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Originally Posted by Deschodt
Is there a full house generator that will run (on what?) for a week on fuel that doesn't go bad, quietly ??? This might be the way to go!
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Any whole house generator will be quieter than a portable. They all have a decent muffler and sound insulation under the cover.
They become significantly quieter when you get to the 2 cylinder air cooler engines (16kW to 22kW). They have a lot more sound insulation and a better muffler.
25kW and up you are water cooler. They are derated 4 cylinder car engines with full mufflers. The enclosures are heavily sound insulated. Quieter than an idling car, most of the time.
The ones I am specifically talking about are natural gas/propane. The Diesel units are generally a little bit louder. for the same size. You can always put the unit in the bushes, which helps with sound as well. Or surround it with a wooden fence.
As far as going a week. I expect you can go a week between shutdowns. The manuals say change the plugs and oil every 100 hours. I doubt most people do that. I do suggest with any of them to use a very good quality synthetic oil.