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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Fifteen inch thick steel reinforced 6-sack concrete walls and roof.
I don't think so. hurricanes have a nasty habit of making things in "weatherproof" structures, sopping wet. The sheet with the tarp over-top is to deflect this moisture. The Rolls batteries just sit there and yawn. It's the 400 amp ferroresonant charger I worry about. They are all wrapped, even the 4024 Trace. Jesus knows exactly what needs to be done including stowing all loose gear into a chest bolted to the deck. The KATO will dry out then the heat from the prime mover will bake everything (ventilation intake shutters modulated). This will bring the inside of the gen shed up to 135F or so. I have a 36" 240ac 3 phase fan that dries stuff out quickly.
I lost contact at 0316 this morning. The power or celltower went offline.
Hurricanes, bad ones, have tornadoes in them. A cell passed over, and shook the dwelling and took the patio roof around 0130.
This is the strongest hurricane in recorded history for the entire world. It may well exceed the record for the strongest typhoon.
Here are some descriptions for TORNADOES. How would you like an F4 sitting atop you for a few hours?
SCALE WIND ESTIMATE *** (MPH) TYPICAL DAMAGE
F0 < 73 Light damage. Some damage to chimneys; branches broken off trees; shallow-rooted trees pushed over; sign boards damaged.
F1 73-112 Moderate damage. Peels surface off roofs; mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned; moving autos blown off roads.
F2 113-157 Considerable damage. Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes demolished; boxcars overturned; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated; cars lifted off ground.
F3 158-206 Severe damage. Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown.
F4 207-260 Devastating damage. Well-constructed houses leveled; structures with weak foundations blown away some distance; cars thrown and large missiles generated.
The above is not to scare or for entertainment. It is to educate and translate meteorological terminology to descriptions people can understand. Hurricane Patricia has at the point generated winds in excess of two hundred miles per hour velocity.
The southeastern USA is vulnerable so please don't criticize this.
I don't think so. hurricanes have a nasty habit of making things in "weatherproof" structures, sopping wet. The sheet with the tarp over-top is to deflect this moisture. The Rolls batteries just sit there and yawn. It's the 400 amp ferroresonant charger I worry about. They are all wrapped, even the 4024 Trace. Jesus knows exactly what needs to be done including stowing all loose gear into a chest bolted to the deck. The KATO will dry out then the heat from the prime mover will bake everything (ventilation intake shutters modulated). This will bring the inside of the gen shed up to 135F or so. I have a 36" 240ac 3 phase fan that dries stuff out quickly.
I lost contact at 0316 this morning. The power or celltower went offline.
Hurricanes, bad ones, have tornadoes in them. A cell passed over, and shook the dwelling and took the patio roof around 0130.
This is the strongest hurricane in recorded history for the entire world. It may well exceed the record for the strongest typhoon.
Here are some descriptions for TORNADOES. How would you like an F4 sitting atop you for a few hours?
SCALE WIND ESTIMATE *** (MPH) TYPICAL DAMAGE
F0 < 73 Light damage. Some damage to chimneys; branches broken off trees; shallow-rooted trees pushed over; sign boards damaged.
F1 73-112 Moderate damage. Peels surface off roofs; mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned; moving autos blown off roads.
F2 113-157 Considerable damage. Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes demolished; boxcars overturned; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated; cars lifted off ground.
F3 158-206 Severe damage. Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown.
F4 207-260 Devastating damage. Well-constructed houses leveled; structures with weak foundations blown away some distance; cars thrown and large missiles generated.
The above is not to scare or for entertainment. It is to educate and translate meteorological terminology to descriptions people can understand. Hurricane Patricia has at the point generated winds in excess of two hundred miles per hour velocity.
The southeastern USA is vulnerable so please don't criticize this.
