Hondas Getting Louder
We have two Honda EU2000 generators. Normally we run them alternately unless the AC is needed. So each one has about 400 hours. DW says they are louder than when new — confirmed by a db meter check...
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With my trusty iPhone app (which I well recognize may be less than precise), the Hondas measure about 80 decibels in Eco mode, warmed up, 30 paces away, with the exhaust pointed away. I agree with my wife; they are louder. Now the app-meter may be off — but off by 30 db? OTOH, this "meter" does allow for calibration. So, next time I will calibrate to the "normal speech" of 60 db at one meter and measure the generators again — though such a calibration may not be accurate throughout the curve. What I would like to do is try a new muffler, but at that price, it's not going to happen.
