really impressed with what this little unit will do! Take care now!!

[@RealLifeWithMichelleRob]

This is a nice machine.

[@DebsWay]

We are really impressed with it! And everything comes with a little case to put it in when not in use. It's all packed away now for a few months.

[@kb6175]

Thank you so much for sharing this video.. I don't see many videos showing only the refrigerator, which was my concern.. Appreciate it..

[@DebsWay]

We were very pleased to find out that our little power station would run a regular sized fridge. It worked great!

[@Ms.O0]

Thank you for doing this!

[@DebsWay]

You're welcome! We were sure impressed with this little power unit.

[@SandraJsAdventuresOutdoors]

Pretty impressive, and what a beautiful frig. Very nice.😊

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching! We think this little power unit does a great job!! Have a good one!

[@superwomman]

Thank you so much for this video. We have an eco flow delta 1300 and my husband said it did not power our fridge, but perhaps he did not press and hold the ac button. We will try it again.

[@DebsWay]

It worked fine for us. Hope you get it to work.

[@krizanni]

Nice sharing video, I really like it

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for visiting me! Take care now!!

[@Jikiface]

I've been looking at getting one of these for a long time. I'm trying to talk my wife into it. 😂 I'd much rather get this than a gas generator.

[@DebsWay]

My husband didn't want to deal with a noisy gas generator either. That's why he decided this type of power unit was the best way to go for us. There are many brands out on the market these days to choose from. We really like what we bought.

[@Jikiface]

@@DebsWay we live in Louisiana. When Hurricane Ida hit everyone was going crazy trying to find and buy gas. I dont want to deal with all that mess again. Give me the solar power! Lol

[@DebsWay]

I know what you mean! We live in Florida and a lot of people in our area are getting solar panels installed on their roofs. We haven't done that yet but it's a great idea! Take care now!

[@grannymoreno9551]

Very impressive review on powering TV he refrigerator with the power unit. 👍💯

[@DebsWay]

This little unit is a power house of energy. We have been very impressed with its capabilities. Take care!

[@debbiehill2285]

Hi Deb and William, It looks like it does a really good job. We need to get something like that. Thanks so much for all your reviews. So helpful. Your refrigerator looks very nice. I hope you have a good day. I slept and now I got up at 1 am with my back hurting. I don’t sleep good. Oh well, Have a great day. Oh, I wanted to tell you. Gary my husband is getting his COVID vaccine this coming Saturday from the VA. They called him. So we are thankful. He asked if they would give it to me and they said they didn’t have enough. He’s getting the Pfizer one. So I checked with my pharmacy, and they don’t have any yet. So waiting for doctors office. Hope all is well with you two and Miss Ginger. 😃

[@DebsWay]

Hi Debbie! We have been very impressed with the capabilities of this little power unit AND how easy it is for us ( for me!) to work. William got his COVID vaccination through the VA, too. He has now had both injections and felt nothing from either. I contacted our county's health department; they're giving the vaccinations these days. It hasn't rolled out anywhere else just yet but I've heard that it should be coming to local drug stores even before it's available in doctor's offices. I get my 2nd injection next Monday. So far, so good! Lately, we've been having some very cold temps for here and we haven't strayed too far from home. When I lived up North, it was blizzards and heavy snowfalls that kept me indoors; nowadays, it's just colder temperatures. Times change, eh?? LOLOLOL... Take care!!

[@debbiehill2285]

Hi Deb, So glad you and William have both received the vaccines. I will check our county health department. I never thought about that. Thank you for the information. Glad you both are doing ok. Cold here too. And we have been staying home most of the time also. Take care, ❤️

[@Deendougretired]

Oh good I wanted to see this I’m sitting back and watching

[@DebsWay]

Hope it shows you what all this little guy can do!

[@leah890]

William makes a great model😁 neat info. Great idea with the solar panel

[@DebsWay]

Thanks, Leah! We are very pleased with everything. Take care now!

[@AbundantAcresHomestead]

Great review 👍🏼

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching! We really like this little unit.

[@sylviahudell2171]

Thanks for sharing! It looks like it will work very well for an emergency. Take care and have a blessed day.😀

[@DebsWay]

We believe it will do a great job for us when needed. Have a good one!!

[@bassmonk2920]

needed to see this........

[@DebsWay]

We have been very impressed with this power unit. It will definitely take care of our needs!

[@alm3539]

Watched your video the other and I don't believe you said how the the Delta actually powered your refrigerator. Am anxious to know how many hours it can power your fridge before needing to be recharged. Also, very important - I hear the Delta cooling fans run all the time snd are quite noisy. I know they would be on full speed during charging but running a refrigerator like yours what was the sound like? Don't want to live with high noise. Thanks Alo!

[@DebsWay]

There was no fan noise that we could hear at all. This was a test we did to just see if it would really power up the fridge and it worked. We let it stay hooked up for just an hour or so to see if it would keep cooling and everything was fine. If you're planning to use something like this for days on end, I would definitely get the solar panels with it. We bought this mainly to have something on hand as a back-up to power up a few things around the house when we lose power during hurricane season. It's quite a powerhouse!

[@frederick4367]

Just bought one last night on Home Shopping Network cyber Monday sale. Delta and one solar panel was $999. I got their credit card which took an extra $40 off the price. Free shipping was included. I'll get my solar bundle for a total of $1039.19 which includes sales tax and have 18 months to pay it off.

[@DebsWay]

We love our little Delta charger w/panels. You got a fantastic deal! I saw the same item on HSN. It's just a little bit more powerful than the unit we have and we paid several hundreds more for ours over a year ago. Good for you!!

[@joanpiccardi829]

Very helpful!

[@DebsWay]

Glad to hear it! We really do like our little power station and, actually, we even bought another unit -- the Ecoflow River. Both of these units came in very useful during our recent hurricane experience.

[@RobinsTinyHomestead]

That's a nifty gadget. I have something similar. Take care:-):-):-)

[@DebsWay]

We are impressed with all it is able to do! It suits our needs right now. Have a good one!!

[@utulicarfootmat2968]

Very nice

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching! This little power unit works so good for our needs.

[@tonwondonwonramos2009]

Thanks for the video! I wanted to see if you’re using a 100 watt solar panel ?

[@DebsWay]

This little unit does a great job! We just have the 100 watt solar panel right now but will be looking at getting even more solar power. It does a great job!!

[@tonwondonwonramos2009]

@@DebsWay I am trying to find a, good quality, solar power source, that will run a small window unit a/c and or a home refrigerator, without paying over $1000 and I saw this specific device on Costco for a little Inter $1000 and am highly considering buying it before any hurricanes form in the Atlantic. I just bought my husband a 100watt grape solar panel for $99 from Costco and a massimo 300 watt solar power station and now I’m considering returning the power station and purchasing this bad boy that is in your video.

[@DebsWay]

We looked around for quite a while before settling on this little power supply unit. There are many models out there but we wanted something that would be powerful enough to keep our fridge going in case of power outage during hurricane season. And this proved that it would do just that. I don't know how it would work on a more permanent basis. Maybe just the same. Actually, I would consider having a solar power system installed on the house roof if I wanted to power something all the time. Eventually, that's what I would like to have here.

[@tonwondonwonramos2009]

@@DebsWay yes that would be nice, wouldn’t it, to go completely solar. That’s the big goal but for now I’m the same, just using these during power outages but with the last few years, we have been blasted with outages following heavy storms and our gas generator is a nice backup but I’d love one of these to use inside to power my fridge and window ac unit!

[@DebsWay]

Totally understand. When we lose power it tends to be only for a day at the most (so far) and it's during the hurricane season here in FL so we wanted a power unit to plug a few important things in -- like the fridge and a fan. For the rest, we have batteries on hand, candles, etc. And we can use the car battery to charge cell phones and things like that. There's so much to consider but you just have to do your best to prep.

[@MaxTyco]

Great video...So how long did you run it in total even with the solar panels?

[@DebsWay]

We were just testing the power unit with different items and wanted to make sure that it would power up our refrigerator. It worked great! At least, now we know the capabilities of our little power unit. Actually, we're looking at getting another bank of solar panels for it as well.

[@hardnackfarms1736]

That Eco Flow 1300 Power Unit! Is way too cool! Every home needs one. Did you order it on Amazon? I forgot! Love the brick sidewalk! Solar is amazing! Thank you for sharing! Your cold weather is here please come get it! I hate it. Wendy🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@DebsWay]

Hi Wendy! We are amazed by the capacity of this little power unit!! It works GREAT! We had been shopping around for something like this when, during the holidays, one of the home network channels had a special sale on it. William watched all the demonstrations of it, liked what he saw and heard, and he jumped on it. At first, he didn't order the solar panels but before our unit arrived, he did go back and order the bank of panels that was demoed with this system. Now he's talking about ordering even more panels! Actually, what I think would be ideal is to have solar panels on the roof that would give enough power to run the whole house!! Maybe some day...

[@shehlaofficials]

Wow its geat👍🌼

[@DebsWay]

We are very impressed with it! Thanks for watching!!

[@chrisandjaneonnarrowboatpo3917]

Another fantastic vidio. Really enjoyed watching. Hope you have a great Thursday. Many thanks from Chris 👍

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching, Chris!! Have a good one!

[@pegsclips]

guys.. a fridge? DRAWS heavy power.. and your ecoflow? is able to keep up wonderfully..love those solar panels. another question.. in the event of a storm.. can your solar panels be in the rain on a sunny rainy day?

[@DebsWay]

Good question!! I'm not sure but the set-up we have is portable. I would think that most solar panels are waterproof though because they're installing them on house and van/RV rooftops. We are very impressed with our little power unit. He has proven himself to be a nice addition to our family. LOLOLOL.. Stay safe & warm!!

[@danissiahidalgo6928]

Do you think this will work to run a 2400w oil heater for 7 hours?

[@DebsWay]

Good question! I don't have an answer for you though. You should contact the manufacturer; they might be able to answer you.

[@mishalea]

That's very interesting! Seems so easy. Just searched it and said $1100-$1300 & solar panels sold separately. Is that accurate? Would be a great thing to have for storm season in case you lose electricity. Take care!🌸

[@DebsWay]

That's about right. They're expensive but well-worth it. We'd like to get another solar panel, too.

[@jameshorton7496]

Misha, we bought this same unit along with two sets of solar panels through Amazon as part of a bundle. The initial price for everything was $1999. There was also a coupon for another $300 off we were able to use, which dropped the price nicely. Ended up costing us $1800 and some change with tax. So, you can get everything separately, or bundled together.

[@DebsWay]

That was a great deal, James!!

[@jasongallant7855]

I"m guessing the point of the question about how long will it power the fridge has to do with some of us, just wish to keep our food cold during a power outage. So I'm curious, HOW long will it keep the fridge powered JUST on a charge and without the use of a solar panel?

[@DebsWay]

Our purpose in this video was just to make sure that this power unit would be able to run our fridge if needed, and it did do that. Here in Florida we do get power outages especially during hurricane season. We haven't had to plug the fridge in for any length of time but we wouldn't keep it plugged in to the power unit all the time. It's a big fridge/freezer; it would drain the unit in just a few hours. If you want something to power more long-term, I would look at solar or a generator. My husband didn't want to look at a gas generator because he didn't want to store gasoline in the garage.

[@bobswanson8464]

When you add some wattage to your solar, you will be amazed that your can fun your Refrig on the Battery 24/7. Great to know you can save your food if the power goes out for more than 3 days. Even when my power has gone out for 3 days...I have never lost food. I just move the milk in the Freezer AND move food from the Freezer to the "Cool Area" that I will be cooking in a day or two. -Milk stays Cool -The Frozen food/ICE in the "Cool Area" keeps everything else cool...JUST Like the old "ICE Box" Days.

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for the tips! We also freeze water in gallon jugs when we hear a hurricane is coming near -- just in case we need that to help cool the fridge.

[@wakeup2241]

Can the solar panel be charge on it own and then connect the panel to the generator to charge the fridge? At the moment I don’t think I have a long outlet cord to have both going at the same time

[@DebsWay]

My understanding is that the solar panels aren't what holds the power. The power unit holds the power; the power unit keeps the fridge going. The solar panels will keep the power unit charged up when you don't plug in to electricity. More than one long outlet cord is needed for sure.

[@wakeup2241]

Thank you 🌺

[@wakeup2241]

Deb's Way . What length outlet cord were using ? I see how to connect the fridge to the unit and how to connect the panel to the unit I have an extension cord now but it does not Connect to the fridge cord. The fridge is 3 prongs. Are you using a 3 prong outlet and connecting that to the your fridge cord? Assuming your fridge cord is 3 prong as well. From what I see that is the only way for me to to be able to move the unit closer to the balcony with the panel. Sorry not a very technical person with these things. I see there is a black cord that connect to the unit but I don’t know the purpose for that because it can’t connect to the fridge outlet. From what I see you have to connect the unit directly to fridge cord.

[@DebsWay]

We already had a long, heavy-duty electrical cord to use but also bought a 40 ft Snow Joe Indoor/Outdoor Extension cord to use for this power unit.

[@robertquail1428]

Thank you for sharing. I have the River Max and was looking into getting the delta. We have the same coffee maker. Does the Delta work with your coffee maker? My River Max does not.

[@DebsWay]

If it would power our refrigerator/freezer, I wouldn't doubt it would do the coffee maker. Why didn't it work with yours?

[@robertquail1428]

@@DebsWay Thanks for Replying. The thing about refrigerators and freezers. They don't take that much watts to power once they are cold or freezing. If you lost power for lets say 12 hours before you plugged in the solar power bank than it would take more watts to work the compressor to make the fridge cold and the freezer frozen. Our Keurig coffee makers takes a lot of watts to heat the water and make us a perfect cup of coffee in under a minute. My Ecoflow River Max was able to power on the coffee maker but was not able to make a cup of coffee. It does work great for my fridge and Chest Freezer. Microwave and coffeemaker no go.

[@DebsWay]

I don't know what to tell you. Maybe it has to do with the size of power unit you have? Sounds strange to me that your power unit would work with your larger appliances but not with the smaller ones like a coffee-maker. I don't understand that at all. Our power unit worked with everything we plugged in to it. We are very impressed with the capabilities. We are also looking at buying another unit. If we lost power for several hours, we would be plugging the fridge in right away for sure.

[@jcberb]

@@DebsWay it has to do the capacity of the inverter. A fridge is not a high draw item where a coffee maker may have a higher draw to supply the heating element. That's where it is important to know the details to these units. In the case a coffee maker can run anywhere over 700 watts while a fridge will be less than 500 or a bit more. So the River Max tops out at 600 watts for its inverter. While the Delta 1300 has an inverter that can handle well over that.

[@jcberb]

@@robertquail1428 inverter in that unit (what converts DC to AC) is limited to 600 watts or so. That is not enough to heat the element in the coffee machine. The River Max is on the go portable power and not for emergency residential power. If you need to power mobile devices, no problem, run occasional items under 600 watts for short periods, no problem. In this case the river max is not suited for your needs.

[@krafterpc]

What extension cords are you using?

[@DebsWay]

When we plug the solar panel into the power unit, we use a heavy duty extension cord, which was a separate purchase. The fridge plugs directly into the power unit which is in the house.

[@krafterpc]

Thank you 😊

[@MichaelDrones58]

Wow that was a very interesting video that was some awesome information that little thing right there is awesome that'll be nice to take on a camping trip that is awesome I like that that was excellent girl. Thank you for sharing that awesome information with all of us I definitely enjoy the video take care and I'll see you soon be safe and I hope you have a wonderful day 🙏

[@DebsWay]

Hi there! We are very impressed with this little power unit and what all it can do. Well-worth the money spent for sure!! Have a good one!!

[@MichaelDrones58]

@@DebsWay thank you very much my friend take care and I'll see you soon have a blessed day and be safe 🙏

[@sherryn39455]

How many watts are your solar panels

[@DebsWay]

We have the Ecoflow Tech 110 Watt Solar Panel unit. We are waiting for them to come on sale again through one of the home shopping networks and we plan to buy another similar solar panel. They were selling for $100 off the regular price. We can wait for the sale!!

[@carolscabinas]

When you get more panels can you do a vid. If you could run a fridge day after day that would be amazing.

[@DebsWay]

We bought this power unit to use if we lost power. It's a pretty good little unit. If I needed to run the fridge continuously tough, I would want some sort of generator set-up that would run everything in the house -- or most everything. Like Generac.

[@carolscabinas]

@@DebsWay Thanks Deb! That's helpful Info. cheers.

[@CraftWithMahmuda]

Wow... nice 👍👍 review...

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching! Have a good one!!

[@shelliepetty4951]

How long did the fridge run?

[@DebsWay]

We ran it for only about an hour as a test. If we ever needed to keep the fridge powered up, we'd be plugging the power unit in to some solar panels we have.

[@shelliepetty4951]

@@DebsWay ty

[@ahmadyousafvlog3995]

So beautiful 🌹❤️👍

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching! Take care now!!

[@firestarter8555]

Did you buy an extra extension cord for the solar panels.

[@DebsWay]

The solar panel came with its own cord that plugs in to the power unit. We did buy a heavy duty extension cord to have on hand though to use with the larger kitchen appliances.

[@CmonHomesteading]

Cool C'mon!!

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for visiting me! Take care now!!

[@jasonrodriguez463]

If a storm knocked out your power at night the scenario changes. I was hoping to see how long this would last without solar. Too many variables to assume solar will be available.

[@DebsWay]

I would think a person would need to invest in something more substantial like a generator to have power for a longer periods of time. These little power units are good for what they're intended to be -- a temporary source of power.

[@jcberb]

The 1300 is a good unit but not something that would keep a large residential fridge going for more than two days unless plugged into solar. If you like this try look into the Delta Max or even bigger the Delta Pro.

[@DebsWay]

Thank you! Yes, we have the solar panels and would keep the unit plugged in to that. And, yes, my husband is considering buying another unit as well!

[@thedonzo506]

you said it got down to 3 hours before u plugged in the solar panel., but what was the starting time? could have been 10 hours, could have been 24 hours?

[@DebsWay]

We did this test run quite a while ago but I believe that the power unit was fully charged when we plugged in the fridge/freezer unit. We ran it on the power unit to make sure it would run sufficiently if we had a power outage. And then we were just experimenting with the solar panels to see how that would keep the unit powered. We will use this power unit for emergency situations only so we were just testing to make sure it would run something as big as the house refrigerator/freezer and it did.

[@wildedibles819]

Good morning much love xoxox

[@DebsWay]

Good Morning!!! Hope you're staying safe & warm up North there! We have been in the 80's down here so I'm hoping we've got those cold temps behind us now. Take care!

[@wildedibles819]

@@DebsWay that's nice:) Much love xoxox

[@MrMahuike]

so how big is the solar panel. so how much dis you pay

[@DebsWay]

We purchased the power unit and the solar panel from a home shopping network when it was on sale. Everything ran about $1500.00. The solar panel we have right now is 110w but we would like to buy another panel to, at least, double the capacity.

[@jcberb]

@@DebsWay If you are planning on buying more panels and do not require them to be compact and mobile I recommend getting regular solar panels. For the price of one of the ecoflow fancy folding panels you could buy three 100watt solar panels

[@DebsWay]

I hear ya' on the panels but we wouldn't know how to connect everything to the power unit unless it came with the needed connections. Actually, I would love to have solar panels on the roof to power the whole house. Lots of new homes here in Florida are going that route. Take care!

[@thomasjones53]

I'm waiting for mine to arrive. I didn't note whether you opened the freezer side. That would probably have kicked the compressor on to see wattage. Also, did you connect the refrigerator to an extension cord when it was in the garage? If so, what was the gauge and length of the extension cord?

[@DebsWay]

Hi Thomas! We do have a heavy duty extension cord that we used when we had the fridge hooked up to the unit being charged by the solar panel. I don't know the gauge but it was a Snow Joe Indoor/Outdoor 40' Extension cord. It will power lights and appliances up to 1875W. Hope this helps! The freezer part of our fridge is in the bottom compartment. Everything was running; however, if we really had a power outage we would turn the ice makers off (there are 2). Currently, we are looking for another solar panel set to hook-up to it, too. We love it!!

[@thomasjones53]

@@DebsWay Thanks, if you can get this info for me, it would be much appreciated. The wire gauge should be indicated on the cord itself. It will indicate something like 10/3 or 12/3 which would indicate 10 awg or 12 awg with a grounded three prong.

[@brunojm7282]

Your fridge It’s 110V or 220V ? Mention it.

[@DebsWay]

I believe it's 110v. It's an average, home fridge.

[@leodanryan966]

Refrigerators don't run all the time. They only have to maintain the temperature. I'm looking at purchasing a two pack of these on Amazon for about $2200 after a $300 coupon.

[@DebsWay]

True. And the more you keep the doors closed -- which means you stay out of the fridge unless you really need to get something in there! -- the longer it stays cold. Have a good one!!

[@mjohnson665]

Wow I'm sorry it was a whole year ago, I just sent you guys a call couple of questions like it was yesterday. I guess you guys are pros now. How is you 1300 performing now! Are you still using it, let me know what you think now. Thanks my brother and sister, God Bless y'all always 🙏💯💖🙏

[@DebsWay]

Yes, we've had the Delta unit for over a year -- love it! And we recently purchased the River unit which is a bit smaller. We are ready for any power outages! Take care now!!

[@billmitchell1955]

I have read to keep food from going bad in a frig there should be a 1:4 ratio of having it running. For every 4 hours have the frig run for 1 hour and keep it closed. I guess you'll lose some sleep to keep it running.

[@DebsWay]

Well, if that's what needs to be done, you do it, right? And hope and pray that the power comes back on soon.

[@natcherchannel446]

Hi friend ❤❤

[@DebsWay]

Thanks for watching! Have a good one!!

[@krisk1547]

Fridges are very efficient. It does not run all the time. If you don't open the doors too much you can probably run it for couple days

[@DebsWay]

Yes, they are very efficient but we feel more comfortable knowing we can plug it in to our power unit if we lose power for a while and not take any chances.

[@teamgameplayerspro6181]

I want to know if can i charge a electric car with this ecoflow

[@DebsWay]

Hi there! Good question!!! Sounds like a good one to pose directly to the company. I would just go to their website and post your question. It would be interesting to know what they say!

[@rmcfadde1]

will not charge a Tesla. I tried... but will charge just about anything else.

[@teamgameplayerspro6181]

@@DebsWay great

[@Trillville43]

You need to angle the panels at the sun

[@DebsWay]

Thank you, yes, very true. We're learning but what we did worked good enough to prove to us that we could power our fridge with our power unit. That's what we needed to find out.

[@jasonrodriguez463]

It got down to 3 hours after how much time(

[@DebsWay]

I really do not remember exactly how long we had run the fridge on just the power station alone. It was just a few hours though before we hooked up the solar panels. This was just a test to make sure that the fridge could be kept running in case of a power outage. And it worked. We have even just recently bought another power station. These things work great!

[@jasonrodriguez463]

@@DebsWay cool.. I'm buying mine soon. Thanks for the review.

[@rjbfreelander2]

The solar panel should of been kicking in more than the 3w shown. The panel needs putting on a stand to better angle it. Are the solar panels the ECO flow ones? 110w Panel should be able to put in 70-80w in ideal conditions.

[@rjbfreelander2]

Further thoughts on this, if you are still not getting more tan 3-5w in check and the panel is angled correctly check the cables and extension cables, they may be the issue ( too much resistance ) :)

[@DebsWay]

Ok, thanks. This is an ecoflow solar panel and it does have a stand but we didn't use it when we were experimenting with it. Thanks for the info!

[@samquinn6427]

Nice but $1100 to $3600 on Amazon is more than most can afford. My 8 year old generator was $279 on sale.

[@DebsWay]

Hey, if it works and suits your needs, that's great! My husband didn't want gas setting around to use in a generator and he didn't want the noise either. We didn't pay anywhere near $3600 for our power unit and, actually, we now have 2 Delta power units on hand for emergencies. With the hurricane headed our way, we're very satisfied with the idea we have these little units to use.

[@mreverybody1150]

@@DebsWay You should take a look at the Bluetti EB240 and the EB150 as well. I tend to get a few small units, then medium ones and bigger ones for redundancy. A 200W waterproof foldable Solar panel is great too.

[@DebsWay]

Hi there! I think the Bluetti looks very interesting, too. I have seen several videos done by people reviewing a Bluetti unit and they look like a very suitable power supply. The cost of them didn't sound too bad either.

[@mreverybody1150]

@@DebsWay They are a reasonable cost but I find their solar panels a bit expensive. Glad I came across the 'ALLPOWERS 200W Foldable Solar Panel mc4'. Aside from the slightly flimsy feet, these seems great. I noticed the solar panel on the floor in your review was in the shade a little. It would get more power angled with feet too. Really enjoyed your review :)

[@DebsWay]

Thank you! I appreciate your suggestion on the panels -- I've learned a lot since that video aired. I now prop the solar panels at an angle when I use them.

[@XouZ88]

Barely uses any power even

[@DebsWay]

It's a really good power unit!

[@XouZ88]

@@DebsWay I would give the cred to the refrigerator honestly, it's not the power unit that makes it draw less power

[@stateofoklahomashallnotbei5469]

To bad it's already outdated.

[@DebsWay]

I'm sure there are new and even more powerful units on the market now but we're pleased with what we bought last year. It still works beautifully!

[@sloansizzle4023]

Terrible review. Why not just drain the unit running the refrigerator? And then give us the time 😢

[@DebsWay]

I'm sorry but this wasn't an actual "review" of the power station. We were just testing out our new power unit to make sure it would run our refrigerator if needed during a power outage and we showed that it did. It worked just fine. That was the purpose of this video.

[@rojalirojali6162]

NO, WRONG ! mis-leading... just because lights are on doesn't mean the fridge is working. the compressor didn't kick in.

[@DebsWay]

We kept the fridge/freezer hooked up for several hours and it kept running just fine. Do you have one of these power units? Did you test it with your fridge/freezer? We were very impressed with its capability.

[@MorrisPatchofHeavenhomestead]

We have thought about one of these but they are quite pricey, looks like it works well. Great share. Blessings!

[@DebsWay]

We had been looking around for a couple of years for something that would meet our needs during a power outage and not need gas or propane to run. This little power unit is fantastic! William is going to check in to getting at least one more bank of 4 solar panels to make it even more powerful. I think the best thing to have would be solar panels on the rooftop that would power the entire house but that's way off in the future for us, if at all. Take care!!

[@MorrisPatchofHeavenhomestead]

We have thought about one of these but they are quite pricey, looks like it works well. Great share. Blessings

[@DebsWay]

This little power unit is worth it's cost. We had been looking for something like this for a while before getting this one. William did not want anything that used gas or propane; he didn't want to store the fuel long term. He is liking what he sees with solar panels. I'm glad about that because I think, in the long run, it would be great to have a solar-powered home! I may never see it but I think it would work very well in this area. Anyway...take care!!