How to reduce generator noise?
We love our 2013 LTV Libero to bits, but I'd sure be interested to hear of some ways to reduce the noise of the 5.5k Onan gas generator. We've considered putting something like Dynamat in the door an...
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Anything that impairs the free-flow of air is going to have a probable negative impact on the operation of the generator. I would hesitate a long time before I modified the venting.
You could enclose the remaining sides of the box with sound absorbent material, that would reduce the sound directly transmitted into the rig. There would still be the sound that comes out via the vents, that includes the exhaust noise.
You could also look into an improved "muffler" system. They do exist, but what you would need to do could with your setup I don't know.
Personally (I am an Electronics Engineer that worked in sound generation/propagation for many years), I bought the quietest generator I could find. Reducing noise inside the generator was a winning formula for me.
You could enclose the remaining sides of the box with sound absorbent material, that would reduce the sound directly transmitted into the rig. There would still be the sound that comes out via the vents, that includes the exhaust noise.
You could also look into an improved "muffler" system. They do exist, but what you would need to do could with your setup I don't know.
Personally (I am an Electronics Engineer that worked in sound generation/propagation for many years), I bought the quietest generator I could find. Reducing noise inside the generator was a winning formula for me.
