On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:21:19 GMT, George wrote:

Why is it that the home generators are so loud? Is it that the
backpressure of a real muffler is too great? I've heard of people who
put better mufflers and even tubing to route the exhaust out of the
garage or where ever and they said they were happy.

Real mufflers cost real bucks- like a $150 for a 1200 watt portable
Makita.
So you're at Home Depot and see two gensets of similar output and one
is $150 more than the other...

-Carl