Well the hummm of the generator is making me crazy. I really really need to quite that thing down.
Big storms went through yesterday and knocked down power. They didn't say it was a tornado but 5 big mature oaks are laying across one of my neighbors driveways. I pulled the lawn furniture and several branches out of my pool. Another neighbor has a 6' privacy fence, that thing looks more like a picket fence as the panels blew out and scattered.
The power company says 5 transmission towers collapsed and it may be another 36 hours (or more) before we have power again.
Went to the local auto parts store, picked up a few things, got it rigged up, not perfect, but better. I have a better idea . . . but that involves welding and without power I have no welder. Still, this seems to have helped. It dramatically changed the tone of the exhaust, still sort of loud but much more pleasant on the ears.
The plan for the future is to get another step-down pipe adapter.
Weld it onto the factory spark arrestor muffler that came with the generator so that the pipe that is welded on encloses the exhaust holes.
Then I will clamp the flex tube onto the extension that I just welded onto the spark arrestor muffler. That should really quite things down and I doubt there will be any real back pressure concerns given the pipe I'm using is literally double+ the diameter of the original exhaust tubing.
The final thing will be to get some exhaust pipe, have it bent as needed, and simply blow the exhaust outside through the wall.
OH, and I will gladly wear the REDNECK moniker as a badge of honor now that its quieter in the house!!!
Original, worthless, spark arrestor muffler:
Remove muffler:
Go to auto parts store, get a $2 step up pipe adapter + a $6 piece of flex pipe:
Cut step-up adapter so it will better fit the small diameter of the original exhaust pipe and tap with hammer to fit.
Use high-heat exhaust tape around original exhaust to create a better fit.
Slip on step-up adapter, wrap with more exhaust tape, clamp into place, wrap other side with tape too:
Clamp flex pipe to muffler with muffler clamp. Clamp other end to the step up adapter:
Big storms went through yesterday and knocked down power. They didn't say it was a tornado but 5 big mature oaks are laying across one of my neighbors driveways. I pulled the lawn furniture and several branches out of my pool. Another neighbor has a 6' privacy fence, that thing looks more like a picket fence as the panels blew out and scattered.
The power company says 5 transmission towers collapsed and it may be another 36 hours (or more) before we have power again.
Went to the local auto parts store, picked up a few things, got it rigged up, not perfect, but better. I have a better idea . . . but that involves welding and without power I have no welder. Still, this seems to have helped. It dramatically changed the tone of the exhaust, still sort of loud but much more pleasant on the ears.
The plan for the future is to get another step-down pipe adapter.
Weld it onto the factory spark arrestor muffler that came with the generator so that the pipe that is welded on encloses the exhaust holes.
Then I will clamp the flex tube onto the extension that I just welded onto the spark arrestor muffler. That should really quite things down and I doubt there will be any real back pressure concerns given the pipe I'm using is literally double+ the diameter of the original exhaust tubing.
The final thing will be to get some exhaust pipe, have it bent as needed, and simply blow the exhaust outside through the wall.
OH, and I will gladly wear the REDNECK moniker as a badge of honor now that its quieter in the house!!!
Original, worthless, spark arrestor muffler:
Remove muffler:
Go to auto parts store, get a $2 step up pipe adapter + a $6 piece of flex pipe:
Cut step-up adapter so it will better fit the small diameter of the original exhaust pipe and tap with hammer to fit.
Use high-heat exhaust tape around original exhaust to create a better fit.
Slip on step-up adapter, wrap with more exhaust tape, clamp into place, wrap other side with tape too:
Clamp flex pipe to muffler with muffler clamp. Clamp other end to the step up adapter:
One of the neighbors has a fence that was pretty much shredded by the wind. Lots of trees down, but none of mine (lost branches, not trees).
