Is a Kohler Generator Loud?

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4 жыл бұрын

If you're wondering where you want to place your generator will be to loud, check out this video where Helm from Geco Industries, demonstrates the noise from inside his building and holding a conversation beside one outside.

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@thomasclarke8220 3 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration, but ditch the background music. It takes away from your presentation.

@davidsanderson5466 2 жыл бұрын

WOW, that is loud outside. The whole neighborhood now know you got a generator. 2021 these companies NEED to work on getting the noise levels done to levels comparable to at least a Honda Portable. COME ON AMERICAN COMPANIES GET A CLUE!

@stampedeenterprisesllc3688 3 жыл бұрын

Please remove the music from your video ..it overpowers and detracts 200% from your video's quality.

@stevekobb3850 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks for posting!

@robertplas3947 2 жыл бұрын

It would have been nice if you even used a sound meter app on a smart phone to record the decibels where you were standing outside and then start the generator and measure the noise level again. I did a crude measurement and found a 15 dB noise increase when you were outdoors running the generator.

@hphillips7425 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@gabyfridman7475 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you !!!

@ev0wizard 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds loud but i guess compaired to portable ones its not bad, i will be buying one of these very soon, so checking to see what types of generators kohler offers.

@johncford3957 3 ай бұрын

Great videos , my only complain is the use of British Imperial measurements, this is a metric country after all, otherwise a very useful and informative video.

@meadmaker4525 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in central Florida and am thinking of getting a whole-house standby generator (1875 sq ft house). Generac seems to be everywhere on recommended generator lists, particularly their 22kw guardian series. How would a 14kw Kohler unit compare? Better? Worse? Reliability? Maintenance? Able to run 24/7 for days at a time while awaiting power restoration following a hurricane? Thanks!

@firearmsstudent 3 жыл бұрын

I've been told Kohler and Cummins are higher quality than Generac. Make sure you make a concrete house for your generator or else it'll be gone in Florida.

@jimdandy9289 3 жыл бұрын

I've been an industrial commercial electrician for over 30 years. I had my Generac experience about 20 years ago- never again. IF you have a chance to physically compare the generator portion of a generac to a Kohler, you'll see that they have way less mass for supposed same KW rating.

@jimdandy9289 2 жыл бұрын

@Lazy Way Either Kohler or cummins, both are properly built units. Just make sure to get a proper cold weather kit with the one you pick, if you get cold winters. Only reason Generac is so known is because of their massive advertising budget. I installed a small commercial Generac unit - single phase like the house ones years ago for backup for a customer's main data room. The power quality was so bad, when they upgraded to a higher end UPS unit to go with it, the UPS would not even recognize the generator power source because the sine wave was so bad.

@cfoster6804 Жыл бұрын

@@jimdandy9289 Thanks for your input. I was about to pull the trigger on a Generac and while researching seeing so many people say don't do it. You are right it's their advertising. Everyone that I know who has a generator has a Generac and these people aren't the types to do a lot of research.

@williamheyman5439 3 жыл бұрын

We have a Kohler whole-house generator which runs once a week for maintenance. I have to open a window to hear it. The neighbors cannot hear it.

@jimdandy9289 3 жыл бұрын

the bigger liquid cooled are very nice units, they run at 1/2 the RPM of the small air cooled, thus whisper quiet.

@cfoster6804 Жыл бұрын

Good to know. I'm generator shopping and was going to go with Generac because everyone I know has one but I'm going with Kohler after hearing all of the Generac complaints.

@DisneyFan-eg3oz Жыл бұрын

Just curious does it sound like you are Revving a car slightly that’s what our cooler one is doing please let me know thanks

@Brad_R 5 ай бұрын

@cfoster6804 did you end up getting the Kohler. If so, what are your thoughts?

@robertramos6327 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please expand on the WiFi, the App & how to use it over my Cell Phone? Is there an App? Or do I need to run a Special line to the Generator? Generac has it included in their package. I just got the 22KW from Kohler.

@nighthawk_predator1877 Жыл бұрын

This is good news that this particular model is relatively quiet i guess but what about the higher up Kohler models? Do they too use all these sound muffling items in those models as well?

@MowersGoneWILD Жыл бұрын

They turn to liquid cooled after 24kw, meaning much less noise and RPMs, but also cost is a big difference. The air cooled models like these, are practically same motors in a commercial grade mower, but the casing makes them a little quieter.

@davevandenbos4568 2 жыл бұрын

Your background music makes it very hard to hear YOU thanks for the video but I shut it off half way through because of your audio

@shelberta 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Is there anything quieter out there?

@cfoster6804 Жыл бұрын

Right. That was loud! Especially when the whole neighborhood has gone completely quiet from loss of power it will sound even louder.

@cayrick 3 жыл бұрын

Typically sound level ratings are at 18-20' from the generator. You demonstration suggests that this generator is relatively quiet. Nice though if you could produce some hard numbers as meters can be as cheap as a smart phone app.

@franciscocorreia6268 3 жыл бұрын

Maravilha

@TheDaveVolk Жыл бұрын

Our neighbor had one of these Kohler generators come on during a power outage yesterday and they are annoyingly loud!

@LichaelMewis 3 жыл бұрын

What you're fired! Lol

@jamesglavich1426 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a reason for the music?

@jordanonofer3886 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's not bad at all. Lol I have an Onan 12.5 kw from the 80's. It sounds like a truck with straight pipes and headers stating lol. My neighbors hate me. Anyhow I'm upgrading this week to the Kohler 20kw. That's gonna be night and day soundwise for me lol

@f143744 3 жыл бұрын

I bit more than 66 db.

@QuietStormX Жыл бұрын

You don't install these in open areas. You place where your HVAC is from windows areas..

@rnad5783 11 ай бұрын

Can't hear ya

@yodaworks Жыл бұрын

great info.. loose the background music...

@sissymurphy9620 3 жыл бұрын

You should really give more info on how to maintain unit and how close to house it can be and how much it costs to maintain it and maybe at a customers house

@gordd7348 10 ай бұрын

This is brutally loud, and mu neighbors would not be happy with me. Why can't you and the other generator manufacturers look at the Malie DCA-45MZ Generator, which is quiet by design rather than loud and putting a bunch of installation around it.

@MrKen-wy5dk 3 жыл бұрын

Please remove the useless background music so I can understand what you are saying. Thumbs down for this.

@sissymurphy9620 3 жыл бұрын

I don't hear no background music all I here is him talking and starting the generator

@rovolet6822 10 ай бұрын

2 suggestions: First TURN OFF THE STUPID MUSIC Second take some of your profits from running a good business and get a hairstylist to fix the mess on your head. BTW that generator is loud.

@CJINW 3 ай бұрын

I have a 14K Kohler. Piece of junk after 1000 hours. Stay away.

@washemJB 2 жыл бұрын

If you realized how many potential customers use KZfaq videos to learn and make buying decisions, you would take this poorly produced video down and get a professional to help you. I will continue to research Kohler because I want to buy one but this video is not helping your business. The background music is as loud as the generator. Buy a $20 sound meter on Amazon and prove how quiet Kohler is.

@Cawksuckah 24 күн бұрын

That is loud as hell

@geraldsheehan.243 2 жыл бұрын

Is Kohler Prime Power KD8000 a good reliable and well made generator cause there one for sale near me hardly used, I was looking at getting a Honda Eu22i generator before I seen this one