Make a generator quieter?

[Aggiebush]

I just built a three sided box, with a lid, that is a few inches wider and taller than my generator. I framed it with 2x4's and OSB and installed fiberglass duct insulation on all sides. It quieted it down considerably and was easy to build.

[Sackett]

Generac now makes a 2k watt generator similar to the Honda EU for $500 less. Northern Tool has em for $599 and they come with a 2-year warranty.

[Skinnykyle]

I just built a three sided box, with a lid, that is a few inches wider and taller than my generator. I framed it with 2x4's and OSB and installed fiberglass duct insulation on all sides. It quieted it down considerably and was easy to build.

Did you put in a fan as mentioned above? If you didn't have you had any problems with heat effecting the generator?

[Stolle]

Would'nt the hole for the fan just let the noise out? I am really thinking I might be listing a generator for sale to buy a new quiet one. I am going by a dealer tomorrow to listen to one of the Honda EU series.

Thanks for the input everyone!

Yes! You would strategically place the door away from camp. The fan would help blow the hot air out the door. You would also pipe the exhaust in the same direction.

On a side note: I bought a champion from tractor supply and it is quiet and it only cost $300. Best less bang for your buck if you know what I mean

[HillCoBowHunter]

I am looking for some ideas on how to quiet a generator (on a budget). I was thinking maybe a box built out of plywood & insulation, or maybe welding an ATV muffler on it or both.

Has anybody on the GS tried their hand at this?

This is exactly what we have set up for ours. with one side open facing the other direction. It works fine and we made it big enough that is doesn't get over heated. It was a cheap/quick fix for the noise. IMO I don;t think deer give a darn about the noise either, never had a problem waking up the next morning and seeing deer at my feeder only a couple hundred yards off.

[Silent Assassin]

We have Generac 6500 run for the travel trailer. Feeder is only 130 yards away from it. Hogs and Deers would still come in to feed. It doesn't bother them at all...I still have to build something similar to the shed structure because wife and the girls r bothered by the noise while sleeping. Thank goodness for being Deaf! I can sleep through anything!

Deaf can be good thing, I always joke...

#1) I can talk with my mouth full
#2) I can sleep through anything
#3) I will never have to hear my woman whine or b****
#4) Never have to worry about losing my hearing without hearing protection while using firearms!

[inxpress]

generator

I second the Honda EU2000. I own one to fish with @ night. Awesome Very quiet. Expensive but quiet.

[Big_gun]

wonder when Northern tool stopped carrying the hondas? the Q&A rate the DB noise almost as quiet as the honda.....

I have 2... and they are awesome... to me worth the cost... these other brands were not on the market when I was looking.

[bboswell]

I tried the add on muffler and it failed 2 ways. First, the mechanical noise was more than the exhaust and 2nd it created so much back pressure that it created a huge amount of blow by which fouled the plugs and killed the genny.

Build a box!

[Navajo]

I just built a three sided box, with a lid, that is a few inches wider and taller than my generator. I framed it with 2x4's and OSB and installed fiberglass duct insulation on all sides. It quieted it down considerably and was easy to build.

X2. I don't use a fan and have never had a problem. Opening weekend the generator runs for 5 days straight .


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[DavisHollow]

I tried the add on muffler and it failed 2 ways. First, the mechanical noise was more than the exhaust and 2nd it created so much back pressure that it created a huge amount of blow by which fouled the plugs and killed the genny.

Build a box!

X2. Like I said earlier, mechanical noise is half or more than half the issue, I would build a box. I would just build it out of native cedar posts and brush, no need to get fancy.

[Aggiebush]

No fan for me either, plenty of air space for the generator to breathe. I slope the dog house down towards the back so the heat will naturally go up to the opening. I have ran it all night with no problems.

[Skinnykyle]

Thanks for all of the responses! It sounds like a box/shed should do the job.

[Winman]

Generac now makes a 2k watt generator similar to the Honda EU for $500 less. Northern Tool has em for $599 and they come with a 2-year warranty.

Good buy,Generac is a good generator.

[wsteffen]

buy you a Honda EU series generator... you can't hear them run from 100' away...

x2 very quiet