generator noise question
I have an upcoming trip where I will need to use my RV generator but noise disturbances could be an issue so I wanted to get the input of others here to ensure that there are no holes in my thinking.
We will be staying at a relatives home and sleeping in our RV. I know that the home only has 15 amp electrical circuits and our RV has a 13,500 btu air conditioner. This will be in July where temperatures could be beautiful or could be 96 and humid so I want to be prepared to use the generator to run the air conditioner to cool down the RV at sunset with the intent of sleeping overnight with it off after it has cooled down and I can turn on the Fantastic Fan.
The home is part of a lake neighborhood so the side of the house that fronts the street where we will be parking is really the back of everyone's house from a functional perspective. Everybody uses their house on the lake side which is the opposite side of where the RV will park. Where I park the RV, it is approximately 35 meters to the nearest persons home.
I have a Generac QP40 and from the information that I can find this generator is rated at or below 65 dB at 7 meters. So, if my math is correct, by the time the sound travels the distance to the nearest neighbors home the generator noise will be down at approximately 52 DB. It is my opinion that a noise of 52 dB during daytime hours is extremely acceptable and not a nuisance to anyone. Plus, the way that these houses are set up by the time you get across the width of the house and into the backyards on the lake side where people actually set, the distance will be even greater and the noise will dissipate even more.
Bottom line is I don't think I will have a problem with my generator disturbing the neighbors. Does anyone disagree?
We will be staying at a relatives home and sleeping in our RV. I know that the home only has 15 amp electrical circuits and our RV has a 13,500 btu air conditioner. This will be in July where temperatures could be beautiful or could be 96 and humid so I want to be prepared to use the generator to run the air conditioner to cool down the RV at sunset with the intent of sleeping overnight with it off after it has cooled down and I can turn on the Fantastic Fan.
The home is part of a lake neighborhood so the side of the house that fronts the street where we will be parking is really the back of everyone's house from a functional perspective. Everybody uses their house on the lake side which is the opposite side of where the RV will park. Where I park the RV, it is approximately 35 meters to the nearest persons home.
I have a Generac QP40 and from the information that I can find this generator is rated at or below 65 dB at 7 meters. So, if my math is correct, by the time the sound travels the distance to the nearest neighbors home the generator noise will be down at approximately 52 DB. It is my opinion that a noise of 52 dB during daytime hours is extremely acceptable and not a nuisance to anyone. Plus, the way that these houses are set up by the time you get across the width of the house and into the backyards on the lake side where people actually set, the distance will be even greater and the noise will dissipate even more.
Bottom line is I don't think I will have a problem with my generator disturbing the neighbors. Does anyone disagree?
