Easy way to safely access backup power for home and free (for some PG&E customers)

[Simpso57]

Glad to hear. How long did you have to wait for the install? I signed up several months ago, no word yet.

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[Mach Turtle]

Glad to hear. How long did you have to wait for the install? I signed up several months ago, no word yet.

My wait was only about 6 weeks, though their application confirmation email said it would be several months. I never heard anything else from the office folks; a guy just showed up when I was working in my yard and installed the switch. He said something about taking extra jobs installing these things, perhaps explaining his Saturday visit.

If you haven't heard anything, that's probably good news given my experience and similar experiences of other posters on this thread. Hopefully you'll get that random visit soon.

 

[frautumn]

Glad to hear it's working for you! I still haven't had a chance to try it yet, my outages have been short ones.

especially for the update that allows power to remain on with the truck off

This is news to me -- are you saying that you can plug into the 240 outlet (or any outlet for that matter) and it will draw power even without turning the truck on? Or do you have to turn the truck on and get power flowing, then when you shut down the truck the power keeps flowing? Is there an option for this? When did this update come out?

 

[Mach Turtle]

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This is news to me -- are you saying that you can plug into the 240 outlet (or any outlet for that matter) and it will draw power even without turning the truck on? Or do you have to turn the truck on and get power flowing, then when you shut down the truck the power keeps flowing? Is there an option for this? When did this update come out?

I've only tried the home power solution this once; others surely know more. I turned on the truck, turned on the outlets from the info screen (Features -> ProPower...) and scrolled down to set the option to keep ProPower on when then truck is off. Without setting that option, one must leave the truck on to draw power.

My buggy is an early 2024 model; I thought I'd read that the option to keep power on when the truck is off came in an OTA. Perhaps if you scroll around the ProPower options screen, you'll find that the option has quietly shown up in your truck?

 

[GDN]

I've only tried the home power solution this once; others surely know more. I turned on the truck, turned on the outlets from the info screen (Features -> ProPower...) and scrolled down to set the option to keep ProPower on when then truck is off. Without setting that option, one must leave the truck on to draw power.

My buggy is an early 2024 model; I thought I'd read that the option to keep power on when the truck is off came in an OTA. Perhaps if you scroll around the ProPower options screen, you'll find that the option has quietly shown up in your truck?

You got that as part of the '24, at least it was in the marketing materials. Ford has promised it to the rest of us ('22 and '23) as a software update, but to date, I've never heard of anyone receiving it from SW. So likely you had it from the git go.

About to give up on Ford delivering any more SW updates to our trucks. Thinking they've moved on to other models or newer models and looking forward not backwards.

 

[YellowGoat]

I also haven't had the "opportunity" to try it yet so it's nice to hear another confirmation that it just works. Interesting you have that option on the '24. Same here with a '23; no menu option and was hoping it was a software update you had got. I've not given up hope yet, but the promises of updates that never seem to come are tiresome.

 

[Mach Turtle]

I sure hope Ford adds this feature soon for everyone. It shouldn't be a very difficult backport, unless there are complex dependencies lurking in the system, and it would seem to make the vehicles significantly more secure when supplying power.

{Resisting the urge to say something sarcastic about karaoke and priorities...}

 

[Literider150]

Looks like the switch has an indicator light when utility power is available.

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