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Archie Zietman

Member Since 26 May 2005
Offline Last Active Jul 10 2011 04:44 AM
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In Topic: Sound Dampening for a Blower

06 March 2011 - 08:23 PM

Dave, I completely agree about the cheapest thing to do being replacing the blower. After an hour of trying to soundproof the little fella (it does look oddly like a siren...hmm...), I gave up, and I'm getting a chunky 60cfm fasco blower. I had an excellent 10cfm fasco which lasted me years before I gave it away, and apparently it's still running and whisper quiet as ever in it's new home, so I'm hopeful. It's rpm are a third of the noisy blower, yet it pushes 3 times the air, and it's a lot quieter (I saw one in action at the forge at a local college) and I can also use it for more than just the small gas forge. I'm not worried about the pressure, as I'm not dealing with coal.
Thanks for all the advice, everyone!

In Topic: Sound Dampening for a Blower

06 March 2011 - 10:57 AM

My shop is actually open to the air, so putting it outside won't really work. I tried putting it in a box with 3 inches of foam to dampen the sound, but it was still about as loud as a skilsaw, unfortunately. My neighbours are rather crotchety, and don't take kindly to even basic construction, so I'm actually looking into just getting a quieter blower. It would cost me more to return the blower than I paid for it (I have to pay for shipping) so I'm looking into other blowers. Do any of you have experience with this one? I've hear it's quite quiet, the motor turns half as quickly as the little one, so it should be quieter, I am thinking a (60 cfm fasco centrifugal blower)

Thanks!
Archie


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In Topic: Sound Dampening for a Blower

03 March 2011 - 09:28 AM

Thanks Jerry! I'll look into that.

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