RV generator exhaust chimneys work great but not everyone has one or needs one all the time, so what can you do as a temporary fix?
Instead of asphyxiating your neighbor, just find a sturdy box, put a heavy rock in it and use it to deflect the direction of your exhaust.
Put it far enough away so it doesn't come inside your coach but close enough to effectively prevent the exhaust from disturbing your neighbor.Assisting you with RV neighborhood diplomacy - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
8 comments:
Really? The heat from the exhaust pipe will burn the box and maybe both your RV and the neighbors. Plus the restricted exhaust will cause the generator to overheat. Spend the money for an approved exhaust vent system, or nothing
I could use a metal reflective "device" like a large pot? Or the fins off my camp stove?
Clearly we need to how hot our reflective device is getting so pedestrians don't get burned too!
So I need a larger red pot.
The person making the first comment needs to LOOK at the picture and think.
The box is nowhere close enough to be a fire risk due to heat. A person can put their hand between one or so inches from the exhaust of a generator running full tilt and suffer no discomfort. Try it, I have! The over heating of the generator due to back pressure is not anywhere near the truth.
I doubt the box idea is all that effective anyway. A tailpipe extension is the best way to go however.
anonymous #1: there's no restriction on the exhaust. click on the above picture to get a larger view. the exhaust comes out and is deflected upward. I seriously doubt there is a fire hazard here. If the exhaust is that hot at that distance, then you'll burn lots of other things, like your legs or your dog as you walk by. Seems like a fairly simple solution to a common problem.
anonymous #2: I think you could use anything that would stand up to the amount of heat generated. I'd put my hand down there and see how hot it is (start with your hand AWAY from the exhaust and then move it closer so you don't burn yourself.) My guess is that the exhaust isn't that hot so anything meant to stand up to heat, such as a pot or campstove fins, would be fine.
You have missed one very important item Jim, and that being safety. You still have to deal with the smell of the exhaust and the carbon monoxide, not to mention if the generator is diesel you have other considerations to be aware of. It is an idea, but not the best idea, think harder on this one.
This has to be one of the dumbest suggestions I've seen. What is supposed to happen to the fumes after they bounce off the box? They still linger in the area preventing anyone from taking a breath and being blown by any breeze at all into the closest motorhome around.
There is no way of getting around discharging the generator exhaust above the roof as a stack will do. If you want to be a good neighbor at the next rally you need to run your generator at, you need to purchase a stack now!
The death at Indianapolis will be repeated again if a "stacks only" rule is not enforced.
While generator mfgs refuse to accept the liability of testing their products with stacks, it's just a cop-out. They can't not show any proof a stack will damage their units. They should be sued for not having guidelines for the use of stacks. Generator exhausts can be long or short, have several elbows or only one and nothing is said - but let someone raise the issue of using a stack and they all want to leave the room.
Spend ALL that money on a Country Coach and you can't cover $150 for a Genturi system?
I also believe the fumes are too low to the ground---putting people in jeopardy.
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