Generator In The Rain?
If you've got a generator and it's raining, where do you put it?
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For testing, bring 'em on down here. They would not run 2 minutes in one of our tropical storms/hurricanes. My battery house with sealed gen room alongside uses baffle wall construction to vent radiator exhaust and the exhaust has a rain cap. Imagine a block house (which it is) with a roofed outside wall, the outside wall has a valance. Does not stop the sour foot area between walls from getting soaked. But the main room has convection registers 18" off the floor, and ceiling mounted vents. Elaborate. After a Category I hurricane the INSIDE floor is wet. But the gen is dry. No water thank you in a irreplaceable 12.5 KW 18 turn KATO generator. Category II and greater I shut down the genset and swelter in the heat. The refrigerator, RO system, freezers, and lights get first dibs on the Rolls bank.
The point is this - rain does not hurt generators until it does. Even a simple shade/umbrella is better than nothing.
The point is this - rain does not hurt generators until it does. Even a simple shade/umbrella is better than nothing.
