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@Hinapulan 16 күн бұрын
You explained the process so clearly, not missing any relevant details. Keep it up 🙂 Much appreciated 👌
@HowToDoStuf 16 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot 😊
@lacuss20 21 күн бұрын
Hi, why you did not change the transmission oil filter too?
@HowToDoStuf 21 күн бұрын
I did, but I didn't show it in the video. I just mentioned that I did change it and roughly what needs to be done to get to it. There are already a bunch of videos about changing the trans filter so I didn't go into detail.
@gfysyoutube 21 күн бұрын
By far, it is the best CVT exchange video on KZfaq. Thank you!
@HowToDoStuf 21 күн бұрын
I hope this is helpful to you. I did one other video like it for a Honda FIT using the same basic approach except of course for the filter, pan, etc. being different on the FIT. I'm almost due to do this again on my 2014 Altima again.
@MsShayelove 25 күн бұрын
This is the best build I've seen thus far
@HowToDoStuf 25 күн бұрын
Wow. I appreciate that.
@HowToDoStuf 28 күн бұрын
I did make the bent inlet with Rockwool in it which works very well. I thought about doing a bent outlet of some sort on the exhaust end, but there is about 1/2 acre between the back of the shed and the closest neighbor, so even though it is louder of course on the exhaust side, it's really no big deal, and being directed away from my house isn't a problem from in my house. I also didn't want to restrict the exhaust fan or gen exhaust in any way. It wasn't much more to build the shed than a Suncast type shed would be, and hopefully I think I can expect this shed to outlast me. I even spray it when I perimeter treat my house every couple of months to keep out bugs and termites.
@28704joe 29 күн бұрын
I suggest creating a labyrinth path ( full width and height of shed fan walls save for required air flow ) for for the inlet and exhaust air flow generated by the fans. My guess is much sound is escaping thru the bare existing fan louvers. Engine exhaust may be routed thru same labyrinthe path as shed exhaust fan flow. That looks like it will still be there after the house blows away. Wonderful craftsmanship. Edit: Another thought is that aluminum backed insulation is reflecting not absorbing the sound. Would "rock wool" be a superior absorber?
@achardjc Ай бұрын
I have recently seen advertising for new generators that are sound rated at only 74db. I would like to see how low the decibels would go with it running in your great shed.
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
The hard part about those decibels rating is the ones I see differ on how they are taken. Most I've seen rate them at 20' or more away so the ratings can be deceitful. The ratings also don't reflect the quality of the noise as the pitch and rumblings also effect perceived noise. Then there is closed VS open frame. Mine is an open frame which of course is louder than closed frame, but costed a lot less.
@dritanbega6461 Ай бұрын
What kind of transmission oil did you use ? Thanks for the video.
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
Thanks. I hope the video helps. I prefer to use actual car Manu dealer fluid in any of my transmissions. Honda DW-1 in this case. I actually bought it from a local dealer as it surprisingly was less from them than online. I know plenty of people use aftermarket trans fluids, and that may be fine, but I prefer to play it safe and stick with OEM.
@rjakeyno9065 Ай бұрын
Nice video. How and where did you run the wires to connect them to circuit breaker panel? Thanks!
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
Thanks. Good question. I ran #6 Romex from the back feed breaker through the wall below my panel into the crawl space. The Romex is attached under the floor joists and run through a hole I drilled in the brick and cinderblock foundation (lined with pvc pipe to prevent chafing) into a large junction box. Romex is not rated for wet underground use. The box is the brown one mounted to the side of the house. This is wire nutted to four #8 thhn wires in 3/4“ conduit run straight down 18" below grade (per NEC). The conduit comes back up right next to the shed and through the shed siding into the SS2-50P inlet box. Does this answer your question? I tried to be as specific as possible.
@rjakeyno9065 Ай бұрын
@@HowToDoStuf Great!. Thanks!
@racingdreamz8021 Ай бұрын
I use Lucas cvt fluid
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
I've never seen Lucas CVT fluid. I've played it safe and used genuine Nissan fluid. I've heard a number of people recommend Amsoil.
@racingdreamz8021 28 күн бұрын
@@HowToDoStuf Amsoil & Lucas are both absolutely best you can get your hands on
@user-br6jv4mb7o Ай бұрын
He skipped something that is very important. Isnt that easy to put the new one back in. Gotta remove the power steering pully
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
I'm not sure why you are saying you have to remove the PS pulley. I replaced mine without doing so with no problem.
@conradaleshire4428 Ай бұрын
What's your internal running temperature of that thing?
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
The 3300cfm fan keeps the shed temp with the doors closed within about 12 degrees F from the ambient air temp. I am wondering if your shed has enough airflow so that the problem could be the gen is getting cooked? I first tried two 12" exhaust fans, and they couldn't keep the gen from cooking. Also, did you size up the exhaust immediately as it comes out of the gen to help prevent back pressure?
@conradaleshire4428 Ай бұрын
@@HowToDoStuf I’m still in the research phase! Just got blasted by Beryl so making my plans now. Within 12° of ambient air temp is amazing. I’ll definitely make sure to have a huge fan on whatever I end up going with. Down in Houston our air temps get crazy so I might also look into adding a swamp cooler to the mix to get the air cooler.
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
I see a lot of sheds with small exhaust fans and wonder how they don't cook their gens. Ive only tested my shed with doors closed up to an ambient outside temp of about 90f. At some point there would be no choice but to open the shed up and put a barrel fan on it. A swamp cooler of some kind might be a have to in high outside heat conditions to be able to run it in a shed. In TN we normally only see bad storms in the spring or winter when it's not that hot out.
@HowToDoStuf Ай бұрын
Oh my, that is strange. The coupler is only going to be zinc plated for rust resistantance. I haven't had an issue, but I also haven't had to run it that long continuously. What part of the world do you live in? (wondering how hot out)
@dclaghorn2 Ай 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.
@AJDIYNetwork 2 ай бұрын
Genius! Thanknyou!
@HowToDoStuf 2 ай бұрын
Thank you. I really am amazed at how well the smokeless features work. I haven't seen anyone else on KZfaq incorporate both a double wall and center air intake, which is a shame because it works fantastic. Of course it doesn't get rid of all smoke, and you still need seasoned wood, but the end result is a huge reduction in smoke and a really nice, hot bed of coals.
@mxcollin95 2 ай бұрын
Nice work man! 👍
@HowToDoStuf 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! 👍
@hashim_iraq 2 ай бұрын
Excellent video!
@HowToDoStuf 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@anthonydargenio3536 3 ай бұрын
Great Job best one yet most people out there dont flush they change the fluid twice. Your way is far superior cost effective and thorough Awesome
@HowToDoStuf 3 ай бұрын
I just used this same basic method on my daughter's Honda FIT and it works so much better than doing multiple drains and refills, plus replacing the paper fine trans filter in the Altima only makes sense.
@piggyfan29 3 ай бұрын
YOU SHOULD HAVE TURNED ON THE FANS IN THE TEST I NOW HATE YOU DISLIKE!
@HowToDoStuf 3 ай бұрын
I'm not quite sure what you mean. The exhaust fan was running as it is on a thermostat.
@piggyfan29 3 ай бұрын
@@HowToDoStuf oh ok sorry
@johnwicked9301 3 ай бұрын
Where did you get the insulation.
@HowToDoStuf 3 ай бұрын
Home Depot here carries the Rockwool Safe and Sound
@johnwicked9301 3 ай бұрын
@@HowToDoStuf thanks
@HowToDoStuf 3 ай бұрын
👍
@stevewhisperer6609 3 ай бұрын
That's the most comprehensive and utterly impressive generator shed I've ever seen. Excellent work, Sir! Your attention to every detail is spectacular!
@HowToDoStuf 3 ай бұрын
I appreciate that. I got a lot of ideas from others on KZfaq and just want to give some back that will hopefully help give other people ideas they can use. Putting the electrical and natural gas connections in the shed are without a doubt the best updates I've done. They make it so handy that I can just leave the gen connected. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iq97pNyfycWUf3k.htmlsi=ohYRHB75FycYG_3u
@Jim-iq6bx 5 ай бұрын
Great design. Best I have seen and I’ve watched way too many of these videos! Why do you have the generator ground with the copper wire? I see so many videos that show this same set-up with grounding. However, everything I have read and other videos I have seen on the topic, say there is no reason to ground the generator if you have it hooked up to the house through an interlock kit like you do. Thanks for the video and great ideas.
@shanecorrea1970 6 ай бұрын
Impressive!
@HowToDoStuf 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@59apachestepside 6 ай бұрын
Great job. I’m envisioning building something very similar except my thought was to use metal studs & cement siding for combustibility concerns. Not sure how that will translate with sounds though.
@HowToDoStuf 3 ай бұрын
Combustibility isn't an issue given that wood combusts at around 540-570 degrees f. Cement board is going to deflect sound not absorb it, plus cement board has very little flexibility if any.
@BOB12349307 6 ай бұрын
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.
@HowToDoStuf 6 ай бұрын
That is incorrect. You can have as many ground rods as you want as long as the neutral and ground are not bonded past the main panel. You can never ground too much. You say it's against code but I am unaware of anything in NEC that says that.
@HowToDoStuf 6 ай бұрын
The Gates tensioner is currently $46.79 + shipping/tax at Rock Auto.
@shakysliders1689 6 ай бұрын
Any reason a mechanic's shop should quote me $900 to do this replacement? This looks pretty simple.
@HowToDoStuf 6 ай бұрын
You have got to be kidding me. It isn't hard at all for anyone with some mechanical sense, some decent sockets, and a floor jack. That is a t-total rip off. For that kind of money I should be doing that kind of work.
@adanr991 7 ай бұрын
Mi socio usted se demora demasiado y pone demasiado complicado el trabajo😂😂😂
@HowToDoStuf 7 ай бұрын
I used this box in the gen shed : BLACKHORSE-RACING 50 Amp Generator Power Inlet Box, NEMA SS2-50P/CS6375 Power Inlet Box for 3 Prong Generator Cord, Receptacle Box Weatherproof 125/250V, 12500W a.co/d/3SJMBYB I have a double poll 50 amp breaker I installed in the top right 2 slots of my main panel as required by the interlock for my panel. #6 Romex from the panel through the foundation wall to a junction box then connected to #8 thhn in conduit to the gen inlet in the shed. I then plug the gen into the inlet via #4 SOOW cable with the appropriate ends for 50 amp receptacle on inlet end and 30 receptacle end to Gen. You can't run Gen cord through a wall. If I'm getting your situation right then you would run the gen inlet to the panel as your main back feed. I don't see a way to also backfeed a power station into the panel with an interlock. The interlock is required so you can't accidentally fry the lineman. I assume your power station only outputs 120v. If the garage door opener is an issue then just use the manual over ride to open it or get an opener with a battery backup.
@jayortiz8617 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing these videos. Very helpful. Would you mind explaining your 50 amp inlet that’s in the shed and how that’s then connected to your main breaker box? My 50 amp inlet is outside of garage wall and my main breaker is inside of the garage opposite the same wall as the inlet. I’m thinking about eventually adding a power station (as prices come down) that I can then run from inside the garage but still using the outside 50 amp inlet and cord. I’m wondering if I’m allowed to use a pass through hatch or wall outlet to be able to run the cord from the outside inlet through the wall and into the garage to the power station. Is that likely breaking code or just silly and dangerous? My thinking is if power goes out…power up the horn via interlock, open up my garage doors powered by power station , get outdoor Gen setup, and then power from outside generator and have the power station as a backup. Sorry for long comment. Thx.
@jeeper7769 7 ай бұрын
It's 🔥
@cryptoking_13 7 ай бұрын
Great video! How long did it take you to swap? Looks fairly simple thanks to your awesome video. Have a strange noise coming from one of the pulleys and i believe the tensioner pulley is the culprit. Ordered sams combination you have here.
@HowToDoStuf 7 ай бұрын
Thank you. I couldn't find a single clear video on this for my Altima when I went to do mine. I'd say it took me maybe 1 1/2 hrs all in including getting the car up, wheel cowl unclipped and pulled back, etc. It's not really a hard job. Make sure you have extra clips on hand because guaranteed some of those buggers will break.
@cryptoking_13 7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Have some extra clips I bought a whole back.
@TheGaryNinja 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Did you just hand tighten the mounting bolts or is there any torque specs for it?
@sailingdarren 7 ай бұрын
my generator is in a brick shed with a pipe going through the wall into a 25 litre tub of water. the water cuts the exhaust sound to almost nothing
@HowToDoStuf 7 ай бұрын
Interesting idea. I'm wondering if the water causes back pressure on the exhaust. Brick ought to be sturdy enough to be sure. Do you have some kind of sound absorption material in it?
@texasproud3332 8 ай бұрын
Great job one question do you have a label on panel and label on the face of your meter Box basically stating that there is temporary power generator on premises so power company knows and fire department is aware
@HowToDoStuf 8 ай бұрын
No I don't, and I'm not aware of any code requirement to do so. The interlock on my main panel however of course is a code requirement. I just honestly don't know why this would be needed. The chance of having a fire while I would be actually running on Gen power would be very slim.
@Muhammad11776 8 ай бұрын
Any idea who will do this type of work in your local area?
@J.R.F.23 8 ай бұрын
I am extremely impressed. I do have one question: Based on your exhaust set-up, won't it be hard to access the spark arrestor? I have heard on "most" generators the spark arrestor needs fairly frequent cleaning.
@HowToDoStuf 8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. The interval for the spark arrestor on my Gen says every 6 months or 100 hours which isn't that often. I however removed the stock spark arrestor which is basically just mesh. I put a mesh screen on the end of my exhaust outside of the shed, and on top of that the exhaust is blowing down now on my concrete paver patio. For my setup it just made sense to get rid of the thing so I don't have to remember to clean it.
@joelcalvillo-lm5gn 8 ай бұрын
I saw the video everything is good that’s the way I do all my transmission flushes. The only thing I do different is, I use the return line from the radiator to get all the old oil out. That way nothing old stays in the system.
@HowToDoStuf 8 ай бұрын
That's basically the same thing I'm doing. I just use the trans heater hose. It flushes through the entire loop.
@bolonchocolima4321 Күн бұрын
hello a question, What is the return line from above or below?? thanks
@bolonchocolima4321 Күн бұрын
Hola, cual es la línea de regreso de arriba o de abajo, ?? Gracias
@michaelstallman9402 8 ай бұрын
about how often do you lose power, and for how long?
@rosewoodsteel6656 8 ай бұрын
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.
@HowToDoStuf 8 ай бұрын
Thank you. I did go back and shorten the cord. I also buried a natural gas line and put a riser into the shed so now my natural gas hookup and power hookups are both in the shed. I plan on doing a follow up video of this.
@rosewoodsteel6656 8 ай бұрын
Wow! I'm impressed. Good job!@@HowToDoStuf
@HowToDoStuf 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive feedback. I appreciate it. 😁
@Didi781c 9 ай бұрын
The border looks real good. Nice job
@HowToDoStuf 9 ай бұрын
Thank you. I really like the Corten steel edging. The pebbles on top of the concrete stay put much better after having sprayed them with the 3/1 water/titebond wood glue mix
@smurfkilla420 9 ай бұрын
Where are you out of. In texas that would be a no go on that poly gas under the pit. From the looks of it its only 10 to 12 in deep max because i can see the curve on the riser
@misselinapro 9 ай бұрын
I was analysing your KZfaq channel. You make nice videos on your channel, I really enjoyed it. I noticed one thing: according to your channel, your channel videos are not viewed and subscribed. You Need to optimise your channel and do video SEO to reach your target audience. Otherwise, if you upload videos to your channel throughout the year, none of your videos will get viral views. If your channel is optimised and if the videos are SEO then your channel will rank very fast and your channel will grow. And monetization of your channel will be on.
@HowToDoStuf 9 ай бұрын
Well my videos aren't anything to write home about but thanks. I agree that I could use work in the SEO area. I'm not sure however that I'm particularly focused on monitizing as Im not the type that is going to make a side profession out of KZfaq videos. I appreciate the time some people put into how to videos and want to give back. I just uploaded the entire playlist of my patio fire pit build not but a few days ago.
@misselinapro 9 ай бұрын
@@HowToDoStuf Uploading video is ok but video SEO should be done if you want I will SEO your video so even if you don't want monetization you will get the views you want
@danielcraig9349 10 ай бұрын
Great video and nice setup.. so much nicerthan my hokey plastic sun shed a bunch of boom mat...
@HowToDoStuf 10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm not a huge fan of the plastic sheds but if you don't have the time or tools/experience to build one, they can work just fine. The main problems I see with them are lack of sound absorption, not very sturdy, and most I've seen have way too small/low cfm exhaust fans. With the LP Smart side I used, a real shed should handily outlast plastic.
@UsRanger 11 ай бұрын
Beautiful work. I applaud your effort 👏
@HowToDoStuf 11 ай бұрын
Thank you 😁
@ellismedavoy7314 11 ай бұрын
I saw another design that put a baffle over exhaust vent as well.
@tonetoni8110 11 ай бұрын
Thank you mine just gave out at the light 😅know I know so I won't struggle as much 😅
@HowToDoStuf 11 ай бұрын
Oh that's no fun. Much better to work on a car at home in the garage than to be stuck!
@tonetoni8110 11 ай бұрын
@@HowToDoStuf but thank you brotha
@chriswavey03_ 10 ай бұрын
@@HowToDoStufmy shit just exploded after I hit a flooded street. Hopefully I could replace it and pray it still works
@imyodad3589 9 ай бұрын
Thank you! My tensioner started to fall apart 😂 so Ima do mine today
@HowToDoStuf 9 ай бұрын
Just make sure you do pull back the wheel cowl. It makes this so much easier.
@HeartCannotFawn Жыл бұрын
Can you give us information on the intake fan that you are using? Is it hooked to the 12V output of the generator? same for the exhaust fan? Where do the intake fan and exhaust fan get their power from? I'm guessing though that the intake fan is not as critical as the exhaust fan? Great build and appreciate you sharing this. Quite a bit of skills involved here.
@aaronkesterson9613 Жыл бұрын
Looks good, you could add a "hunting" muffler to the unit. They attach to ATVs to help quiet them down even more. It may drop your decibels even lower. However 66-72 is pretty good!
@HowToDoStuf Жыл бұрын
I don't have an ATV so I'm not familiar with that. I'll take a look at that. The decibel rating I'm reading with the shed is a drastic improvement over just the generator. I'n my bedroom on the back of our house where the gen shed is, I can barely hear the gen over the cicadas this time of year.