Solar Generator Running My Whole House - Lion Energy Safari ME

[@Dis-Emboweled]

This demo is impressive! I like that Lion is a USA company.

[@sierramantrvlnus]

Very impressive. Can't wait to hear the charge recovery rate and time.

[@UltimateAnarchy]

Beautiful home Jim, thanks for letting us in.

[@relaxingserenitysounds]

Wowww!! Amazing!! Thank you so much for Sharing!!!

[@gsarjos]

that is one impressive solar generator

[@fredsebio1377]

That was great both the inergy flex and the safari lion solar genetator is great best you can buy both to power everything inside the house

[@cuteone1702]

Yes, I love my Flex and Kodiak

[@rcinc1460]

so can you run it during the day and keep the same amount of power or does it drain? How big of a system would you need to run it all 24/7 off grid?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

No this would not be a sustainable solution for my home. It is an excellent backup if the power goes down. To run my entire house sustainably through the night and then have enough power to run it during the day and charge my battery bank I would probably need a minimum of 3000 watts of solar on the roof, 500 amp hours of lithium iron phosphate batteries, a 3000 watt pure sun wave inverter and I would have to cut back on my power usage quite a bit. It really does take a huge system to run a house off grid but this is an amazing back up for power outages considering it's completely silent self-contained all in one and as portable. you really can't beat that for simplicity. in a pinch it will run any one part of my house just fine but if the fridge the water pump and several other things kicked on at once it would probably push me over the top of 2000 watts. This was a pretty dramatic test and I would never be running so many frivolous things if I was actually trying to live off grid using this unit. Just FYI. Thanks for the question and happy camping.

[@robertvasquez3]

@@fullmoonadventureclub have you done a video with the naturese elite 3.6k watts & pod's to power a home or yours?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

I have not. I'll look into it. :)

[@barbaraschraven4776]

Hi, no knowledge at all but researching madly mind you camped for years with my family of 5 children! So this machine can run of batteries alone is this correct? For example 10 year lithium batteries ( hope I've got that right) my husband is on Pallative care and I'm trying to think long term as in war etc as I live 3 hours away from my kids and need to be self sufficient especially if fuel becomes an issue as well. We dont have a roof of solar panels but l will be fighting for this as well. I live basically in a small town 300 residents in Australiais . Hope to hear from you Barb aged 67

[@shamekajones2412]

I would love and really need a generak. Where I live the power has gone out about 12 or 13 times already and it was more than a day.

[@IamTimePiece]

Impressive... I'm in tx and could have used that last week... definitely on my "to buy" list

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

Exactly, Texas scared me, if that could happen there, it could happen anywhere, I just purchased a 3600 watt unit that will be here Wednesday. But the panels I want 470 watts each cost a lot so I am buying two at a time over this year, hopefully I can get a lot of them by next winter just to be safe.

[@davidrichardson2296]

What make of transfer switch did you use to connect the Safari generator to your cabin?

[@rontaylor601]

I would be interested in getting whatever information is available on the "transfer switch"

[@robbiewright9573]

Very impressive! Another great video. Thank you! I have two Lion UTs in my RV. I love them!

[@alialyami4207]

سميه الجو رهيب والي محليه الهدوء طق طق

[@prepperdan]

Ridiculous! Love the possibilities

[@lesson2us]

Nice cabin 🤙🏾

[@eng.knowledgeseeker]

Nice home bro, whats the brand of that fridge bro?

[@anthonygraham6449]

How did you get around the floating ground? I wanted to run my solar generator thru my surge protector. (Watchdog). With regular generator you can use the ground bonding plug. Do you know what I can do to make the watchdog happy? Thanks in advance

[@hawaiidogs9277]

Ty sir

[@brantleyrobbins7188]

Can this handle a water pump for a well?

[@thomasjefferson4662]

All that on that one battery unit thats pretty dang good. So quick question how long would that one battery power a fridge and 2 deep freezers and a few led lights in your opinion

[@ginny2071]

can you also do this safelyin a apartment?

[@zbest109]

Will you be reviewing ecoflow deita pro or max

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

I would love to. But unfortunately they will not respond to my inquiries. As soon as I can get my hands on one I will definitely review it. :)

[@cuteone1702]

Great demo!

[@jamessena222]

Did you plug your whole house on 30 amp plug?

[@Opinionsin3dd]

I would love to see how you set it up

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

I would love to share it all but it's kind of dangerous to share electrical work with the world. I'm definitely trying to figure out a way to share it with everyone. It took tons of research and careful planning and should probably just be done by a professional. But I just might share it. So stay tuned. :-)

[@kristinleone5110]

How many solar chargers are u having to use to keep it charged all the time …I’m asking because I’m in fl and bought both items at Costco and plugged one ac unit in to cool the living room and it lasted one hour how in the heck did u power the whole cabin for that long and keep it charged?

[@dougs7367]

So what's the other box sitting on top of the generator (see 11:30)? Extra power storage?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

The extra battery pack. Sold separately by Lion Energy.

[@dougs7367]

@@fullmoonadventureclub So you're not powering the house with just the solar generator..

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

@@dougs7367 Correct. It is the Safari ME with the Safari ME expansion battery.

[@TomH48]

Great video! Will this thing power a full size refrigerator and full size stand alone freezer together?

[@jamiewarr5298]

I know it's 2 years later but I have owned the safari ME with the expansion battery and 600 watts of solar panels for about 3 years now and I can say with complete confidence that it absolutely can run both for many years in fact mine has been running a deep freezer for the whole 3 years and it don't even begin to use up the power this thing puts out

[@roubp5932]

Nice video. What’s the name of that Transfer switch and where did buy it?

[@bobbyhoward8568]

So you say they're designed engineered and tested in the United States but where are they assembled

[@AskIveSolar]

Interesting. I wonder about the power button issue they had on the smaller as reported by Will Prowse Basically the device not responding to button pressed in certain things.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

I saw that video.. The button issue Will Prowse was having is that he wasn't holding it down for 5 seconds. Mine works fine.

[@mariotejeda9713]

Hi there. So i live in Minnesota and I ice fish. I have a fish house I was wondering how many hours would this product would run if I’m running the heater, fan, fridge and when I’m in it tv and lights too.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Heaters use a lot of power. If your heater uses 1500 watts it would last 2 hours with the expansion battery running just the heater.

[@hellomyfriends9740]

It's really impresses me how much wattage the microwave sucks

[@follywood2]

How do you connect it to your house?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

A generator transfer switch was wired into my house system. It needs to be done by a professional.

[@geraldtom3406]

I have just a few questions for you. Besides using an expansion pack to increase the capacity, will the ME be able to connect to a couple of Safari UT1300 batteries to expand its capacity? What is the spec for how long the ME will be able to sustain the rated surge wattage? Is the ME compatible with other solar panels besides the Lion Energy 24v solar panels?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

I do not believe you can connect to external batteries other than the expansion pack. You would probably just have to buy additional expansion packs to expand the battery capacity. I believe any solar panels would work as long as they're 24 volt panels in series. The sustainable wattage is 2000 Watts with a surge rating of 4000 Watts which would probably only run for a maximum of a couple seconds to get large motors for appliances going.

[@geraldtom3406]

Thanks for the info, I really appreciate your review videos and subscribed awhile ago. I'm Eagerly waiting for the the fully tested review for the ME. A little off topic, but related; I purchased a few UT 1300 batteries for my travel trailer and so far really like them. I watched your excellent review for the Safari batteries too and now I'm thinking of adding solar. Would you happen to know the Solar charge controller settings when connecting to the Safari UT1300 batteries and solar panels? I'm trying to decide if going with the Safari ME with solar panels and expansion pack vs. Adding solar panels, inverter and Victron solar charge controller to the Lion Energy UT1300 batteries,(and all related cables, fuses and switches involved with adding solar to the trailer) would be a better option.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

@@geraldtom3406 you would probably save money building your own system but some prefer a pre assembled option. The lion batteries need to be charged to 14.6 volts so make sure you get a charge controller that can be set to that voltage.

[@JJE2010MO]

Do you have a video covering the solar panels and setup?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Not yet. I will cover that in the full review soon.

[@JJE2010MO]

@@fullmoonadventureclub sounds super, keep up the great work.

[@yoshibfc]

What is the wattage of your panels

[@patriciabarks1755]

Hi! I (kind of) understand the transfer switch, I'm guessing it goes through the circuit breaker and if there's a power surge the breaker will trip? If I'm wrong please correct me. :-) but what I don't understand is if I don't use a transfer switch and I have an air conditioner that needs to be plugged into something grounded, can I safely plug the AC cord directly into the front of the lion ME? Is it meant to do this, and will it be grounded? Any info on this is appreciated. Thank you!

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Yes you can plug your air conditioner directly into the front of the lion ME as long as it's a 120 volt air conditioner and not a 240-volt. The lion ME does have a grounding plug on the front. As to the true nature of it being grounded I'm not exactly sure. You may want to ask the people at Lion energy.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Also, my transfer switch is just so I can run it through every plug in the house. The lion Emmy has its own set of circuit breakers and safety devices so you can just plug stuff straight in.

[@user-qc6yq1jh4j]

what about the lights flickering in the room on the right?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

I have all led bulbs with dimmers. They flicker occasionally even with grid power while dimmed. Still trying to figure that out. Very sensitive when dimmed.

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

Can it charge while in use? How long would it need to recharge? How many of how s solar panels does it need and what kind does it need?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Yes it can charge while powering devices. It can take up to 600 watts of solar and will charge in an hour and a half under ideal sun conditions. You can use any brand of solar panels but I believe they have to be 24 volt panels.

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

@@fullmoonadventureclub thanks

[@dontgetjealous1958]

Sir I have a question is there any solar generator where you can power the whole house 🏠🏠 I mean like 10000 watts ??

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Yes but they are not portable. They need to be installed into your home

[@maryparsons4833]

what about A/C ?

[@terryrodbourn2793]

You should use the M1 Mac Mi I! It use much less electricity and be more powerful at the same time, look it up!

[@kimberlybahrs7165]

How much and it do a whole house

[@Lordlindef]

Price??

[@baoshibijou1351]

No heat or ac being run.

[@OutspokenOkie]

I was wondering if this unit would run a mini split

[@markandjoyschwindt1310]

I wish that they would ship to Canada.🤔

[@edwinw8782]

Cost?

[@jamessanders6007]

that's so cool that you can power your whole house with that and not have to rely on the expensive power company to use there power, ? is that battery inside the unit replaceable if it ever goes bad, battery's can go bad overtime.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

The battery is not replaceable. However, it does get up to 3000 Cycles. So if you use that every day 365 days a year it'll last you about eight and a half years and it will still have 80% of its capacity. That's the great thing about lithium iron phosphate batteries.

[@trackpackgt877]

How long will it run your house an hour? Or will it actually run it for few hours?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

With all of that stuff on it will run my house for about 3 or 4 hours. Of course I would not be that frivolous with all my power usage in an actual power outage. If I remember correctly I had over 120 lights on, tvs, laptops, ect. It would run my LG double-door refrigerator, my modem for internet, charging smartphones, and running a couple lights easily for 24 hours with the expansion battery and no solar. If you have the full amount of solar coming in you could easily run your refrigerator and some small items indefinitely. This was more of a show of inverter capacity. I hope that helps. Thanks for the comment and happy camping.

[@autumnspring6624]

That is unreal! Wow! How long will it provide energy for?

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

It depends on the energy being used by the house. At 1000 Watts it would last for 3 hours at 500 watts it would last for 6. That is of course if you didn't have any solar power coming in. If you have 600 watts of solar hooked up to it it could run 500 watts all day and then run for 6 hours at night. However, every time your refrigerator is cycling your energy level will fluctuate. So it's hard to say. I hope that helps. Thanks for the question and happy camping.

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

@@fullmoonadventureclub .. 1,000 watts is not much for a average home though. I am curious how to hook up everything to the house I just bought a 3600 watt solar generator that will be here Monday but I will need to hook it up similar. Hopefully you have a video on how to do this.

[@wilmersegarra2472]

@fullmoonadventureclub I bought this system after I watched your video. I'd like to know more, with details, how can I run all my electronics without been connected to the power grid at all. Thank you.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Here is my full review of the unit if that helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYvTZpRnfrmggZI If you have any specific questions after watching the video let me know. Thanks.

[@wilmersegarra2472]

@@fullmoonadventureclub I watched the video. Very interesting. I do not have access to the power grid at all. What I need to know is, (picture this) going backwards, from the outlets/switches, wires, straight to a breaker box. What do I need after the breaker box? Transfer switch? And from the transfer switch, a cord to just plug into the front of the L.E. ME main box? Ps: I have 7 of the 100w panels, the main box and two expansion batteries, witch I do know I can only have one at the time connected. Thank you in advance.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

That's a pretty complicated question. Unfortunately I can't tell you exactly how to hook that up because electrical can be dangerous and I can't be giving out electrician advice when I'm not an electrician. However, if you're not connected to the Grid at all you wouldn't need a transfer switch unless you plan on connecting to the grid later. Also, most breaker boxes are 240 volt system split into two separate 120 volt legs for your Breakers. If you only connect to one leg you're only going to have half of the stuff in your house working. And it will not run 240-volt devices like a dryer or an electric range. I might do a video on my setup but I have to be careful sharing electrical advice. I don't want anyone to get hurt and it can be quite dangerous.

[@wilmersegarra2472]

@@fullmoonadventureclub I will not have anything of that range to use. Like a dryer or electric stove. Is a skoolie where this is been use.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

@@wilmersegarra2472 it should work very well for that. Maybe I'll put a video up showing my set up soon.

[@Golfreak]

Good Lord, if I read the spec correctly, this machine capacity is 922wh retailing for $2350 ?? Really ?? What a freakin ripoff. Heck if you don't need the bells and whistle, you could have gotten a Lion UT1300 at Costco for $750+ a 2000 Inverter($250) and you could have gotten a 1320wh combo for $1000 vs $2350. Sure I'm not comparing apple to apple but that machine is grossly overpriced even of the 15% discount. Heck I did buy the Lion UT1300 from Costco and built a housing for it. Attached a 2000w inverter to the housing and I have a portable generator with more capacity for less than half the price. Does pretty much everything that machine can do. And it freakin easy. Just attached some cables from the battery to the inverter and you can plug any electric gadget to it. BTW, I love your channel. My opinion is on the generator.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

True. Building your own system is always cheaper and gives you more control over options. I try not to get into cost breakdowns in my videos because some people prefer a pre-built system and sometimes cost is not a primary concern. I just found out they sold their entire inventory in the last few days since I did the video so I think all solar generators are in high demand. With these strange times I just try to share any options I can get my hands on. I want to review the titan but they are sold for months. It's good to remind people they can build a system. Glad you like the channel. Thanks for your comment and happy camping. Jim

[@Golfreak]

@@fullmoonadventureclub Thank you for the reply. Most people are really uninformed on the subject of lithium power generator since these are relative new. Lion selling out their beginning inventory has nothing to do with good value. I've been watching a lot of channels(including yours) so I feel i need to pass on the knowledge. Letting people there are far better options available. The Lion UT1300 is a great product and the pricing is in line with everything else in its class. It's an even better value when they were on sale at Costco. 2 x UT1300 for $1400 making it $700 per unit. This Safari ME is grossly overpriced compared to other Lithium generator. Great looking machine until people realized it's capacity is only 922wh. No way a 922wh machine should be priced at $2350. If people really want an easy plug and play machine, the Bluetti AC will be out on the market soon $1799 for 1700wh capacity. Of course the best option is to get the Costco 2 x UT1300 for $1400(when it's available), add a 2000w inverter($300) so for $1700, you get 2700wh capacity.

[@julesfalcone]

@@Golfreak I love your comments, so honest. I'm making my RV all solar. I want to be totally self-sufficient. I'm going to price the lion you mentioned now. Thanks for the first class advice.

[@julesfalcone]

@@Golfreak I think I'm going to hold off on the batteries for now. I want to see how the ones I have work. Regarding inverters; you recommend a 2000 watt. I was planning on getting a 3000 watt bc I figured it was worth the extra money.

[@bwd5315]

@@julesfalcone oi

[@Golfreak]

And another comparison, the Bluetti AC200 was just on Indiegogo for $1199 with a 1700wh capacity. Sure it doesn't have Lifepo4 batteries but it does have high grade auto lithium batteries rates for 2500 cycles also.

[@JohnB3363]

May I ask what your Sq. Footage is of the house?

[@tcarr1]

OK please don't flame me, but I'm new to all this and it is SOOOOO overwhelming! I'm boutta lose ma mind! Watched for well over 2 hrs and still baffled as to how much I need, what to buy, how the heck to set up. LOST!! Not unhandy but NOT an electrician, I don't mess with electricity (hate the shock therapy I seem to get!! 'Course it'd help if I shut the breakers off) and don't have months to figure this out. Can anyone...everyone... please help me?

[@crucian7]

Leoch is just as good for $1000. $2300 is a ripoff. The bluetti ac200 is more affordable at 1700

[@nathantyson3982]

I average 959,000 watts an hour for my 2 bed 2 bath home 😭

[@wilmersegarra1574]

Is this honestly real?! I have a skoolie, (school bus converted into a home) and I'm looking for solar power to run everything, meaning a 10.5 sqf fridge, 32" TV, charge cellphone, run a fan, a small washer, and about 10 LED lights to light up to skoolie in and out. HELP! I saw this LION in Walmart.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Its real but I only ran this test for about 6 hours. If you want 24 hour 7 days a week operation you may want to build a system with more solar. This unit will take 600 watts of solar so you would need to charge during the day. I think it would handle your needs but the refrigerator may but you over the top. Not sure how much energy it uses. I just don't want to steer you wrong.

[@wilmersegarra1574]

@@fullmoonadventureclub Thank you for the reply, I chat with a representative from LION Energy, and explained all I need the system for, and they recommend the Lion Energy ME Kit. That kit will run the entire house 24/7.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

@@wilmersegarra1574 well if you do decide to buy one you can use my code word adventure and save 15% off of the unit. It also helps me out as well. I hope it works out well for you. Thanks for watching and happy camping.

[@wilmersegarra1574]

@@fullmoonadventureclub Will do! I went to LION Energy by clicking the link you provided it! And got in a chat right away! Thank you!

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

@@wilmersegarra1574 I hope it serves you well. Thanks for watching and happy camping.

[@alialyami4207]

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[@joecool7165]

You’re rambling about stuff no one cares. You gave us the specs show is that it meets or exceeds them. You know how to do this just takes a couple of heaters. People like you waste my time

[@FBall-im8ui]

yeah all is on but for a short time mate, no one has all their lights and appliances etc running at the same time so unrealistic video. better to show a normal day of running power to see how long this unit will last. My refrigerator alone drains my Safari ME IN TWO DAYS, I ONLY USE THE SYSTEM FOR MAKING COFFEE otherwise in my Van, so it needs to be topped off often.

[@fullmoonadventureclub]

Correct. I believe I mentioned that several times in the video. This is not a practical application but rather a demonstration of how much can run off 2,000 Watts at one time. Obviously, you wouldn't be running your entire house with all the lights on in a power outage. This video might just be useful for people that experience temporary blackouts that last a few hours. In a off-grid situation every watt matters. Thanks for the comment and happy camping.