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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enahs wrote:westend wrote:
Your I phone app for measuring db is not accurate nor calibrated. I have one of the same apps on my phone.
Soooooo, which app is it and how far off is it? I am not nit picking and the issue is not the measurement — the generators are louder than when new. My posting intention was to determine whether anyone else has had the same experience and what the cause may be.
I have RTA loaded on the phone, have no idea how accurate it is and am not going to break out the measurement setup to find out. One could not use it in reference to published figures from the Mfg.. As others have noted, Honda probably does measurement in an anechoic chamber and fudges the numbers somewhat. This is not to say that your generator isn't louder than when new. The fact that your DW picked up on it leads me to believe that it is probably the case, the fairer sex is enabled with better hearing.
SCVJeff wrote:
it may not be accurate (unless calibrated), but the measurement is repeatable.
Agreed, I was commenting on the reference value to Mfg. numbers.
