Air compressor isolation box

[@damionarchibald3734]

I have watched quite a few videos on this topic seeing I just got a compressor and yours is the quietest I have see so far. Great Job. I just now have to figure out how to drain it after each use as specified.

[@NoeHervas]

Now I have a hose with a valve attached to de draining system, it comes out from the bottom of the box

[@TheeManWIthNoLife]

I just got my very first air compressor and was blown away by how goddamn loud it is!!! This video is super helpful! Thank you good sir!

[@NoeHervas]

Thanks

[@drewhartley6472]

As a professional Cameraman I have to say this is the best video I’ve seen on Utube. The music isn’t obtrusive it fades down so we can hear the dialogue. I’m extremely impressed by the project and quality 🍻

[@MegaHellstrike]

I think this is the best video on the topic of soundproof compressor enclosures, really helped me in my current situation of having my first compressor that is just way too loud to be used in my apartment ^^

[@WallyFuller]

I agree! I think this is the best enclosure.

[@bartduggan9388]

The most effective one I have seen on youtube. Very very well done, noise level is extremely low..Thank you.

[@lvd2001]

Great reduction in noise - two thumps up for the creation. I'm going to build one now - Thank You

[@NoeHervas]

Thanks for the comment friend.

[@heenanii]

Thank you so much for your video. I am just now now completing my soundproof box, and have used many of your tips. Greetings from South Africa! My box is 42mm thick with additional 25mm hd foam and working wonderfully.

[@theredman101]

Awesome video! I am building one for my workshop this weekend, this is the best design I have seen so far! The only changes I will do is put a external drain. Also a filter on the intake fan so the dust does not kill it over time. Thank you for the video keep up the great production on theses videos i know it is not easy doing it in 2 languages! subscribed!!

[@captbuscemi]

Hello Noe, thanks for this video! It’s seven years on - how did that soundproof box stand the test of time?

[@SkyRiver1]

Nice, I am going to build one too. I have a few friends that build recording studios. They say the the most important aspect of soundproofing is isolated mass. The more mass the better, and it must be isolated as much as possible by the use of discontinuous concrete slabs (in building construction) or rubber contact points etc. I think your box would be far quieter if it had dual walls with the space in between them filled with sand and much more robust rubber padding at the foot of the legs. In addition to what you already have of course. Oh, and a muffler on the intake side of the compressor would do wonders all by itself.

[@grzechuwart7884]

Would be perfect if it have a drainage output through the bottom. Anyway, great project :).

[@reinaldo9362]

Since Brazil good job budy.

[@garymarrs2270]

great box, nice and quiet. Me I would have put some nice rubber caster's and handle's to make it portable. It need's a drain and, for the wire's I would staple a wire twist. In taking many stereo speakers apart, that is how they hold the wire's. It makes it easier to service a shorted wire. Zip tie's dry out and get brittle with heat and crack. just a few suggestions.

[@stevenmcc6052]

Great effort. wud be good to get a dB value b4 and after and subtract them to measure your box isolation

[@gregorymaider6939]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video im planning to do something like this with a small compressor you have given me lots of good ideas

[@brazilianzilian]

Congradulation for the video, you gave me a great idea to aply in my house! thank you very much!

[@1656281]

I want to build a box like this but I have concerns about the heat buildup. How long have you ran the compressor for without overheating?

[@scottsmith6658]

Fantastic job and especially great job on the video! I need to make something like this too, only I don't have the woodworking tools and large workspace that you do. One thing I noticed is that you didn't mention how you were going to drain the tank, and you screwed the lid on. How are you planning on bleeding the water out of the tank? If you don't do that every few days, you've basically got a time bomb in a box...

[@batbawls]

+Scott Smith See 11:40

[@mrtechnophile3483]

Lid is removable (11:40) but making it hinged with a latch makes it more likely that you will actually do it! Or, adding an extension to the tank drain. It should be drained whenever you use it / daily to help keep the tank from rusting.

[@abranco4523]

Very good. Congratulation of Brazil.

[@swengross46]

The air flow system is definetly something people who (re)build this should improve upon. Sufficient box height to suck out emmissive heat at a higher point. Maybe a bulkier fan outwards (the inward fan doesn't really have a function - comps suck with 200 l/min or 3 l/s - dont think a (12 V) fan is supportive here; and to add that if you suck out the air on one side you create low pressure in the chamber which is compensated through the inward duct). Instead of a inward fan, I would rather think of a particle filter inwards - shops tend to have lots of them floatin around. The inward air duct as close as possible to the comps cylinder/dust filter. The ducts (in/out) should be nested to reduce the noise. But thanks for the input.

[@FragBenitez]

What does it mean for the ducts to be nested? Thanks for your comment, I will build a compressor box for sound dampening soon, and following your advices.

[@backyardbushcraft4929]

Thanks Noe, just what I was looking for!

[@murbella7]

This is the one that I liked the most, so I made one. I added a door to make the machine removable. Thanks.

[@mrtechnophile3483]

Works great! Wondering about vibration isolation mounts for the compressor, and how hot does it get in the box?

[@KK10155]

Hi nice video, what about the air intake, how does it suck air if the area is closed inside? is it sucking air through the fan? thanks!

[@rikujkoivisto]

I think, that you may have a little problem, when you need to drain your tank... Second problem comes with heat. That small fan cannot cool the kompressor block.. All in all, you did very good job! bigger fan, (and out let). Air must go through from side to other side. Then drain from bottom to out side. These 2 little fix, will make it super!! Nice job dude....!! (By the way, did you find your cat??) ; )

[@Warkive]

Depends on your use-case. For me I just mostly need it for finish/brad nailing on projects and blowing a little dust off a workbench.

[@gabrielq.906]

What kind of insulation foam is that? Can someone post a link anytime I try to Google this stuff I never can find it

[@SMee67]

Ticking time bomb if you don't drain the tank after every use. That would be a pain unscrewing the lid every time you use it. Great build though, other than the drainage issue. Made a huge difference to the d/b 👍

[@chottichottibaatein691]

what type of wood has been used to make box ?

[@NoeHervas]

MDF

[@grapeape8659]

Great job I cannot wait to build one

[@HEINESTIEN]

Hello Noe thanks for the awesome video. Whata re you using for the insulation material and how to get it?

[@NoeHervas]

+Hany SalahEldeen The material I'm using is called Copopren and is some kind of foam composite.

[@eschrader]

Some people say Copopren releases toxic gas if it catches fire. Just a heads up forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/1799318/polyurethane_foam

[@amitsingh3518]

can u mail me sofe the idas to how to proceed .. like can i analyse it on the softwares

[@amitsingh3518]

[e-mail]

[@prettyflowers7274]

Hi Noe, great vid - I just got an air compressor to brew up compost tea for the allotment, but it is very noisy - I am going to try to make one of your boxes. Can you tell me exactly what the insulation material is that used please? Many thanks!

[@NoeHervas]

Pretty Flowers Hi Friend, thanks for the comment. The material I've used is called copopren and it's widely available in my country (Spain), it's a composite heavy foam

[@prettyflowers7274]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate your help :)

[@edvonjessen3813]

How about draining the condens water from the tap on the underside of the tank?

[@jucu7386]

a nice box, very good job! also the video is fun to watch. just missing one little detail, what about the condensed water inside the compressors tank? ;)

[@NoeHervas]

ju cu Thanks for the comment. To drain the condesed water I need to remove the lid, put a container under the compressor and open the valve tank, then very carefully take out the container and close the lid. I know it's a pain in the ass but I didn't came out with any better ;)

[@scottsmith6658]

+Noe Hervas There is some kind of automatic drain valve I've heard people mention; I don't know what it's called (mine is currently manual too). You might look into that, and run the drain hose through another hole in the bottom of the enclosure.

[@atomizer2665]

+Noe Hervas I replaced the tank drain fitting with a 1/8" male thread to 6mm pushfit elbow. Route the pipe outside the enclosure and fit a pushfit tap so you can drain it whenever you like. My compressor stands on a solid floor with a bottomless enclosure over it, just barely audable at 5ft and completely silent at 10ft.

[@marijokelava6542]

What Kind of Isolation Material do you use

[@dudubsb09]

congratulations for the project was really very good. I would like to appoint a project to muffle the sound of my please 5kva generator, has a great week, thank you.

[@julyc2603]

Excellent job, hahahaha loved the cat sound mad at you.

[@NoeHervas]

Thanks!

[@aroostookbasser]

Great video...thanks for sharing!!

[@thegeneraltank]

fantastic job mate!

[@peterw8690]

good job but how do you dran the tank

[@appleovereasy]

Thanks! Very helpful and funny!

[@AshishKumar-xw3vr]

plz tell me which type of Polystyrene used inside the box

[@september1683]

Very interesting. Thumb up!

[@gianadiansyah4517]

hello noe.. what size "..mm" mdf you use ? thanks before

[@mohamedbehery3433]

Hello Noe, that video was exactly what I was looking for, thank you very much! And actually I was wondering about two things: could you give us some notes the decibel readings before and after, and comparison between the time taken for the tank taken to fill up with and without the box?

[@NoeHervas]

Mohamed Behery I didn't made any measurements, but you can have a low volume conversation in front of it when is on with no problem at all, and it takes the same time to fill up the tank inside the box due to the ventilation fans

[@mohamedbehery3433]

Noe Hervas In that case, I'm gonna build myself one, God willing. Thanks Noe, Good job and keep it up!

[@erich9791]

Beatiful, thank you

[@boosebill]

Nice project. The background noise (music?) was terrible.

[@jonprue]

Awesome! Can we hire you to make ours?

[@cslloyd1]

that music in your video needs its own isolation box

[@vladimirperlis1972]

great work :)

[@ifision]

Very cool!

[@mrHenryGale]

gracias por el video!

[@Fabrizio_Marengo_Fai_da_Te_DIY]

Good work

[@MusicWorldandcomputer]

great Job! :-)

[@bencrosbie]

love it!

[@drewhartley6472]

An injection of humour too 😂

[@heenanii]

Only difference is that I use a hinged front door to be able to access the inside.

[@Say0n]

nice but it will take a lot lot of work to drain the tank and change the oil

[@BrandonContracting]

Nice build but one question remains - fresh air and heat management. How does the air compressor get fresh air? Is the fan a push or pull? If it's a push fan what is done about heat?

[@chalky007]

did you see the hole video bottom fan pushes cold air in top fan take heat out hope that is what you needed to know

[@lucianprescott8357]

So...you're doing a video about reducing the noise from an air compressor and you use a loud rock music as background so I can barely understand what your explaining.....got it.

[@uniqueimagedjservice6556]

bien paja loco!

[@Fredjoe5]

Damn, that's quiet.

[@boydriver2978]

An old video but very hepfull. couple of things you didnt put an extender for the drain on your tank. Also, hot air rises. It would have been better to put the inlet fan at the bottom and the outlet fan at the top. otherwise, excellent work.

[@fernandoantonioribeirocost3485]

joia

[@andyxox4168]

Ok, where’s the ventilation?

[@billyoung1273]

I can't believe the air compressor would have a long life under those conditions. You need to have air moving in as well has exhaust.

[@scottsmith6658]

+Bill young -- Didn't he have both an intake fan at the bottom and an exhaust fan at the top?

[@Warkive]

He had both. Did you watch the whole video?

[@legend3061]

This is the most obnoxious fucking guitar music I've ever heard. Kill it

[@fernandoantonioribeirocost3485]

joia

[@fernandoantonioribeirocost3485]

joia