How to quiet air pump.

[MK3]

If you have an air pump, what do you do to make it quieter/hide the noise?

 

[Dave 54]

Quite simply you cant apart from put them under something like a plastic container making sure that air can get around the pump , they simply dont make them quiet

Dave

 

[sissy]

The best thing I found was to put a piece of foam insulation under the feet of it and then build a little house for it with no bottom and air holes .I used the pink 4 inch think foam they sell in home depot in 2 ft by 2 ft sheets .I used a paddle bit to put holes in the back of the house and put them up far enough so water cannot get in .Sorry no pics until I get a new pic system for the new puter .My old vista puter died

 

[DoDad]

I have 3 Medo 120's running in my filter room and cannot hear them/

 

[Lisak1]

The best thing I found was to put a piece of foam insulation under the feet of it and then build a little house for it with no bottom and air holes .I used the pink 4 inch think foam they sell in home depot in 2 ft by 2 ft sheets .I used a paddle bit to put holes in the back of the house and put them up far enough so water cannot get in .Sorry no pics until I get a new pic system for the new puter .My old vista puter died

Agreed - get something soft under them and something to cover them and that's about the best you can do. There is some noise inherent in most air pumps.

 

[johan]

I have foam underneath too, and it sits in a box behind a wall.

 

[sissy]

even a tote upside down on the foam will work with holes drilled in the side of the tote

 

[Tula]

I have mine on one of those foam knee pads you use for gardening.

 

[sissy]

even better cheaper and probably more stable .I have several of them and may try it also .

 

[Mmathis]

I think it depends a lot on what kind of pump you have, brand, etc. Some pumps are just going to be noisy. My pump I use outdoors [covered against the elements] is a [I think] Pondmaster. It's quiet until something touches it. The ones I have indoors are various "aquarium" branded pumps. They tend to be noisy at times. Yes, putting foam or something underneath helps a lot. And sometimes if I have them dialed back too low [to the various air-things] they make a lot of racket -- solution there is to open up the "gangs" enough to stop the noise. Also, I think, if they have a diaphragm, if that gets old it can make the pump noisy.

 

[MitchM]

I have 3 Medo 120's running in my filter room and cannot hear them/

Piston pump?
Those are nice.

 

[Mmathis]

If you have an air pump, what do you do to make it quieter/hide the noise?

What kind of air pump do you have? Can you post a picture?

 

[Dave 54]

Ours sit on a qooden beam covered over to protect them against the dust this is situated in the middle of our filter housing you can hear anything from a foot away
The airbubbles bursting in three of the four filters makes only slightly more noise and can be heard from two feet away .

Dave