Customer Reviews

GenTran GS7500 Generator Shelter for Portable Generators up to 7500-Watt

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I would like to comment as someone who did purchase the product and I did file a complaint. In fact, I filed the complaint before the date the manufacturer posted a review that they haven't had any complaints. To refresh his memory and inform potential buyers. I purchased the
generator as a result of a devastating tornado that hit my town. My family was
without power for almost 5 days and relied on a generator. The generator I
purchased, because of the tornado, has 5500 Watts. The GenShed GS7500
claims to be designed for 7500 Watts so I thought it would be the perfect
item to protect my new investment. It was installed on June 28, 2008, and
tested on June 29, 2008 for 30 minutes. On August 3, 2008, I tested the
generator for 1 hour per the manual instructions for the first time inside the GenShed because the generator manual requires it to be tested monthly.
After only one hour, the plastic back around the exhaust of the Genshed was melted. After only one hour of use, I feel that this product is extremely unsafe. Had the generator been inside the GenShed the entire 5 days I was without power, I believe I would have faced a serious fire within a couple of hours. I posted pictures and although I am still disputing the fact that I paid for this faulty product, I am mostly concerned about consumer safety. The manufacturer continues to blame it on my installation but I can guarantee that it was installed as instructed. If this product can melt so fast imagine running your generator overnight inside this shed... your house could be on fire while you are sleeping and you'd never know it!!!!! Buyer BEWARE!

OK, first off whoever reviewed this and gave it 5 stars is either insanely rich and naive or work for the company that produces this blatant rip-off? I mean $800.00 for a freakin' mini-garden shed plus a couple parts that you can pick up for about $150.00 anywhere else. Absolutely brilliant example of the "people will buy anything if you put the right spin on it". Well the only spin on this is that it is a rip. If you have $800.00 to spend on a box for your generator go get one of the good quality vented exterior metal boxes that are 1000 times safer, possibly cheaper and will last 1000 times longer. Or for fun, you can buy this one, let your generator run all night and watch the box melt and burst into flames! XD

I live in south florida and needed a Generator box, not a lot of them on the market so I was happy that I found one. After putting it together I was very disapointed, it was very week,no strength, I would be suprised if it stayed together in a strong thunderstorm, forget a hurricane it
would be in a million little pieces. sent it back for refund

This "GenShed" is actually a plastic garden box that is marketed to hold garbage cans and landscaping materials. Made by Suncast (MFR Model #GS2000), it is sold at K-Mart for $139.00 and Sears for $199.00. I'd suggest that this storage box was neither designed nor intended by the original manufacturer to be used as a portable generator shelter.

http://www.suncast.com/productdisplay.aspx?id=51&pid=22

Into this plastic box, the GenTran vendor has incorporated several inexpensive louvered vents, an electric fan, a temperature switch, and a dubious exhaust outlet...for a $600+ markup! I consider the exhaust system to be dubious, if not downright dangerous, insomuch that hot exhaust gasses must pass through a thin plastic wall. Further, the idea that a magnet could adequately secure the pipe against separation from the muffler (due to regular exhaust pressures) does not inspire confidence.

Portable gas generators, aka gensets, operate at very high temperatures for extended periods of time. They require large volumes of fresh air for proper cooling and exhaust dissipation. The GenShed would, in my opinion, provide the necessary air volume only if the lid and doors were propped open for the duration that the genset was in operation (electric fan notwithstanding). Doing so would certainly negate any decibel reduction qualities that a closed shed would provide.

GenTran combined a good idea with substandard execution. It is my belief that a plastic garden shed of this size and construction is not a suitable installation platform for a portable gasoline generator. Finally, the aforementioned $600.00 markup is beyond parody. I do not recommend the GenShed for reasons of safety and excessive pricing.

I thought this was a great idea but after reading the reviews, I just purchased the storage shed to store the generator next to the house connection. The only real drawback is that there won't be any noise reduction for the neighbors. The upside is, during a power outage, I no longer have to dig the generator out from under the deck, when it's dark and raining/snowing. I just pull the generator out of the shed, start it and connect it to the house.

I can't even give this unit 1 star,but i had to so this review would show up.Your just asking for problems if you purchase this.First,It's not safe to run your generator in it.You can store your generator in it,but just can't run it in this unit.The shed will end up melting away.Second,The price is way out of line.I purchased the shed "GS2500" for $219.00 at Homedepot.I then purchased a Gable Vent fan (comes with a thermostat which you need)$72.00,8-4" mini louvers $22.00,20"x20"Gable Vent Shutter $43.00,one roll of Reflective Insulation $24.00, sheet metal for the back to protect it from the exhaust and to protect the floor under the generator,some screws, washers and aluminum tape about $20.00.I did it for around $400.00 complete and it's much safer.I added images of what i did to mine.Photo's aren't that great,but should give you an idea

Overview -
With the GS7500 GenTran Generator Shed you are buying Suncast GS2000 plastic shed that has been modified to handle a small 7.5 kw portable power generator. Over all the shed is a typical Suncast product, easy to assemble plastic enclosure that snaps together in a very short period of time. GenTran has modified the shed to better handle the heat buildup and ventilation requirements of running a small portable generator inside a plastic based shed. The ventilation fan seems adequate to handle the needs of supplying the necessary air flow to keep the generator from over heating or badly melting the shed enclosure. To aid in preventing a potential over heating situation GenTran supplies a over heat sensor that when installed properly will shutdown the generator using the low oil shutdown circuit. The exhaust pipe with magnetic ventury that is intended to safely exhaust the extremely hot exhaust fumes works when connected to a proper fitting muffer. However to prevent melting of the shed where the exhuast pipe exits you will need to either provide some kind of fire rated insulation or stand offs to prevent it from over heating the plastic to the point of failure causing it to melt. Over all the original price of almost $800 is not worth the money for the amount of engineering that went into taking another companies product modifying it to handle a generator.

Details -

The actual enclosure is a Suncast GS2000 shed modified with several holes for ventilation, electrical access and exhaust fan function. These hole give the owner the option to connect the included exhaust hose anywhere needed. Each hole is covered by a metal round soffet vent. The back side of the shed on the upper section is modified with a 700CFM fan caged in a metal safety fence. This fan draws fresh air in creating a positive pressure environment to help push the hot air out every exhaust hole along with any other unsealed hole. The exhaust hose adapter is equipped with a magnet to secure the flame resistant flexible cloth vent tube to the muffle, The other end is intended to be feed out of the closest vent hole. To do this and prevent the shed from melting you will need to add some kind of fire/heat rated insulation or modify the end connector to provide the required heat break. Else you will cause the shed to melt at the point the pipe it its metal fittings touch the plastic of the shed.

Over all the product does as described and provides a secure enclosure to store your portable emergency backup generator in. Thanks to Amazon and their reduced price it makes it a little more reasonable for what you get. However I would not purchase it for the full price as it's simply not worth that much money.

This is a great idea. I was looking for a place to store and run my generator. I don't have a basement, so I store a lot of stuff in my garage. And when the power went out, it took me a long time to dig out my generator amidst my stuff, wheel it outside and then hope it didn't get ruined by the rain or snow or wind. This nifty little shed assembles in about 30 minutes - just pop the pieces together. So now I leave my generator outside, locked up in this shed, and no one knows it's out there because it looks like a garden shed. When I need to use it or exercise the engine, I just open it up, start it and lock it back up. The exhaust goes out the back of the unit, and the fan plugs into the outlet on the generator, so the fan only runs when the generator is running. And my neighbors like it because it helps cut down on the generator noise.