Generator noise under bed

janegowest wrote:
Those of you who own gas powered Class A motorhomes....how do you deal with the noise of the generator under your bed at night?

We have never run our genset while sleeping. Is there a reason why you have the need for doing so and realize that this isn't answering your question?

We have never run our generator when sleeping but ours isn't that noisy and is on the opposite side of the motorhome.

Mine is under bed area does not bother us. BUT I shut it off after 9 PM so as not to disturb others.
I then run on batteries all night.

My 1990 Winnebago was horrible. The genny was right under the bed and was pretty loud and I couldn't even come close to getting a decent night's rest with it on.

So, my solution was to get rid of the Winnebago and buy a 2001 Wanderlodge with the generator up front.

Problem solved!

A reason to use generator through the night... Lake Havasu area in the heat of summer, desert camping in summer (call me a glutton for punishment), recharging the batteries in the middle of nowhere... etc. Rules for campgrounds considered, but when you are out in the middle of nowhere, I don't see any problem at all running it when you want as long as you want... One time camping near Ozuna, Texas it was over 100 degrees after 10PM and momma needs to be cooler than that! Happy wife = happy life!

As for use of "genturi" my RV's and camper for that matter have long been out of warranty by the time I get them! And if you install it according to directions, I believe your chances of trouble are minimal, but this is just my opinion...

afrescop wrote:

BTW: If you read the Cummins/Onan warranty you will find out that the use of a third party exhaust system voids the generator's factory warranty.

My Onan warranty expired years ago, but I wouldn't be concerned anyway. Onan themselves sell exhaust extensions that are more restrictive than the Gen-turi.

tropical36 wrote:

janegowest wrote:
Those of you who own gas powered Class A motorhomes....how do you deal with the noise of the generator under your bed at night?

We have never run our genset while sleeping. Is there a reason why you have the need for doing so and realize that this isn't answering your question?

If you are somewhere that doesn't have hook ups and it hot in the summertime, you'll want to run the AC units. The only way to do that is to run the generator.

Personally, I have this exact scenario happen frequently. That's because I use my RV for tailgating - arriving Friday night - and there are no hookups on campus where I park. And, the Georgia nights are still quite warm at night in September. I cannot sleep without the AC units on.

When I had my Winnebago, I would turn the AC as cold as I could and get the bedroom cold enough to hang meat. Then, I'd turn it all off and go to sleep with a blanket or 2 on me. I'd peel the blankets off over night as it got warm in there. Many times it was still too hot to do that and I would run the generator and AC and sleep on the couch instead of the bed. That helped get away from the noise and vibration some.

The Wanderlodge I have now is so much better equipped to handle this situation. I can run the generator and not even hear it or feel it over the AC. It has made life MUCH better for me.

Our is under the bedroom and I run it if we need to. Our is very quite and have never had an issue with noise. as for running it at night while sleeping ours has never set off our CO detector and I feel safe with it on or off. To each their own. I run it so we are comfortable at night. Most of the time we are at CG so I don't use it much except for it monthly run time. which reminds me I need to run Nov 1st...

Our 10K (diesel) generator is under our bed, we barely hear it and if anything it probably puts us to sleep.
Our water tanks (220 Gallons) are under the bed, so maybe that provides a little insulation too - but our generator can barely be heard inside the coach.

Here's a question for the OP....Im curious...is it the NOISE of the generator that you're hearing or could it be vibration ?

Raymon wrote:

tatest wrote:
I would not buy a motorhome with the generator under the bed, whether I planned on using it while sleeping, or not. That is simply bad design, and would be a dealbreaker for me.

At some companies, the marketing teams who design these things seem not to have an understanding of how they are used. They ship them off to dealers, buyers look, say "I can't buy it because of that" and it takes two to three years to find a buyer that doesn't figure out the design defect. Model meanwhile gets discontinued because dealers won't buy it. Natural selection inthe RV world.

Your first sentence kind of insults the OP for purchasing his current MH doesn't it? You offered no information regarding his question because you do not own a MH with the OP's layout. Kinda wasted reply don't you think?

The OP said nothing about having already made the purchase, so I would be appropriate to advise against getting into the situation.