How do you store your outside generator?

[bigtiller]

Wow, that's nice. Cost about as much as my generator.
Do you leave it on 24/7 outside in the wind?

My generator cost considerably more than the tent. I keep the genny in the garage and roll it outside when needed.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Well hidden, mostly out of the rain, and firmly held with an ridiculously large chain.

 

[TheMan419]

i keep mine in the garrage and wheel it out when it is needed. The garrage is detached so I could run it in the garrage if needed. Thankfully the opening of the garrage faces east. The prevailing weather is from the west so in rain/snow I can open the garrage and run the generator just on the threashold and be out of all the weather. Keeps it nice and dry but lets me run in all kinds of weather.

 

[TractorTYMe]

Mine is sitting under my covered backporch on the wood deck, when I need to use it it sits at the end of my porch with exhaust pointing straigh out. When not in use it is stored with a heavy duty canvas cover under a table on the back porch. I have a Duramax XP12000EH gasoline generator. I testrun it every 2 months, so far it's been working just fine.

 

[PILOON]

Some years ago I had a very noisy Briggs powered small generator.
I had it placed near one foot deep hole and then I got an idea to soften the noise.
Using some flex metal tubing I extended the exhaust to the bottom of the hole.
The drop in sound was simply amazing as the earth absorbed a great deal of it.
You could actually hear the valves clacking but best normal conversation was possible 10-12 ft away.

 

[joeyd]

That looks like a good one. How does it do with a strong wind? I went with GenTent a few years ago. One big caveat, it is a 2 person job to check the oil on my honda with it's enclosed case.

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Luckily I haven't had to use it since I purchased it. I think it will hold up as the cover is not just a vinyl flap there is a hard inner piece to add some weight. The last time I had to run it in the rain I had to rig a tarp over it and even with 2x2 framework it blew around. I think this will work much better.

 

[Joel/ak]

In the basement. Walk out and the door leads into a mudroom. I roll it out. Plug into the house, flip the interlock switch and the kid will start watching TV again.

 

[BoylermanCT]

I built a log shelter to put mine in, matches the log house. Added pressure struts to assist in lifting the roof so I can access the generator. I have an exhaust pipe extension that attaches to the generator's tailpipe to get the exhaust out of the shelter, and the eaves are open to allow for fresh air intake.

 

[kenmac]

Mine stays under the lean to. The electrical cord is under the lean to.
Just start up when needed, plug in. Power feeds from garage to the house

 

[geteh]

In my case I have a wood shed just outside of my electric panel and it is isolated from the house by the concrete foundation.
I've wired via a transfer switch, cut a hole in the shed for the exhaust and also installed a large muffin fan to rid any fumes.
A battery keeper/tender (intelligent type) is permanently wired so always a fully charged battery.

Due to the concrete foundation isolating it we can't even hear it running.

LOL, we have so many outages that I never bother to 'exercise' mine anymore.
I do run it dry when I shut it down.
Mine stays under the lean to. The electrical cord is under the lean to.
Just start up when needed, plug in. Power feeds from garage to the house
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I've had my generator for several years but haven't yet worked out running it during a storm. Are there any reasons why I couldn't run it under a table covered with tarp, securing everything together with bunjees? Another option is to run it inside my shed (8x12) that has (4) 18"x24" windows and a 8"x16" gable vent. The shed also houses my snow blower, lawn mower, and a few gas cans. If I can I'd like to avoid building another enclosure just for the generator. I already checked out the GenTent and the IGAN generator tents online but neither of them look appealing to me. Anyone have MacGyver-like solutions for running your generators during a storm?