I'm setting up to install this panel this weekend. Why are you using the ferrules? And, where are you using them? You don't actually show it or explain it in this video. Thank you.
Great video and very detailed! Looks like your EcoFlow Smart Home Panel is installed in your garage. What are the summer temperatures in your garage and how do the EcoFlow Delta Pros perform if temperatures are above 80 degrees?
@@johnc-techc5612 Thanks! EcoFlow support could only tell me the Infinity cable was 4ft, but didn't know the internal wiring harness length. So you're saying that's 4 ft too, which is great.
If 4 ft is long enough, great. Otherwise watch my video where I create longer cables to include inserting one end into the Smart Home Panel plug in connector with a ferrel on the end of a store bought 10 gauge, twisted pair wire and the other end connects to the breaker box connection (wire nut to the house circuit or ferrel to the circuit breaker.) I like home runs device to breaker box. Less voltage lost on needless connection points.
I attempted to include an electrician early on, but he ran from the project. What I like about the configuration is I can reset the circuit breaker panel back to original with minor effort. The solar panel setup went thru the city so it will stay. And the new owners may want to install something like the Telsa Powerwall.
Great video and informative. I really like how you’ve laid everything out and how clean it looks. What size conjunction box are using for all of your runs? I need to do something similar to this. Thanks
it's 10x11inch. I think something like this is available at Home Depot. The run through from breaker box pop out to conduit elbow determined the position of everything. And I kept everything flexible until I was sure it all fit. Then I screwed it all down. The elbows are also standard at Home Depot. The cover plates make the pull throughs way easier than trying to pull thru an actual elbow.
@@GardenPadawan For me, the only 30 amp circuits are Pro1 and Pro2 that provide power for the Delta Pros. All other circuits are 15 amp or 20 amp. The default 10 gauge wire should be adequate. Considering the runs from my main panel to the rest of my house, many are longer than 25 feet and all use standard 14 gauge for the 15 amp and 12 gauge for the 20 amp without difficulty. I expect the 10 gauge will be fine. Maybe others can reply with their thoughts?
I just had an electrician out to my house as I recently purchased the ecoflow battery backup system...and he told be it was against code for him to install a plug in my garage (where my electric panel is) that allows me to plug in the ecoflow to power my panel...he would have to install it outside. Since i have a side entry garage with no man door to the outside, this would require me somehow cut a hole in the stucco to run the power cable. What a joke. Who the hell makes these rules up. I guess everyone I see posting videos with these systems and plugs in their garage are breaking the law?
I'm not sure what type of plug you mean. Are you attempting to use the Ecoflow battery to power your home main power panel? You would need a disconnect for the grid power before the battery could take over. This is normally the job of the Smart Home Panel. Maybe some more details would be helpful.
@@johnc-techc5612 Yes I am wanting to power my main panel without using the smart panel. I had him come out to estimate a lock out switch install on main breaker with a plug under the panel to plug in the Ecoflow, but he said he can't install a generator outlet inside the garage...it has to be outside. He said that even though I am using a battery system, he has to worry that some new owner of my house in the future may plug in a gas powered generator and leave it in the garage. He said the plugs they use for this application even state on them that they are for exterior use only. Is this some new rule? I had this same type of outlet installed in my garage in WA state 5 years ago by a licensed electrician....I live in FL now.
Every community has their own set of building codes. Is your objective to protect against blackouts? to shift cheap electricity to an expensive time period. How will you recharge the Ecoflow batteries? Solar panels? Plug in to the grid? The Smart Panel helps you create a schedule to keep the batteries charged up and use them when you need them. I understand the electrician's point to set up for an external generator. You may decide having a gas or natural gas generator is a useful addition to your plan. Good luck.
@@johnc-techc5612 Yep...I am only looking to have backup power in a blackout...I have the smart generator and a large propane tank...as well as a few 400w solar panels. Not planning to have the solar set up permanently,so I wouldn't really need the power management features of the smart panel. I just want to be able to lock out the feed to the outside and plug my ecoflow into an inlet plug to feed my panel..and select which circuits I need as I need them.
Nice setup. For my comments remember I'm not an electrician. Just a DIY guy. Maybe have the electrician set up the transfer switch outside, with a vent thru your exterior wall. I have them because my house has a gas hot water heater. The vent makes for a good DIY access point for cabling. There are a few other examples on RUclips. Remember to keep the batteries below 100°F.
I'm setting up to install this panel this weekend. Why are you using the ferrules? And, where are you using them? You don't actually show it or explain it in this video. Thank you.
Great video and very detailed! Looks like your EcoFlow Smart Home Panel is installed in your garage. What are the summer temperatures in your garage and how do the EcoFlow Delta Pros perform if temperatures are above 80 degrees?
Hopefully the additional videos have answered your question.
what did you use the Ferrules for? I thought the plugs were all ready to go out of the box.
exactly!! This doesn't make any sense.
Did one of the cables (from the home panel to the delta pro) come with the home panel kit or was it two cables?
Only one.
ok thank you@@johnc-techc5612
Theres many different type of 10awg stranded wires, do you know what type you used?
I bought the Southwire 10AWG stranded wire copper THHN from Lowes.
on the end of the wires 14 min mark. what are them ends called?
It's called a ferrule. Check out Ferrule Crimping Tool Kit, Preciva AWG23-7 on Amazon.
Can you tell me the lengths of the input and output wires that come with the Smart Panel? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks
4 ft, bracket to ferrel.
@@johnc-techc5612 Thanks! EcoFlow support could only tell me the Infinity cable was 4ft, but didn't know the internal wiring harness length. So you're saying that's 4 ft too, which is great.
If 4 ft is long enough, great. Otherwise watch my video where I create longer cables to include inserting one end into the Smart Home Panel plug in connector with a ferrel on the end of a store bought 10 gauge, twisted pair wire and the other end connects to the breaker box connection (wire nut to the house circuit or ferrel to the circuit breaker.) I like home runs device to breaker box. Less voltage lost on needless connection points.
Did you leave the jumper block in for single phase or take it out for split phase with the two delta pros?
Leave it in to give yourself up to 10 single phase circuits.
How far apart is your run from SHP to main panel?
7-8 feet
Did you have to do any city permitting with smart home panel
I attempted to include an electrician early on, but he ran from the project. What I like about the configuration is I can reset the circuit breaker panel back to original with minor effort. The solar panel setup went thru the city so it will stay. And the new owners may want to install something like the Telsa Powerwall.
Great video and informative. I really like how you’ve laid everything out and how clean it looks. What size conjunction box are using for all of your runs? I need to do something similar to this. Thanks
it's 10x11inch. I think something like this is available at Home Depot. The run through from breaker box pop out to conduit elbow determined the position of everything. And I kept everything flexible until I was sure it all fit. Then I screwed it all down. The elbows are also standard at Home Depot. The cover plates make the pull throughs way easier than trying to pull thru an actual elbow.
What gauge wire is the red wire going from the smart panel all the way to main breaker?
All wire is 10 gauge, stranded. It's about a 6-7 ft run. This should handle 3 amps. Check with an electrician if unsure of local building codes.
@@johnc-techc5612 , thanks!
Mine would have to be a 25ft run from the junction box to the main panel.
@@GardenPadawan For me, the only 30 amp circuits are Pro1 and Pro2 that provide power for the Delta Pros. All other circuits are 15 amp or 20 amp. The default 10 gauge wire should be adequate. Considering the runs from my main panel to the rest of my house, many are longer than 25 feet and all use standard 14 gauge for the 15 amp and 12 gauge for the 20 amp without difficulty. I expect the 10 gauge will be fine. Maybe others can reply with their thoughts?
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I just had an electrician out to my house as I recently purchased the ecoflow battery backup system...and he told be it was against code for him to install a plug in my garage (where my electric panel is) that allows me to plug in the ecoflow to power my panel...he would have to install it outside. Since i have a side entry garage with no man door to the outside, this would require me somehow cut a hole in the stucco to run the power cable. What a joke. Who the hell makes these rules up. I guess everyone I see posting videos with these systems and plugs in their garage are breaking the law?
I'm not sure what type of plug you mean. Are you attempting to use the Ecoflow battery to power your home main power panel? You would need a disconnect for the grid power before the battery could take over. This is normally the job of the Smart Home Panel. Maybe some more details would be helpful.
@@johnc-techc5612 Yes I am wanting to power my main panel without using the smart panel. I had him come out to estimate a lock out switch install on main breaker with a plug under the panel to plug in the Ecoflow, but he said he can't install a generator outlet inside the garage...it has to be outside. He said that even though I am using a battery system, he has to worry that some new owner of my house in the future may plug in a gas powered generator and leave it in the garage. He said the plugs they use for this application even state on them that they are for exterior use only. Is this some new rule? I had this same type of outlet installed in my garage in WA state 5 years ago by a licensed electrician....I live in FL now.
Every community has their own set of building codes. Is your objective to protect against blackouts? to shift cheap electricity to an expensive time period. How will you recharge the Ecoflow batteries? Solar panels? Plug in to the grid? The Smart Panel helps you create a schedule to keep the batteries charged up and use them when you need them. I understand the electrician's point to set up for an external generator. You may decide having a gas or natural gas generator is a useful addition to your plan. Good luck.
@@johnc-techc5612 Yep...I am only looking to have backup power in a blackout...I have the smart generator and a large propane tank...as well as a few 400w solar panels. Not planning to have the solar set up permanently,so I wouldn't really need the power management features of the smart panel. I just want to be able to lock out the feed to the outside and plug my ecoflow into an inlet plug to feed my panel..and select which circuits I need as I need them.
Nice setup. For my comments remember I'm not an electrician. Just a DIY guy. Maybe have the electrician set up the transfer switch outside, with a vent thru your exterior wall. I have them because my house has a gas hot water heater. The vent makes for a good DIY access point for cabling. There are a few other examples on RUclips. Remember to keep the batteries below 100°F.