opnspaces
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mr300ce wrote:
I just don't see a need for a 'rain cap'. Extra parts, expense, and work for a not needed item.
It's not easy to picture what MPH_Medic used the rain cap for but it isn't mounted as a rain cap.
The standard rain cap looks like three basic parts. If you stand the rain cap up like it was installed on a pipe, the three parts from bottom to top would be:
1. A collar or tube that slides over the end of a pipe.
2. Three steel fingers connect to the collar and hold up the round disc shaped rain shield.
3. The round disc shaped rain shield which keeps the rain out under normal installations.
Here's what he did.
He drilled out the spot welds of the connection between the springy fingers and the top disc (the part that would normally keep the rain out.)
I imagine he then threw the disc away as it is not needed.
He was left with parts #1 and #2 above. (The collar connected to the three springy fingers).
Now He slipped the collar over the BOTTOM end of the tall vent stack with the springy fingers facing down.
He then bent in and riveted the three springy fingers to the elbow that is connected to the generator exhaust.
Now take a look at the fourth post from the top of this thread. That's the post by mph_medic on 04/24/12 at 07:08 am showing the parts he used. In the bottom picture you can see the vent cap collar mounted to the bottom of the vertical stack and the three springy fingers riveted to the exhaust elbow from the generator. It's not easy to see unless you look at it for a minute or two.
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beemerphile1
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mph_medic wrote:Ok I know I'm cheap but for I refuse to pay $130+ for a Gen-turi Generator Exhaust System. I made mine from 3" dryer vent pipe
I see your signature states; "Never do anything you wouldn't want to explain to the Paramedics". You should also add never do anything you will have to explain to the parents of a burnt toddler or their lawyer.
I applaud your ingenuity but using steel is a bad idea. Others have done the same thing using PVC or ABS.
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Just put this up next to it and if the little buggers touch it, well, they will learn what the sign means... 
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beemerphile1 wrote: You should also add never do anything you will have to explain to the parents of a burnt toddler or their lawyer.
I'd be more worried (if I worried) about a kid ripping his head open on the slide corner.
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Went to Talladega and camped from Thursday till Monday.. Ran Generator the whole time with A/C going the whole time.. The vent pipe was warm to the touch but never got hot... worked like a champ.. However I will use the HOT ! sign just for ****s and giggles.. While mine might not have a name brand on it my pocket book loves me...
So to each his own.. :-))
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It may be made with CPVC which handles temps to around 200F. Wikipedia also mentions that it exibits some fire retardent properties. This with the properly mounted venturi from the exhaust would probably give you a safe plastic. CPVC can also be welded, which allows you to form some nice mounting brackets.
Fire propertiesCPVC is similar to PVC in resistance to fire. It is typically very difficult to ignite and tends to self-extinguish when not in a directly applied flame.
Due to its chlorine content, the incineration of CPVC, either in a fire or in an industrial disposal process, can result in the creation of dioxins.
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jetboater454 wrote:beemerphile1 wrote: You should also add never do anything you will have to explain to the parents of a burnt toddler or their lawyer.
I'd be more worried (if I worried) about a kid ripping his head open on the slide corner.
Hell, I have a gash in my own head (took a good chunk of flesh too!) from walking into the open window on the back wall of my camper (old school 70's camper, with the crank open windows that rotate out and up in several sections). Those corners are VICIOUS! 
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