Silence your Compressor

[The Iceman]

Ok, I've been around compressors all my life and hated how loud they were. So when I built this house 10 years ago I brought my compressor in my basement and 15' from the Furnace is where I built the Sound Proof Compressor Box.

5/8 drywall
2x4 walls staggered (so the inside wall will not touch the outside wall so it will not transmit sound)
insulation woven through the 2x4
particle board
carpet padding
all sit on rubber feet
intake air pulls from the top/back and weaves through the back down to the bottom.
The door is large so it is hinged and sits on rollers.

So from what I've read the Trick is different materials for different sounds (drywall, particle board, carpet pad, insulation)

Quieter than my furnace!! lol

I'm thinking a small compressor cabinet would be cake!

 

[TRE]

thats what i need so when my family is a sleep i can work

 

[Kinser Racing]

Very cool. Are you able to access it easily to maintain, drain, ect.? Do you worry about it getting to hot?

 

[GravityX]

Getting hot was the first thing that came to my mind after seeing the pics. More oil changes needed if keeping it enclosed like this??? I would install some sort of remote drain system to drain the tank.

 

[The Iceman]

Well I've had it for 10 years now and I can get to the drain with a flat pan. I drain it every few months and change the oil once a year. Being in a home it doesn't get used like a business so if it runs only a few times a day if even that. If I plan on working it hard I'll open the door. I have a manual shut off valve in the garage for the air, so it has minimal bleed down. Everything goes through a regulator/air dryer attached to the wall in the garage with an extra outlet in the basement where it is housed. I use that extra outlet to blow out my sprinkler system or I'll use it if I ever finish my Bar.

I just swapped out my old red rubber house with 50' of Flexzilla 3/8 hose. I think I like it but it has two draw backs.

1. The material its made out of will burn your hand when you feed it back into your overhead reel.
2. if you step on it, its like stepping on a 3/8 steel bar, rolls really easy under your foot.

The good,
1. very flexible in all weather
2. Kink resistant!
3. and suppose to be abrasion resistant, we'll see

 

[GravityX]

I need to get some of that Flexzilla hose, learned about it several years ago when my brother bought some for his shop. I just haven't got around to wearing out the current air hose I have.

[video]http://youtu.be/oIy65ZTOIv4[/video]

 

[Guest]

Ok, I've been around compressors all my life and hated how loud they were. So when I built this house 10 years ago I brought my compressor in my basement and 15' from the Furnace is where I built the Sound Proof Compressor Box.

5/8 drywall
2x4 walls staggered (so the inside wall will not touch the outside wall so it will not transmit sound)
insulation woven through the 2x4
particle board
carpet padding
all sit on rubber feet
intake air pulls from the top/back and weaves through the back down to the bottom.
The door is large so it is hinged and sits on rollers.

So from what I've read the Trick is different materials for different sounds (drywall, particle board, carpet pad, insulation)

Quieter than my furnace!! lol

I'm thinking a small compressor cabinet would be cake!

Brilliant!

 

[The Iceman]

I need to get some of that Flexzilla hose, learned about it several years ago when my brother bought some for his shop. I just haven't got around to wearing out the current air hose I have.

[video]http://youtu.be/oIy65ZTOIv4[/video]

That is pretty cool stuff!

 

[Halo Blu]

The Co. I work for just puts the compressor outside. I never hear it, kick on. The tube runs through the wall, and all- is quiet.
Try it at home... Mine is out back, under the deck. The only time I hear it, is when it blows too fast, and whistles/screams at me thru the nozzle.