How to make your generator quiet,powermate generator

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  • How to quiet a generator, I show how to add a muffler to your generator to make it run quieter.
    After a Decade of using this generator, I bought a much larger one and this time, I built a quiet generator shed. Here are those three videos.
    Part 1, • Building a quiet gener...
    Part 2, • Building a quiet gener...
    Part 3, • Finished Building a qu...
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  • @bctruck
    @bctruck  2 года назад +9

    After a Decade of using this generator, I built a quiet generator shed. Here are those three videos.
    Part 1, ruclips.net/video/Jxjyen8WGgM/видео.html&ab_channel=BCtruck%2CBCBlades
    Part 2, ruclips.net/video/uG80C5GdFyA/видео.html&ab_channel=BCtruck%2CBCBlades
    Part 3, ruclips.net/video/qpObcOM89t8/видео.html&ab_channel=BCtruck%2CBCBlades

  • @1945temo
    @1945temo 4 года назад +244

    Too much bla bla and never got to hear the cachinga!!

    • @johnbutterworth1369
      @johnbutterworth1369 Год назад +3

      Agreed

    • @whisperinghopebus
      @whisperinghopebus Год назад +8

      Thanks for the warning. Sooooo many of these videos all they do is woffle, and Americans seem to yadda yadda yadda the most!

    • @reddye2331
      @reddye2331 Год назад

      Wonder if dude is so slow he hasn’t a clue RUclips videos of this sort are for proof not for bulshiting like he is at the coffee shop telling stories to all the old retired people tht have nothing better to do then listen to his lies. Then laugh and carry on about how stupid he is after he leaves.

    • @bdoggbrz
      @bdoggbrz Год назад +1

      So stupid that we didn't get to hear the actual results. Pointless. Guy can sure blab and blab though.

    • @Honestandtruth007
      @Honestandtruth007 Год назад +2

      ​@@whisperinghopebus What are you complaining about 😂😂❓❓

  • @Nozzlejockey2
    @Nozzlejockey2 4 года назад +111

    I sure would have loved to hear the difference before and after the glass pack.

    • @michaelweber3369
      @michaelweber3369 4 года назад +25

      That’s because it doesn’t work that’s why he didn’t show you a video and that’s also why he’s in the market to build a soundproof said no because the muffler is only 10% of the noise

    • @D.Clark1987
      @D.Clark1987 3 года назад +5

      It would have been nice

    • @mygiguser
      @mygiguser 3 года назад +3

      @@michaelweber3369 that's what i thought.

    • @davemetz7368
      @davemetz7368 3 года назад +1

      @GROUND POWER GENERATOR thanks for the tip

    • @chevybigblock3311
      @chevybigblock3311 2 года назад +2

      Need to make this quieter proceeds to install a cherry bomb 🤣🤣🤣

  • @tanker3id1
    @tanker3id1 4 года назад +61

    in the army we would dig a generator hole to place it down in to keep its heat signature and sound down :)

    • @williampaylorjr9481
      @williampaylorjr9481 4 года назад +5

      When I was in the Army we never worried about heat signatures or noise.........we could never get them to stay running! Baahahaha. Sure don't miss them days. Well maybe a little

    • @Dcowboy88
      @Dcowboy88 4 года назад +2

      I've dug those holes before...lol

    • @SATX_09
      @SATX_09 3 года назад +2

      Those days.... 🙄 I really don't miss them but I do appreciate them .... I sure would not be doing all this crap to a poor generator

  • @raylovett9187
    @raylovett9187 9 лет назад +38

    You're almost there... replace the flex tube with 3 ninety degree bends and some straight tube and it will improve the decibels even lower... Solid piping is WAY quieter than flex.. Nice job bro!!

    • @addiumuppicus5738
      @addiumuppicus5738 7 лет назад +3

      Ray Lovett Hello Ray, I put a small Isuzu muffler on my WH7500E Generator that has a knock off Honda clone 12 HP single on it. Was better than most but still way to much noise. The Isuzu muffler made a world of difference but when I replaced the air cleaner with a Toro 322D canister air intake I can actually say it's quiet. My point don't overlook the intake on these small engines when trying to quiet them down. Be we'll.

    • @user-neo71665
      @user-neo71665 4 года назад +1

      A muffler that doesn't have a straight threw design will actually make it quiet. People don't put glasspacks on things for silence.

    • @garykish8951
      @garykish8951 4 года назад

      @@addiumuppicus5738 People forget how much sound is intake generated. Auto companies do that with air boxes. They are usually cold air which is good but most can and do choke the air in someway. Only to pass the Fcuking EPA drive by sound test. Open up the airbox of every car you have and start cutting away at any plastic that is blocking airflow. Just Smooth everything out. Smooth is the magic word of the day. You can go crazy and start using sound waves to do other things and get very exotic but just cut all the fcukwad out of the air flow and you'll pick up some hp and improve your mpg.
      Sounds better too.

  • @bigman55434
    @bigman55434 11 лет назад +9

    When we used a similar generator at the race track, we built a plywood box to set around it, with the roof open for ventilation, and we stapled scraps of plush carpet to the inside of the box to absorb some of the noise. This made a huge difference in noise.

  • @TheNecromancer71
    @TheNecromancer71 12 лет назад +1

    i have an old honda generator that we take fishin and camping during the winter to run our camper, and its funny cause ive always joked around with my pops about "mounting a car muffler on it". hahah im glad to see someone else thought so to!

  • @genesloan3175
    @genesloan3175 4 года назад +25

    Well I watched waiting for the sound decibels difference, and got nothing ...

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  4 года назад +1

      Nothing! Bupkiss!! Nada!!

  • @thomasschwarting5108
    @thomasschwarting5108 4 года назад

    I did what you said about putting it into a small shed. I had an exhaust fan in it with the muffler pipe coming out the box and the generator quit working on me anyway. After all that and that one was my 2nd generator, I went and bought a generac home standby unit. Put it in myself and very few problems since. Solar wouldn't work well at my house, have too many trees and wouldn't change a thing. Love the shade. Yes LOTS of leaves but well worth it.

  • @nohand322
    @nohand322 3 года назад +13

    Man, that was sure the Quietest generator I've ever heard. 👍

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  3 года назад +1

      shhhhhhhhh, youll wake it up.

    • @michaelparanormal
      @michaelparanormal 2 года назад

      Ive just bought a Petrol Generator 6500w Bohmer Electric - 8HP 3.4KVA Quiet Camping Power ,its said to be the quietest generator at 66db and its possible to get it even quieter with a Webasto diesel heater exhaust and muffler pipe and connecting it to the unit, it’s made it over 25% quieter and also doesn’t effect efficiency or the engine idol

  • @Honestandtruth007
    @Honestandtruth007 Год назад +1

    9 and 10 years ago and Now is Wayyyyyy different in Technology and Modifications to further quiet The Sound Level.

  • @chrisgraham2904
    @chrisgraham2904 4 года назад +3

    Thanks for your example. Yes! it would have been nice to hear it run before and after. I always wondered if this was possible since my truck's 5.7 Ltr. Hemi just purrrs quietly like a kitten but every two and four stroke small engine will break your ear drums. Everyone seems to think that the back pressure of an automotive muffler will strangle a small engine. I'm sure there are also some auto mufflers that will tone down the volume better than the "cherry bomb" will.

  • @vegasfordguy
    @vegasfordguy 11 лет назад

    I've messed with plenty of generators over the years and I can tell you that if you can afford it then do yourself a big favor and buy a Honda or Yamaha from the start. They will last forever and they are extremely quiet. 85 DB is still very loud and a lot of the noise is coming from the actual engine and generator head itself. The Honda's and Yamaha's are enclosed and the exhaust just purrs. There is nothing wrong with your set-up, just too loud for me. I still like your videos! :)

  • @WerkToday
    @WerkToday 4 года назад +3

    They start a lawn mover as cover...brilliant

  • @TheDisorderly1
    @TheDisorderly1 13 лет назад +1

    @bctruck I'm looking forward to the shed video. There isn't much information here on youtube about making a noise enclosure for a generator. I got a 6500w genny that I'm looking to build an enclosure for. I need to figure out how to make it secure as well as quiet. I also want to elevate the foundation slightly to keep it dry in the event of a flood. Ah well. Take care of yourself.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  3 года назад

      So, it only took ten years to get to the shed project!😂😂

  • @user-wj9xq7ig2v
    @user-wj9xq7ig2v Год назад

    10db difference is about 1 tenth as loud. Logs and stuff. Nicely done.

  • @frederickw1655
    @frederickw1655 8 лет назад +34

    Trying to get this out to every one, Auto trick. Exhaust. The longer the pipe after the muffler the quieter the system. Luxury cars muffler up front, muscle cars it is in back. Use this knowledge and pass it on.

    • @batvette
      @batvette 7 лет назад +1

      Frederick w didnt know that but have owned enough cars to observe that is true. 2nd and 3rd gen trans ams, c4 corvette, 240z, all had mufflers with short tips. more sedate cars and trucks had mufflers upstream. the effect might be noisier but are we sure they didnt do it for fitment/packaging reasons? the cars were so low the mufflers wouldnt fit mid chassis.

    • @BRUTALLEGENDD
      @BRUTALLEGENDD 7 лет назад +1

      not for my big V8 Mercedes Benz, muffler in the back.

  • @ironhead41
    @ironhead41 13 лет назад

    thats cool......i might do that to my miller bobcat welder....its very loud......did you gut the small muffler out?

  • @williamkeyser1977
    @williamkeyser1977 5 лет назад +3

    Make sure you build that generator shed big enough. I tried that one time but I made the shed just a little bit bigger than the generator and even though I vented it real well and put a cooling fan on it it's still overheated

  • @richardjerrybest
    @richardjerrybest 6 лет назад

    Nice to hear the before and after sound from your generator.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  6 лет назад

      Glad I could accommodate you!

    • @richardjerrybest
      @richardjerrybest 6 лет назад

      I was being sarcastic. You didn't notice that you never once started the engine in the video?

  • @rockystelone21
    @rockystelone21 8 лет назад +162

    how fast does that thing go in the 1/4 mile?.

  • @sloezpaul
    @sloezpaul 11 лет назад

    I did something like that I used a motorcycle muffler from an older rice rocket it cut my exhaust noise by almost 2 decibels I got a noise level meter since I'm hearing impaired to measure how loud it really is. It started at about 79 and I cut it to 62 without a shelter, I also directed the muffler straight up that lowered the sound level from the exhaust from about 68, thanks for the video

  • @CrazyGpaw
    @CrazyGpaw 5 лет назад +38

    No before or after. Wasted time watching

  • @bombardier3qtrlbpsi
    @bombardier3qtrlbpsi 2 года назад

    My generator is a 5000 watt Onan. Early 70's I believe. I'm going to have to weigh it. It's heavy. Great job thanks for sharing

  • @isettech
    @isettech 4 года назад +7

    Air cooled without an enclosure is loud, even with a good muffler. An enclosure designed to properly guide the cooling airflow will do more to reduce noise. A water cooled engine is quieter than an air cooled engine. I picked up a 6kW 3 cylinder enclosed diesel and it sounds more like a car at fast idle, which I use for small concerts to power the stage.

  • @jbncnow
    @jbncnow 12 лет назад +1

    Very true,its pretty nice where i live in north carolina our neighbors really watch out for one another very religeous community dry county too but they caught some amish growing maijuanna on a farm in Yadkinville lol go figure,thanks for the story about the lawn mower ill have to share that story with my father.

  • @jabman549
    @jabman549 10 лет назад +3

    I've actually thought about building a mini-house/shed for mine with sound proofed "walls".

    • @Physco219
      @Physco219 2 года назад

      Did you? If so bet it worked better than this hack job.

    • @jabman549
      @jabman549 2 года назад

      @@Physco219 i did, but still loud

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  2 года назад

      Hack job?? My feelings you hurt! Mean you are!

  • @nocandopdx
    @nocandopdx 9 месяцев назад

    Holy shit you got me laughing so hard i had to slap my leg with that lawnmower bit, then when you said it's your own lawnmower i ran out of breath for a second. I love unexpected bits of humor

  • @brianbass8574
    @brianbass8574 6 лет назад +4

    If you want to make it way quieter than it is with the new muffler you may also reduce the outlet size on the end of your set up it will act as a baffle and quieten it tremendously also get a 6 foot pipe and clamp on the end of that muffler as a tailpipe the longer pipe will quieten it a lot also especially if you coil it up the longer the pipe the quieter it is

  • @livenhfree
    @livenhfree Год назад

    My Generac 5500 (loud!) is already in an 8x10 tool shed in the back yard. The shed has vents at the peaks front and rear. But I still keep the front doors open for air flow. But the doors directly face the back of the house. However, I'm definitely going to route the exhaust out of the shed with the same kind of flexible exhaust tubing shown here. I'm also going to replace the hard plastic wheels with air-filled rubber wheels, and get some thick rubber pads for the metal feet in front. I also plan to add an awning window to the back of the shed. This way, I think I'll be able to close the front doors and open the rear window so that the unit gets enough fresh air. What I've read is that most of the noise comes not from the exhaust, but from the block. Your cherry bomb muffler looks very cool, though!

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  Год назад

      I e totally gone another route. I have a 9500 watt Westinghouse now. I have it in a plastic shed and hooks into my sun panel. It’s remote start so I dont even have to go outside to crank it. If your interested, just google bctruck quiet generator shed.

  • @ImRamro
    @ImRamro 8 лет назад +22

    I just got a generator today and it is LOUD!
    Well look who I find with the great idea.
    I better get back to watching the video....

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  8 лет назад +8

      I don't know why I just now saw this comment. If I had to do this again, I would have gone to a junk yard and pulled the muffler off a small car.

    • @the74rrhotline
      @the74rrhotline 7 лет назад +1

      I have two generators. 1 - Onin gasoline, and one generac portable gas on wheels. Both about 7KW. The 8 year old generac has a similarly tiny muffler. BS muffler like most gensets. obnoxiously loud.
      The Onin gas genset is 35 years old. It is in A trailer. The Muffler is - external - looks like a small car muffler.. The one end of the muffler rotted out so most of the exhaust does not go through the muffler. This OLD Onin is STILL slightly, but notticably quieter.

    • @oilsmokejones3452
      @oilsmokejones3452 7 лет назад +1

      I used a stainless muffler from a KIA...works great and my junk man gave it to me..

    • @oilsmokejones3452
      @oilsmokejones3452 7 лет назад

      I used a stainless muff from a KIA..works great and my junk man gave it to me..

    • @brucewylie7186
      @brucewylie7186 6 лет назад

      BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose 🔨

  • @99jeepxjguy97
    @99jeepxjguy97 4 года назад

    I have the same old generator. It is GAWDAWFUL noisy. Great idea. Thanks

  • @BaybrookEnterprises
    @BaybrookEnterprises 9 лет назад +43

    I think that's a great idea. - but why use a cherry bomb ? They are made for minimal muffling & more noise. Wouldn't you have had more muffling success with a standard tractor tube muffler like for a farmall cub?

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  9 лет назад +10

      I used what I had and what I could afford at the time.

    • @BaybrookEnterprises
      @BaybrookEnterprises 9 лет назад +5

      BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose, I understand. Sorry if I sounded condescending, I was just wondering. Good idea nonetheless.

    • @immeohmyoh
      @immeohmyoh 7 лет назад +1

      it might help keep the mice out

    • @mlang52
      @mlang52 7 лет назад +2

      I stuffed 4 wheeler mufflers with steel wool, like that. It worked really well!

    • @joequitanllla2291
      @joequitanllla2291 7 лет назад +1

      mlang52 hi
      Thanks

  • @jamesdumas6602
    @jamesdumas6602 2 года назад

    I did the same thing about 5 years ago using one of my two stock quiet mufflers I took off my Harley Davidson Electra Glide that have been sitting in the corner of my garage for about ten years. I used two 4 inch muffler clamps to clamp it to the frame of my 3500 watt Champion generator. My flex pipe was about an inch and a half in diameter. Then I zip-tied a 8-inch fan to the frame and plugged into the generators A/C outlet to blow air on the cylinder head.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  2 года назад

      I went another route with a much larger generator. Check out how quiet this is. ruclips.net/video/qpObcOM89t8/видео.html

  • @tommyfmu
    @tommyfmu 11 лет назад +3

    I was also curious about the backpressure created by adding an additional muffling system. Did you look into any alternative mufflers that might have been quieter without restricting exhaust flow? I have a 5kw Briggs that's about 76 db, and would like to get it down to the mid 50 db range, but as you pointed out, such a restricting muffler might encroach on flow. Thanks Tom.

    • @commonconservative7551
      @commonconservative7551 2 года назад +1

      that sure does not look like it restricts flow, quite the opposite, in fact how about using 2 inline?

  • @wjdzwar
    @wjdzwar 10 лет назад +2

    Hi mate, just wanted to say thank you for the video. Im in the process of doing something very similar and will throw my generator into an enclosure too.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  10 лет назад +2

      Still havent made an enclosure for mine. Im waiting for a cheap little tool shed to show up on craigslist.

  • @Wewaswampboy
    @Wewaswampboy 10 лет назад +6

    I do believe IF you will point the exh. tube straight up above the roof of your shed, it will make it much quieter. Because the sound goes up up up and the ears hears it much less. We did this at a Military base many years ago. Let us know if you do it, and if it helps. Thanks for for your RUclipss.

  • @c0dcr4zy
    @c0dcr4zy 11 лет назад

    Forget the sound proof shed, they work great don't get me wrong, but a pain to build . I've tried every method you can think of over the years and the BEST by FAR, is using a hole in the ground with a pipe inserted (the pipe has many holes drilled to vent exhaust into the surrounding sand/soil. Also a burried AC junction box (the kind filled with fiberglass) does an even better job. When you need to run the gen you just hook up to your burried "muffler" lol and your off and running.

  • @wahiawabound808
    @wahiawabound808 9 лет назад +8

    That's a super good idea I think I'm gonna copy this but it is a bit ugly I wanted to enter mine in a generator show its like a car show but with generators

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  9 лет назад +8

      Well you would certainly want to go with the chrome pipe and bejeweled muffler.

    • @wahiawabound808
      @wahiawabound808 9 лет назад +2

      BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose
      I certainly will do that great video by the way I got a powermate 3250 and that darn thing is super loud I'll definitely copy you're idea thanks alot

    • @ioccatonyz1
      @ioccatonyz1 8 лет назад +3

      +wahiawabound808 I won the 2002 show with my spinner wheels that fans and cools as well as looking groovy.

    • @wahiawabound808
      @wahiawabound808 8 лет назад +1

      Tony Iocca
      Wow cool Tony with spinners that's even more cool ha ha ha good job man

  • @21April853BC
    @21April853BC 10 лет назад

    It looks like you have lots of fun building stuff.

  • @SaddleCat1
    @SaddleCat1 9 лет назад +4

    The only thing about genset noise aint so much the exhaust, but 3600 RPM of rotating and reciprocating mass. After adding the cherry Bomb, a 10 dBa reduction (95 to 85 dBa) is still less that 1/2 the noise of the original setup, though...

    • @batvette
      @batvette 7 лет назад

      Bill McKinney yep! I would suspect that is what motivates honda (class leading for quiet) to use the plastic ohv components in the EU2000. Some people complain of predicted durability issues but they must have a reason.

  • @healthyamerican
    @healthyamerican 4 года назад

    i have a blackmax 3650 watt generator. i`m new to this kinda stuff. is it possible to run my stove as a source of heat through a heavy duty extension cord going to my generator? i`m setting up scenario in my mind about how to heat my home temporarily with my generator, without spending alot of money. if its possible, what type of adapter do i use for going from the stove to the extension cord? thanks

  • @__WJK__
    @__WJK__ 8 лет назад +7

    Great video... one might also consider digging a dedicated generator hole, which would yield much, much lower decibel levels! Plus the hole would provide better theft prevention, as the hole could be disguised with a small, fake dog house or a decorative mini, wooden wishing well (or whatever else one's imagination can think of)! If going the stealth/below ground route... I would strongly recommend adding a wireless remote start, as well as some type of wireless remote car alarm that comes with a remote pager or an alarm than can alert back to a cell phone! Remote starts and remote pager/cell phone alarms are fairly inexpensive and listed all over popular online auction sites these days =)

  • @ciapat81
    @ciapat81 3 года назад +1

    YEAH, bits and pieces...
    It's workin 👍👍👍WOW❗❗❗

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  3 года назад

      How precious. You thumbed up your own comment. Wow!!

  • @KJBPSkipper
    @KJBPSkipper 11 лет назад +4

    LMAO,I thought I was the only one who did bizarre things like this...I was hoping for a before and after sound clip..oh well.

  • @brotherskeeper7
    @brotherskeeper7 11 лет назад

    Thank you, bctruck, I have this same Electric Generator, I will take your advice. I don't expect it to be as quite as a mouse, not as noisy is enough for me. Seeing your modification helps me a lot, thanks again. Bill, ease up, get some sleep, life is short, you went too far off the deep end on this, take it easy or don't modify your Coleman Electric generator.

  • @TheChrismsanchez1
    @TheChrismsanchez1 6 лет назад +15

    🤣🤣🤣🤣" I have a decibel meter on my wife's phone." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
    There's an app for that?!

  • @TheReconSquad
    @TheReconSquad 11 лет назад

    just wondering, couldn't you still weld the cherry bomb muffler to the frame because the pipe connecting that to the engine is a flexible pipe that would reduce the amount of work that would have to go in. I don't have a welder, and if i do it this way i could just use come big hose clamps. Thoughts?

  • @hazmatops
    @hazmatops 10 лет назад +12

    Great video, very good advice on stealing a generator with a lawn mower, pure damn evil.

  • @bernieclement3373
    @bernieclement3373 Год назад

    omg i have been watching youre stuff for over 12 years ago!

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  Год назад +1

      Dang! We got old!!

  • @michaelengen3511
    @michaelengen3511 5 лет назад +6

    Nice design, but it would have been nice to "actually" hear it running rather than just a statement of 85db.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  5 лет назад +1

      Yes it would. If I could go back in time, I would have waited until the next day to upload the video after I cranked it. It is what it is.

  • @The2012waiting
    @The2012waiting 9 лет назад +2

    I made a steel cable with loop ends. I leave my gen outside garage and run the cable thru it and lock the other end to the garage door rails inside. They cant just come up and grab it for sure. Great idea with the muffler :)

    • @danthemans
      @danthemans 6 лет назад

      Yeah, and the club on my 70 grand F350 was nothing for a battery powered grinder.... tell me where you live for a free generator...

  • @scottanderson5290
    @scottanderson5290 5 лет назад +3

    Freezing weather in north Louisiana? So the temperature dropped to what 65 degrees.

    • @davidfrank6666
      @davidfrank6666 3 года назад

      that is funny, while i sit in wisconsin.

  • @sandasturner9529
    @sandasturner9529 3 года назад

    Found another way to annoy my neighbors. Thanks for the idea, mate.

  • @iclausius7881
    @iclausius7881 10 лет назад +3

    can you put the second muffler in series with the first - that is, just attach it onto the end of existing muffler? Or is that too much back pressure?

    • @HawgNSonsTV2
      @HawgNSonsTV2 10 лет назад +4

      lol ... must be run parallel or the ohms will drop!

    • @ve5psl
      @ve5psl 9 лет назад

      HawgNSonsTV2 if you run it in parallel, the ohms will drop dramatically. gotta run in series.

  • @maxwellthepig4419
    @maxwellthepig4419 4 года назад +1

    Cool video. Thank you. I made my Generac 7500 4db quieter just by using Royal Purple oil. It is still loud at 86db, but not bad for just using good oil.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  4 года назад +1

      That is amazing that oil would have that much difference.

  • @frederickw1655
    @frederickw1655 11 лет назад +7

    I have owned cars that the muffler is mounted to the body of the car. flex pipe is used to aloud the engine to move while the mufflers do not. My first XKE Jag, was like that, as many others. With the flex pipe you could mount the muffler to the frame. Trust me my gen-set has run out in the barn for 3years with no problem. Just FYI, for a buddy .

  • @ericmiranda9841
    @ericmiranda9841 8 лет назад +1

    Living in the Caribbean hurricane ally, almost everyone's knows this trick. Nice work....

  • @mastertek383
    @mastertek383 8 лет назад +12

    You have the right idea but i think it would be much quiter with a stock muffler from somethin like a honda civic or similar.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  8 лет назад +2

      +Will Hammer It was I had at the time. I was also concerned about slowing the exit of the exhaust. If I come across a free muffler from a small car,ill try it.

    • @EGGINFOOLS
      @EGGINFOOLS 6 лет назад

      Nomad Wizard No you won't. Did you see the exit pipe from the head to the muffler? It's maybe an inch....maybe. A 2 inch muffler isn't going to create back pressure. Also exhaust velocity is what is lost and causes power drop. Back pressure is not.

  • @brianroberts815
    @brianroberts815 Год назад

    This is exactly right. When you're the only one on your lane with lights on, your home sticks out like a sore thumb.

  • @MrGwrider
    @MrGwrider 8 лет назад +4

    By the way...by far one of the best videos I've seen! Thanks for your expertise and time telling all of how to do your generator sound modification. Really helpful!

  • @LoganAddisMusic
    @LoganAddisMusic 11 лет назад

    Hi, nice vid, just a random fact, 10db is perceived as twice as loud to the human ear, so you effectively have made your generator half as quiet.

  • @klydekool8668
    @klydekool8668 10 лет назад +18

    aim your exhaust strait up high as possible twelve feet or more will help!
    above ear level

  • @FrenchValleyAirport
    @FrenchValleyAirport 12 лет назад

    you think the noise is going to be contained in the silver flexible exhaust pipe? its all going to dessipate before it reaches the exhaust

  • @mikecappy6604
    @mikecappy6604 3 года назад +9

    After listening to you talk for six minutes, you could’ve at least let us hear the machine run for 15 or 20 seconds. Can’t help but think that you’re not being truthful about the sound level.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  3 года назад

      alrighty then.

    • @josephkordinak1591
      @josephkordinak1591 2 года назад

      That's because it didn't do anything. Adding a muffler doesn't quiet it down any.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  2 года назад

      Does so.

  • @MrWayout55
    @MrWayout55 2 года назад

    All that and you NEVER show it running, so we could hear how quiet it was....Great job !!!

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  2 года назад

      Thanks! Be sure and like the video and subscribe!

  • @lees.4084
    @lees.4084 10 лет назад +4

    Also, using a stock muffler from a small car would likely quiet it down even more without
    causing any increase in restriction.

    • @peterbour3112
      @peterbour3112 10 лет назад

      Imagine a sports exhaust on that. XD

    • @integr8er66
      @integr8er66 5 лет назад

      The sound DOES NOT COME FROM THE EXHAUST! Mufflers WON'T do it

  • @Steve9031
    @Steve9031 13 лет назад +1

    Thanks for posting the video. When the state built a new Conway Hospital in Monroe the walls and ceiling in the mechanical rooms on each floor were covered with perforated sheet metal. It was amazing how much quieter it made those rooms. Very little sound could be heard out in the hallway. I'm thinking of trying to make a "muffler box" using pegboard. I've picked up some ideas watching your video that I'm going to incorporate in my project.

  • @RChero1010
    @RChero1010 10 лет назад +3

    Cinder blocks, all stacked inline, so you have hollow holes running vertically. Fill the tubes with sand and pack it down, maybe add a little mortar between the blocks, but that is optional... totally soundproof.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  10 лет назад +1

      That sounds like the easiest way to go.

    • @RChero1010
      @RChero1010 10 лет назад +2

      BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose used the same method to make a recording studio for music. I went from around 90 db inside, and with minimal dampening foam, to 0 outside.

    • @lmdetect
      @lmdetect 6 лет назад

      There has to be air flow genius, or the motor will overheat.

    • @alcantrell5340
      @alcantrell5340 6 лет назад

      lmdetect yep, If you build a sound proof building, then you’re gonna have to have a fan blowing on the engine to keep it cool as it’s air cooled. Otherwise it burns up.

  • @parasitelivesmatter5878
    @parasitelivesmatter5878 3 года назад +1

    Wow, that was the quietest gas generator I've ever heard.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  3 года назад

      If you’re not making a living as a comedian, you missed your calling. That was not only original, but hilarious.

  • @Texas_Made6990
    @Texas_Made6990 4 года назад +5

    Would have been better if u let us hear difference and crank it

  • @treysullivan1778
    @treysullivan1778 10 лет назад

    This would be the first time I've ever come across someone on youtube from my neck of the woods. WM here. Where you at?

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  10 лет назад

      Sibley,south of minden.

    • @mw98295
      @mw98295 10 лет назад

      BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Great now he knows where to look for a quiet generator. LOL

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  10 лет назад

      Marc Wright Hmmmmmm,,,,, Im so gullible!! LOL!!

  • @JohnTRalstonJr
    @JohnTRalstonJr 9 лет назад +9

    Why don't these companies make a better noise reduction system for these generators. Put them on as a standard equipment.

    • @bugs181
      @bugs181 9 лет назад

      My guess is cost. They couldn't make as much money that way. ;)

    • @sailingsolar
      @sailingsolar 9 лет назад +7

      bugs181 What they could do is sell an accessary kit that does the same thing.
      That would be an extra sale for a quieter unit.

    • @elCaminaTor
      @elCaminaTor 9 лет назад +8

      John T. Ralston Jr. why not just charge extra, and make more money i'd pay it. I mean fuck these things are loud.

    • @bugs181
      @bugs181 9 лет назад

      Mike Miller Surprisingly no-name manufactures are very cost-effective. You can buy those mini four wheelers that are manufactured in Honda/Yamaha factories, but without the brand label for a fraction of the cost. They average around the $500 USD amount, however a Honda of the same would be multi-thousand dollar. Same motors and everything. Parts from either work as OEM replacements for one another. I own one of each and they are identical.

    • @inspectyerbooty
      @inspectyerbooty 9 лет назад +3

      +John T. Ralston Jr. ... the more quiet something is the closer you will allow it to be to you for a longer period of time... weird sort of safety thing having loud generator that you must put far away and fumes and risk of electrocution are lessened ... bet they had the corporate lawyers chime in on that one ;-) plus like other people say, they can sell you an option and give you more safety recommendations in that "optional" box too LOL all in an effort to cut THEIR liability and reduce THEIR risk ... you gotta start thinking like a greedy capitalist to understand those fvckers. be well and have a great day my good friend.

  • @barberbill63
    @barberbill63 9 лет назад

    Like the muffler. I've been thinking of keeping large bags of mulch or potting soil on hand. Make a box around the generator by sand bagging the soil/mulch bags for sound insulation. Leave gaps for air intake and exhaust and drop a piece of plywood over the top with a couple of bags on it, and I think the sound level would be reduced. The sounds of a generator and lights on during a shtf situation could bring a lot of trouble. I've also been looking at furniture moving blankets from Harbor Freight, to use as black out curtains for the windows. Their cheap and should be thick enough but I haven't tested the idea yet.

    • @3beltwesty
      @3beltwesty 9 лет назад +1

      Nice idea. Most of these generators are 2 poles thus run at 3600 rpm for 60 Herz AC. That of course means 60 revs per second and the piston fires 30 times per second. These low frequencies are hard to attenuate and require wall thickness to cut the sound level down. Thus a thick walled doghouse would work. A concern is the enclosure could catch on fire thus dumb dirt is better than a moving blanket. Years ago I saw a generator housing built into the side of the hill, so the 3 sides are just dirt and the top and front was something was removeable

    • @inspectyerbooty
      @inspectyerbooty 9 лет назад +1

      +W Mcg (Wild Bill) ... yeah , i saw blackout curtains in a show,... walking dead season 1, ... first episode or second ... a necessity because not everyone is nice like me LOL

  • @justgivemethetruth
    @justgivemethetruth 10 лет назад +5

    That sounds like you did pretty good ...
    Weakest sound heard.................... 0dB
    Whisper Quiet Library at 6'............ 30dB
    Normal conversation at 3'.............. 60-65dB
    Telephone dial tone ....................... 80dB
    City Traffic (inside car) .................. 85dB
    Train whistle at 500', Truck Traffic ... 90dB
    Jackhammer at 50' .......................... 95dB

  • @jlholmes1965
    @jlholmes1965 4 года назад +1

    If you have a garage you can vent the generator exaust and ventalation air out the back wall. Simple box for generator inside garage. Easy access, warm matinance

  • @digitalmorgan
    @digitalmorgan 6 лет назад +3

    dammit you owe me 6 minutes dude! NO DEMO??

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  6 лет назад

      Ok! Ill pay you for 6 minutes! How much is 6 minutes of basement time on your moms computer worth?

  • @candlewick96
    @candlewick96 4 года назад

    Awesome! All talk and no walk.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  4 года назад

      Thanks for watching!!!

  • @promaster185
    @promaster185 6 лет назад +4

    would like to have heard it run!!!

  • @NH4NO3CH3NO2
    @NH4NO3CH3NO2 11 лет назад

    I'm looking for a generator that will power a PA/DJ system. I'm wondering if generators have enough energy ready to be put out when need be, when a song really amplifies and demands power right then and there. Will my amps clip out or go into protect mode when there is not enough supply. Will the generator produce more a second after the demand increases?

  • @rogerwilco2
    @rogerwilco2 10 лет назад +12

    85 dB is still very loud.

    • @noneya8100
      @noneya8100 3 года назад

      A dB reduction of 10 means 1/1k of the sound. 10 times for each 3.2 dB. So a total of 1000 reduction.
      And inside of an enclosure, it would be legal to operate in Residential Areas in most locations.

  • @kmac1959
    @kmac1959 10 лет назад

    great idea. I had a buddy do something like this and in the end he ran the exhaust down into a chamber below the ground so the dirt muffled much of the noise.

  • @donlew8222
    @donlew8222 4 года назад +6

    Super quiet.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  4 года назад +2

      Since you used humor, I’m going to tell you why I uploaded the video without starting it when I finished the project, my plan was to take it outside and start it. However, it started sleeting out and I hate cold with a passion. I hate cold so much that I left my home in Connecticut at the age of 16 and went to Florida. My plan was to wait until it warmed up just a bit to start it, but it didn’t. At the time, I was a long haul trucker and had to leave for my 3 weeks tour. I decided to upload the video without starting it because I knew I would be gone for 3 weeks and had nothing else to upload. Now, all these years later, I’m retired and living on social security. My Adsense money from youtube fills in the cracks where my SS doesn’t. This is one of my highest viewed videos and I leave it up for three reasons. One, the view count helps my channel rise in the youtube stats they use to determine your worth to potential advertisers. Second, this video alone generates about 1200 a year for me in additional income and third, based on some of its comments, it has truly been a window into the mass consciousness of a spoiled narcissist and self centered world. Have a nice day and thank you for making your point using humor. I understand it’s a disappointment to not hear it run, but now you know why.

    • @renek2050
      @renek2050 4 года назад

      Super quiet
      Das kann ich mir nicht vorstellen.
      Ohne Motor Schalldämpfung.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  4 года назад

      @@renek2050 er scherzte, weil ich es nicht angefangen habe. Es wird Sarkasmus genannt.

  • @yootoober2009
    @yootoober2009 4 года назад

    I was thinking about submerging the muffler into water to see how much it will quiet down and see if the water will absorb the smoke and the smell of unburned fuel. Maybe use a 55 gal drum or two. What do you think?

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  4 года назад

      I think the back pressure would affect the way the engine runs. Air cooled engines need a free flowing exhaust or they will over heat.

  • @AZflatlander97
    @AZflatlander97 12 лет назад +6

    this guy reminds me of hank from king of the hill

  • @shawnp8429
    @shawnp8429 9 лет назад

    Good idea, you may want to look into rejetting the carburetor so it's not running to lean will overheat and could destroy the cylinder

  • @bctruck
    @bctruck  11 лет назад +3

    i would love to have one but ill have to wait till my male modeling career takes off before i can afford one. ;)

  • @victortarasyuk8042
    @victortarasyuk8042 7 лет назад

    Place the end of flexible pipe to the bucket of water.then see result.
    Thanks for video.

  • @33rdlatitude49
    @33rdlatitude49 5 лет назад +4

    So to make it quieter you add a Cherry Bomb muffler?
    WTF?

  • @rgaleny
    @rgaleny 10 лет назад

    Hello. I have a question. If you hooked the 5000 W generator to a motor that bypassed the IC Engine, that ran off the power grid, would you be able to lower your power bills? And, if you needed to use it as a Back up in Power outs, you could use the Engine again.

  • @theespjames4114
    @theespjames4114 7 лет назад +8

    Let me add a word of warning ! the exhaust is engineered to dump heat from combustion quickly ! by adding exhaust restriction you will cause a radical jump in engine temp..

    • @DavidS-xg7il
      @DavidS-xg7il 6 лет назад +1

      TheEspJames nope

    • @rzarat1565
      @rzarat1565 6 лет назад +1

      Correct... if having a muffler to lower noise were the solution, manufacturers would build them with muffler included.

    • @jake-mv5oi
      @jake-mv5oi 6 лет назад

      I think he'll be fine. That tube he added is like 3x the diameter of the engine's exhaust

  • @523panda
    @523panda 11 лет назад +1

    I like your video . I await to see what you are building for it and to see it run and see the difference in sound. Good work .

  • @teerak4841
    @teerak4841 10 лет назад +7

    we can produce endless amount of energy and clean water by electrolysis of sea water then take the hydrogen alone to high attitude where we combine it with atmospheric oxygen and drop the water on hydraulic generator from this high attitude as in dams

    • @bucki58
      @bucki58 6 лет назад

      Tee Rak Your a very smart person! I like what you have to say! Thanks for sharing!

    • @kellyparmer3683
      @kellyparmer3683 6 лет назад +1

      Tee Rak don't talk about it do it I want to see it make something I can put on the side of my house is going to make my whole house run off of it that's a good ideal

  • @marcopolo5553
    @marcopolo5553 4 года назад

    When you said high theft issues and exhaust ran vertical helps disguise the locations made me think I would just leave it in garage and run exhaust up through roof like a chimney stack. You would 1) help eliminate the theft issue by it being kept inside your house. While 2) quieting it down with the added exhaust pipe along. Along with 3) making it even quieter for you in the house by having exhaust ran vertical out the roof. 4)extra theft prevention by exhaust ran vertical by exhaust sound waves traveling north south east and west from your home. 5) would have to build box and sound proof for outside generator that could then be broken into; so might as well use that building and sound proofing box in garage to further quiet it down.
    If they already can get to lawnmowers then I wouldn’t want to build a shed for a generator outside.

  • @7628739
    @7628739 10 лет назад +22

    you need welding tips and tricks

    • @juliogonzo2718
      @juliogonzo2718 5 лет назад

      Whatever, it's not really structural, I think he will be ok

  • @gateway8833
    @gateway8833 7 лет назад

    We put the exhaust pipes into a pit in the ground. Worked pretty well.

  • @jonteefey6827
    @jonteefey6827 10 лет назад +22

    One word....Honda.

    • @soylentgreen2065
      @soylentgreen2065 9 лет назад +12

      jon teefey two words: too muc$

    • @warrenclutts1070
      @warrenclutts1070 6 лет назад +1

      jon teefey one word ricer

    • @JD_Mortal
      @JD_Mortal 6 лет назад

      Compared to modding one of these to be as quiet, and still not as powerful, reliable and efficient... The cost is marginal. Unless you never actually use it much, then buying any generator is a waste of money. You want cheap, go without power, you save 100% and reduce your hidden costs of toting around tons of powered devices and gas and packing, down to 0% extra costs.
      People lived without power for 315,000 years... I am sure we can all survive a weekend, or month, or year, without it... After all, we are more "advanced"... So advanced, that we can't live without everyone-else doing stuff for us... Giving us jobs, food, medical treatment, social-security, power, water, clothes... Ironic, we seem to be returning back to the point where ancestors from 315,000 years ago are smarter than us... Less then 0.01% of us know how to make fire... Back then, they all could make fire! Without lighters and gasoline!
      Just spend the extra money... It is totally worth it. You rarely see videos on how to fix them, or make them better, because they are already perfect. There is a reason why they sell 8000% more than all these other brands. There is a reason that all these other brands keep trying to copy them. (Key-word is TRYING, then failing, and having to offer them for less, because no-one would pay more for it.)
      But hey, if you got the time, the extra money and the skill to make fire without gas and lighters... Then go for it!

    • @wavytravy362
      @wavytravy362 6 лет назад +1

      +NoesisAndNoema ... What?!?! Just pay Honda $1,000 for 1800w when I can get 10,000+ watts for less.
      Reminds me when back in 1989 Lexus LS400 came out with a Mercedes beater for 30% less money. So now it's a matter of finding the diamond in the rough and there are a handful of good competitors, just do some research and get a good warranty.
      Honda makes great generators but their design is getting dated as now dual fuel is a good idea with the crappy ethanol infused gas getting bad in just a couple weeks. The closest ethanol free station is 30 miles round trip from me so propane is the way to go. Propane is the trend and until Honda steps up I'll put my money somewhere else.

    • @jacktracy4845
      @jacktracy4845 6 лет назад

      I have a 8750 Watt Honda. It is ear-splitting loud. You must be thinking of their inverter generators, which are MUCH quieter, smaller, and horribly expensive. Their 2 -3 K will not be much help in a hurricane.

  • @nicholashalvis5376
    @nicholashalvis5376 6 лет назад

    I can’t believe this guy didn’t start this thing. What the hell good is this video if you don’t start it and let people hear it.

    • @bctruck
      @bctruck  6 лет назад

      Omega1 this guy did start it but deleted the video when he realized his decibel meter wasn’t working. He will refund your money. Email him.

    • @nicholashalvis5376
      @nicholashalvis5376 6 лет назад

      BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose
      What the hell. Your statement makes no sense.

  • @paulb3331
    @paulb3331 10 лет назад +7

    that is extremely sloppy

    • @the74rrhotline
      @the74rrhotline 7 лет назад +3

      38 to 4. We have a winner

    • @batvette
      @batvette 7 лет назад +1

      Paul B Im not seein it if his goal was merely piping a muffler off it. You could say its not terribly effective or call it hillbilly engineering but for what it is I would say it looks tidy and will probably outlast the generator.

    • @mikewalker7752
      @mikewalker7752 6 лет назад +1

      Ur mum is as well m8

  • @frederickw1655
    @frederickw1655 11 лет назад +1

    Oh yea, I quieted mine with some great foam in a doubled wall crate I built out of scrap wood from pallets. Leave opening for air, cooling and breathing.

    • @gilwatling
      @gilwatling 10 лет назад

      We have just got a load of pallets for the wood burner, be careful, I've never had wood that burns so easily and fast.