Ever wish you had more snow?

[Looking4new]

The good things about the cold and snow up here; no blackflies, no mosquitoes, no tourists. Bring on the snow!

 

[milkman636]

You know that you belong in the north when can you look outside with a cup of coffee and remember the benefits instead of complaining. Those white flakes in the air sure are pretty.

 

[Looking4new]

You know that you belong in the north when can you look outside with a cup of coffee and remember the benefits instead of complaining. Those white flakes in the air sure are pretty.

Snowing right now. Supposed to get about 2". I would rather have a foot, but I will settle for the 2"

 

[4shorts]

So how does that enclosure work? It looks like it has an air intake on the side. Is there an exhaust outlet also? How did you tie it back to your panel?

I'd still trade you Paul. but I know what you are saying about getting the snow handled asap. Michigan gets it share of freeze/thaw weather also. When the snow gets wet it gets real heavy, and if it refreezes afterward...........well, I don't even care to think about that right now.

I really like that enclosure. Who makes it?

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Sorry guys for taking so long answering your questions, I haven't been following the thread closely enough

Well since we've had an all time snowfall for the month of December when New Year's Eve hit we lost the power five minutes before midnight and we went through a full week of power outages in the coldest weather we've seen in years along with blizzard conditions. There were even ward up centers set up for people to go to. Sure glad we put in our generator and generator enclosure last fall, we were just as comfortable as if we never lost the power at all.

Timberxx I built the custom shelter/inclosure for the generator. Here's a video on it. It's the strangest winter. In the last 12 days it has gotten so warm that we've lost 101 cm's of snow. You now have to look hard to see any on the ground. One week we are shovelling off the roofs of our buildings and last week we walked out on the bare grass and picked up our Christmas decorations and it's still raining.

 

[milkman636]

Thanks for the reply Paul, the video shows it very well. That is a solid looking box and well thought out box. Did you consider adding insulation to the inside at all for further sound deadening? Maybe something like armaflex sheets: http://www.armacell.com/C1256AF100412A28/F/NT01809506/$FILE/APArmaflex_andFS_SheetRoll_Submittal_015_Eng.USA_1.2013w.pdf

We've had that same crazy weather pattern here in Michigan too. From ice storms with power outages down to temp as low as -14°F with warming shelters then back up around 40°F for a couple of days. Now we're safely back down below freezing for the next few days. It's great to hear that you're work has paid off and kept you warm and comfortable through it all.

 

[4shorts]

Thanks for the reply Paul, the video shows it very well. That is a solid looking box and well thought out box. Did you consider adding insulation to the inside at all for further sound deadening? Maybe something like armaflex sheets: http://www.armacell.com/C1256AF100412A28/F/NT01809506/$FILE/APArmaflex_andFS_SheetRoll_Submittal_015_Eng.USA_1.2013w.pdf

We've had that same crazy weather pattern here in Michigan too. From ice storms with power outages down to temp as low as -14ｰF with warming shelters then back up around 40ｰF for a couple of days. Now we're safely back down below freezing for the next few days. It's great to hear that you're work has paid off and kept you warm and comfortable through it all.

Your welcome. Actually the generator is very quiet. The problem is with the mic I used on the video camera. It's a directional mic that's I use in windy conditions and being four feet from the shelter with it running makes it sound brutally loud when in fact is actually quiet. Our house is 25 feet from the shelter and we don't hear it in the house yet the neighbour next door (700 feet away) turns there's on we hear it

The Hondas are pretty quiet machines. I never thought I'd need to use ours so soon but got over 20 hours on it already and I'm glad we have it.
Yup, crazy weather all over the place. We've had a lot of high winds this year as well. I removed a lot of trees around the property because they were getting out of control and I didn't want any of them coming down on the buildings. I guess you almost need to prepare for the worst these days

 

[Thomas]

Least weather good for such task at hand,not slipping slide on ice and snow.

 

[EricG1793]

Our cable modem lights are pretty good at indicating when power is restored. The cable system is always down when power is out, it needs power too.

Never thought of that one, and I work in IT! LOL

We consult our power meter. Ours was replaced with a digital one several years ago. No power, the screen's blank. Power comes back on, the screen gives a reading.

I like the idea of an alarm, though; that way less fuel is wasted running the generator while there's power, depending how often you check the meter.

Paul, I love your generator box. I always admire such a well-thought and well-executed job like that. Looks like a premium factory product -- you had me fooled!

 

[4shorts]

Paul, I love your generator box. I always admire such a well-thought and well-executed job like that. Looks like a premium factory product -- you had me fooled!

Thanks Eric. Glad you like it. Wifey and I are sure happy we built it. It kept our butts warm a few times this winter :thumbsup:

 

[railbike4]

I live in southern Indiana, Hate to wait until next year to see if new cab ,blade and snow box that I spent a month of evenings and weekends building to see how well it works....lol . my ancestors are from Mich. I do alot of Vol.snowplowing in my town. I luv the snow. just waiting...