crazyhorse wrote: cheeeez what a attitude problem. we try to help and get screamed at. maybe its best he does look elsewhere. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR SEARCH..
who is we?? I didn’t know you owned this thing.
I know I am doing a little ranting here as I am a little unnerved at people who think they can run their X or Y generator anywhere they want because it somehow falls in the legal category according to USFS (not part of this thread, was in some of the other threads I read) but just as speed limits the limit may be 30MPH but that doesn’t mean you can always do 30. You have to look around and make sure it is safe to do 30MPH. I wasn’t trying to direct negatively at anyone even though it sounds that way. Except if you are someone who thinks it’s OK to have a loud generator. I would like to understand how loud the lower cost gens are however. I was just looking online and found a few under $400. Searched some reviews and got mixed reviews on noise. some said louder than they would like others said not loud at all. I may just buy one and see how loud it really is. If too loud.. Hey it is only $400. I could probably sell it on eBay for 200.00
Motox100, read your last post. I don't have a problem with your venting. but I do take offense when most here try to give advise and it seems from your last paragraph you sound like or it reads like to pound salt. I agree with you being upset with those who ruin your camping because of what they did, I be too.But again I would ask you to read your last post and determine for yourself what you said. I'm here like everyone else to give and to recieve help,but not to disregard that help give by those who want to help.If I read it wrong I'm sorry for that.but thats how I read it.JMHO..LOL
crazyhorse wrote: Motox100, read your last post. I don't have a problem with your venting. but I do take offense when most here try to give advise and it seems from your last paragraph you sound like or it reads like to pound salt. I agree with you being upset with those who ruin your camping because of what they did, I be too.But again I would ask you to read your last post and determine for yourself what you said. I'm here like everyone else to give and to recieve help,but not to disregard that help give by those who want to help.If I read it wrong I'm sorry for that.but thats how I read it.JMHO..LOL
Actually I was thinking that a few replies/threads were doing the same thing.. Specifically this one..
"Here we go AGAIN! "quite" and "cheep" (quiet and cheap) just don't go together. Have you ever searched 'generator' in the subject line? Tons of posts."
This is the problem.. Tons of post just not many with good info. Including this one as me and you keep going back and forth off topic..
I appreciate the advice, comments, suggestion. I did mix a few emotions as I was reading many other generator threads all at the same time as replying / reading this one. Many of the other threads I was reading people defend their construction generators and other things. I did get emotional about that. The one thing that was irritating to me was many of the other threads started out similar. Someone wondering about the comparison of the more expensive units vs. the lower cost units and generally on the basis of noise and power output. What those turned into was someone doing what I am/was doing but on the other side of the stream. They were generally debating how good their loud construction gens were.
hey Motox100, I think I know what you are going through. Last year I bought a Chinese knock off marketed by Coleman. Said it was 3,125W with 2500w rating. The first one sucked a valve, Coleman replaced it and now I can only reliably run my 13.5 AC when the air temp is around 70f. It is not really loud but when the temp is 95 outside it drops voltage and eventually blows the breaker in my TT. Last month I bought a Yamaha 2400 and last weekend I ran the AC, TV and antenna amp for over 5 hours in 95 degree heat. Inside temp was a nice 76 degrees and it had two colder setting to go. I will not tell you what to do, this is just my experience, but man I could have saved some bucks by buying the good generator first.
I think I agree that it would probably be best to buy something that is proven quiet, rather than buy something unknown, only to find that you had wasted your money.
I first bought a used Robin Subaru construction grade gennie. When I tried it out for the first time at a campground, I found that we were yelling over the gennie. Feeling bad for fellow campers, I shut that sucker down and never fired it up again. I now have a Honda EU2000i, and will buy a mate for it when I can afford to. Together, they will someday power my 15K AC.
I wish I would have bit the bullit earlier, rather than throwing that first investment to the wind...
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Just get something with a Briggs engine and it will be civilized and bearable. If it has a Tecumseh engine on it, which is what most Coleman's have, it's gonna be so loud it will make you miserable.
Dont buy a gen untill you demo it under full load at a dealer. If they wont do it they dont want to sell it-move on. I own the yamaha 2400is and love it. Runs 13,500 dometic fine.
motox100 wrote: ......
I have a Onan Micros quite 4K built into my motorhome and have to say it is louder than I would like. ......
If you want to quiet your Onan a good bit, spend about $45-60 bucks at your local Cummins dealer and get an Onan resonator to add to the exhaust. Visit the B van forum, and look for a link to the moderator's personal web site for details.
If you're a hands-on kind of guy, get the Onan installation manual for yours, study it to get clearances and cooling opening dimensions, and 'improve' the compartment it's mounted in with some rigid f'glass insulation. More money will get you a SuperTrapp from Jacks Small Engines that will quiet it some more. My 2.8 is down to 57 dbA at 21 feet from the exhaust at 1/2 load.
Can't help much with the noisy neighbors except to suggest you carry plywood and 2x4's to set up a 'wall' next to their genny to reflect some of the noise back to 'em... maybe they'll get the message.
Jim, "Red meat's not bad for you. Green, fuzzy meat's bad for you."
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motox100 wrote: ......
I have a Onan Micros quite 4K built into my motorhome and have to say it is louder than I would like. ......
If you want to quiet your Onan a good bit, spend about $45-60 bucks at your local Cummins dealer and get an Onan resonator to add to the exhaust. Visit the B van forum, and look for a link to the moderator's personal web site for details.
If you're a hands-on kind of guy, get the Onan installation manual for yours, study it to get clearances and cooling opening dimensions, and 'improve' the compartment it's mounted in with some rigid f'glass insulation. More money will get you a SuperTrapp from Jacks Small Engines that will quiet it some more. My 2.8 is down to 57 dbA at 21 feet from the exhaust at 1/2 load.
Can't help much with the noisy neighbors except to suggest you carry plywood and 2x4's to set up a 'wall' next to their genny to reflect some of the noise back to 'em... maybe they'll get the message.
Jim, "Red meat's not bad for you. Green, fuzzy meat's bad for you."
Thanks for the advice. I haven’t spent too much time looking at how to quite my Onan down. I will investigate some of the things you suggest. One thing I read was to get a new extended exhaust and or muffler but really on mine the exhaust tone isn’t all that bad, just the overall engine and generator noise.. I like your suggestion on the plywood. I hope someone gets the hint when I build a wall around THEIR generator. I was originally thinking about buying a cheap construction gen myself and taking the muffler off entirely and facing it their way until they cry uncle..
To everyone else, thanks for the suggestions it helps. I am starting to lean towards buying Two Honda eu2000. This way when I don’t need the AC I run just one. We have our Motor home setup to pretty much run everything 12 volt for a weekend without problem except for AC and Micro.
Paul Clancy wrote: Dont buy a gen untill you demo it under full load at a dealer. If they wont do it they dont want to sell it-move on. I own the yamaha 2400is and love it. Runs 13,500 dometic fine.
I need to test one of these out. I was at the Motorhome dealer Monday and they had a new Yamaha 2400 on sale for 980.00 I asked them if it would run my AC and they said no I needed to by the next size up . I think it was a 3400 and the price was more than double
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