Geobiker wrote:
Going to the Albuquerque Balloon Festival this Fall. RVs will really be parked close together and it is dry camping where we will be. Will be using our generator quite a bit. Does this system work and is it worth the money? Looks like in addition to the system an extender to get it at least 6" above roofline and rubber suction cups to affix it to the RV cost extra (don't want to permanently attach the strap that comes with the system to the RV). Looking for input from those who are or have used the system.
Going to the Albuquerque Balloon Festival this Fall. RVs will really be parked close together and it is dry camping where we will be. Will be using our generator quite a bit. Does this system work and is it worth the money? Looks like in addition to the system an extender to get it at least 6" above roofline and rubber suction cups to affix it to the RV cost extra (don't want to permanently attach the strap that comes with the system to the RV). Looking for input from those who are or have used the system.
The self-adhesive option was useless for me (didn't hold). The standard kit got mine at least 6" above the roof line. I strap it to the roof rack so I didn't have to drill holes in the side of my RV.
They work great and IMO worth the $$ vs. engineering and putting together a homemade solution. The storage bag is nice, too.
EDIT: I forgot mine didn't have suction cups, but had a self-adhesive mount that didn't work.
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On our last visit there, I used my home made one.
Sure wish the class A to my right had one. His diesel generator exhausted right into my front door.
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rv2go wrote:
His diesel generator exhausted right into my front door.
His diesel generator exhausted right into my front door.
And you said NOTHING ??
While I think the retail price is outrageous, mine works fine.
I mounted the hook loops using adhesive AND screws.
Only problem I've had is I lost one of the S hooks; easy enough to replace.....then I pinched them tight onto the cord.
rv2go wrote:
It works great. Just hope your neighbors uses one.
On our last visit there, I used my home made one.
Sure wish the class A to my right had one. His diesel generator exhausted right into my front door.
It works great. Just hope your neighbors uses one.
On our last visit there, I used my home made one.
Sure wish the class A to my right had one. His diesel generator exhausted right into my front door.
Yes. I should have mentioned that we use ours at NASCAR. You're packed in like sardines. Neighbors appreciate you having one. If you don't, you can be sure your neighbor will have a conversation with you about it.
That homemade version linked above may be cheap, but it's also not doing the job as well as the Gen-turi does.
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Dutch_12078 wrote:
That homemade version linked above may be cheap, but it's also not doing the job as well as the Gen-turi does.
That homemade version linked above may be cheap, but it's also not doing the job as well as the Gen-turi does.
Not only does it do as well, it does better as it has more volume which mixes more air making it run cooler.
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Ivylog wrote:
Not only does it do as well, it does better as it has more volume which mixes more air making it run cooler.
Dutch_12078 wrote:
That homemade version linked above may be cheap, but it's also not doing the job as well as the Gen-turi does.
That homemade version linked above may be cheap, but it's also not doing the job as well as the Gen-turi does.
Not only does it do as well, it does better as it has more volume which mixes more air making it run cooler.
On edit: My comments below referred to the dryer hose version shown in holstein13's photo that your link brings up. My apologies for the confusion. I expect your version works fine...
Installed as shown in your post, it doesn't get the fumes up high enough where the prevailing breeze can carry them away, nor will it carry the exhaust noise high enough to be effective for noise reduction. Heat rises, and that loop down on the ground is limiting the flow rate of the air. It could be effective, if the hose was run vertically up the side of the coach to a point a bit above the roof without the downward loop.
* This post was edited 03/21/17 04:45pm by Dutch_12078 *
Dent pullers are typically under $10 and you can get them ar Walmart or any automotive stores.
The only thing I did differently is not run the ceiling vent fans when the genny was running to avoid pulling any fumes into the rv.
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Wife and I are also headed to the balloon festival for the first time. I searched our local Craigslist for a used Gen-turi and found one...so I will be using ours. I hope other attendees are as considerate as you and I are...who wants to smell exhaust all day/night. Just wanted to commend you for thinking of others in tight quarters.
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turbojimmy wrote:
Yes. I should have mentioned that we use ours at NASCAR.
Yes. I should have mentioned that we use ours at NASCAR.
Sometimes the communication is non-verbal.
At about my second race, the first morning that I was there I found a piece of plywood resting against the side of my RV that was deflecting my generator exhaust away from the neighbor who had pulled in overnight.
I stopped on the way home and got my "smoke stack".
Note: it fits my exhaust pipe snuggly enough so that no attachment hardware is necessary.....except for the rubber straps about 1/3 the way up.
Ivylog wrote:
Not only does it do as well, it does better as it has more volume which mixes more air making it run cooler.
Not only does it do as well, it does better as it has more volume which mixes more air making it run cooler.
I think your analysis is off a bit.
IF the gasses going up the pipe cool off too much the efficient upward flow will be disrupted......sometimes to the point that part of the exhaust "spills" out at the bottom.
The Genturi has the exhaust exiting the "sealed" exhaust pipe pointing UP for a reason.....with the cold air vents also in a vertical direction.
Your setup likely is not NEARLY as efficient as you think it is.
But it still is way better than nothing.
I recently parked next to a generator that the exhaust was directed into a pan of water. I was surprised how much of the exhaust smell it took out of the exhaust but doubt it did anything for the Carbon monoxide in it.
Ivylog wrote:
Not only does it do as well, it does better as it has more volume which mixes more air making it run cooler.
Dutch_12078 wrote:
That homemade version linked above may be cheap, but it's also not doing the job as well as the Gen-turi does.
That homemade version linked above may be cheap, but it's also not doing the job as well as the Gen-turi does.
Not only does it do as well, it does better as it has more volume which mixes more air making it run cooler.
However it lacks an air gap to allow cool air to promote the flow of air.
The air gap on the real model is not there just because
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They could have used just a solid elbow as well.
Note the air gap at the bottom of the stack pipe. It is not a solid elbow like the gutter version.
Your idea is cheaper and better than nothing, but I would not call it better.
If it were truly better than the original, I imagine a competitor would have massed produced and marketed the gutter version by now.
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I made a yolk from some 3/8" birch ply and a suction cup for holding onto sheets of glass to mount it to the RV. It works great and I goofed one day while testing it out on the new rig,
I didn't get the suction cup and yolk assembly attached before I installed it and it only took a couple of minutes for the vibration from the Onan to cause the weight to loosen the exhaust pipe from the manifold. Now I have to fix that. But yes they are a good accessory.
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Ivylog wrote:
Lantley, guess you missed the air gap at the bottom. I found a 2" gap created the lowest temp half way up the gutter... 120 degrees. Factory ones at the same time and on the same 10K generator was 135 half way up.
Lantley, guess you missed the air gap at the bottom. I found a 2" gap created the lowest temp half way up the gutter... 120 degrees. Factory ones at the same time and on the same 10K generator was 135 half way up.
I didn't exactly miss it. You have a gap on the horizontal not the vertical.Heat rises vertically.
I imagine yours is cooler because you're not capturing all the exhaust/heat. Some of the exhaust and CO is escaping and so is the heat.
It is unlikely the aluminum would be cooler if all parameters were equal simply because Aluminum is a better conductor than plastic.
The lower temperature is an indicator you are not capturing all the exhaust.
The idea is to capture ALL the exhaust not some or most of it.
Again better than nothing but I would not consider it better than the real thing.
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irishtom29 wrote:
People defending the Camco might be putting more thought into it than Camco did.
People defending the Camco might be putting more thought into it than Camco did.
In today's litigious world you can guarantee any company selling a device designed to save lives has put a lot of thought into it.
Imagine using the Camco device and someone dies from CO poisoning.
How much do you think it's gonna cost Camco?
I trust they put a lot of thought into their design.