EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus: chest freezer runtime

The three checks

Chest freezer on its own, with nothing else plugged in, against the published ratings of the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus.

Chest freezer on the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus: power checks
Check	Needs	Station has	Result
Running watts against continuous output	300 W	600 W	Passes
Starting watts against surge rating	750 W	1,200 W	Passes
A full day at 24 h a day	800 Wh	243 Wh usable	Fails

How long it runs across models

The appliance class spans a range of models. Running time on a full charge at the low, typical and high figure in the data:

Chest freezer on the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus, low to high
Case	Energy a day	Running time
Low end of the class	0.55 kWh a day	10.6 h
Typical	0.8 kWh a day	7.3 h
High end of the class	1.26 kWh a day	4.6 h

Watts vary by model and age. Check the label on your own appliance and enter it for an exact answer.

Keeping up on solar

At 4 peak sun hours, counting 75% of the panel rating: 200 W of panels bring in about 600 Wh a day, 75% of the 800 Wh it uses at 24 h a day. 220 W of panels bring in about 660 Wh a day, 83% of the 800 Wh it uses at 24 h a day.

Other options

The smallest EcoFlow model in the data that is enough for a full day of a chest freezer is the EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic (1,024 Wh). The nearest capacities from any brand:

The smallest EcoFlow model that is enough, then the stations closest in capacity to the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus, with a chest freezer
Power station	Capacity	Verdict	Running time
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic	1,024 Wh	Enough	26.1 h
BLUETTI Elite 30 V2	288 Wh	Cannot power it	none
Jackery Explorer 300 v2	288 Wh	Cannot power it	none
Goal Zero Yeti 300	297 Wh	Cannot power it	none

The EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus

Everything the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus runs, its recharge times and full specifications

EcoFlow's page for the RIVER 3 Plus (opens in a new tab)

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