Generator Noise
Generator Noise In the past several months I have had to take interest in Generator noise. Back in Aug my wife and I traveled from Mass. to the West coast and did a bunch of National parks. We wer...
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I appreciate all of the information and comments provided by the members on generator noise. I also have been RV'ing for 7 years. I do understand the liquid cooling on the generator is quieter because of the liquid blanket around the cylinders and head assembly. I also agree that 2 or more cylinders will be quieter since the displacement is smaller in each cylinder and the impulses are separated. I do understand that mounting the generator in the RV may reduce or increase depending on how it is done. At the Winnebago factory they did remove and remount the generator this summer because the dealer installed it wrong. Remounting did help. But, the numbers I am measuring now are after they "fixed" it. Yes, we were within the proper time to run the generator- just after 8 AM and we only use for 15 minutes for the microwave and coffee. We also are sensitive to the noise and thye quiet offered at the campgrounds.
What seemed to be missed in my original comments was the Cummins/Onan specification is 68 dBA at 10 feet under 1/2 load!!!! They are doing 78 dBA at 10 feet at 1/2 load. At the rear of the RV it is over 80dBA!
I am willing to consider all suggestions but I have done a lot of work on this for the past 5 months.
Yes, I did buy and used 2 inch diameter silicon tubing to get the exhaust 9 feet from the RV out the rear but that is not permanent. I also paid over $6000 for a diesel generator rated at 68 dbA .
I am planning on replacing the generator with a quiet Honda or Yamaha gas.
Again I appreciate all the comments but my goal was for other people to understand the problems with the View, Winnebago,and Cummins. Please keep in mind Cummins may still resolve the problem- they are at least looking at it. Winnebago generally is a good company and usually strives to solve issues. But in my case and some other people they are not responding.
I appreciate all of the information and comments provided by the members on generator noise. I also have been RV'ing for 7 years. I do understand the liquid cooling on the generator is quieter because of the liquid blanket around the cylinders and head assembly. I also agree that 2 or more cylinders will be quieter since the displacement is smaller in each cylinder and the impulses are separated. I do understand that mounting the generator in the RV may reduce or increase depending on how it is done. At the Winnebago factory they did remove and remount the generator this summer because the dealer installed it wrong. Remounting did help. But, the numbers I am measuring now are after they "fixed" it. Yes, we were within the proper time to run the generator- just after 8 AM and we only use for 15 minutes for the microwave and coffee. We also are sensitive to the noise and thye quiet offered at the campgrounds.
What seemed to be missed in my original comments was the Cummins/Onan specification is 68 dBA at 10 feet under 1/2 load!!!! They are doing 78 dBA at 10 feet at 1/2 load. At the rear of the RV it is over 80dBA!
I am willing to consider all suggestions but I have done a lot of work on this for the past 5 months.
Yes, I did buy and used 2 inch diameter silicon tubing to get the exhaust 9 feet from the RV out the rear but that is not permanent. I also paid over $6000 for a diesel generator rated at 68 dbA .
I am planning on replacing the generator with a quiet Honda or Yamaha gas.
Again I appreciate all the comments but my goal was for other people to understand the problems with the View, Winnebago,and Cummins. Please keep in mind Cummins may still resolve the problem- they are at least looking at it. Winnebago generally is a good company and usually strives to solve issues. But in my case and some other people they are not responding.
