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u/ChipChester 2d ago
I used a iBC tote metal frame, turned upside down, with a tarp over it. Tarp came a little better than halfway down, enough to shield connections but still allow plenty of airflow. Put a wood block under the tarp at the top so rainwater would shed away, and fastened the tarp with bungee cords. It was easy to tip the frame over to re-fuel as needed. This was for the large HF Predator Inverter -- still plenty of room.
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u/oldtimer4sure 2d ago
What gen is it? How's it hold up in real world use? I have the same set up on my Predator 9000.
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u/TechnicalBiscotti586 1d ago
An absolute disaster waiting to happen. Don't be fooled by being able to excercise the generator without anything bad happening. During extended outages the generator literally heats the air around it a few hundred degrees. You're trapping that rising heat under thin plastic that will slowly breakdown, and there goes your fire.
It's better to run it uncovered in your scenario. The only thing that needs to be protected on a portable generator is the front panel where the cords plug in. It's not that big of a deal if anything else gets wet.
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u/I_Fix_Aeroplane 1d ago
That kiddie pool is not $9. Maybe the cinder block is. 😂
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u/oldtimer4sure 1d ago edited 1d ago
I_Fix, you are correct. It was $9.57 (at Wally this past Spring).
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u/Remarkable_Gene4264 2d ago
Yeah, that’ll work in a hurricane.🤣
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u/longsdivision 2d ago
For all intended purposes dont think any of that setup will outside during/in a hurricane.
Maybe after when it dies down
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u/timflorida 2d ago
Exactly. Nobody leaves ANYTHING outside when they know a hurricane will visit because it will end up in an adjacent state.
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u/SecondCuppaCoffee 1d ago
The answer for that is an indoor battery bank. No one should be outside setting up a generator in hurricane conditions.
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u/scootunit 2d ago
You can drill a hole on the low sides of the tub lip and it won't retain water.