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Very interesting introduction to your article. Your everyday experiences in the Philippines prepare you much better than what we do in the states. Here in the states we are critically dependent on electricity but you at least are 3 steps ahead of all of us by having to deal with the daily issues you have discussed.
I’m interested to hear how your generator muffler works under longer use. My standby generator is very loud but the manufacturer says muffling will cause the circuit boards to over heat and the unit would malfunction. I also have a portable 10000W generator for my barn which your muffling system would probably work on. Thanks for the ideas.
Nice review of real world disaster issues. I hope you will address sanitation issues in a future post. Also, how did the super muffler drum work? Did it quiet things down noticeably?
Tell us more, please.
run your exhaust through 50 feet of flexable electrical conduct
I’m also very interested in the muffler problem. and was wondering what folks thought about a second muffler such as a VW from a bug. Is the idea with the 55 gallon drum just to let the exhaust gas expand and how does it exit the drum? I guess my concerns are too much back pressure causing strain on the engine and overheating. I know mufflers are critical on 2 cycle engines but how critical are they on 4 strokes?
SB, have you considered batteries and an inverter for night time use, charging with the generator during the day? From my visits to the Philippines, it seems that solar would be limited usefulness out side of the “summer” season of April-May, due to frequent rains.