On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:51:57 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

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There are lots of generator covers on Amazon for under £20 but it is
not clear to me if they can be left over the generator whilst it is
running.

Are they heat/fire proof? How do the exhaust gases get out? Good flow
of cooling air in? They all look nice covers for a plain rectangular
box. But when running you'll have the CEE output connector sticking
out somwhere...

Trying to remember what I did, if anything, the last time I needed
the genset and it was raining. I suspect it wasn't much more than a
bit of weighted down poly sheet covering the top and down the exposed
side over the connector/control panel and down the exposed end. Oh
look there's the rountuit to build a generator cover/shelter. B-)

I think someone (on Youtube) just positioned sheets of wood sloping
towards the generator (I can't remember if it had a top to it) and
that both allowed it to breath but drastically reduced the sound
levels.

I think people tend to makes drop-over lids with baffles out of dense
material (ply / chipboard) and with a mains powered input fan at the
inlet (powered by the genny), ensuring the air is kept moving in the
right direction.

I've always hankered after one of the Honda suitcase genny's but can't
justify it's cost for it's use (I have a Honda powered 3KVA 'open
frame' genny I've only used a couple of times).

Cheers, T i m