I have the same generator and I love it! I just have mine sitting in a detached garage with plenty of ventilation so I just run it in there with a 50 foot, 50 amp power cord going to my power inlet box. I paid $800.00 for the generator, on sale and I paid an electrician $800.00 to install the inlet box and interlock kit. (expensive, I know, but my wife didn't trust me to mess with the electrical) I have two 40 pound propane tanks that fuel it and they last about 15 hours each. I thought of buying 100 pound tanks, like yours, but since I don't own a truck, the 40 pound tanks were the biggest tanks I could buy, that would still fit in my back seat for refueling. During a 25 hour power outage last year, this generator and the two 40 pound propane tanks gave us plenty of power to run our home. The generator was running 24 hours straight without a hiccup!
That is a nice setup! I'm currently living off-grid (incognito) within a small city in the construction equipment storage yard where I work. The company owner permits this arrangement for the added security and (so far) the city 'allows' (or looks the other way) because it would become a homeless encampment (with all the trimmings of sometimes reckless people) without a cranky old man to growl at trespassers. I have 2Kw of solar panels that I've been reluctant to setup just in case I have to leave suddenly, so I'm stuck running my Westinghouse 4600 dual fuel generator as needed. The wireless remote is nice and one of the main reasons I selected this particular generator. I have never used gasoline in this generator at all. propane exclusively. Now our (Washington State) governor has DOUBLED the sales tax on propane to 20% in the spirit of the popular efforts to 'help save mankind' from fossil fuel emissions!!! SMH. I can't expect people to know what they've never been taught. (now I'm spittin'! LOL!) I really like the sound deadening measures you've employed and fan system. I have an old used book depository leftover from the 'good old days' when people read news and info printed on paper. It's very solid steel with a three point lock system on the door. I'm lining it with solid foam insulation covered with 1/2"-3/4" nap carpet for sound deadening and shake or shingle outer covering for additional sound management and a better looking finish. I plan on a temperature controlled fan, plus a smaller, bug/rodent resistant vent for combustion intake air. The steel box has a 43" square footprint and stands about 6' tall (including the 'feet') and could be loaded with a forklift. I have room for9 30 pound propane bottles and a series of auto change valves to keep it fueled for longer than I've ever checked (or calculated). I have a strategically placed tracking device hidden outside the steel body and within the siding. Again, very nice design and implementation.
I like your setup. I encourage you to use the solar panels. You already own them are tying up the investment with no benefits. Also like that you're defying the rules by being there.
i have almost the exact same set up. I ran 120 volt outlet to my shed and plugged in a cheap harbor freight battery tender into it. This way the battery is always ready to go.
12k is enough for heat/air to start and run? This is a good set up as long as you expect to be home if something happens. We travel a lot so we went with an automatic standby generator. Costs a lot more of course but it’s obviously automatic so I don’t have to worry about it when we’re traveling. This is a great set up man well done.
What's the white night light looking thing on the back wall? Where did you get the ports for the power cord and exhaust pipe? Only thing I'd recommend is a floor mat that can protect against oil or gasoline spills.
I like it, Just did something very similar. The only issue I see is the foil backed insulation is actually trapping heat inside the enclosure like a baked potato. It's an issue of surface emissivity. You probably have enough air flow that it won't be an issue but just for your own information do a search on infrared and emissivity value and how surface emissivity affects an objects ability to radiate heat away from it. Right now, if you loose that fan you have created an oven.
Does anyone know where I could get a pass through portal for my 50 amp cable and propane hose like this gentleman is using in the video. A regular 50 amp Cable Cable pass through will not work because the whole head of the 50 amp cable has to fit.
Your generator and shed are a great setup. That fan looks like it could remove allot of heat. How warm does it get inside the shed with the generator running under load ?
i built the almost exact same set up. I DO NOT however have the exhaust vented to the exterior of the shed. It gets way to hot, i have to have the door cracked open. I am currently trying to figure out how to extend the exhaust to outside of my shed
You can add a SPDT switch to the hot water heater to run on 120 volts instead of 240 while operating on the generator for 25% of normal power. The water won't get hot like normal, but it won't be cold water either. Nice setup.
@@andreim5973 Yes, but you said it couldn't handle the water heater and other stuff at the same time iirc. Running the water heater on 120 would allow for warm water without interruption.
@@andreim5973 At 3:14 you mentioned the possibility of the generator not handling the water heater at the same time as other stuff. Hence my suggestion of being able to have warm (not hot) water at low power. I thought it might be worth a try so you wouldn't need to flip the hot water breaker off and on, or take a chance of the generator breaker kicking off.
My backup generator is 5k running watts. During extended outages, I can turn everything off and turn the electric water heater on for about 20 minutes. Flip the water heater off and flip the well breakers on. Nice hot shower. Just takes a little forethought.
Kudos to you for stepping up and securing your emergency energy needs. More people need to proactive.
I have the same generator and I love it! I just have mine sitting in a detached garage with plenty of ventilation so I just run it in there with a 50 foot, 50 amp power cord going to my power inlet box. I paid $800.00 for the generator, on sale and I paid an electrician $800.00 to install the inlet box and interlock kit. (expensive, I know, but my wife didn't trust me to mess with the electrical) I have two 40 pound propane tanks that fuel it and they last about 15 hours each. I thought of buying 100 pound tanks, like yours, but since I don't own a truck, the 40 pound tanks were the biggest tanks I could buy, that would still fit in my back seat for refueling. During a 25 hour power outage last year, this generator and the two 40 pound propane tanks gave us plenty of power to run our home. The generator was running 24 hours straight without a hiccup!
That is a nice setup!
I'm currently living off-grid (incognito) within a small city in the construction equipment storage yard where I work.
The company owner permits this arrangement for the added security and (so far) the city 'allows' (or looks the other way) because it would become a homeless encampment (with all the trimmings of sometimes reckless people) without a cranky old man to growl at trespassers.
I have 2Kw of solar panels that I've been reluctant to setup just in case I have to leave suddenly, so I'm stuck running my Westinghouse 4600 dual fuel generator as needed. The wireless remote is nice and one of the main reasons I selected this particular generator. I have never used gasoline in this generator at all. propane exclusively.
Now our (Washington State) governor has DOUBLED the sales tax on propane to 20% in the spirit of the popular efforts to 'help save mankind' from fossil fuel emissions!!! SMH. I can't expect people to know what they've never been taught. (now I'm spittin'! LOL!)
I really like the sound deadening measures you've employed and fan system.
I have an old used book depository leftover from the 'good old days' when people read news and info printed on paper. It's very solid steel with a three point lock system on the door. I'm lining it with solid foam insulation covered with 1/2"-3/4" nap carpet for sound deadening and shake or shingle outer covering for additional sound management and a better looking finish. I plan on a temperature controlled fan, plus a smaller, bug/rodent resistant vent for combustion intake air.
The steel box has a 43" square footprint and stands about 6' tall (including the 'feet') and could be loaded with a forklift. I have room for9 30 pound propane bottles and a series of auto change valves to keep it fueled for longer than I've ever checked (or calculated).
I have a strategically placed tracking device hidden outside the steel body and within the siding.
Again, very nice design and implementation.
I like your setup. I encourage you to use the solar panels. You already own them are tying up the investment with no benefits.
Also like that you're defying the rules by being there.
i have almost the exact same set up. I ran 120 volt outlet to my shed and plugged in a cheap harbor freight battery tender into it. This way the battery is always ready to go.
12k is enough for heat/air to start and run? This is a good set up as long as you expect to be home if something happens. We travel a lot so we went with an automatic standby generator. Costs a lot more of course but it’s obviously automatic so I don’t have to worry about it when we’re traveling. This is a great set up man well done.
What's the white night light looking thing on the back wall? Where did you get the ports for the power cord and exhaust pipe?
Only thing I'd recommend is a floor mat that can protect against oil or gasoline spills.
I like it, Just did something very similar. The only issue I see is the foil backed insulation is actually trapping heat inside the enclosure like a baked potato. It's an issue of surface emissivity. You probably have enough air flow that it won't be an issue but just for your own information do a search on infrared and emissivity value and how surface emissivity affects an objects ability to radiate heat away from it. Right now, if you loose that fan you have created an oven.
This is awesome. 1/16th of the cost of a Generac stand-by generator.
Does anyone know where I could get a pass through portal for my 50 amp cable and propane hose like this gentleman is using in the video. A regular 50 amp Cable Cable pass through will not work because the whole head of the 50 amp cable has to fit.
What size threaded pipe did you use for exhaust
Your generator and shed are a great setup.
That fan looks like it could remove allot of heat.
How warm does it get inside the shed with the generator running under load ?
i built the almost exact same set up. I DO NOT however have the exhaust vented to the exterior of the shed. It gets way to hot, i have to have the door cracked open. I am currently trying to figure out how to extend the exhaust to outside of my shed
You can add a SPDT switch to the hot water heater to run on 120 volts instead of 240 while operating on the generator for 25% of normal power. The water won't get hot like normal, but it won't be cold water either.
Nice setup.
@@andreim5973 Yes, but you said it couldn't handle the water heater and other stuff at the same time iirc. Running the water heater on 120 would allow for warm water without interruption.
@@andreim5973. 3:14
@@andreim5973 At 3:14 you mentioned the possibility of the generator not handling the water heater at the same time as other stuff. Hence my suggestion of being able to have warm (not hot) water at low power. I thought it might be worth a try so you wouldn't need to flip the hot water breaker off and on, or take a chance of the generator breaker kicking off.
My backup generator is 5k running watts. During extended outages, I can turn everything off and turn the electric water heater on for about 20 minutes. Flip the water heater off and flip the well breakers on. Nice hot shower. Just takes a little forethought.
@@thomabb I wish my breaker box was more accessible for that kind of operation. But then I no longer have a well.
How did you thread the exhaust on the generator?
Welded an adapter from home depot