Loud ass pumps!!!

Cana Cultivator

Member

• Nov 17, 2014

• #1

I've got a hydro farm 60w air pump that I aerate water with that is loud as fuck! I'm wondering how some of you are working with sound and your sound levels or how your muffling it u kno?

 

jijiandfarmgang

Well-Known Member

• Nov 17, 2014

• #2

put it outside

- Jiji

 

Cana Cultivator

Member

• Nov 17, 2014

• #3

I'm hiding it from the outside....

 

joespit

Well-Known Member

• Nov 17, 2014

• #4

Switch to areoponic set up you just hear a slight trickle once every 5minutes. I hated DWC/RDWC because of that bunch of loud air pumps blowing hot air into my reservoir

 

SeedHo

Well-Known Member

• Nov 18, 2014

• #5

i added a 6" of 1/2" tubing to the intake that helped some but not much. before mine melted down i was going to build a insulated box, with a fan to help cool it as well. cooling it will help some as well.

 

Cana Cultivator

Member

• Nov 18, 2014

• #6

joespit said:

Switch to areoponic set up you just hear a slight trickle once every 5minutes. I hated DWC/RDWC because of that bunch of loud air pumps blowing hot air into my reservoir

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I'm just aerating water to remove chlorine and such, I'm a soul grower just figured the hydro guys would know about dampening pump sounds

 

SnapsProvolone

Well-Known Member

• Nov 18, 2014

• #7

The good high volume pumps are able to redirect inlet via a barbed fitting. This can be utilized to reduce noise.

 

djlucidd

Member

• Nov 19, 2014

• #8

I had the same issues. Alot of what your hearing is the vibration resonating threw your house. A sound box will make it louder like a sub box. I'm a diesel mechanic had some time to make up a stand. I have suspended the pump with a hair tie from my wife zip tied . The rubber feet and the hair damper the vibrations. I also took some rubber plugs 1/4x1/4 in to the bottom of the stand. I'm sure if you walk around d your place you will be Abel to make somthing work and you will be amazed by how quite it can be. I run the larger 70 lpm and 110lpm pumps in my apartment can hardly hear them.

 

FrostyPelican

Well-Known Member

• Nov 20, 2014

• #9

Like the guy above or you can make a very small wood/pvc frame and hang it with a few cheap dollar store bungee cords.

 

SnaFuu

Well-Known Member

• Nov 20, 2014

• #10

^^^ yeah hang it

Also once you get it all hooked up to airstones it quiets a bit

 

A

adower

Well-Known Member

• Nov 26, 2014

• #11

I put mine in a thick layer of tempurpedic foam. Worked like a charm.