Still windy and snowing, but the intensity has lessened. It's impossible to tell snow depth because of the blowing and drifting. Over the course of the day I shoveled a good 20" outside my basement door for the dogs. It kept piling up between the house and the retaining wall. The big cleanup will be tomorrow. My Blink Outdoor camera says it is 11 in my driveway.
It looks like a lot of the snow blew off the driveway, but I won't know until tomorrow morning. Cleanup will take all day.
This is my generator setup outside my garage all dry and secure. I have a 30' long heavy tow chain with a heavy padlock at both ends securing the generator to my deck. The exhaust faces away from the house. To run it, the tarp is rolled back on the far side leaving the whole side open. An advantage of using the shelter is how much quieter it is in the house while its running. We never lost electricity, and with the worst of the storm over, we probably won't. Murphy's Law prevailed for me once again!
Appears to me you are in winter mode, no surprise given where we are on the calendar, good to know you and yours are well.
ReplyDeleteWe have been in "winter mode" for a while now. This is our first big storm, but we have had several smaller weather events and cold temperatures that has had snow on the ground since well before Christmas. We live in one of those places in the state where winter runs a little longer at both ends. Thanks for the well wishes.
ReplyDeleteGlad your gtg...
ReplyDeleteIce is the biggie here in Charlotte..
Check this vid out, trash can generator shed, i recently completed my version of this..
Mine is a tri fuel, so i connected to NG line...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDrxrswrWU
Be well..
@The Mad Scot: good setup except for one thing... your exhaust vent is close to the house and right below a window. There is potential for C.O. to seep into the house.
ReplyDeleteMy setup is behind my garage (not living space) and has a 30' power and separate Earth ground cables. The entire exhaust side faces away from the house to the woods, and with that side wide open there is plenty of intake and cooling airflow. Most of the time I seem to need my generator is for storms in warmer weather, where the generator just sits outside without my shelter.
Glypto,
ReplyDeleteThat was not my build, my generator is on the side of my garage, and the exhaust is angled down at a 45 degree slant to pavers and points away from nearest window, 15ft away...
I planned for proper venting...
Thank you for being observant...