Plastic tote Portable 2000W Generator quieting box
Hi, first post to this forum. Having tent camped, then used a pop-up for a decade, find ourselves now towing a 27ft Airstream (which was to be a sailboat then an R-Pod:) Anyway now have occasional need for small generator to charge batteries during boondock trips more than a couple/few days.
Having gleaned info for years from this forum (& others) via web search hits thought I'd try to give something useful back.
Anyway, I found myself wanting to quiet down my already quiet Yamaha EF2000is. This after camping in a couple/few parks/campgrounds allowing generators but with mostly tent campers OR rules allowing only onboard generators. After lots of searching for a lightweight, portable, inexpensive solution decided there wasn't any ready-made & would have to make my own. This project could probably be adapted/modded for use with other 2000W class generators like Honda EU2000i & others.
See also UPDATE 06/30/17 09:23am post I built it in fall of 2015 have used it a few times since and been quite happy with the way its been working so felt it may be good & proven enough to document. I did so in Instructables "EF2000is Portable Generator Sound Deadening Enclosure Box" project (link removed). Here's a few pictures:
Stored for travel:
There's been a few somewhat similar projects around but I didn't find any like this one with powered ventilation, automobile hood adhesive-backed insulation, easy to tote around, etc. (<<< UPDATE: Oops, at least at this point in the size/cost/weight/effort/efficacy continuum - Thanks SoundGuy & others!) Maybe this will be helpful to others considering this sort of thing.
Chris
Standard disclaimers apply, you build this project at your own risk and take full responsibility for any consequences. This project directly violates product warnings and warranties and introduces possibly flammable materials in close proximity to the generator.
Having gleaned info for years from this forum (& others) via web search hits thought I'd try to give something useful back.
Anyway, I found myself wanting to quiet down my already quiet Yamaha EF2000is. This after camping in a couple/few parks/campgrounds allowing generators but with mostly tent campers OR rules allowing only onboard generators. After lots of searching for a lightweight, portable, inexpensive solution decided there wasn't any ready-made & would have to make my own. This project could probably be adapted/modded for use with other 2000W class generators like Honda EU2000i & others.
See also UPDATE 06/30/17 09:23am post I built it in fall of 2015 have used it a few times since and been quite happy with the way its been working so felt it may be good & proven enough to document. I did so in Instructables "EF2000is Portable Generator Sound Deadening Enclosure Box" project (link removed). Here's a few pictures:
Stored for travel:
There's been a few somewhat similar projects around but I didn't find any like this one with powered ventilation, automobile hood adhesive-backed insulation, easy to tote around, etc. (<<< UPDATE: Oops, at least at this point in the size/cost/weight/effort/efficacy continuum - Thanks SoundGuy & others!) Maybe this will be helpful to others considering this sort of thing.
Chris
Standard disclaimers apply, you build this project at your own risk and take full responsibility for any consequences. This project directly violates product warnings and warranties and introduces possibly flammable materials in close proximity to the generator.
