How to make your Changfa type engine REALLY QUIET !

[playdiesel]

I quieted ours down by adding 50' to the power cord.

But didn't that make it noisier for the neighbors?

Ya, but that's a plus too, dont like them.

[AdeV]

Must admit, my first thought when I saw the heading was "Yeah, turn it off, that'll quiet it down a bit!"

It's not bad, but if I were to enclose the engine, I'd want NO sound escaping, which is quite a hard thing to achieve whilst maintaining maintainability, safety, engine cooling, etc.

Reckon I'll just get used to my Lister put-putting away. None of this rev-it's-tits-off chaaagfoo nonsense 

[Tom Reed]

Now that I have one of each, I'm trying to decide which one to make the primary back-up source for when the sun doesn't shine. The engine room is located right next to the house. The extra power and electric start would be nice, but again I do like that chug, chug sound of the Listeroid.

[playdiesel]

Actualy our gen shed is about 75' away from the house and behind the shop building. We cant hear it when the windows are closed . Ours is strictly back up power.

[pekkap]

that seems nice way to silence rattling things like changfa. or mother in law.. i was thinking to use concrete plates around changfa in my excavator project. and also sound insulation fabric inside to stop my teeth falling out. it makes good counterweight too.

[Tom Reed]

Distance works, but is a drag at night in the rain or snow! No remote start/stop on a listeroid. The generator at my previous house was 250' away. You could barely hear that Onan RV generator.

[mbryner]

Distance works, but is a drag at night in the rain or snow!

Yeah, but I wouldn't want my listeroid in the house!