Generators

No2 you will need to mount it on good avms (anti vibration mountings),

you will have to pipe the exhaust outside were the exhaust fumes can't be sucked in to the living quarters,

pipe the exhaust outside run the pipe through an expansion sleeve to allow the exhaust to expand and not burn the side of your motor home, you should fit a flexible exhaust bellows to allow the exhaust to flex and not snap due to vibration ,

you should lag the exhaust to keep the temperature in the garage down,

you will need enough air flow for combustion and to keep the engine and alternator cool.

as the room temperature rises the air will be less dense and there will be less oxygen in the combustion air.

I would line the walls and roof of the garage with sound absorbing pads.

are you going to use a change over switch to disconnect the mains incoming plug so the motor home is fed from mains or generator?

you have to make sure it can be easily removed so you can service it.

make sure you have battery lighting in there in case you have to work on it in the dark.

you can usually fit an extra exhaust silencer to keep noise down.

hope that gives you somewhere to start from.

But you will sit in a traffic jam on the motor way with 100 cars with far bigger engines than a little generator?

Honda I believe did an LPG conversion for their 10i, which I am sure was claimed to be less harmful and maybe wouldn't need so much "plumbing in"

Like a lot of other things you either like them or loath them, that's life. Used sensibly the Honda 10i is very quiet and even running on petrol doesn't give off that much smell.

I agree, a solar panel and maybe a small wind generator (as often seen on yachts).  Much more friendly.

One of the potential problems with placing the generator in the Garage is that it might act as a sound box and amplify the sound.

I don't object to generators on principal. but I have encounterd the following antisocial  examples of their use.

Generators being run 24/7

Generators  used when the occupants are out because it so noisy

Generators placed where sounds will resonate

Generators placed at the end of hook up lead so that they are closer to my van tthan the van they are supplying power to.

To be fair Honda Eu generators are a lot quieter, than  the cheap 2 stroke ones but they aren't silent no matter what the adverts and owners say.

Apart from that I am fine with generators.

Did I mention the smell of them as well  ?

Generators, like a lot of other things,  if used correctly are not anti social. 

As stated previously if you buy the correct generator, ie a Honda suitcase type inverter they are a useful addition to your caravanning if EHU is not available. 

If you intend turning up on a rally with a 2.5KW building site generator then be prepared for the net curtains to start twitching. 

Thanks Merve, I will have a look.

The original post asks for advice for how to fit a lpg powered generator,

I have tried to offer good advice, with regards to how to install it     

Including keeping the noise down using extra silencers anti vibration mountings , exhaust lagging and sound deadening pads, also asking if a change over switch will be installed to allow use on a hook up rather than running the generator.

At no point has the op said they will be using the generator on club sites they have just asked for advice on how to do it.

But as usual the generator haters have come out in force (no offence to you Merve you have been quite reasonable about it).

There is nothing wrong with properly installed and silenced generators being used.

I would also like someone to tell me why if this club hates generators so much it has just renewed its diesel generator hire contract with a new supplier.

I know for a fact the generators the club hires will be far larger than anything the op was considering fitting. 

Thanks Merve, I will have a look.

The original post asks for advice for how to fit a lpg powered generator,

I have tried to offer good advice, with regards to how to install it     

Including keeping the noise down using extra silencers anti vibration mountings , exhaust lagging and sound deadening pads, also asking if a change over switch will be installed to allow use on a hook up rather than running the generator.

At no point has the op said they will be using the generator on club sites they have just asked for advice on how to do it.

But as usual the generator haters have come out in force (no offence to you Merve you have been quite reasonable about it).

There is nothing wrong with properly installed and silenced generators being used.

I would also like someone to tell me why if this club hates generators so much it has just renewed its diesel generator hire contract with a new supplier.

I know for a fact the generators the club hires will be far larger than anything the op was considering fitting. 

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I think that the dislike stems from a few inconsiderate users giving the rest a bad name. I sometimes wonder if 'citizenship' shouldn't be part of schools compulsory curriculum. Litter dropping, loud noises, considerate parking, behaviour in public, dog fouling and general politeness might be core topics. It's tempting to add that reading OPs text and refraining  from responding without knowledge would help CT, but I guess that doing so would spoil some people's participation in a popular chat group . Perhaps tolerance might be taught too.

As we are now well into 2016 and electronics including solar technology has improved by leaps and bounds, I am not convinced there is still a place on any camping site for generators to be used to provide power to individual vans. 

I can see the need for generators by the travellers and gypsies who park overnight where they do and Motor Caravanners who have a desire to join those travellers. But on a CL or Campsite it is my opinion that generators have been superceded by Solar Energy for individual vans.

 Others may disagree, that is their right. 

K

Solar compares fairly favourably with the cost of a generator and ultimately has lower running cost.

I take it all you non generator posters don't have the need to dry your hair in the morning then?

What Hair??

p.s. i have no objection to generators as long as they are used with consideration towards other campers.