Minimizing Vibrations From Exhaust Fan?

Bamm Bamm

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• Feb 27, 2008

• #1

How do you all have your exhaust fans mounted.. I have a 6" ecotech Im goign to be using as my exhaust fan in a walkin closet and am curious how everyone is keeping the noise down and such.. I don't want the sound transferring so my neighbors can hear it....Any ideas would be great..

 

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korvette1977

Well-Known Member

• Feb 27, 2008

• #2

Get a smaller fan .. or set it on a lower setting

 

cbraaszsy

Well-Known Member

• Feb 28, 2008

• #3

hang your fans with bunji cords eliminates vibe

 

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gangjababy

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• Feb 28, 2008

• #4

put foam in between the fan and the surface it touches...

 

LocoMonkey

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2008

• #5

When I mounted my fan I put a piece of rubber in between.

 

DaveM

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2008

• #6

Just installed a rvk fan and screwed it directly into the side wall using the bracket provided, am amazed at how quiet it is compared to a friends whose fan is hung on chains from the ceiling.

 

User24

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2008

• #7

I built a plywood junction box for several vent tubes and suspended the fan inside with small rubber vacuum belts and screw hooks

 

LoudBlunts

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• Mar 6, 2008

• #8

i be looking for you bamm bamm.....

but i guess you never see it:

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/54653-ventilation-damping.html#post598991

 

Bamm Bamm

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2008

• #9

Yeah I wangt to get some of that insulated stuff=)

 

LoudBlunts

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• Mar 6, 2008

• #10

im referring to the last sentence in the post

"try using rubber grommets, sitting the fan on sound dampening material as well as hanging the fan with bungee/rubber cords so the material will absorb the vibrations!!!!"

you can also use some of the material around the fan to absorb the vibration bro!!!

 

Bamm Bamm

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2008

• #11

oh yeah...my fan actually isnt noisy anymore..I havea few towels underneath it and it just sits on the top shelfnot permantantly attached..=)