3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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I need to make a decision on a generator for a rapidly approaching outing and I am at a complete impass as to what to do. I've already made a $700 mistake in buying the Generac 4000XL which is now just rotting in my garage because it is too noisy for a campground. Gone over and over the 109 pages of this thread and just when I think I am ready to move on something, another point comes up to change my mind. I started out looking at the ELM-3000. Then all the rewiring stuff came about. I looked at the Kipor 3500ti, but for $1100 it is within 3 decibles of the ELM-3000 or ELM-3600SS and I really don't need the cleaner "inverter" techology for my uses, since it is not as quiet as the Hondas of the same type anyway. I see the ELM-3600SS and it seems like the way to go. Lighter, quieter, wheel kit, better made than the ELM-3000. But now it turns out the way it is wired it is made better for home backup use than RV use. Some say the ELM-3000 is quiet enough for camgrounds, then others say they are not. While there is an incredible amount of helpful information in this thread, I am more confused than ever.
For those of you with the ELM-3000 units, are they, in your opinion, quiet enough for campground use? If not, can they be made to be that way with modifications to the muffler or by other means? The 3600SS apears to be made better made and is marketed on the distributor's site under the "RV USE" selection. But it has been pointed out that this is not a good unit for our use because of the way it is set up. Is there a relatively easy fix for that?
I am sorry to post so many questions but there are no units for me to "test" in my area, no way to know if these units are really quiet enough without buying one, then being stuck with it as I am my Generac. I really cannot afford to buy another unit only to find it is too loud and then not be able to return it. The only way for me to find this out is from those of you who have and use these gensets and know firsthand how they work.
Please provide your suggestions and feedback as to what you think the best course of action would be. That is the most valuable input and source of information anyone could ask for.
Thanks!
For those of you with the ELM-3000 units, are they, in your opinion, quiet enough for campground use? If not, can they be made to be that way with modifications to the muffler or by other means? The 3600SS apears to be made better made and is marketed on the distributor's site under the "RV USE" selection. But it has been pointed out that this is not a good unit for our use because of the way it is set up. Is there a relatively easy fix for that?
I am sorry to post so many questions but there are no units for me to "test" in my area, no way to know if these units are really quiet enough without buying one, then being stuck with it as I am my Generac. I really cannot afford to buy another unit only to find it is too loud and then not be able to return it. The only way for me to find this out is from those of you who have and use these gensets and know firsthand how they work.
Please provide your suggestions and feedback as to what you think the best course of action would be. That is the most valuable input and source of information anyone could ask for.
Thanks!
