How To Make Your 60 Gallon Air Compressor Quieter | CHEAP & EASY

[@dalemiller5271]

Good job on that project and very good work on your video of it. Going to get busy building my own sound box. Going to skip the drywall and just use thick plywood for my first iteration. Would you do anything differently on the insulation? Thanks for the video and ideas!

[@boxoftj1]

I don't even know what you normally build but I like your humor so I'ma subscribe

[@EdgasketGarage]

Matt you taught me two things. 1. I gotta hone in on a build category 2. I need more guys around like you!

[@Zanthum]

Would love to see a follow up on the vent. We have this exact issue at work and built the box a couple years ago but haven't insulated because the temps are already getting high.

[@EdgasketGarage]

I never added the vent because it simply doesn’t get hot in there. It certainly gets warm but I have the intake vented through the drywall and collects air from just behind the exterior siding. That feature must help more than I expected.

[@gohenrygomez]

U NEE TO HAVE SOME VENTILATION RIGHT? MAKE NO SENSE TO DO IT IF U WOILL BURN YOUR COMPRESSOR?

[@Telephonebill51]

@@EdgasketGarage Put a draining load on it and let it run for 24 hours. Unless you have the world's first perfect insulator, the whole box will gain heat.

[@WillieStubbs]

I'd like to build a cabinet out of foam board and add a vent tube on top with a fan to draw heat out and vents underneath to allow airflow from the bottom (with filters of course since floor air is dirty). Maybe even have a secondary foam board layer with an air gap?? Add a nice exterior on/off switch so the board can stay together more.

[@EdgasketGarage]

your compressor motor and your ears are going to thank you

[@JamesBevenourMD]

brilliant and informative

[@daveruoff6287]

Great video! Kept my attention. Funny too. Great end result. Thank you... 👍

[@EdgasketGarage]

Thank you for stopping by!

[@larrytraber]

I'm concerned about the airflow in the thing. I feel like the air compressor would overheat in there if used long enough.

[@EdgasketGarage]

ChampionHoodie I have been monitoring the temperature. It honestly doesn’t get too hot but I haven’t stressed the system yet. I plan on cutting in a vent. The noise difference is minimal. That insulation is key!

[@acetech9237]

I thought I was watching Daniel Tosh. Great video!

[@EdgasketGarage]

Wow, that's a much appreciated compliment. Thank you Ace!

[@samhudson333]

how is this holding up? Does the unit overheat? Did you end up adding ventilation? How did that effect the noise?

[@EdgasketGarage]

I didn't add a vent. I cut a small hole inside which already had an open vent that extended under the extrerior siding. Noise is great. Temps don't ever exceed ambient summertime temps.

[@tiaan_va]

​@@EdgasketGarageyeah because I'm sure you actually measure the internal parts of the motor

[@EdgasketGarage]

@@tiaan_va I don’t care enough to do that. I need air. It makes air. For years now.

[@nathanweese3812]

Sound travels more efficiently through dense materials than just air.

[@EdgasketGarage]

That Rockwool is impressive stuff! Im thinking of building acoustic panels out if it.

[@andrewshedron425]

Sound travels in waves. Every time it has to pass through something the wave gets smaller. If you would have put an open space between every layer it would have been way quieter. That's why insulation worked best. It is full of dead air spaces. Plenty of material then air then material then air and so on.

[@EdgasketGarage]

Ever quieter!?!? That would be insane! (Or just buy a scroll compressor lol)

[@robertjones1730]

this technique works for loud babies too! But seriously, you can always remote the compressor anywhere to don't have to listen to it and just run air lines

[@EdgasketGarage]

Scroll compressor for the win, honestly.

[@ojalaproductions]

Was the roof vent enough or did you have any overheating issues?

[@EdgasketGarage]

Motor blew up after sucking up the soundproof insulation lol

[@dalemiller5271]

​@@EdgasketGaragelol bet you got tired of all the but but the heat...the the air flow....comments. Nice job on the project and cool video. Going to get to work on my own sound suffocation box lol

[@garageguy5174]

Love the builds!! Can’t wait to see the welder, maybe a dune buggy/ go kart project?

[@EdgasketGarage]

I like your style!

[@thebreadcolonist]

Your door looks quite fun to use

[@EdgasketGarage]

Haha! Expanding foam impingement!

[@gabrieladamasceno4449]

Love this video, it’s freakin amazing haha

[@EdgasketGarage]

Gabby Damasceno thank you!

[@sophiadewald]

This was such a good idea - and fun to watch!

[@EdgasketGarage]

thank you! (forever!)

[@Spartan375X]

Thanks, I have a 6 gallon compressor I would like to quiet down a little.

[@EdgasketGarage]

Insulation is amazing!

[@MrDarrellWhitledge]

I work for a compressor company Delta Industries and I can tell you you’re doing it wrong your compressor needs air it needs to be able to breathe the compressor is the worlds biggest vacuum it will overheat I’ve done this for 12 years

[@EdgasketGarage]

No doubt more air is better.

[@overlandexpedition4656]

I see you work for Delta Industries . . . I have a Delta drill press from the early/mid 40's that still runs strong! 100% original and I got it from the original owner.

[@Onhereforfun85nodrama]

How did you pipe you intake? I see it goes to a different room?

[@EdgasketGarage]

that's an exterior wall. It goes under the siding outside at the corner of the building.

[@TwistedPersona]

What was the SPL with the top vent you added after this video?

[@EdgasketGarage]

Hate to say it but I haven't used the vent. The intake for the compressor runs through the drywall and up to the soffit. This has offered enough ventilation that the space isn't heating up.

[@inocent8969]

Did you add a ventilation on it? Still waiting for the video.

[@EdgasketGarage]

No it turns out the hole in the drywall for intake pulls in enough air from outside to keep it cool in the box. I had this thing running for an hour straight and the temps stay down.

[@a802jz]

I accomplished the same by draping a heavy moving blanket around my compressor without touching the motor/pump of course. And run 2 small fans to draw cold air in and push hot air out.

[@EdgasketGarage]

Those moving blankets absorb a ton of sound!

[@leonelsantiago9196]

How do you keep the compressor cold?

[@EdgasketGarage]

There is a small vent through the drywall and exits behind the siding on the exterior. It really rarely gets above 90 degrees.

[@aleyssalinarivera4169]

@@EdgasketGarage Hello, I am seeing your comments about how you have a vent through drywall that allows for ventilation. On average what has the temperature been in the closet? Also how big is the opening? What is the longest you have run the compressor?

[@JayPlayzV3]

Put hooks on the side and hang up work clothes or winter gear

[@EdgasketGarage]

I ended up with one hook! I hang my leather apron from there I looks and functions great

[@maggiemurray8522]

L9ve the viewers reaction. Lol entertaining.

[@EdgasketGarage]

Hey Maggie thanks for the feedback & commenting! -ED

[@yt66228]

Nuts!

[@EdgasketGarage]

Still working quietly today.

[@joshoconnor6684]

Decibels increase in orders of magnitude, not same digit increments. 90 to 82 is not nothing.

[@EdgasketGarage]

Always learning, thank you.

[@CaliCowboy805]

So you why not show the vent install?? Yeah the finish product would have been nice to see!! 😏

[@EdgasketGarage]

Decided not to vent. There’s a hole in the wall and the air vents in from under the siding. Good for airflow. Bad for mice.

[@jakegingrich7214]

If only this was still cheap, man has at least 1000.00 dollars in lumber right there

[@EdgasketGarage]

and this was not long ago. SAD!

[@CampfireCrucifix]

2:08 Holy shit this man has a death wish. That piece of plywood looks like it's about to snap in half.

[@EdgasketGarage]

Good call, that was pretty sketchy.

[@PotterCountyDiggers]

I’m considering building an enclosure on the back of my garage. Outside. I hadn’t got the compressor yet. Hopefully my larger garage doesn’t have an echo effect. Liked both vids on the compressor. Your viewer seems like a dork. But he’s funnier than you. Hahahaa. I’ll be back. I see you’re from PA. I’m from Potter co. ATB

[@EdgasketGarage]

Hey man thank you for stopping and sharing some thoughts!

[@Isaac-xd1se]

It’s because of the sleeping baby That makes it so quiet

[@EdgasketGarage]

This guy has kids!^

[@JamesBevenourMD]

I feel like im not handy at all after watching ur videos

[@troystallard6895]

Where's the air intake? It IS an air compressor, and needs a source of air it can compress....

[@EdgasketGarage]

The intake plumbing runs through the drywall and exits under the aluminum siding outside the building.

[@stevenn8449]

I like how the video shows you running back to pick up the camera after your "driving away" shot

[@EdgasketGarage]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@tiaan_va]

RIP to that compressor. It will overheat without any air intake. You've essentially cut down its the lifespan by 85%

[@EdgasketGarage]

The intake is a hole on the exterior wall

[@steadyeddie7453]

You're definitely shortening the life of the air compressor. Your vent will need a fan in the ductwork to be effective. If you vent to the outdoors and the fan is drawing the hot air out, you will need a register mounted low on one of the enclosure walls. More noise. If you pull air in from the outside then you risk pulling in hot humid air. No easy solution. You fix one problem and create another.

[@EdgasketGarage]

It's incredibly quiet even with the door OPEN! If i'm ever running 100% duty I leave the door open ~5 inches.

[@brianbuckner1787]

Half ewe scene the bucket muffler video? I half too heir compressors. One with a foam intake muffler/filter and juan with a fiber glass muffler/intake. The second one is way more kuatt. Follow up vijeo idea.

[@EdgasketGarage]

I have not seen this. Can you provide a link? Thanks for watching!

[@brianbuckner1787]

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[@curse6of6me6]

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[@EdgasketGarage]

That's unfortunate.

[@curse6of6me6]

@@EdgasketGarage not for me

[@EdgasketGarage]

@@curse6of6me6 you good?