Re: SB: sound damping

[Marcus Hardwick <marcus1@sonic.net>]

Barbara Roemer wrote:

> Now for the next query:  we  plan to house our generator in a bale building
> for sound insulation, but til we get it built, want to sound insulate the
> wooden shed in which the noisy beast currently sits.  The new building will
> abut the shed.  Anyone know about the sound damping qualities of rigid foam?
> Have another suggestion for a temporary solution?  (Yeah, I can just
> anticipate more California bashing, as in WHY would folks with our solar
> exposure be running a gen anyway?  Very shaded site until we remove some big
> trees.)


Can you just stack some bales around the shed? Go ahead and set up your battery
bank and inverter. That way you can charge with the genny then run quietly for a
few days until you need to charge again. Add your PV's later. Of course be
conservative about your loads, like avoid running arrays of halogen lights. <g> 
And those extension cords with the little built in pilot light are constantly
sipping at the batteries. 

Marcus

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