How can I reduce the noise level of my air compressor?

August 28, 2010 by admin · 4 Comments
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fattyboy2525 asked:

i have a noisy air compressor . is there some way oi can reduce the noise level ? may be with some shop made baffler. good answers with descriptive explanations will get full points . cheers
by building it in a box with foam lining i still need to supply hole for air in take and for the heat to escape

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4 Responses to “How can I reduce the noise level of my air compressor?”
  1. papamoe says:
    August 28, 2010 at 11:58 am

    If you box it in this will cut the noise level in half or more,be sure to add a door.and add a foam board to the in side to lower the noise level even more. papamoe

  2. gas man says:
    August 31, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    u put it in a box and it will over heat and burn it out ,,it NEEDS air circulating to keep cool gas man

  3. contractorman_34 says:
    September 2, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    For the cost of doing this, it will be cheaper to buy you a less noisy air compressor. You can’t box it in or it will burn up your compressor. The only way to eliminate the noise is to build a sound-proof room just for the compressor. It would not have to be very big but would need to circulate the air and allow for heat to escape but again, unless you can get the material cheap enough it will cost you more than a compressor that is quiet to begin with. Hope this works. contractorman_34

  4. Joel says:
    September 4, 2010 at 2:15 am

    Put it outside and run iron or plastic pipe from the compressor into the garage. you can run T the pipes and get several air outlets wherever you want them reducing the length of hose that you need.

    in most climates you will need to keep the compressor dry so a little roof over it is a good idea.

    Otherwise look into screw style compressors instead of piston operated ones.
    just be ready for a little sticker shock Joel

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