Wow Loud Genset

road-runner wrote:
I call my built in generator the "micronoisy". I fire it up to run the microwave. For anything long term, like battery charging, I use a portable generator.

We're not full-timers - only hit and run a few times a year RV'ers - in our Class C Ford V10 powered motorhome.

Given our camping style, the absolute quietest non-solar way to top up our batteries is by idling the V10 main engine for an hour here and there. That's way quieter than even our ultra-low noise little Honda EX650 portable generator we always have with us.

HOWEVER as an aside ... I wouldn't spend big bucks for any motorhome with a too-loud built-in generator in it. Those $$$ Onan generators cost way too much to tolerate a poor noise-abatement install by a motorhome manufacturer ... they need to do better with their Onan installs.

Seon wrote:
I have a 1750w inverter that I'll install when I have time but for this weekend trip, I'll use the 2K generator.

My post merely pointed out the MH genset is loud...but should have included, "Compared to my 2K and Honda EU3000iS generators".

Geez, tough crowd :B.

I call my built in generator the "micronoisy". I fire it up to run the microwave. For anything long term, like battery charging, I use a portable generator.

I have a 1750w inverter that I'll install when I have time but for this weekend trip, I'll use the 2K generator.

My post merely pointed out the MH genset is loud...but should have included, "Compared to my 2K and Honda EU3000iS generators".

Geez, tough crowd :B.

maybe when he moves the RV outside, it won't sound so loud
could be a big difference

2oldman wrote:
So I guess the inverter idea is out.

Yep.
I guess it would be useless to ask "why", in this case.

So I guess the inverter idea is out.

My MH is parked in the barn some distance from electricity and today just mounted a 32" Samsung LED flat screen TV. To test my installation I fired up the Onan MicroQuiet 4000 genset and that's when I realized how loud it is/was. I don't think I'll remove/sell it because it'll run the roof a/c but as mentioned I have a 2K generator that I'll use when dry camping so that the wife can watch TV while I go fishing.

2oldman wrote:
Running a generator to watch tv every day is just, well, sacrilegious.

I agree 100% ... depending upon what exactly you meant:

1. Watching TV every day is sacrilegious,

OR

2. Running a generator to do it is sacrilegious.

;) and :B

Running a generator to watch tv every day is just, well, sacrilegious.

MrWizard wrote:

I consider the convenience of a remotely started built-in RV generator fueled from the main tank to be just about priceless. I'd certainly try everything in the book to quiet it down before eliminating it. Your built-in generator may be the most expensive single item in your coach ... it should be made to be as usable and tolerable as possible.

yes..this

The question still remains :)... why running a generator for watching TV (and trying to make this tolerable), when it can be easily done through the battery.