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Onan generator finally INSTALLED permanently.
On 11 Apr 2005 02:03:28 GMT, the inscrutable Ignoramus22998
spake: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/onan/Diesel/ -- general blog http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/onan/Diesel/z02_Installed/ -- pictures of the installed generator Today, my FIL and myself moved the generator into its spot. It is behind the house, very close to the electrical meter and the panel inside. It is located next to the deck, which shields most of the noise. I measured noise with a sound level meter. 10 ft in front of the generator -- 73 dB. Across the deck, near house -- 63 dB. Inside the house -- can be barely heard, with effort The piece of plywood that is behind the genset, goes in front of it when the generator is to be run. It reduces noise by whopping 5 dB. I'll bet that if you had made the box around the genset half again larger that along would have given the same baffling. Do you have all the openings baffled to the outside? 73/63 dB is still too loud AFAIC. Is this for emergency use only, or are you going to be using it to go entirely off-grid? IOW, try running it one night while you try to get to sleep. Your neighbor might have stronger feelings about it then, too. I told my neighbor who is facing the genset that if he needs a power cord connected to my genset, he could do it. Good ploy! -- STOP LIVING LIKE VEAL ----------------------- http://diversify.com Veal-free Websites |
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Hey Iggy,
I think I would remove, or at least REALLY hide the wheels. For one thing, too easy to "get gone"; and for another, rubber tires don't really like static exposure to the environment, especially ozone. ArmorAll or brake fluid help. Have you had a chance to run it in hot weather all covered-up? No heat problems? Take care. Brian Lawson, Bothwell, Ontario. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX On 11 Apr 2005 02:03:28 GMT, Ignoramus22998 wrote: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/onan/Diesel/ -- general blog http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/onan/Diesel/z02_Installed/ -- pictures of the installed generator Today, my FIL and myself moved the generator into its spot. It is behind the house, very close to the electrical meter and the panel inside. It is located next to the deck, which shields most of the noise. I measured noise with a sound level meter. 10 ft in front of the generator -- 73 dB. Across the deck, near house -- 63 dB. Inside the house -- can be barely heard, with effort The piece of plywood that is behind the genset, goes in front of it when the generator is to be run. It reduces noise by whopping 5 dB. I told my neighbor who is facing the genset that if he needs a power cord connected to my genset, he could do it. i |
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On 11 Apr 2005 13:54:52 GMT, the inscrutable Ignoramus906
spake: On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 06:22:38 -0700, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote: I'll bet that if you had made the box around the genset half again larger that along would have given the same baffling. Do you have all the openings baffled to the outside? No, the opening behind the generator (for exhausting cooling air) is not baffled, and the opening on the left side for air intake is not baffled either. Perhaps baffling them would indeed help. Ayup. Noise travels in a straight line (plus banking off flat surfaces), and like air and water, seeks the easiest escape. 73/63 dB is still too loud AFAIC. Is this for emergency use only, Yes, emergency only. That's good. or are you going to be using it to go entirely off-grid? IOW, try running it one night while you try to get to sleep. Your neighbor might have stronger feelings about it then, too. Absolutely. There are the following considerations he 1. Most of the time (except cold winter weather), in emergency, I can turn it off for the night. No big deal. No noise, no problem. Bueno. (Your neighbors thank you.) 2. As I said, inside my home, it is actually quite reasonable -- it can be barely heard (at least during the day). Did you try the sound from your neighbor's house while it was running? Hopefully they have dual-glazed windows. When I moved into this house it had single-glazed windows. I know there was an amazing difference when I installed the dual-glazed units in my bedroom, the first changed in the whole-house installation. Noise was cut by 75% and the room warmed up 5° above the rest of the house within hours. Great! Well worth the $2,200 total fee. 3. If my neighbor needs power, he will have different feelings about 73 dB noise (which his house will, no doubt, attenuate much further). Verily! g 4. The diesel noise is of the kind that's not very annoying and people can, after a while, simply ignore it. I used to live in a house right next to busy tram line, and after a few years, next to a railroad. After some time, one simply tunes these noises out. If you were a barking dog's owner and tried to tell that to people who didn't own pets, you'd most likely get hammered. Yes, steady noises like generators are easier to get used to, but the low frequency of the exhaust can be really irritating very quickly if they're loud. As usual when it comes to noise, the quieter it is, the better. What did you find about exhaust systems for diesels? If your genset was below the house, would a 30' stack (to raise the outlet above the house) work or would it add too much back-pressure? Just curious. ---------------------------------- VIRTUE...is its own punishment http://www.diversify.com Website Applications ================================================== |
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lead lined is it nuke powered
I would think it mite over heat with out more air openings or a fan added some ware safe male On 11 Apr 2005 16:42:59 GMT, Ignoramus906 wrote: On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:31:17 -0400, Brian Lawson wrote: Hey Iggy, I think I would remove, or at least REALLY hide the wheels. For one thing, too easy to "get gone"; and for another, rubber tires don't really like static exposure to the environment, especially ozone. ArmorAll or brake fluid help. Good point on the wheels. I will, probably, try to cover them with something for now. This generator is NOT, by any means, easy to steal. It probably weighs about 800 lbs and is very difficult to move, is in the back yard behind a fence, etc. I will give ArmorAll a try. Have you had a chance to run it in hot weather all covered-up? No heat problems? It was about 80 degrees yesterday, and it ran without load for something like 5 minutes. Soon, on a warm day, I will give it a load test lasting, perhaps, an hour. I want to see how well the foundation holds up, whether the genset would overheat, etc. i |
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