Fan noise

[Greenthing]

I have a four inch intake fan and its a bit noisy how can i silence it, would it be safe to put it into a box of some sort or would that make it overheat.
Or is it the air coming in through air ducting making the noise.

Greenthing Reviewed by Greenthing on 04-16-2008. Fan noise I have a four inch intake fan and its a bit noisy how can i silence it, would it be safe to put it into a box of some sort or would that make it overheat.:) Or is it the air coming in through air ducting making the noise. :( Rating: 5

[akisgift]

nobody ever responds to our simple little questions.... they only pay attention to the big pros, with all their bad ass grow rooms and nice flowering buds....... sucks huh

[hudson88]

Hey greenthing

It's a combination of things that make a fan noisy, if it's touching anything hard that it can vibrate through can add to the noise, a lot of bends in your ducting dosn't help either. You can buy silencers, acoustic ducting and fan controllers which all reduce noise.

[Mr. Clandestine]

I wouldn't keep the fan inside a box for the reason that you stated, but Hudson listed three nice alternatives. My Vortex is hanging from flexible bungee cords, which is MUCH quieter than the metal hooks that were provided. Some people use speed controllers like potentiometers and rheostats to control the fan speed, but from what I've read, this can potentially be a fire hazard. The bungee cords work really well, so give that a shot if you're able to.

[Greenthing]

nobody ever responds to our simple little questions.... they only pay attention to the big pros, with all their bad ass grow rooms and nice flowering buds....... sucks huh

Not all the time akisgift,

[Greenthing]

Hey greenthing

It's a combination of things that make a fan noisy, if it's touching anything hard that it can vibrate through can add to the noise, a lot of bends in your ducting dosn't help either. You can buy silencers, acoustic ducting and fan controllers which all reduce noise.

Hi Hudson i dont have any bends in the ducting but thanks anyway.

[Greenthing]

I wouldn't keep the fan inside a box for the reason that you stated, but Hudson listed three nice alternatives. My Vortex is hanging from flexible bungee cords, which is MUCH quieter than the metal hooks that were provided. Some people use speed controllers like potentiometers and rheostats to control the fan speed, but from what I've read, this can potentially be a fire hazard. The bungee cords work really well, so give that a shot if you're able to.

Many thanks Mr Clandestine,
I will try the bungee cord's as it sounds like a good idea and makes sense mate:thumbsup:
The intake fan is above my bedroom and its pissing me off.
Thanks for the advise Nice one Cheers.

[blink_inc]

Using rubber washers anywhere you have bolts or screws will hep as well. If you use a bracket to mount, cut a piece of bicycle tube and put it between the bracket and the surface, it will cusion vibration.

[Greenthing]

Using rubber washers anywhere you have bolts or screws will hep as well. If you use a bracket to mount, cut a piece of bicycle tube and put it between the bracket and the surface, it will cusion vibration.

Hi blink_inc;1846054 i have done that but still noisy, but thanks for the input.