Generator Bad Weather
All. . . . . Can portable generators be used during rain/snow storms? Do they have to be protected from the elements? thanks . . . ken
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smkettner wrote:
This is my favorite quote:soren wrote:
I use a Honda 2000, on a daily basis as a homebuilder. It runs eight hours a day, sitting in the mud, snow or on a gravel pile. It has spent days in the pouring rain, seen a few snow storms, and got peed on by a dog. After three years, the case is banged up a bit, it needs a tune-up and an oil change. As for a rain cover......seriously? Don't forget to knit a little sweater for it too....it's chilly out.
my sentiments exactly. We run our as, do many other we camp with unprotected, often in heavy rain etc.
One thing I will say do NOT, repeat NOT think that putting it under the trailer to protect it from weather when running is a good idea. Good way to get CO poisoning!!!
Now, an open frame generator in the rain, probably not a good idea. But the double insulated honda/yamaha, doesn't bother me one bit.
