Rughead
New Member
Hi guys. Been with you all for over a decade and have used your sage advice often in every sector, to the best possible results. (Thanks Dana for the rat slab and the under the Florida room advice.) I now find myself in Islamabad at work for the next 18 months, then I retire at 62 (finally). Moving into what they call here an "annex", which is simply a 2 bed, 3 bath (??), 2 story house with a nice roof terrace. Stay with me here, the power supply is iffy at best all day and nite. Shedding is the norm. So I have, courtesy of the UN, a nice water cooled 10 KVA (net) generator for my house. More power than I need, so I'll also supply my landlord/neighbor and he'll readily agree to that. Auro switchover installation to be done by the UN certified electrical engineer company. (Ha, bloody ha .)
The problem is the noise of the genset. I'll put it as far from the house as possible, say 60 ft., but from experience I know that it's a noisy bugger. My idea is to surround it with a double bamboo walled cage insulated with paper mache egg cartons. Cost effective and sound reducing effective. Sound travels in a direct line and if it is disturbed, it fragments. I'd like to do both. Any better ideas? Cheers, Rug.
The problem is the noise of the genset. I'll put it as far from the house as possible, say 60 ft., but from experience I know that it's a noisy bugger. My idea is to surround it with a double bamboo walled cage insulated with paper mache egg cartons. Cost effective and sound reducing effective. Sound travels in a direct line and if it is disturbed, it fragments. I'd like to do both. Any better ideas? Cheers, Rug.