Introducing The Franklin Whole Home Battery

After reading many reviews and watching a lot of videos, I chose this option for my first backup power station. youtube.com/post/UgkxHypYDKHAN93Lp2RQpfvU_ksc70wJ0… I was between this and a larger option that could power a wider range of items, but the price/size/capacity blend seemed right for this unit. Hasn't gotten a ton of use yet, but the build quality is solid and it charges fine via the Rockpals solar panel I purchased to pair with it. One thing to note is that the screen is optimized for a top down viewing angle, which makes sense, but this means it washes out at other angles - especially low angles. Not a huge deal, but perhaps a better option for the display could be used to provide wider viewing angles.

This might be a game changer, with the HVAC capability. Glad we're finally up to real world application.

He does a great job explaining the process

With availability beginning in TX I'm very surprised to see such extensive warranty restrictions, particularly related to temperatures. I mean things like:

1) the average annual environment temperature of the installation location does not exceed 25 degrees Celsius [77°F], and 2) the environment temperature of the installation site does not exceed 40 degrees Celsius [104°F] for more than 5% of the warranty period [18 days inside the first year, [for example],...

don't exactly inspire confidence or even allow for a typical installation in some parts of TX. That's, of course, without considering the crazy cold snaps like we had last year which themselves which could be a problem in TX considering the warranty will be void if temperatures go below 0 degrees Celsius [32°F] for more than 5% of the warranty period [less than 1½ days in February, if installed February 1st]. Even with an intact warranty, a refund of actual purchase price less depreciation based on use at the time of the warranty claim (at Franklin's choice) isn't exactly guaranteeing much.

I like the standard beeting 12 year warranty, but as a consumer looking at the warranty as a whole I'd rather see it be a valuable and practical warranty, rather than just a long one.

I understand Franklin's desire and need to create reasonable warranty restrictions. Likewise, understand the decision to offer a 12 year warranty as a differentiator. That said, "12 years" isn't all there is to it. Personally I'd like to see product highlights, and certainly product comparisons, "highlight" these sort of restrictions and differences more prominently, to both inform consumers and encourage brand competition beyond simply slapping a larger number of "years" on their more and more restrictive warranties.

appreciate your clarity and compendiousness.

Goodness this guy is easy to listen to. Thanks for all the great info.

Thanks Joe, great video!

As our local power company increasingly penalizes solar users, I'm getting ready to go off grid.
This sounds like the perfect solution. Best of luck !!

Thanks again Joe. Enjoyed your video. 👏👍

Informative video, nice to see a worthy addition to the battery backup space... & the generator buffer makes absolute sense.
Production technical suggestion: Lock your cameras exposure level as when you move around the camera darkens and brightens the exposure based on the average light input from the scene (the video gets darker and brighter as you move).

This sounds like a great system.

Nice presentation , thank you 👏👏👏

As someone who’s installed lots of battery back ups that installation does sound pretty sweet. I’ll definitely be looking into this for my home

Can you do a video about enphase. Vs. Franklin? I like what I am seeing about Franklin but they don't have much track records. Thanks

Gracias

Solar and wind is what I am aiming for.

Great info….thank you.

Very nice! Compared to powerwall this is a great option! Have the generator option is great!

Great video

Solid #review, thanks #sir 🤓.