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I seem to be finding a lot of conflicting information with regard to generator charging the F5000 while the power station is powering loads. I know with no loads connected to the power station, I can hook up my inverter gas generator to charge the power station without a bonding adapter plug.

However, during an outage , if I have a refrigerator and a window AC unit running off the power station, can I leave those loads running while charging the F5000 with my gas generator or should I use a bonded adapter plugged into one of the plugs on the gas generator while charging the power station?

I know if Im charging via solar with loads attached and running, it's not an issue.

I own the PECRON 3800LFP and am very happy with it for short-term most-house backup. I’m considering adding a WEN 2800 Watt dual fuel inverter generator to top-off charge my PECRON during prolonged power outages. Does anyone see a problem using this particular WEN in this way? Thanks for any advice you can provide.

Wife is getting annoyed that I don't turn on the AC during peak hours. I'm thinking of getting a F5000LFP with an additional battery pack to resolve this issue. Will this run my HVAC for 3 hours? Below is the chart of watts used when cooling. Orange is the condenser and blue is the blower.

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Can anyone recommend a transfer switch for my HVAC? Additional circuits for my refrigerator and LED lights would be nice for power outages.

As for charging, I am planning to charge at night for off peak rate. Solar will come later when I have the funds. The specs shows it can charge at 3600W with a 30A breaker. Is that safe to charge at 3600w continuously, from 0 to 100%, especially with an additional battery pack, adding to the time needed to complete the charge?

Last question. Where there big sales in past Black Fridays?

I have not had this unit for long and today I decided to charge another battery using one of the outlet plugs. AC overload. Shut everything down and tried again and determined the unit is tripping (AC output overload) at around 1800 watts.

I went through the manual and did not see anything except for the max AC load being 4200w. The outlets are described as BS-U20 which implies a 20 amp limit or about 2400w.

Has anybody else encountered an 1800 watt limit? I sent an email to Pecron support. I know I can use the TT30-R to get more output. At least I hope I can.

Anyone else have issues with their F5000, yesterday received 1 MCU OTA update to 1.0.7 from support and today I received another one for the DC 1.0.2 for PV issues I was having related to PV2.

After the upgrade showed complete on my APP the screen on the unit showed upgrade failed.

Within minutes no fans on the unit and it started filling the room with a very strong burning electronics smell.

I disconnected the PV inputs and brought the power station out to the cement garage.

I called Pecron today and awaiting their response, they said I'd have to wait for an email response.

I notice on my 5K that the app does not show the second expansion a battery and none are shown in the local display. It all seems to be working as expected. I'm able to get about 12 hours out of a 15kwh capacity, which is what I expect, but I was wondering if this is normal. I also would like feedback on how it's cabled since Pecron does not state how the cables should be situated.

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Hi all. Curious to know is anyone actually using the F5000 during outages? I’m not asking if you got one and plugged in a cell phone charger and a hairdryer and said this rocks and put it away until needed. I’m talking about plugging it in to your transfer switch 30a or 50a (with adapter) to run critical breakers. Then while using it also charged it with your generator. Forget the solar aspect. I’m not going to use solar. I’m too damn old to start buying panels etc. Just need to get through an outage. This is my intention but I don’t really trust the influencers on YouTube. I like the 7200 max inverter and the 240v charge while still discharging. My only high draw is the 240v well pump. If not Pecron,my choices are limited. Anker3800+ but would need an extra battery and their generator cable. Or possibly the AIO inverters with a battery, but that’s more money and actually doing some wiring. Thoughts, pictures?

I'm designing a small standalone solar carport system and I'm trying to determine whether the PECRON E3800LFP will do what I want before I buy it.

My planned setup:

PECRON E3800LFP

6 × JA Solar 440W panels = 2.64kW total

Panels configured as 3S + 3S, one string to each MPPT

Each string is roughly 99V Vmp / 118V Voc / 13A

VW ID.4

Standard 120V Level 1 EV charger, roughly 1.3–1.4kW

Completely standalone system — not connected to my house electrical system

I'm primarily interested in the E3800 because of its dual high-voltage MPPT inputs and 3,000W total PV input, rather than its battery capacity. The battery is basically a buffer for me; I'm trying to maximize solar pass-through to the EV.

Here's the scenario I'm trying to understand:

At 9 PM, it's dark and the E3800 is at 100%.

I plug the ID.4 into the E3800's AC output and let it charge at Level 1.

The car continues drawing ~1.3–1.4kW until the E3800 reaches its low-battery/low-voltage cutoff and shuts down the AC output.

The ID.4 obviously stops charging.

Then the E3800 sits overnight with the AC output off.

At sunrise, the six solar panels begin producing power.

My questions are:

Will the E3800 automatically wake up and begin charging its battery from the solar panels after it has shut down due to low battery?

Once it has recovered sufficiently from solar charging, will the AC output automatically turn back on?

If the AC output does NOT automatically restart, can the E3800's Automation feature be configured to turn the AC output back on based on something like:

battery SOC,

PV input power,

time of day,

or some combination?

Specifically, could I configure something like:

"When PV input exceeds X watts or battery reaches X%, turn AC output ON"?

Does the E3800's automation continue to work after the unit has completely shut down from low battery, or does somebody have to manually turn the unit/AC output back on?

Does the automation work without Internet/cloud connectivity, or does it require the Pecron app/cloud service?

What I'm ultimately trying to accomplish

I'd like this to happen automatically:

Night:

E3800 battery → Level 1 charger → ID.4

Battery gets low:

E3800 shuts down → ID.4 stops charging

Morning:

Solar → E3800 → battery begins recovering

Once sufficient solar is available:

Solar → ID.4 directly through pass-through, while excess solar → E3800 battery

In other words, I'm trying to use the E3800 primarily as a solar pass-through/buffer, rather than as a large energy-storage system.

If anyone actually owns an E3800 and has tested the low-battery → solar recovery → AC-output behavior, I'd especially appreciate firsthand experience. I'm much more interested in what the unit actually does than what the marketing material says.

Also, if someone has an E3600 and knows whether its automation capabilities differ from the E3800, I'd be interested in that comparison as well.

Thanks!

I’m about to order an F5000 with two extra batteries. I have panels with inlets and interlocks in the detached garage and the basement. The garage panel feeds the basement.

Trying to decide whether to locate the units in the house basement or the garage. Any safety issues locating it indoors?

My thinking is Pecron indoors for convenience in a short outage, then I can run the generator to the garage panel for charging or during the day to run bigger loads.

I am in Canada and I have several power stations. I am possibly looking for one more large one. I have narrowed down the choice to an Ecoflow Delta Pro 3 which is selling for $3299 CDN or a Pecron F5000 LFP for $2995 (Both prices shipped)

I have found a refurbished Ecoflow on eBay for $2199.00 shipped. Given the opportunity would you go with the Refurbished unit?

Good review clarifying what loads and how to power them on the F5000LFP. I wish he would do the same tests with solar input of ~2000 watts or more. I do like he's doing the load tests with the battery closer to full charge, unlike 30% like some others (including his own previous videos) have done.

One Redditor posted a video of his F5000LPF not running his low-wattage power tool and there being an inherent issue with the F5000LFP power that load. Well, I can't find that video in this subreddit anymore and wonder if he removed it, but as you can see, this video disproves that notion or he had a defective unit. But that guy was also trying to power loads with the battery down to 30% as well.

Newbie looking to put together my home backup system and deciding between the two, or perhaps something else. Simply looking for something to cover outages in the coastal PNW area.

I am looking to have a system in place that can keep the refrigerator, pellet stove (no igniter), Starlink, LED lights, and a few other small appliances running for ~12-24 hours in the event of an outage. I believe I only need 120v for my requirements, as I don't absolutely need to use the 240v stove, dryer or water heater during an outage. In addition, I'd like to add a modest solar panel array, but also have the ability to charge via gas generator if needed.

My plans would include having a transfer switch installed, to switch over to the backup system and control what I want to power.

I believe the F5000 can simultaneously provide power, solar charge and accept generator power, but I'm not sure if the E3800 is capable of doing so, in the event I'm low on battery/solar and need to provide supplemental gas generator power.

Any input is appreciated!

As title as it says, my unit is not charging on wall charger after hearing a beeping sound and an awful smell. What could it be? What to do guys help. My pecron is 5 months old.

Added 4 more 220 watt panels to my setup. Original 10 panels were Rvpozwer HPBC and the additional 4 are AeternalSol clones, except they have silver frames. This brings my total wattage to ~3100 watts, almost half the solar capacity of my Pecron F5000LFP.

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Running 7 panels in series on each of the PV inputs. The additional voltage is nice for early morning and late evening production as it keeps it above the minimum of 30V longer.

Today was sunny, but smoke in the atmosphere hurt production a little and I can't wait to see what the array produces in clean air.

I was able to run all my 120V circuits full time off solar with both the F5000LFP and F3000LFP reaching full charge by 5PM and then by morning the F5000LFP's battery is at zero and the F3000LFP is at about 65% before solar charging resumes.

The array peaked at about 2380 watts (170 watts per panel) and at that peak both arrays were fairly close in specs with 110V and 11 amps per arry. If I had the room, I could double this array and simply parallel the additional panels onto the existing arrays, which would keep me around ~110V and 22 amps (in theory). Well under the 180V max and no clipping of the 25 amp limit.

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Daily production was just shy of 12 KWH, but as you can see from the graph at the right, around 5 PM, the MPPT is clipping input because both batteries are at 100% and my 120V house load doesn't need the extra input.

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Once I wire 220V into my main panel and all loads are handled by the F5000LFP (water heater, well pump, stove), I won't have that clipping problem.

Really happy with both these unts and the ease of implementing them. This winter I plan on buying either some mini splits or portable AC units, both with heat, so I don't have to feed the wood stove as much and hopefully eliminate baseboard heat altogether.