Silencing a loud compressor

Just got a compressor, and it is so loud I can hardly hear myself think.

Anyone have experiencing silencing such units - other than taking it back for a refund ;-)

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I wish I knew. The 3/4 hp Campbell-Hausfeld compressor I have has about four hours on it...that's about all I could stand, so I went to a Nitrogen bottle setup. The compressor is tankless, so that's part of the problem; the tank acts as a baffle/muffler, and cuts down on the noise quite a bit. I paid $100 for it, but I never use it, and I'm willing to give it away if anyone wants it

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TimeTraveler658

A minimal improvement can come from placing it on a piece of carpet, the thicker the better. I picked up some carpet scraps from a carpet store and put my compressor on these. It was previously on a concrete floor. The vibration from the floor was bad.

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Art Murray

I am lucky in that my basement is below and adjacent to the garage. I keep the compressor in garage, and ran an L-shaped piece of water pipe through the garage wall just above the footer. That came out near the unfinished ceiling of my basement shop. I then put the adapter on the end of that pipe. Of course, I have to go upstairs and into garage to turn the compressor on and off, but it sure quiets things.

I want to buy one of those new small gallon or half gallon tank compressors such as the one Coleman makes. I'll need to design a box and baffling system to reduce noise. Key will be to reduce noise without impeding air flow. Haven't done it yet, but it is a future project. I'll let group know how it works when I do.

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Don Stauffer in Minnesota

The compressor that I used to own I cept in a open toped box, I surounded the bottom and sides with foam to act as a muffler, didnt stop all the noise but it realy did cut down the amout produced, I also agree with the carpet idea, having any vibrating item mounted on a hard or solid floor tends to make the floor act as a sound board and amplify any noise made.

I hope this helps

Alastair Macfarlane

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Gondor

i would love it. i can run one outside.

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e

ISTR reading about placing it inside one of those styrofoam ice chests. Otherwise, hearing protectors work well. :)

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frank

I had the same problem with my DeVilbliss 3 gal tank unit. The noise is impressive to say the least !

Soloution ?? 50 feet of airhose, and the compressor in another room !!!!! I also listen to some music while I spray, so I never hear the compressor. Taking a while to get used to never hearing the compressor, definately beats my old Passche compressor hands down ! (anyone need this unit ??)

For the price, these compressors cant be beat !! The noise cant be beat either, but putting it in another room did the trick for me !

Also, definately ALWAYS run down the tank, and at the last 30 psi, open the drain valve on the botom ,and get the water out. Than leave said valve slightly lose so it can breathe just a little. Fire it up again, let it blow out the valve a little than tighten and use normally.

Actually I have 25' of airhose, an inline moisture trap, another 25' ,and than my Badger regulator/moisture trap, than my Aztec airhose. (60'+ of hose altogether)

Also a god idea to use the last 15' or so of airline and run it straight up a wall, and then down to the airbrush. This is a last stop for mositure. It has a hard time running up the hose, and will prevent any moisture from getting to your airbrush.

Good luck, I am in love with my compressor, as I use it with air tools, filling car tires, etc... compressors ARE usefull to have around the house !!!

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AM

I have a smaller WB Brown unit, yet it's still loud. I put it on a milk crate, with a folded-up bathtowel underneath the unit. That quieted it down to a tolerable level.

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Pauli G

Sheesh.... You dont know what loud is !

Got to give it credit though, the WB Brown unit for as small as it is has been the most reliable compressor I've ever owned.

15+ years without a problem, or failure.

Notice that they havnt chainged their design in 20+ years ? It's that good for what it is !

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AM

Two alternatives to taking it back:

Put it outside in a shed and run a hardline to your shop. Find one of those old sound boxes for a line printer.

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Ron
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Digital_Cowboy

I bought a 175.00 compressor with 5 gallon baloney style tank at Sam's club about 13 or so years ago. I used it twice, twice! That s.o.b is like listening to a Jackhammer. My solution was to run back to my Paasche diagphram compressor, which has given me stellar service since I bought it for 200.00 at an art supply store

25 years ago! I thought about buying one of those CH Silentaires that people have talked about but since the old Paasche still works I decided to hold off. Cheers, Max Bryant

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M Bryant

Sheesh, I'd take it back in a minute! There are plenty of mostly quiet compressors that come with regulator, tank, etc. that you can use for airbrushing and inflating air toys and tires available from hardware outlets. Why settle?

Now, if you've got a noisy compressor that you're stuck with, put it in the garage or shed, etc. and run a hose. I reccomend against surrounding it with any type of box and insulation as this will lead to overheating. You can even suspend it from a rafter to cut down on reverberation. You can use a power strip and extension cords or the X-10 system for remote shut off. Plenty of options available including selling the compressor and getting a CO2 tank! 8^) hth

The Keeper (of too much crap!)

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Keeper

I have tried the suggestions, even put the bloody thing inside a cupboard covered in carpet - that did not help.

I ended up taking it back.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

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W

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