AlphaESS App Guide Video

On the Funkyhome YouTube Channel we have just published a video tutorial with English subtitles where we explain step by step how to switch on the VitaPower Powerstation, install the AlphaESS Lite App and set up the AlphaESS App. We also briefly show how to change the AlphaESS micro inverter from 600 watts to 800 watts or even 2000 watts and go into further settings for PV feed-in. We will soon be showing the detailed AlphaESS Powerstation test, including the … Continue reading

Anker Solix Solarbank 2 E1600 Plus and BP1600 with 4x FS20 225W Solar Balcony Power Station Video

Powerful balcony power station set! On the Funkyhome Channel we have just published a video with English subtitles about the latest Anker Solix Solarbank 2 E1600 Plus including two Anker BP1600 additional batteries with 1600 Wh each, four Anker Solix Smart Plugs and four flexible Anker Solix FS20 Solar Panels with a total of 900 watts. The system feeds into the home grid without any additional micro-inverter and also supplies temporarily stored energy at night. We will also be showing … Continue reading

Anker Solix Solarbank 2 E1600 Plus with Shelly 3EM Guide

Set up dynamic feed-in via smart meter in the Anker app! The Anker Solix Solarbank 2 is now even better. We have just published a step by step guide and video on our Funkyhome YouTube Channel where we connect the Anker Solix Solarbank 2 E1600 Plus Powerstation to the Shelly 3EM Smart Meter. First with the firmware version v.1.0.5.8 and then again with an Anker firmware update to the firmware v.1.0.5.16 released today and test whether the feed-in of the … Continue reading

AlphaESS VitaPower VT1000 and VitaMate VM1000 Video

On the Funkyhome YouTube Channel we have just published a video with English subtitles about the new AlphaESS VitaPower VT1000 power station with two additional VitaMate VM1000 batteries. With the AlphaESS VT1000 you can feed directly into the house grid without any additional inverter to get a balcony power station and storage via solar panel feed. This all-in-one balcony power station with two integrated MPPTs can be expanded with up to five VitaMate VM1000 batteries to a total of 6 … Continue reading

Caravan Salon 2024 Video Coverage

From August 30 to September 8, 2024, the Caravan Salon 2024 in Düsseldorf will once again be one of the best-known trade fairs for mobile travel. The Funkyhome.de team set off again on the very first day to publish a Caravan Salon 2024 video with own music and over 400 images of motorhomes, caravans, tiny houses and cabins, camping accessories, mobile PV systems, power stations and air conditioning systems. You shouldn’t miss it!

EcoFlow Powerstation Washing Machine Automation Guide

Today we have published a new tutorial with video and English subtitles on Funkyhome.de and in the Funkyhome Channel, where we explain how to operate a washing machine with an EcoFlow Powerstation such as the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max, which thanks to our automation continues to run even when the battery is empty and does not stop in the middle of the washing process! This means you can operate your washing machine autonomously directly at your power station, charge it … Continue reading

ESP32 Programming Guide

Today on Funkyhome.de we show you step by step how to program an ESP32 microcontroller and use it to create interesting projects. In the following instructions we will present the necessary hardware and programs to build a display that shows the departure times of any bus or streetcar line of the Vienna public transport system in real time at home.

EcoFlow PowerStream Night Power Supply Automation Guide

On Funkyhome.de we have published a new guide including a detailed YouTube video tutorial on the Funkyhome Channel, where we show how to automate a feed-in at night for the EcoFlow PowerStream inverter when the Powerstation battery is full, which automatically adjusts its output to a desired base load and restores it during the day.

EcoFlow Wave 2 Review

Mobile air conditioning with cooling and heating function! After testing a number of solar modules for power generation and power stations for power storage, today we would like to use electricity with an interesting product. At Funkyhome.de we are testing the EcoFlow Wave 2 together with the EcoFlow Wave 2 battery and are also showing a video review and a thermal image video on our Funkyhome YouTube Channel in addition to the detailed Wave 2 review.

Shelly BLU Door/Window and Shelly H&T Gen3 Review

Today on Funkyhome.de we are taking a look at some sensors from the Shelly Smart Home series. This time we are testing the small Shelly BLU Door/Window and the brand new Shelly H&T Gen3. The Shelly BLU Door/Window is a pure Bluetooth door and window contact with tilt sensor and brightness measurement. The Shelly H&T Gen3 is a WiFi and Bluetooth humidity and temperature sensor with an e-Ink display. In the Shelly installation guide you can also read how to … Continue reading