Kerri
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I have seen two different types of exhausts for people when using a generator. One, the pipe goes up the camper and exhausts over the RV. Two, a hose that is on the ground, it's pretty long, ends up by the front end of the truck. Now what's the difference, and were doing one get the hose that stays on the ground
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Kerri wrote:I have seen two different types of exhausts for people when using a generator. One, the pipe goes up the camper and exhausts over the RV. Two, a hose that is on the ground, it's pretty long, ends up by the front end of the truck. Now what's the difference, and were doing one get the hose that stays on the ground
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I would consider one of these. http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/ite......../gen-turi-generator-exhaust-system/14041 Ours has come in handy on several occasions when the power was out for several hrs. Some people have managed to make there own version but I personally wouldn't try jury-rigging this type of equipment.
It looks like the best price is if you become a President's Club member(I believe $12 for 1 yr) which isn't to bad. Camping World can have some very good sale price items on sale at times.
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KID2TEXAS
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I agree with above, I have the gen turi and it works great. It takes the exhust above the rig and away from you and others that may be near by. Its great at race tracks were you are very close at times. I think the other is just an extension of the muffler and can cause folks to get a burn from it or catch the grass on fire. It looks like its no more than flex exhust pipe from a auto store.
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M GO BLUE
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Besides taking the exhaust up and above the trailer also tends to quiet the on-board generators...
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Deen
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M GO BLUE wrote:GENTURI
Besides taking the exhaust up and above the trailer also tends to quiet the on-board generators... But can also put the exhaust gasses up where they can be pulled into the vents. That's one of the reasons FMCA doesn't require them at their rallies. I used ours at a dog show a week or so ago as people had their dogs out right next to us and the fumes would have gone right at them.
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Deen wrote:M GO BLUE wrote:GENTURI
Besides taking the exhaust up and above the trailer also tends to quiet the on-board generators... But can also put the exhaust gasses up where they can be pulled into the vents.............
What Deen said.
If you use the Gen-Turi you need to be sure to keep any adjacent roof vents closed!!
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M GO BLUE
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While the gasses go up above the trailer the chance of them being sucked into the open roof vents is quite low UNLESS you have a fan in the vent sucking in air...this is a minmal risk is my opinion because if somehow gasses get into the trailer you have the vents open, and more than likely windows, for fresh air flow...
Having a GenTuri far outweighs any negatives that people can think of...I never run our generator without having the GenTuri installed
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What's the difference?
Well the Gen-Turi (The pipe going up) style puts the exhaust fumes up up and away, the fumes are moved up over the top of the rig, and being hotter than the air around them they keep on going up and do not bother folks on the ground, The pipe gets WARM (As in I can hold it quite comfortably after hours of operation)
The hose, the exhaust fumes are still at ground level, now, they may blow back into your rig, or the rig next door, plus that hose can get hot enough to do some damage if you handle it (Kind of like the metal part on the Gen-Turi)
I highly recommend the "Stack" type over the hose type.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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Kerri wrote:I have seen two different types of exhausts for people when using a generator.............................................Two, a hose that is on the ground, it's pretty long, ends up by the front end of the truck. Now what's the difference, and were doing one get the hose that stays on the ground Two sounds like a good way to start a fire.
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bobbyg123
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Can the vertical exhaust pipe be easily installed on portable generators like the Yamaha and Honda?
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