Generator Muffler Mods

Just be aware, use of your contractor gen might make you very unpopular in a crowded campground.. NASCAR race, you might be able to get away with it, but busy campgrounds, not so much..

Yeah, unpopular is minimizing the effect. I don't know what the combination in this genset really entails but the result is a very aggressive noise floor. On the few occasions I've used it at the house for power outages, I park it on the far wall of our detached garage. It is still noisy but is tolerable, considering the circumstance.

When power is restored on the lines and I turn the beast off, my ears and brain experience an almost 180 ringing. Hard to describe but it's not just the sound of quiet inrush again but as if the atmosphere became almost like a vacuum. It's probably due to the subsonic vibrations conditioning my brain after days of operation.

I may have to sell this genset to recover some of the price and get a Champion inverter set. That way, I can bring it on the road for camping, should the need arise. The Workhorse is dependable and it's hard to get rid of something that works so well.

Right now, my batteries, inverter, and solar are my power plant when away from a pedestal. That system works very well, is silent, and eliminates the need for carrying fuel. Heck, I may just get more battery and solar generation. That doesn't cure days in a row of bad weather, though