Ecoflow Delta Pro 3 in place of traditional set up

[Knightrider05]

I’m about to get my first van and am going for a day can type set up.

T6.1 LWB Kombi with 2+1 2nd row seats.

Thinking about electrics and I think I’m going to go rogue and use an Ecoflow Delta Pro 3.

It should be able to:

Run my diesel heater
Run my fridge
Run my laptop
Run a travel kettle
LED lights etc.

I will get the 800W alternator charger, portable solar panel, hook up.

I can run a higher amp set of appliances from the 30amp Anderson, then I have 240v plugs in the unit itself.

I plan to go EF > Anderson 30amp unit to a 12v fuse box, then wire in my appliances etc.

4KwH so plenty of juice.

Benefit is I can simply remove the unit when not on a long trip, I can use it for other things which is handy, like a power cut at home etc.

It’s expensive (likely going to cost me £2.5k) but then it’s removable and likely will hold its value pretty well. I don’t have to pay a pro to wire it all up and fit it as it’s all really straight forward.

So what am I missing? Seems like a sensible route, but I can’t find anyone else that is doing this kind of thing.

 

[WoodthorpeT6]

If you have the space for one then I see no downsides to doing it this way.
Similarly, we went with a Clayton Power LPS 2000 unit over the separate leisure battery/charger system.
Not familiar with the Ecoflow but it looks a nice bit of kit.

The Clayton unit we have is one of these from the van build, been in our conversion for 18 months now and it has been fantastic

 

[Knightrider05]

If you have the space for one then I see no downsides to doing it this way.
Similarly, we went with a Clayton Power LPS 2000 unit over the separate leisure battery/charger system.
Not familiar with the Ecoflow but it looks a nice bit of kit.

The Clayton unit we have is one of these from the van build, been in our conversion for 18 months now and it has been fantastic

Thanks for the reply,

Yes have been looking at the Clayton too.

How long do you get out of the battery when you are off grid?

I was worried the capacity would be too low for me.

Realistically in only need a couple of days max

 

[WoodthorpeT6]

@Knightrider05
Our Clayton is connected to a 270w solar panel on our poptop so it's constantly getting topped up and charged.

Without solar (or mains/alternator) charging, I was told the 2000 model would run our fridge, diesel heater, lightning, phone chargers and light use of our induction hob for 2-3 days.

With the low cost of solar panels, it would be a sensible move to add one to your system whatever route you go down I'd say.

 

[Drive Wayne]

Defo add some solar! I have 270 watts on the roof filling the on-board 230Ah battery, and we take out a Renogy 220 watt portable suitcase panel array powering a Bluetti AC180 in the awning. You can never have too much power! The Bluetti does the 'heavy lifting', Airfryer and coffee machine etc, the van runs 2 compressor fridges, induction hob and other power requirements! With 907 gas used for cookering, we don't worry about available power any more! As long as you don't park in a shady spot, check where Mr Sun is likely to be!