Custom Sound Insulated Generator Shed Video

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Жыл бұрын

First off I apologize for the wind noise. Needless to say it was windy that day.
I spent a lot of time looking at other people's videos and getting ideas, so I want to give back some of that by showing my generator shed for my WEN GN875i inverter that I have setup for whole house backup. I designed it in Sketchup so that I could get the dimensions exactly as needed and maximize the use of materials.
The high cfm exhaust fan provides fantastic airflow, which allows me to run the generator with all doors closed even in summer. The Rockwool Safe and Sound along with the intake baffle drastically cut down on the noise level. Of course there are a lot of small details I left out of the video for time's sake, but hopefully these are enough to give you some ideas for your project.
I didn't build the shed for the sole purpose of sound insulation. I built it to provide a reasonably secure place out of the weather to store it where I can also run it from during all types of weather. Sound insulation is a by product and bonus.
Here is a list of specific materials I used:
My Generator - wenproducts.com/products/wen-...
US Carburetion Motor Snorkel Kit (tri-fuel) - motorsnorkel.com/conversion-k...
Natural Gas hose - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Additional Quick Disconnect - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
Rockwool Safe and Sound - www.lowes.com/pd/ROCKWOOL-SAF...
Foam Board Insulation - www.homedepot.com/p/R-Tech-1-...
50amp Generator Power Inlet - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Exhaust Fan - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Exhaust Tubing - www.ebay.com/itm/143629121740
2” Malleable Iron Pipe Flange - www.acehardware.com/departmen...
2” Compression Coupler - www.lowes.com/pd/Sigma-Electr...
Rubber Exhaust Gasket - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

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@rubenmar5321 Жыл бұрын

🤯 I see now that the purchase of my generator is just the beginning

@GG-sj2wg Жыл бұрын

I’m a big time DYI’er but I’m not sure I’m with you on this one. The shed cost has to be triple that of the WEN generator. Wouldn’t you get similar noise results just buying a 3X higher quality generator that operates at lower noise levels?

@deviousd1871 Жыл бұрын

I super appreciate what you did here. I love that you walk through the complete set up. I love that you started with the ambient audio reading. I loved that. I got to see the reading with you talking. This should end up getting saved big time.

@enriquelaroche5370 Жыл бұрын

2 things to consider . 1: Fan airflow switch and 2: over temp switch. with a bypass button for start mode (Engine starts while you hold the button once fan is running you can let go the button) put these switches in the automatic shutdown circuit (low oil) If th efan stops and or the enclosure gets too hot gen shuts down.

@jakal104 Жыл бұрын

Fwiw the 2" flexible exhaust pipe functions as an uncapped muffler... expansion chamber style. The exit of the 2" can be reduced to the WEN exhaust size (looking like 3/4"?)... so, slide a 3/4" pipe into the 2" pipe after capping it. Try different lengths to dampen the pulses. Aim for a solid flow of air coming out with little to no pulses.

@jeeper7769 Жыл бұрын

My gerbil on the treadmill is so much quieter and more efficient 😅

@dclaghorn2 7 сағат бұрын

I just built out my generator shed for my Champion 12/10kW Tri-Fuel. I did a similar exhaust system as yours, including the compression coupler. After about 6 hours, the coupler actually melted! Have you used your generator for such a prolonged period (I had mine going for over 48 hours straight!0 Anyone else in the comments section? Zinc has such a low melting point, that I wonder if this could be part of the issue.

@rosewoodsteel6656

Good job! You have everything covered! The only, minor thing, I would suggest, is not coiling the generator cord. I would suggest cutting it down in length or buying a shorter one.

@thomaswil8 Жыл бұрын

This video helps me decide that i wasn't going to completely build one. However i found a free dog house on craigslist that worked great for my build

@BOB12349307

with that hard wired into your breaker box you really need to remove the ground wire. you can only have one ground wire per code. your breaker box is grounded.

@stevewhisperer6609

That's the most comprehensive and utterly impressive generator shed I've ever seen. Excellent work, Sir!

@Genexhaustcom Жыл бұрын

Great Shed and explanation video. Lot of good features. For future reference GenExhaust has exhaust adapter fittings that bolt directly to the two bolt spark arrestor flange. They come with high temp gaskets and longer bolts. Great shed and video.

@huntermark1160

Real nice build. We survived Irma in Florida. We bought the generator soon after purchasing our house. It worked great. The only downside was the noise level. I am planning my build and your video is very helpful.

@jeeper7769 Жыл бұрын

Nice professional build...good job.

@Vitamin-Q Жыл бұрын

Awesome setup and Generator Shed!

@danielcraig9349

Great video and nice setup.. so much nicerthan my hokey plastic sun shed a bunch of boom mat...

@allkindsofoutdooractivities Жыл бұрын

Very nice build. Good job!

@UsRanger

Beautiful work. I applaud your effort 👏

@busterhyman6633 Жыл бұрын

I like the shed build. I didn't see the fan vents open during the test but I applaud how large of a fan you used. I'm using three fans total about 2700 CFM but in Texas it still gets incredibly hot in the gen shed.