How quiet is this generator?
933222
Generators are not what I would call quiet. Compares to a gasoline lawn mower would be accurate.
933223
Happy holidays Michael. On a scale of 1 to 10 we would say about a 5 on the noise level. We have a wrap around porch that we place it on that is roofed over since we have snowy winters here and seem to have power outages during sunny days. The noise level does not seem to interfere or disturb us. Please note that it is amplified due to the roofed over porch. On another note, this generator runs just about everything in the house with the help of a transfer switch. For the cost and size of the generator you can't beat it. Hope that helps.
933224
It is as loud as any lawnmower would be. If you want quiet get a Honda. I usually set mine up behind my garage so when I'm in the house with the door closed I don't really notice it. But, I couldn't tell you what my neighbors think.
933225
It's not a Honda but it not extremely loud either. My service is outside of my garage which is insulated well and you can hear it,but it is not annoying. I would buy it again, the only problem I have had is the spark arrester stopped up and I had to remove it. If you are just going to use it for occasional outages I would recommend it. If you are going to run it continuously or have to work close to it a lot bite the bullet and buy a Honda.
933226
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I work nights and sleep most of the day. Mine sits outside about 15' away from the house and while inside watching tv, you can here it but not loud enough to need to turn up the tv. I have a PVC fence, so the sound does carry a bit more for others but not enough to interfere with their going ons. I kind of like hearing the little noise I get from it, so I also know which of my appliances is giving it a load when it ramps up.
933227
Don't know if I can explain the actual level of noise without some type of measuring device, but as engine noise goes this is better ( quieter) than most others. When we have used this in the past, the noise is barely noticeable from inside the house.
933228
This one isn't as quiet as a small Honda... But what is. It's barely noticeable inside the house on the end of the building near the generator.
784991
Actually it is "relatively" quiet. The fan motor blows a decent amount of air so you do hear the fan. There is a small click when it cycles on, but not loud at all. I use this little heater for an entire 25ft RV and the RV propane system doesn't even kick on when this thing is running. And remember, it is small, about the size of 1/2 of a shoe box, but it moves a good bit of air.
311216
It is very quiet. It is much quieter than other small appliances. The impact on my energy bill is insignificant.
1178318
Pretty loud, Robert. I don't know the actual decibels but we definitely hear it inside the house. For convenience of operation and to have it out of sight, I permanently installed the generator under our house entrance deck but would now recommend building or buying a small, sound-insulated enclosure located it at least 50' from the house. Less risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning too. One small advantage of hearing the generator run is that I can easily tell when various electrical loads, like the fridge or furnace, come on and turn off.
598912
I'm happy with mine. It's actually fairly quiet for a gas fired backup generator. If you vent the exhaust away from your house, it helps. I really have no idea of the db level.
1823105
It's not silent. It just means that it is much quieter than gas powered generators. You do want to keep it a safe distance from a window or door not to hear it at all.
538704
It's def louder than a portable generator. If you start it up and don't hear it, you better go check on it. Having said that tho, I don't mean to say that it is distractingly noisy, just that you're going to hear it running.
2185136
It runs our AC just fine. And I was surprised how quiet it was. It had some nose but not bad. We use ours in campgrounds. I am very happy with my generator.
728931
It is not a quiet generator - when running it we have it located outside of the garage. It is the normal sound of a generator. With that being said, we are extremely happy with it and have had to use it a few times already since we purchased it. It's easy to use and does the job!
1585238
Mine is super quiet. I have to look at it to make sure it is still running.
581985
I think that it is very quiet. I only use it to backup my system and it is not on all of the time. I have not noticed any noise.
24687
I had found a db rating elsewhere on the web and it was comparable to similar models of this size, VERY loud. The only "quiet" generator I know of is the Honda, but they are very expensive.
143003
From the outside, it's very quiet. Inside, it's a tad less than a blow dryer. It depends on the speed.
1754728
I replaced a Generac GP5500 with the Westinghouse generator. The Westinghouse GP7500E is very quiet compared to the Generac
1073368
It's fairly quiet, but there is a low hum. If you need total silence this will not do for you. However, this is the quietest battery-operated fan that I found.
1979513
We have this in our living room on a shelf and when it is on utility power, it is silent. The only time you hear it is when it is running due to utility power loss.
1920203
It's pretty quiet, has a little hum to it, but it's not real load, hope that helps