Can you run a generator in a basement with the windows open?

dean · 2005-12-29T23:11:48+00:00

I only want to use it for a few minutes to run the well pump. I want tokeep it in the basement. I'm assuming that if I open the windows andstart it (assuming its a new generator), I will not be in any majordanger. My basement is 70' x 30' x 10' tall (i.e. huge) and has 4windows, 2 at each end.Alternatively I have to trudge outside with it through deep snow(usually we get blackouts after such a thing), plonk it down and runthe cable through the window, which I do not want to do.TIA!Dean

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Rich256 20 years ago

Not only that just a couple minutes of operation really stinks up the basement filling it with exhause fumes. Unless you have a good exhaust fan it will stay there. Try running it in a closed garage for just a short time. Does it really need to be in the basement? Build a little enclosure close to the house.

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