Generator backup power

[3930dave]

That was a good video that raised a few points to consider. Almost all of them have to do with snow. Opening the lid with 3' of snow on it is going to be a challenge. Folding the front down as well. Also the air ventilation for cooling isn't very high off the ground, easily causing it to get plugged with snow and if the snow melts, then refreezes, ice.

My plan is to make it about 6-7' tall at the lowest point, and having a split door where I can just open the top portion. 90% of the time I lose power is when it's a heavy snow storm, so it makes sense to build it taking into consideration the difficulties of snow. I wish he'd gone into more detail of how he hooked his exhaust up. Is it bolted to the generator or just up against it? I was thinking of bolting it, but the vibrations might be hard on the welds if it's in a fixed location in the shed. Or, given the volume of the shed, 5'L x 6'W x 7'H, would just sufficient ventilation be good enough to not need a separate exhaust?

Paul seems pretty active on Youtube. If you login there and post your questions on exhaust details, you may get an answer fastest that way. He takes a lot of video, he might already have one "in the can" for that exhaust detail...

You make good points about snow factors. I've worked in Nfld in the Winter; being in the middle of the Atlantic, they get some seriously nasty weather blowing through. I thought of his vid firstly because of the build-quality of his projects, but he certainly knows what bad snow-loads are about....

Rgds, D.