I'm wanting to quiet my compressor down a little. A lot of the noise is through the intake.

I'd like to make something chambered and keep the motor noise down a little.....without starving the pump.

Anybody have any experience with this on the DIY side?



Compressor is a oiled 2 stage 60 gallon quincy.

 

your compressor probably a pipe thread inlet on it just put a lawn mower muffler on it.

 

Wont run right

 

http://www.mcmaster.com/#pneumatic-mufflers/=agqcj4

 

Intake... not exhaust

 

This looks like it works...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FuB3fOUso

 

Looks like most people are saying oil-less air compressors are going to be loud regardless

Does this cut down the noise at all for oil-less compressors?

 

Sweet you got your compressor!?!

 

well my 80gal Ingersol has been this way for 4 years and it works great can stand next to it and talk on the phone if you want while it is running

 

Yes, finally. I don't have to listen to the old oil-less compressor anymore.


This is what I've done to isolate the intake noise so far. I just ran it up into the attic with 1 1/2 sch 40 pvc. The area of the new pipe is about 4 times that of the inlet into the compressor.

I'll have to watch the heat in the summer up there.....and maybe change out the "flex" for a longer one, but I think it'll work out ok.

 

I was just thinking about doing something very similar - did it make a big difference?

 

I think it did. The intake is definitely one of the loudest things on this compressor. I don't have any decibel readings, but I can't hear the intake noise at all now. When I pop my head in the attic though, the motor through the filter is still pretty noisy.

Right now it sits on about 3/8" neoprene. I may try to find or add more to it.

 

i have some foam rubber over mine.. made a differences.. love the fab piping to attic good idea..