Perhaps the best way for Bluetti to demo their wares without odd marketing gimmicks. I look forward to more information about how this system works out.

Love the humor bits, oh and especially the shag carpet!

Yes! Let's see a solar panel hook up to the Bluettie batt system!! Great job guys, super informative!!

Welcome home again. For my van build, totally custom was the way to go - but for my home, EcoFlow looks like a great option. Thanks for taking the time to review in-depth, always appreciate your content!

Great video! The very best I've seen to date (and I've watched many) on the topic of backing your home up with battery packs like Bluetti produces. Look forward to more videos on the same topic. Always appreciate your educational approach and creative humour!

Awesome to see you both doing so well and recharging your batteries. And it's also great to see Bluetti packing more and more into their energy products. Amazing what they are doing these days in such a small package. I look forward to your future videos and seeing how you build a viable solar system in northern Saskatchewan.

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

We agree!

Good to see you guys enjoying a home time recharge. Bringing the power solution know how down to the level of someone without your level of technical expertise is a huge service to the community you've built.

As a recent purchaser of An AC 300/B300 , I found your video very informative and quite helpful. Looking forward to more in the future.

EXCELLENT Video! You did a great job explaining what you’re trying to solve, how you plan to solve it, and demonstrating the solution. Very well laid out. Can’t wait to see a follow up with solar input! Makes me want to do the same at my home!

You are simply AMAZING!! Your knowledge and demonstration are beyond top shelf.

I don’t know why, but I love the way that you show all the different settings. With most people I would be clawing my eyes out, but with you I’m actually interested.

Great to see you both "recharged" and cheery! Enjoy your time at home! As always, your projects inspire and your attention to detail (with the ATS etc) is lovely to witness.

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

Ahhhh I see what you did there...

We had that gold deep shag in the 70s. Being a big city boy, I've only had power outages a couple times. 5 days once on the dead of a winter storm. Used a KeroSun heater with great effect on comfort keeping warm. Enjoy your trip home.

That house just looks so comfy and pleasant.

I'm going to do this setup for our barn conversion! Thanks for the training!👍

You know a lot of us are here for the creative unboxing you do...not gonna lie...the brake stop on the smart car was cool!

Great setup and reviews Jason, wish you a great time with your families!!

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Great video! Very well planned, plenty of detail, and great gag with the smart car at the start. Looking forward to the follow up videos including the solar panel addition.

Always love your videos and the attention to detail. As a sound engineer I especially like the audio quality you achieved by using the mic on your hat brim. Very clean and clear audio for the whole video.

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

You fed the reserve on your in-law bonus points. Nicely done good sir.

Very cool, I would certainly love a system like that

I’m about 5 mins in and I’m hooked on your content.

I have learned and enjoyed many of your videos. You seem to have just enough daring and skill to get things done. I need more of those qualities while getting into my new project. Keep up the good work, and come further east in Canada next time. Watch you soon 👍

Brilliant stuff as usual! These magic boxes keep getting bigger and smarter all the time! Hope you’re enjoying your family time! Take care and give that shag carpet some extra fuzzles from us! 🤘🏻😊👍🏻

My gosh you make me laugh. Welcome home (though I'm not in Canada anymore myself 😛)! We recently bought a Bluetti AC300 with two B300's as a start towards our bus electrical system, and will get another of the same to complete it. We are very satisfied with them so far.

Very good documentation and presentation. Nice job and informative. thank you much.

This was helpful. I have the 200AC Max. I want to get some of the external battery packs. But I am not sure I can run it like a transfer switch because it only has one 20amp plug. I like the one you have because if you got the second one you could run a 220V tool or whatever. And obviously just has more power. I just couldn't swing more (plus the 500 didn't exist yet). This was still helpful for mine though to see how the external battery packs work etc. Plus you break the features down in a way that gives examples and makes sense. I struggle with electronics and the math of all what you did, but the way you explain things help me understand more than I did and take what relates to something I was already trying to figure out and made it make better sense. So thanks for sharing. I appreciate your channel. I've gotten help with multiple electronic things from you.

@MrAlvinDude

10 ай бұрын

It is still possible to arrange some kind of transfer switching, but it would only be for ONE 20amp breaker at a time. So a bit more thought needs to go into the designing of the (emergency/power-outage) system. For instance, if you have several freezers or fridges, it would be possible to design a system where ONE of those sockets/items would get power at a time, for some time. Fridges and freezers will typical do just fine, if they have power, like, every two hours, for 15-30 minutes each time. And you would probably (simultaneously) be able to keep some light on, and the wifi and the laptop. All powered from a 20 amp switch/breaker. --- But 2x AC500, and many battery packs, would of cause be easier to design a complete system with, and would supply power for longer, etc. But I would still say, that something smart could be implemented to increase the versatility of a 200AC system.

Clear and concise, thanks for the great video.

Happy you got this from bluetti.

As always, great job balancing technical and layman's explanation.

@Everlanders

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Jason.. This is great exactly what I want for my home in Ontario.

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

great job on the review and your audio sounded amazing…..thanx.👊🏼

Great video! I just made a couple videos for my little power projects and it's very time consuming to get basic videos out there let alone at this production quality! Bluetti has some awesome stuff that I havent seen before this video. I thought they only made the little power banks. I haven't seen these products before. Ok so your beard of knowledge needs to set it up with solar and have it switch to run the house during the day on battery/solar then charge back to 100% overnight with offpeak pricing from grid. Could probably save a ton of money over time!

Hey guys … great video and great project for your folks. Considering this set up for our place.

Very informational video on this unit. What a great home backup system.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

this channel is so underated!

I like the din-rail setup you use in your truck and have been putting a panel together for myself and somehow didn't even think of auto transfer switches (doh)...so thanks for the prod on that one! Great video as always, hope you're enjoying the time up north (especially not during winter :) ). Don't worry, it's still hot down south lol!

Awesome video - very comprehensive. Also, your voice audio quality is amazing!

@Everlanders

2 ай бұрын

Porque esto: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hmaYvJt-hJebo5s.html

Panels in the yard? Yes

Very Informative Video! I want to use two AC500 units and four B300S batteries using 120/240 Split-Phase to power my 50 Amp RV with two 15000 btu air conditioners. Proposed Setup: Each Bluetti AC500 has a 50 Amp female connector: (NEMA 14-50R) that is NOT a 240 volt receptacle, instead it is only 120 volts on one leg--the other leg is 0 volts. But, if you purchase two Bluetti AC500 units (each with at least one battery connected to it) and then use both a special Bluetti Communication cable that connects one AC500 unit to the other AC500 unit (and a special Bluetti "Y-Cable", discussed below)--the software in the Bluetti AC500 allows you to perform a master-slave 120/240 volt Split-Phase setup. The "Y-Cable" mentioned above, has two NEMA 14-50P male plugs and you connect one of the two 14-50P male plugs on the "Y-Cable" to one AC500 unit via its NEMA 14-50R receptacle and the other 14-50P male plug on the "Y-Cable" to the other AC500 unit via its NEMA 14-50R receptacle. The third connector on the "Y-Cable" is a NEMA SS2-50R. I can purchase an adapter on Amazon that has NEMA SS2-50P/CS6365 on one end and a NEMA 14-50R on the other so I can use it with my RV's 50 Amp Plug (NEMA 14-50P) that I normally use for plugging into shore power. I know this is somewhat of an elaborate setup--but I am wondering if it will work? I decided to go this way instead of a Cummings Onan propane generator. Thanks for taking the time to look at my setup, Steve

@Everlanders

8 ай бұрын

Yes

That carpet scene brought back childhood memories .. and cracked me up 🤣

This is so awesome!

Cool project! Looking forward to more testing. Looked at installing a big(ish) system on our house here, but determined it wouldn't be cost effective even with me installing the components!

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

Do It!

@Colorado4x4Van

10 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders $27k in materials...Accountant said no. :) Might consider a smaller system in the future.

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

Just plug the expedition truck into the house with a transfer switch, at least you'd have fridge, furnace and a few lights...

Great video !! Thank you !!!

Thanks for the update on powering a house with the bluetti system obviously the solar panels would have to be kept snow free during the winter.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

No, at these latitudes the panels are mounted at 52° and snow just slides off.

Great video...even a Luddite like me understood it...Thank you so much

Really nice video

Great video, and I hope you show the solar panels hooked up.

Seriously considering BLUETTI.

Great video thank you. I’d like to see you do the solar part please

Fantastic video!! Solar panels video please!

My mom, now passed, had three refrigerators and a freezer, none of which were frostless and all at least 20 years old. Being of Japanese descent, my mom also kept a 30 gallon galvanized garbage can filled with rice because . . . well, you just never know! :)

@nivid01

9 ай бұрын

Geez, I think galvanised containers are unsuitable for food as galvanising is toxic!

@nathanshiba6866

9 ай бұрын

@@nivid01 The rice was in 50lb rice bags but I'm quite sure my mom wasn't worried about being poisoned by the container. She was of a generation that didn't wear seat belts, thought smoking was healthy, and lived through a time as a child when sometimes a rice ball wrapped in seaweed was breakfast, lunch and dinner. The garbage can of rice was a middle finger to that time.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Lol, well played.

Excellent presentation! I would e very interested in seeing the solar addition and a 220 configuration as well. David in Nova Scotia.

What a vast amount of info! Cheers! Bah~ those three fingered holes on the NEMA 14-50 plug made me laugh... electricity dangerous... lol... More please!

Hey guys, new watcher and now a new follower after seeing this informative and simple to understand video, thanks. This question has probably already been asked and answered but when activated due to power outage that transfer switch must only supply power to the designated circuits while grid power is down.....because otherwise it would back feed power to the grid without a main breaker interlock kit.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

This is exactly the function of the Transfer Switch I demonstrated in the video.

@pauleastend4706

9 ай бұрын

Ok so that auto switch that you had to rebuild/beef up was the transfer switch then......is there a more reliable model then that one you used that does not need to be beefed up? Also, I currently have a Honda EU7000IS with a Reliance manual transfer switch.....unless/until I get a system like the one you installed in your in-laws house I would prefer to just feed the whole house with my generator, (without using the dryer, A/C and stove of coarse). Your thoughts?@@Everlanders

Kara plays piano?!?! Great video, enjoy the family time!

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Is that what you'd call that?

You come up with the best solutions. I am thinking about copying what you did. Quick Question - in the same way the automatic transfer switch changes to Bluetti power if the grid goes down - it also changes back to the Grid if the bluetti goes down (drops below 80% power like you setup as PV UPS)?? Seems like the switching part could create a potential for electric arc, particularly if the rocker cam motor failed halfway through switching?? Would installing a 50 amp AFCI circuit breaker instead of the stab lock 50 amp be a way to reduce risk?

Very cool Video :)

A few hours north of Saskatoon? Wow.

Nice Video and yes, try to get some solar 😀

Ok Jason and Kara that was great! Now see if you can get Ecoflow to send you 2 Delta Pros and 4 extra batteries for our place here in Wyoming and do a comparison please? ;-) Well actually 1 delta pro and 3 batteries since I have the other 2.

This video was so helpful. Bluetti AC500 and B300 That will Work for Me. Be Well , STay Extra Safe True Friends Help.. Also Church's

I notice you have a direct connection between the solar panesl and the Bluetti system. I have 22 solar panels on my house. Could I use them to make a direct connection to your Bluetti system? And what might the entire Bluetti system you show in the video cost me?

I'll love a video like you mentioned but I'm no expert, I understood almost nothing of the terminologies you were using, but I have time and I will love to understand them all step by step :) I Have a couple of panels and I was looking for a simple way to install and control batteries and these looks like they are easy to work with. My first question will be if you need an inverter (because I currently have one) to transform the power coming from the panels? because I think the thing you mention has already a built-in inverter correct? Another will be how does the battery connects to the grid and the panels? will it be panels --> batteries --> grid, or panels -->grid -->batteries? and how will the batteries kick in in each scenario? :S

I have the ac500 and 4 b200s in uk so 240v what are the best solar panels to link up also have an ac500 on a sail boat so looking at solar panels any info would be appreciated

That’s my dream to be able to afford those power banks.

@Everlanders

8 ай бұрын

This is my dream for you too!

Good to include that transferswitch. I use transferswitches for the same reasons as you do like 25a instead of 15a. I also think it saves energy. Do you have dynamic tarifs? You might want to run on these batteries when tarifs are high and charge them when tarifs are low. I use smaller systems (Ecoflow Delta 2) on an outlet bases, just securing the most important outlets when there is an outage. I included a smaller 25A transferswitch with normal 220V plugs to pass by the battery when the grid is working. It required a lot less installation

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

No, all fixed tariffs here...

@HansKeesom

8 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders I see. I hope you have a way to use the solar when the grid is on. I am moving from back dynamic to fixed tarifs again in oktober because of a good 3 year contract that was offeren. My solar will then still charge my batteries but when they get full I will try to dump part of it into my homegrid at the moment the load in the home is high enough.

@Everlanders

8 ай бұрын

Yup, we just flip the transfer switch...

Come try that at my house!

Is there a way to make it run off of solar/ battery then drop to grid then either go to solar and then swap it self back to solar when it charged. Mpp solar all in one 48 volt units. with to11k of batteries.

That's so interesting! Looks like an excellent system, and you're very clever for wiring it in like that. Is it ok with those quick transient loads when the motors kick in? Where we are, if the grid goes down sometimes the power comes back on for a second or two then drops again, then it resumes:I wonder how your system responds to that? It looks pretty responsive, but other whole house systems I have seen have a short (10 second?) delay before they switch to avoid those flickers.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Agreed, unfortunately no delay on the DIN rail ATS, the Bluetti transfer switch waits a few seconds... Didn't measure it.

Great setup as always. Would be very interested in seeing how much you could rely on solar with the full 3kW input. Would you be able to run the entire house load overnight on a system with the full 6 B300 units? If so, is it reliable enough to only use the grid as a backup option, or would the constant cycling destroy the batteries too quickly.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

You can completely discharge and recharge the batteries every day and still get 10 years out of them and they'll still be at 80% capacity...

@MrJkenney485

9 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders thanks for the feedback! I'm excited to build out a much smaller version of what you are rocking! Thanks for posting what you have so I can dream about what I can have one day.

Another great video. How does this compare with Delta Pro for split phase configuration? I have been toying with these 2 approaches as well as using server rack batteries and a Sol-Ark for example. Again, thank for the video. I was surprised to see you back in Canada but you explained that. Cheers from north Texas.

@Everlanders

Ай бұрын

It's single phase, so.... It doesn't compare. 🤷‍♂️

I guess if there's a long power outage during the winter, you could take all your freezer items in to the backyard if you're trying to conserve power.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

But this is a big job for these 85 year old seniors with 5 refrigeration units... and it still doesn't address the furnace or the frozen, bursting water pipes...

Good day, Yes i would love to see the connection with charge from the solo panel, also what is the switch over time from A to B, do u loose current during the switch? example, would the fridge turn off and on, when switch over takes place?

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

50ms

Great video. so when it is switched over to AC500, how is the Neutral and Ground are bonded?

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Only the hot is switched, neutral and ground remain bonded at the main panel.

The carpet and the lamp shades had me laughing out loud.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Mission Accomplished 💪

Nice, you're not far from my current location. So regarding the smart switch what model would you recommend for people that cannot do their own modifications

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Use the built in one.

Could I use this in my motor home?

I prefer to work on a hot panel, although some of my drivers would beg to differ. 🥺 Yes, panels!

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

You and me both!

As. Always great video... I don't know if it's only me (watching on iPad) but I don't see the link to the products you mentioned.

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

I was still typing them out, check now...

@some1private

10 ай бұрын

all there 😊 thanks.

and i am between ecoflow whole house to include a package unit heat pump or bluetti...any suggestions? the auto transfer switch on ecoflow can only handle so many circuits too. Any suggestions? Plus ecoflow is portable to use too...

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

It can handle 50 amps...

without the transfer witch can achieve the same work, just use the NEMA 14-50 Plug comes out from the BT and back to the sub-panel, to supply all the critical appliances. BT will connect the grid to the sub-panel, all the appliances will charge by grid.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Yes, except that it can't pass through more than the input cable allows. And it's supplied with a 15-amp cord.

What size solar array do you estimate to keep up with the critical load needs in the event of long term grid failure?

@Everlanders

5 ай бұрын

120% of your normal consumption.

Can I use my suicide cable that I purchased from Amazon to plug in straight to my outlet then to my bluetti and disconnect power source from company would that be good enough without putting a transfer switch?

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

I don't see the point... The whole point of the transfer switch is that it's automatic when the power goes down... It's $50

Long time no-see.

Just Curious- Did you wire the transfer switch relay coil magnet to be engaged when using Grid power or engaged when using backup power?

@Everlanders

5 ай бұрын

Whichever you like...

@musicbox4022

5 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders I don’t believe the relay would work if the coil’s engaged when running on battery power.. because when grid power fails, it releases the magnet to enable the batteries. How can it work the other way? I’m asking because it would make be nice to not have the magnet engaged all the time (in grid mode).. because they always hum a little bit. Btw- super cool you took apart the relay

Hey brother I'm not sure what they're really called but I've heard him referred to as soft start you put it in line like on an air conditioner so it doesn't draw the heavy start-up power would something like that be good for things like the compressor on the freezers and refrigerators just curious I have a very rudimentary understanding of these things really people with rudimentary understandings are offended that I put myself in their category

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

Yes, they're called Soft Start Capacitors... But they aren't needed here, everything runs fine from the Bluetti as it is now.

I already have a residential solar system on my house. It's a 6.4kw grid tie system with zero battery backup. Do you know if I installed a Bluetti system like yours would my solar panels work during a grid outage? Currently, if the grid goes down then the solar turns off (at the panel level).

@Everlanders

8 ай бұрын

That's the problem with a grid tie system...

Might be a dumb question. But at least for the freezers, could you not put them on like a 70-75% duty cycle with a rotary plug timer?

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

I don't understand why you'd bother... just turn down the thermostats...

what do you think about setting something like this in an RV if you have room?

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

Sure, why not...

Nice work my friend. You're a good son-in-law. How much does each battery weight in lbs. or kg?

@Everlanders

2 ай бұрын

36.165 kg

Thank you so much for your overview - My only 2 Qs are; 1. Does the company also make Solar panels? and 2. how much does this setup cost?

@Everlanders

24 күн бұрын

www.bluettipower.com/products/ac300-b300

@abeibrahim5846

23 күн бұрын

@@EverlandersThank You so much - I wonder if you have a comparison video with EcoFlow and which is more applicable in your in-law's environment, Thanks!

@Everlanders

23 күн бұрын

Yes

Hey, that same careful delivery guy speeds boxes to my house. Or his cousin who drives just like him.

Solar panel setup please.

Hi from Italy, thanks for video. Trying to figure out why my ac500 has 10% battery charge drop in 8hrs at night in pure standby mode, ac/DC off. It works as UPS, grid charging only ar 20%< PV priority. Where is all this consumption coming from,? Bluetti is suggesting to disconnect panel and grid charge ... Come on, it's an ups, I cannot! Best setting to prevent this loss? Thx for tips

@Everlanders

3 ай бұрын

Clearly defective.

@piernaline6027

2 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders the inverter, the battery or the SW/bms?

How much would it cost to outfit them with two sets of AC500s with six B300s each? That should give them about 4 hours shy of 3 days of battery power for a worst case scenario. How would you go about using more than 12 B300s on two AC500s to provide a week or more of reserve power in the event of a fairly long outage?

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

It would cost more.

My Electrician hooked up an interlock system on the main panel, over building a second sub panel. I’m wondering if there’s a benefit of one over the other? 🖖

@Everlanders

10 ай бұрын

One is automatic...

@simon359

10 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders Good point, although I know instantly when my power goes out and can make the adjustments manually if needed. Most of the year it’s running off grid.

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

As long as the power goes out when you're at home, that would be fine.

@simon359

9 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders Even if the power was out for 24 hours, I wouldn’t be affected. Any longer than that I might have some issues. Like starting up a generator.

is there any delay on the transfer switch transfering back to mains? (so if the mains is flickering its not cycling the switch)

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

The AC500 is 20ms and the DIN transfer switch I got is longer, maybe 50ms

@allan80supra

9 ай бұрын

@@Everlandersthat's the time it takes to make the switch so no delay to ensure the mains are stable ☹️... the din switch could be exciting, if you where keeping it add a delay on it, I'd say the ac500 would do phase synchronisation "line interactive" at least so delay is probably not as important, also why do people not add lights as a critical load? Being able to see is critical and with led bulbs low draw

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

There are a bunch of lights that happen to be these circuits too... Thanks for the critique.

@allan80supra

9 ай бұрын

@@Everlanders sorry did not mean to come across as critique, love your work but always pondering 🤔 options...

I have the AC300 and the B300 battery. I have been in touch with Bluetti - a lot - over the past year or so. I asked them if I could use the B300 with the AC500. They said I could not. They said that the AC500 requires a B300S. I hope that you are right and they are wrong. 🤔

@Everlanders

8 ай бұрын

Nope, ours are B300S

they actually look like tha batteries I have. the b300s, not the b300. these are self heating that's why I got them. I live in Maine

@Everlanders

9 ай бұрын

They are the B300S's... Good eye