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I might need to run a generator in the rain, at a location distant from my house (hundreds of miles). I don't have a lot of room in my car to bring stuff with me. What is something simple that I can use to keep the generator dry when it is raining?
I might need to run a generator in the rain, at a location distant from my house (hundreds of miles). I don't have a lot of room in my car to bring stuff with me. What is something simple that I can use to keep the generator dry when it is raining?
Ours has two bars that are part of the frame that extend above the generator. We just put a small piece of plywood over it, place a cinder block on the plywood so it doesn't walk away from vibration.
When I was a security supervisor, my company provided protection to a company whose workers were on strike. It lasted 4 months, during which time it rained for days at a time. We set up 8 gas powered electric generators, to power the extra security lighting around the perimeter of the 5 acre property.
Every night for the duration of the strike, in all types of weather, the generators ran continually .
No need to shelter a generator from the weather, in my experience.
When I was a security supervisor, my company provided protection to a company whose workers were on strike. It lasted 4 months, during which time it rained for days at a time. We set up 8 gas powered electric generators, to power the extra security lighting around the perimeter of the 5 acre property.
Every night for the duration of the strike, in all types of weather, the generators ran continually .
No need to shelter a generator from the weather, in my experience.
Jim B.
It may be fine 1,000,000 times but you don't want to be number 1,000,001. The outlets on these units are exposed on some of them, on ours they have rubber covers but that does very little if something is plugged in. Most likely they might get shorted out, worse case is someone gets electrocuted. Even if there is no safety concern you should try and keep it out of the elements, generators aren't cheap.
Big difference if the rain is some gentle mist and non-stop torrent too -- when there are buckets of water pouring over any kind of generator running off a portable gas engine the risk of problems with either the anti-electrocution GFCI or the ignition system is a big deal, especially if the lack of the power from that generator means the hundreds of miles trip is now worthless. For a modest investment such risk is greatly reduced.
Get it off the ground and tie/bungie a tarp over it if possible.
They usually sit off the ground a few inches, tarp can work but it's a PITA.
Like I said, small piece of plywood a little bit bigger than the generator. Put a cinder block or some other weight on the plywood to keep it from walking way. Takes all of about 15 seconds.
honda has always cautioned me about running a gen set in the rain!!!
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