Can you really turn a metal garbage can into an effective generator muffler? Yep! Since I recently posted a video showing my DIY Generator Shed build, I have had lots of people ask me for a parts list for my unique, trashcan-based generator muffler. In the following video, I lay out my design ideas, I show details on the parts used, and pics from the build process. While the whole garbage can muffler idea might seem strange, it turned out very cool and works incredibly well. In the end, it dropped the sound level on the exhaust about 20 db! Hopefully this video can give fellow DIYers some ideas on how to build something similar themselves.

** UPDATE: JUST ADDED:
Check out the NEW and IMPROVED FrankenMuffler in this video -
DIY Generator Muffler Build - Version 2.0 - "The Bride of FrankenMuffler":
   • DIY Generator Muffler Build (Version ...  

DIY Quiet Generator Shed with insulation, Baffles, and Muffler (Shed tour with sound tests):
   • DIY Generator Shed Build - Quiet Soun...  

Links to the 3 sound tests, and the final shed project results (below)

Generator Shed Sound Test #1 - (No Sound Insulation):
   • Generator Shed Sound Test #1 - (No So...  

Generator Shed Sound Test #2 - (Sound Insulation Installed, Side Baffles, but no muffler):
   • Generator Shed Sound Test #2 - (Sound...  

Generator Shed Sound Test #3 - (Full sound insulation, side baffles, and muffler):
   • Generator Shed Sound Test #3 - (Full ...  

Disclaimer: This video simply shows what I built, and it is intended to provide a few ideas when building your own shed or muffler. I am NOT an expert builder or designer, so take my advice with a grain of salt, and use common sense in your build. This was a proof of concept to make sure the concept would work, and it did. I intend to make a few tweaks to the setup, like increasing the flexible pipe diameter to a larger pipe, and shortening the length of the pipe.