I've just bought a Devilbiss V twin compressor for my business. I had planned to hide it away on the mezzanine above my office but having run it up a few times it is pretty noisy and I can see it beeing a right PITA if it decides to fire up when I'm on the phone just underneath.

Does anyone have a reliable, tested method of quietening a compressor? I guess shutting it away in an MDF box might result in it getting a bit hot?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Big mdf box, with fans and silenced ducting? Plus rubber mounts?

Outside in a sealed, close fitting, box with loads of Rockwool fixed to the sides.

Bottom of the garden is ideal.

Put a decent air filter on it, most of the noise comes from the induction

Thanks guys.

Has anyone actually done any of these 'mods'.. Or are there any other ideas.

A double skinned MDF box with sand between has been mentioned elsewhere. Just worries me that with the vibration the sand would trickle out.

And then through a hole onto my desk knowing my luck. Or perhaps into the printer.

We are just looking at this with our work compressor. There is some useful info here
Linky
And there's other materials elsewhere

Like here

Hope this helps
Pete

Thanks Pete,

Those are useful links. Will design and build my enclosure next week.

Cheers,

Mike

When working in the students union we used to stand decks on concrete slabs rested on halfed tennis balls to isolate the noise transfer.

I like the idea of using a filter to deal with induction noise. Can vouch for it being a large contributor, but if it is, its a cracking plan.

Daniel

[Edited on 2/10/2011 by dhutch]

In theory you can do something similar to the tennis balls with a car / trailer inner tube and a couple of concrete flags. Its supposed to be so stable you can use the base to create holograms (if you have the correct laser equipment).

(i'm trying to say the idea whilst sounding a bit daft really does work. You only need to cut the balls if you have no other way of stopping them moving).

As stated above, a Plywood enclosure with soundproofing.
Here in Mexico we sell Thermaflex, it is Thermal insulation but has excellent sound deadening characteristics.
Also has great fire retarding properties (According to data sheet)
There should be something in UK that you may use...
HTH

I to have a compressor that is soooo noisey I can barely bare to have it on. Bloody thing!

don't forget they need plenty of cool air or they'll soon die!

build a breaze block box for it with a kingspan/wood lid.