Basement noisy sounds coming up through vents/cold air returns. Need something to reduce noise
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Phytoplankton
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The vents are like a megaphone. Is the fan in the vent or just nearby? 90 degree turns will help muffle the sound, BUT, it also slows down airflow. If the sound is transferring into the vent from a nearby fan, then you could insulate/soundproof the exterior of the vent.
I had an issue when I hung an extraction fan for my tent from the floor joist above the tent. The sound transferred from the fan through the floor joist and set up an annoying deep hum that you could hear upstairs. Had the hang the fan differently to get it to stop.
I had an issue when I hung an extraction fan for my tent from the floor joist above the tent. The sound transferred from the fan through the floor joist and set up an annoying deep hum that you could hear upstairs. Had the hang the fan differently to get it to stop.
GarageGardener69
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Do you have access to this ducting? Can wrap it in this
Master Flow 60 sq. ft. R-6 Insulated Duct Wrap INSWRP60 - The Home Depot
Use this Master Flow R-6 60 sq. ft. Duct Warp Insulation to reduce condensation in your duct system. It will also help to absorb noise from your ducting system. Use of this duct warp should help improve
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You mean at the end of the ducting down in the basement where its going up to the room?
Thanks I think this is what I'm looking for. Is there a specific tape I need to get? Just curious will this keep my heat coming up through the vent warmer?Do you have access to this ducting? Can wrap it in this
Master Flow 60 sq. ft. R-6 Insulated Duct Wrap INSWRP60 - The Home Depot
Use this Master Flow R-6 60 sq. ft. Duct Warp Insulation to reduce condensation in your duct system. It will also help to absorb noise from your ducting system. Use of this duct warp should help improvewww.homedepot.com
Nizza
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i dont think wrapping the outside of the duct is going the help the inside noise if its metal
is your duct work not wrapped at all?
Nizza
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Yes if it is a short "flex" you could run a longer flex and loop it or something and reduce the sound
its hard to give an appropriate solution without a picture or more details though
Thanks I will send a pic later... I have a decibel meter and the meter next to the vent in my room was like 54 decibels. 8 feet away from the ven it was 44. So I'm figuring the noise is coming through the vent and the noise is the inline fans.
PadawanWarrior
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Is there some kind of damper between the fan and whatever it's against? If it's mounted to a wall make sure there's something to cushion the vibration. Even foam.
The inline fan sits right on top of the carbon scrubber. The carbon scrubber is up right on the ground.
Where do you mean 6'-12'?
big bud man 413
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Bro I really hope your being honest with us here and you don't have someone chained up in your basement!
Nizza
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Take a deep breath
Let's think you are reading this on a different perspective without knowing what you're thinking
More details will help
My advice is extending the ducting to the room that the noise is affecting.. with limited info
I can't extend the ducting. The ducting runs about 18 feet from my furnace to the bedroom vent. Here are two pics. The pic that says "bedroom 1" is the vent that runs to the bedroom I sleep in and I can here the noise better after I changed all my inline fans out and carbon scrubbers. The two pics are the start of the duct and the end of the duct.
I'm hoping I can wrap this duct with some time of insulation and reduce the noise.
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I have reactive tinnitus and am a little sound sensitive.
MICHI-CAN
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I hear low freq. Your system is hard to isolate from sounds. A wrap will fail unless of high priced sound application quality.
And if it is the heating system of issue? Oh boy.
Nizza
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I don't see a pic that says bedroom 1
Just two basement pics
Gotta go to bed but If you're around tomorrow I'll be around to help
You got to zoom in. Its right above the blue marker I used to cover stuff up. That is the vent that runs like 15 feet. The second pic is the end of the same vent. THanks