If you are running a generator at a campground, outdoor patio or similar location, and your neighbors are complaining about the noise, you probably have a generator that is too noisy. Many campgrounds and cities have noise ordinances and the ranger or law enforcement officials will pay you a visit if the noise level of the generator is too high. To define quiet portable generators as those with a decibel level of 60 is somewhat arbitrary.
Because decibels are on a logarithmic scale, identifying 60 decibels is usually expressed in terms of comparisons with known sound levels in everyday life. For example, a generator running at sixty decibels would be about the same level of sound as would be heard in normal conversation with another person standing within three feet of the listener. So, a generator that would block out your ability to hear someone standing or sitting close by would be too loud.
The lowest level of sound that can be detected by the human ear is zero decibels. The sound of a passenger car forty feet away traveling ten miles per hour is rated at sixty to eighty decibels. Hearing damage occurs at sound levels over 78 decibels over long periods, even if it is not continuous.
There are several good and quiet portable generators on the market. When choosing the appropriate generator, you must consider the decibel rating, but you must also get a generator that will do the job that you are buying it to do. Choosing one of the generators that is matched to your power needs but is identified as super quiet will probably give you a generator that will come in under the recommended maximum noise rating.
Choosing quiet portable generators should be done by checking the Internet for some options first. You can then compare the power output in watts. The noise level at mid-throttle is the best comparison level, since you would not normally run the generator at full throttle for extended periods.
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