According to Rich Greenberg :
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CathyLee wrote:
Looking for ideas for a permanent location for our generator.

* My husband is away working and I cant lift the generator, I have a
baby to look after.
*The power can go off for days, and we do get snowed in, seems we are
the last to get ploughed out, only people I see are snowmobilers.
*A neighbours generator shut off one night during a outage in the winter
he went to put gas in it and it was gone

Stolen? Or just buried under snow?

I'd assume stolen. Stealing generators was quite popular during the
ice storm up here. Even from hospitals and emergency crews - I spent
an afternoon installing a replacement generator at the works garage
(where the sanding trucks reload) after the portable 7Kw unit was stolen.

[The replacement was 200Kw. Nobody was stealing that... Tho, having
the army coming in and being stationed in the yard undoubtably helped.]

*In 2 feet of snow it is hard to find a level spot.
*We have added a generator panel to the house and have 5000 generator.
* We have a 10-20 ft shed but was told it wouldn't be wise to use it in
there even with all the windows open.

I would put it in the shed but extend the exhaust pipe to the outside.
And a sturdy lock on the door.

As a short term solution, this'd work, but even then, it's probably
not all that secure, and exhaust pipes cobbled up can leak. Fuel spills,
fire hazard etc.

For longer term, having a small poured concrete slab, with heavy duty
rings embedded (for chaining the generator in place), with a small "hut"
for weather protection is ideal. Leave at least 6" opening at both
the top and bottom of the hut walls, with at least 12" of clearance on
all sides, more on top, and put a substantial overhang on the roof.
A piece of sheet metal roofing is ideal.

Keep it clear of the house.

According to a volunteer firefighter I knew, there were a lot of
CO poisoning close calls. Even the generator I saw chained to the
center post between two open garage doors (attached garage) made me
very nervous.
--
Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est
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