How quiet are generators? Here is a comparison to help you judge just how quiet the generators are.
Decibel Level
Source
0 dB
The softest sound a person can hear with normal hearing
10 dB
Normal breathing
20 dB
Whispering at 5 feet
30 dB
Soft whisper
40 dB
Quiet office, library, quiet residential area
54-60 dB
Kipor Generators
55 dB
Coffee percolator
60 dB
Normal conversation, sewing machine
70 dB
Freeway traffic
74 dB
Coleman Generators (recent models only. Older units are louder)
80 dB
Manual machine, tools
90 dB
Truck, shouted conversation, tractor
100 dB
Snowmobile, school dance, boom box, factory machinery, woodworking class
110 dB
Symphony concert, shouting in ear
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