Blossom21
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Hello, decided to ask here if people could give some good ideas how to plan air conditioning right to achieve silent opetaration (trying to as far below as i can from 40dB). I'm currently building a 4x4 tent setup right near my bed, so it really has to be even quieter than the the average setup.
I drew a fast sketch as i plan to do it, i was planning to put the carbon filter, silencer and the fan in the middle of my tent in series and draw out insulated ducting behind my couch (so one downwards turn and then a slow 90* turn to left) with about 3 meters of insulated ducting. I don't have a silencer yet but i'm seriously concidering getting one since they seem to work. You can also insulate the silencer itself for added beneficts i guess!
In one of my brevious tests with the fan, the carbon filter and insulated ducting, the carbon filter makes tons of noise installed right next to my fan, so it's maybe a good plan to put the silencer between the fan and the carbon filter (in case i go buy the silencer)
Q1: Would you know any tips to recude the sound airflow makes when it comes out of the ducting, of course the airflow will make even more sound if you ever need to crank up that fan.
Q2: Should i get bigger 15cm (5.9") insulated ducting instead of 12.5cm (4.9") to reduce noise? My fan is 12.5cm (4.9"), dunno if that matters. In my own head bigger ducting could also help with air pressure too if i haven't undestoond it wrong (loo lazy to check).
After the initial setup (fan, silencer, carbon filter and the ducting in place) i plan to wrap all parts (except the carbon filter) with insulated ducting and (sound) foam to make them as quiet as possible.
If this plan doesn't work and the fan itself would make unbearable amouns of sound, i would probably need to bring it outside the tent and seal it in a wooden box or something. That's another beast itself, no idea how would i design and mount that boxed fan outside of the tent.
PS: I would love to see people sharing their own setups and tell me what works for you! There must be tons of different solutions people have come up with. I'm all ears! I've been trying to stalk different setups, but most of them aren't that concerned with sounds when you look at youtubers and bigger growers that post most of the content. I haven't seen many setups with sound taken into account, and that's a HUGE cap of content that could be filled with more experienced people working with indoor gardens and especially with sound proofing experience.
Here's my stoner paint sketch (top view ofc.) to vizualize what's going on, the idea should be pretty simple:
I drew a fast sketch as i plan to do it, i was planning to put the carbon filter, silencer and the fan in the middle of my tent in series and draw out insulated ducting behind my couch (so one downwards turn and then a slow 90* turn to left) with about 3 meters of insulated ducting. I don't have a silencer yet but i'm seriously concidering getting one since they seem to work. You can also insulate the silencer itself for added beneficts i guess!
In one of my brevious tests with the fan, the carbon filter and insulated ducting, the carbon filter makes tons of noise installed right next to my fan, so it's maybe a good plan to put the silencer between the fan and the carbon filter (in case i go buy the silencer)
Q1: Would you know any tips to recude the sound airflow makes when it comes out of the ducting, of course the airflow will make even more sound if you ever need to crank up that fan.
Q2: Should i get bigger 15cm (5.9") insulated ducting instead of 12.5cm (4.9") to reduce noise? My fan is 12.5cm (4.9"), dunno if that matters. In my own head bigger ducting could also help with air pressure too if i haven't undestoond it wrong (loo lazy to check).
After the initial setup (fan, silencer, carbon filter and the ducting in place) i plan to wrap all parts (except the carbon filter) with insulated ducting and (sound) foam to make them as quiet as possible.
If this plan doesn't work and the fan itself would make unbearable amouns of sound, i would probably need to bring it outside the tent and seal it in a wooden box or something. That's another beast itself, no idea how would i design and mount that boxed fan outside of the tent.
PS: I would love to see people sharing their own setups and tell me what works for you! There must be tons of different solutions people have come up with. I'm all ears! I've been trying to stalk different setups, but most of them aren't that concerned with sounds when you look at youtubers and bigger growers that post most of the content. I haven't seen many setups with sound taken into account, and that's a HUGE cap of content that could be filled with more experienced people working with indoor gardens and especially with sound proofing experience.
Here's my stoner paint sketch (top view ofc.) to vizualize what's going on, the idea should be pretty simple:
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