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mamasmax
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Sep 12, 2014

How loud are 2?

I have a question about generators I haven't seen addressed before. My wife seems intent on getting a genny " just in case" and while I don't want to spend the money I want to do it right. Meaning enough power to run the 15k AC. And QUIET! My question is if I bought 2 generators to run in parallel that are rated at, say, 55 decibels each and ran them both at the same time would the total noise level still be 55 decibels? 60 decibels? 110? (kidding). Or maybe the noise level would be the same yet twice as annoying?
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Sep 13, 2014
    tenbear wrote:
    Decibels are a logarithmic scale. Double the noise would be a 3 Db increase. Your 55 Db would then be 58Db.

    How does that equate to yipping dogs :@
  • tenbear's avatar
    tenbear
    Explorer
    Sep 12, 2014
    Decibels are a logarithmic scale. Double the noise would be a 3 Db increase. Your 55 Db would then be 58Db.
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Sep 12, 2014
    That's an interesting question.
    I'll answer it with a question: What's more annoying in the campsite next to yours. One yipping dog or two yipping dogs? :)

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