Use of generator

[NigelDunn]

Etiquette question here: is it acceptable to use a generator on a crowded Aire at bedtime? Asking for a friend….

 

[Northernraider]

There are a couple 'abroad' in Wales. Still our rules. Buy a new battery. No need for generator at bedtime.

This thread was posted at 20.22

That's not bedtime unless your 9 years old

 

[meanders]

But it was 21:22 in France!

 

[Northernraider]

But it was 21:22 in France!

An 11 year olds bedtime

 

[enark]

Perfectly fine during daytime hours

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[EuroTrotters]

With lithium ,solar And B2B I can’t imagine why you would need a gennie

 

[Northernraider]

With lithium ,solar And B2B I can’t imagine why you would need a gennie

The gennie was probably cheaper

 

[EuroTrotters]

The gennie was probably cheaper

Only cheap ones

 

[PP Bear]

Tut, Tut. As if any of us would approve of that? Definitely a last resort if all negotiation fails.

Plus the sheer morning entertainment at breakfast watching them start it again.

 

[Pausim]

Is it called sugar in the tank?

Sharing a cup of sugar or a drop of milk with your neighbour was seen as neighbourliness when I was young.

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[PP Bear]

Plus there is always an environmentally friendly solution

 

[cyberyacht]

I believe there are some petrol additives that help generators to run silently.

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down....

 

[Carpmart]

Live and let live… it’s his generator and he needs power… it’s not 03.00, no problem!

 

[jerryz]

some Honda generators are very quiet and unobtrusive

 

[fishplug]

I have the universal key that turns most things off….

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That's reminded me of a big bike event we did at Donnington Park a few years back.

We were just setting up for a show / demo / talk that we ran part of which involved a fire pit that we would then use to show people how to cook on an open fire.

There was a Landrover Defender camped close to us which had an alarm on it which had gone off first thing in the morning, and then it went off again, and again, and again..... I think it was a DIY one because it would go off for no reason and wouldn't switch itself off once activated.

It's a big site and so it took the owner a long time to realise it was his alarm, walk all the way back and turn it off.

After a few rounds of this I found myself walking over to the Landrover with my friend to see if we could disconnect it. He had a bag of tools and I was still holding a running chainsaw from chopping some wood for the fire....

No surprise that the owner came running and that the alarm wasn't heard again for the rest of the weekend

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[carolyn]

Although I might find noisy generators irritating I wouldn’t interfere, what if it was running a cpap machine or other bit of medical machinery. I doubt it was. I don’t think Italians go to bed early!

 

[Northernraider]

some Honda generators are very quiet and unobtrusive

Mine is exceptionally quiet.



















Can't get the bugger to run

 

[Northernraider]

That's reminded me of a big bike event we did at Donnington Park a few years back.

We were just setting up for a show / demo / talk that we ran part of which involved a fire pit that we would then use to show people how to cook on an open fire.

There was a Landrover Defender camped close to us which had an alarm on it which had gone off first thing in the morning, and then it went off again, and again, and again..... I think it was a DIY one because it would go off for no reason and wouldn't switch itself off once activated.

It's a big site and so it took the owner a long time to realise it was his alarm, walk all the way back and turn it off.

After a few rounds of this I found myself walking over to the Landrover with my friend to see if we could disconnect it. He had a bag of tools and I was still holding a running chainsaw from chopping some wood for the fire....

No surprise that the owner came running and that the alarm wasn't heard again for the rest of the weekend

As soon as I read

"part of which involved a fire pit that we would then use to show people how to cook on a open fire "


I figured these people couldn't be that intelligent.


I was cooking on open fires aged 7

 

[Northernraider]

Although I might find noisy generators irritating I wouldn’t interfere, what if it was running a cpap machine or other bit of medical machinery. I doubt it was. I don’t think Italians go to bed early!

I believe that's what the previous owner of my van was doing hence the additional sockets being fitted by the bed etc .

 

[Pausim]

I have used a CPAP for 25 years and have never found the need to run a generator at night. I just make sure I have enough battery power left to power it through the night. For me the most important thing is my B2B which makes sure I always have a full battery when I park up.

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[meanders]

some Honda generators are very quiet and unobtrusive

Don't be deceived. Quieter than most but not 'quiet'. Honda measure it under ideal conditions at 7metres. (The norm for SPL is at 1m. ) The inverse square law applies so 60dbB becomes about 70dB at 1m so perceived by the ear at more than twice as loud. Realistically it depends more on background noise level as to how annoying it is as a background noise.

 

[jeff4066]

A cup of sugar in the fuel filler solves the noise problem

 

[meanders]

A cup of sugar in the fuel filler solves the noise problem

See post #17 onwards.