3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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DaveVa78Chieftain wrote:
I installed my ELIM3000 in the generator compartment of my 78 Winnebago.
Closed in the sides with aluminum flashing.
Used a 12VDC radiator fan to push air through it for cooling. Air exhaust is routed down (using the aluminum flashing) through the original exhaust exit for regular RV generators. A 110VAC fan (connected to the 110VAC plug) could also be used.
Installed more insulation to help quiet the sound. Offensive noise is from the engine itself, not the exhaust.
Mounted generator on springs which virtually eliminates all vibration.
Connected a 12VDC fuel pump to pull gas from the aux tank (normal MH approach). Still have to reduce the clack-clack fuel pump noise. It is more annoying than the generator itself. Generator fuel tank is disconnected and empty.
Installed a switch on the front panel that operates both the pump and the fan.
Welded a short section of 1" elec conduit to the muffler. 3/4" Black pipe will thread into this which is what I used for joints and connections. Used victor muffler sealer to ensure tight joints. Exhaust exits out down through the air exhaust port then is routed back to the rear of the RV.
Direct wired the unit into the RV from the back of the 110VAC duplex plug. My rig uses a seperate plug swapped between shore power and generator.
I have an old RV converter (6 amp max battery charger) so I use an external battery charger running at 10 amps to maintain battery charge and run the fan/fuel pump.
Have been running it 4 days a week for 5-6 hours/day while boondocking. Doing great so far.
Will monitor heat issues during warmer summer months to ensure no problems.
Dave
It is truly amazing what info' can be found in this thread. I started today at Page 1. (again) Found this post that give me some learned knowledge of using a factory genset compartment by Dave. Most important is not to have a fuel tank in this compartment. That is number one NO-NO if you want to keep the compartment door closed. I relocated the muffler to the location of the old OEM genset. Found now by experience, that was a unnecessary move. Then I added a 1.5/4 psi fuel pump as a alternate to the relocated fuel tank from the genny. But the clack clack noise of the fuel pump is terrible. Glad to know some one else had the same experience. Also the info' from Dave is useful concerning cooling.
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