Bill Stephan,
Kansas City MO
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Phone: (816)803-2469
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Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] An Acoustics question
From: Betsy Whitney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 10/29/2008 14:27
Aloha Bill,
I'm coming in on this a bit late, but I have
questions. I have had dehumidifiers running in my
home for 12 years and have never found them to be
"infernally" noisy. Mine turn off when the air is
dry enough. If it is running when I want real
quiet, I just turn it off for awhile. I have
always had mine on the floor. I didn't want to
run a drain hose outside so we need to be able to
get to the container that collects the water to
empty it. I really wonder if there is something
wrong with your unit. Mine is sitting on the
carpet and I just check to see of there was any
damage to the carpet and I see nothing to
indicate that the unit is vibrating as I think you mentioned that yours does.
I do remember that the instruction sheet that
came with mine said to put it on the floor
because that is where most of the moisture is,
and to make sure that there is a minimum of 18
inches of space around the sides and top for the best air circulation.
Betsy
At 03:59 PM 10/27/2008, you wrote:
>As those of you who have them will doubtless understand, dehumidifiers are
>infernally noisy. The table I have mine on is delaminating. I dont know
>if it got wet at some point, or if the dehumidifiers just vibrating it to
>death. In any case, my next adventure is going to be to build a replacement
>table.
>
>Im almost done with the shop vac silencing cabinet, and as usual, I bought
>too much acoustical tile. So, the plan is to make a table with a floor,
>roof, and two sides, and line all four surfaces with acoustical (or is that
>just acoustic) tile in the hope it will quiet things down some.
>
>So, my question:
>
>If I just have the tile on the floor of this box, the dehumidifier will very
>quickly vibrate its way through it, and the wheels will touch the tabletop.
>So, would it be better from an acoustics standpoint to remove the wheels and
>have the whole surface of the bottom of the unit setting on the acoustic
>tile, or should I put something like a piece of ¼ inch plywood under the
>wheels, it would most likely have to be the same size as the tabletop itself
>to keep from sinking.
>
>I know we have some folks who know way more than I about how sound actually
>travels, so Ill quit now and hope they give some suggestions/answers.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
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