Silence your air compressor CHEAP!

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As of this comment, my resonator is still in good shape, being used in a full time mechanic shop for 3 yearsbrbrThat being said, many folks have raised the concern that foam will (eventually) degrade over time and turn to dust, which the compressor can inhale If you make one of these, I recommend you simply add 'checking the foam' to your compressor's maintenance schedule In my opinion, the potential damage that could be caused by foam dust is minimal anyways And adding a filter afterwards is a bad idea because foam dust would block the filter and the compressor would just inhale the filter AND the foam Encapsulating the foam in a thin sheet of fabric, such as a T-shirt or a pillow case might be a solution, but that might lessen the sound absorptionbrbrBuild one yourself, and experiment, that's what we do :)
Comment from : MadMan Machinations

Dont like to hear silicon or foam possibly contsining silicon involved in intake if you plan on painting For what its worth
Comment from : Todd Emmett

I like this except this type of foam deteriorates and will clog the air compressor pump after about 5 years So keep a close eye on the foam, and possibly put a fiberglass filter between the tube and the foam I think I'm going to make one out of a metal can I have in the shop Thanks for the nice video Best Wishes & Blessings Keith Noneya
Comment from : Keith Noneya

such a brilliant simple ideawill have a look at mine and see what i can do just wondering if you lined the interior of the bucket with a rubber mat whether that would help to dampen the vibration and noise further?
Comment from : ruth quick

I like this a lot, im thinking of using a cooler i have laying around and run a hose from the intake to the cooler on the brfloor
Comment from : Lawrence Heap

Can I just take a hose from the intake and run it to outside my garage to quiet it down?
Comment from : Sean McKay

to be more believable use a db instrument next time, aircompressors are noizy no matter whatbuild a shed outside, that works
Comment from : palledrengens

👍
Comment from : Phillip Pearce

I made a little enclosed nook outside my shop I can’t hear anything but I understand that some people can’t do what I did great idea though 👍😊
Comment from : Fred Clements

What about actually just using a muffler or like one of those intake air ventilation charcoal canisters that they use for growing weed and stuff they have a big cell phone like that I believe too very dense very heavy very heavy probably not practical
Comment from : Garrett Giuffre

If you are concerned about the foam degrading, wrap the wire cage with Scotch Brite pads to catch the little bits before it gets ingested into the compressor It is porous enough to let air to pass through, yet catch debris
Comment from : john constantinou

So the compressor industry seems to be owned by the hearing aid industry No reason such a simple solution was never universal
Comment from : matriximaster

Does it make a difference which kind of bird feed it is? Maybe a parrot feed bucket is a little louder? 🤔brbrEither way, great idea and excellent execution of a minimum viable product😉
Comment from : Dan Fekete

This looks great I think I'll be adding some mosquito mesh on the outside of the cage because i'm worried about some of the foam getting sucked on and i doubt my shitty chinese compressor can handle sucking debris
Comment from : Applos

This is not good at all it adds a lot more restriction to the suction side which increases the heat of your compressor just deal with the fucking noise and be done with it
Comment from : LifeBehindTheLens

I see the wood support being good, but I would have left the lid skelotonized, and no center opening straight through Although much air is diffused in and out of the foam, pulling all or through as such would be quiter, but risk sucking in foam
Comment from : Jordan Nutt

Another thing you can do is to put 1/2” rubber pads under the feet That too removes a lot of noise 👍🙋‍♂️🖖🏻
Comment from : Chris Ambrose

I have a compressor with a rectangular intake, that comes out the side, not the top 60 gallon, 230 volt, 7 hp, 123cfm@40psi / 103cfm@90psi It is loud
Comment from : reload north

I'm sorry but there seems to be something wrong with my phone, it won't play the start of your video where it shows how loud it was with the original silencer in place and the Audiometer readings, before and afterbrGuess I'll never know
Comment from : Loki 1815

personally i would use those buckets that lock shut even though its unlikely to drop off just that added bit of safety
Comment from : DatBoiOrly

Or you could simply run the inlet outside
Comment from : Steam 212°

We used car mufflers on 15 HP sailor Beal compressors, shut them up completely!
Comment from : steve carter

Что ты там вирусы отфильтровываеш
Comment from : Виктор виктор

what a great idea Thank you for sharing it
Comment from : Ralf E Otto

So will a legally owned firearm silencer work too in a pinch when it's not on the gun ? 🤔🤷🏽‍♂️😃
Comment from : Cripple Guy

Is your compressor oil-less? Mine are,which would definitely benefit from your muffler
Comment from : Mike Dunn

I'm a retired compressor mechanic, I started back in the days before rotary screw compressors took over the market This is as good an idea for a home made silencer as I've seen It might need some additional support from vibration and I'm unsure if the plastic will deal with the heat, just saying
Comment from : Ring Andpinion

Simple and clever, I love it!
Comment from : N20Joe

Is this just a problem with old compressors? I have a relatively large, new one and it doesn't make much noise I've used old, old, Army ones though and they have to be kept in a service room by themselves they're so loud
Comment from : htomerif

im going to 3d print something for my 30gal now
Comment from : MechanicLyfe

Köszönöm!
Comment from : alfredponthu

Recommdation: pre-filter material around the cage in the middle to prevent the foam from degrading and going into the compressor head
Comment from : william wampler

thats very cool I haver been considering buying a new compressor because mine is so ridiculously loud (its not as old as yours either) but I'm going to try this first thanks for sharing
Comment from : Talabavin Rohan

Yo, MMM? Don't remind us to "don't forget to 'like this video'" If we like it, we'll like it We don't need to be reminded, and we don't LIKE to be reminded You'll get the "likes" that you deserve no more and no less Every time you remind us you sound like you're begging and it's annoying because it's like you're holding your tin cup in our collective facebrbrDon't be that guybrbrJust do your videos without the reminders You'll ironically GET MORE LIKES that way
Comment from : Tim Hofstetter

I have an air compressor in the attic of my garage, and when I wanted to add a filter and silencer, I went to an automotive junk yard and purchased a air box from a MK4 VW jetta Cars have built in silencers in the air box and if I want to replace the filter, now I just order an air filter for a MK4 Jetta 👍
Comment from : Joel Arseneault

It's called a muffler dumb ass
Comment from : Darrell Williams

I bet you could even get a couple DB lower by simply adding a 90° fitting in there also Some frequency don't like to go around corners
Comment from : ATIMATIK

Great ideal, I’m also under the impression that a lot of noise comes from the tank But I don’t know anyone willing to cut the pump/motor off the tank to try it
Comment from : claas90017

I worked at a wastewater facility years ago They designed the compressor and blower mufflers to be positioned outside of the building Similar results if it works as well as you're claiming I have a 50 gal at home that I put in an insulated dog box behind my garage and just hard plumbed a connection port to inside so I can hook/unhook a rubber hose That's been my most successful so far Great video!
Comment from : Kevin Myers

Nice idea, doing this soon
Comment from : Steve Mccull

One wonders if instead of foam Fiberglass batting was used you could use something like this to quiet a genset exhaust
Comment from : Rorschach1024

Someone notify the ATF, this man has just manufactured a suppressor without a tax stamp
Comment from : Griddless

Steel wool Plus a couple more "tubes" of chicken wire Under the compressor feet? Motor mounts You got some get-er-done in ya!
Comment from : BariumCobaltNitrog3n

that is the intake, what will happen to your compressor when it starts to suck in the foam in the bucket
Comment from : pete phelan jr

All that's missing is a Thrush roadrunner sticker on the side of the bucket
Comment from : erg0centric

Smug rainbow dash spotted
Comment from : Shepard

Total fail, the filter should be after the silencer
Comment from : DonziGT230

That’s literally a glass pack for low temp use!! 😊
Comment from : George Welker

Making use of random things is the best! 😊🌎✨
Comment from : Dean Simmons

I've often wondered what a small eBay Roots type blower would do to an air compressor? My hope would be 1) to lessen cycle time 2) Quieten itbrI accept this would be at the expense of power consumption but reason thermodynamically speaking that the excess power used is partially offset by shorter cycle time perhaps by around 30 meaning the power bill for the same air delivery will go up by the supercharger load and belt losses less 30 Really the blower only needs to pump a very lazy 12cfm on an 8cfm compressor rendering a charge cooler redundant, but the pedants out there who love to complicate simplicity [Me] could add one for effect and call it a pre water separator
Comment from : ThePaulv12

My screw compressor is still only 66db
Comment from : Booper

thanks! my compressor will drive me outa the room
Comment from : robert boykin

A decibel meter would be good video production,
Comment from : PPR Darryl

I have that exact same air compressor but in an 80-gallon model and it has a horizontal tank, I Bought it 40 years ago, Yep, ain't lying, and it still works Great mod though :)
Comment from : Super Dave

That’s very cool! I noticed you have the identical air compressor I have I bought mine used so I really don’t know what brand it is cause there isn’t any labels/stickers on it and the guy I bought it from didn’t have a clue either Not that it’s a huge deal because I rebuilt the pump once cause it was only able to build up about 50 psi and it would take for ever to reach that And I replaced the motor when I first got it cause naturally I didn’t notice or know that it was a 3 phase motor and everybody knows or should know that doesn’t work with 1 phase So if you know what brand it is and could tell me, that would be great If not, no biggie Thanks for sharing and I’ll probably make one of those mufflers for my own
Comment from : RC Classic Crawlers

"How to make a threaded silencer"
Comment from : My 11 Bad Kids

Very coolbrbrI'm going to try it on mine Think I will go with the 1 gallon paint can idea
Comment from : Nicolaus Ranker

i just plumbed the air inlet to the outside of my shop let the neighbors deal with the noise
Comment from : Dont Call Me Garage

What about routing the intake outside ?
Comment from : treetrimmerguy2

I saw this trick done, 20-years ago The fellow that showed me this, explained it like such: an air compressor is nothing but a combustion engine running backwards (you are capturing the 'compressed exhaust' and wanting to free-flow the 'atmospheric intake'so, as he put it, the 'air intake' on a compressor is the 'exhaust pipe' on a carOF COURSE you want a muffler! He had his compressor inside his shop (due to theft), but had black-piped his intake through the wall, to the outside of the buildingand between 'routed outside' and this HUGE bucket muffler at the end, the 8-hp 100-gallon compressor sounded about like a 1/10-hp 'airless' micro-compressor!
Comment from : Skeeter Saurus

My Dad put something similar (different construction) on his compressor 30 years ago and it's still on to this day I replaced the foam with some closed cell stuff that doesn;t break u[p as easily but yes indeed it makes a MASSIVE difference Great video make, Subscribed
Comment from : Dee-Bee Kooper

I've played w/ some silencers and your design worked out well Only thing I would say is you'll really want to keep a close eye on the foam As that breaks down it's gonna end up inside your compressor Maybe a different filter hat - and putting the silencer in front of the filter instead of behind the filter
Comment from : JoshHefnerX

I absolutely love this kind of innovation KISS
Comment from : ThisIsToolman

Old video i know, i work in a busy auto repair shop and the compressor runs constantly for 12 hours a day there, the cylinders and heads stay insanely hot all the time(i would guess 300+ degrees at times) Its hard to imagine that a plastic bucket would hold up to this intense heat and not melt Perhaps in a limited use hobby shop enviroment such a device would hold up just fine, but, in a commercial shop i dont think that plastic would survive for very long I rigged up a large diesel engine fuel filter to use on the inlet of my 30 gallon home compressor that works very well and greatly reduces the noise level Good vid!
Comment from : Tim Russell

Now what about a generator muffler?
Comment from : Rich Baumann

You should need all that foam or size A series of baffles should suffice brbrHowever! I was totally impressed with the level of sound suppression you attained
Comment from : tthams73

Call the AFT he made a silencer
Comment from : Consciouscools everyday life

Great idea, not to scour Craigslist to find a compressor like that
Comment from : Guy Solis: Gentlemens Edge

I did similar to the air intake on a generator, it really took that put put noise out of the diesel engine
Comment from : GBiv78

Nice, but never have the nuts on the side that sucks in the air
Comment from : janofb

Congratulations, you discovered the glass pack muffler LOL
Comment from : Jason Cornish

Wow, that works really well!
Comment from : John Barker

I used to work as a mechanic for a large concrete supplier My shop was fairly large and had a big air compressor The compressor was an occasional batch plant back-up so it was huge The intake had a big 4" pipe air intake It was loud enough that you couldn't hear people talking when it was running I had the idea of coupling a truck muffler to it I convinced my boss that nothing was permanent and could be used for a truck if need be So it was okayed by him I welded up an adapter for the air cleaner an used some 4" exhaust elbows to hook it all up With that muffler on the intake between the air cleaner and air inlet it was amazing how quiet it got in that shop
Comment from : Katya5cat

I feel it''s too much hassle for what you get so I just use 50 cent ear plugs if it's too loud Your video was interesting though and I appreciate your work on this
Comment from : Rick McDonald

Not bad thank you for a great idea!
Comment from : fidel catsro

What if I just get an old style tractor muffler and put it on?brThey are around $20 at local tractor supplies
Comment from : ZM1306

Your shirt?
Comment from : desert lobster

Sounds great, just food for thought, that mattress pad foam is very "partically" and breaks down pretty quickly I wonder if synthetic pillow foam would work as well? Sadly, my Craftsman compressor's air intake is really built into the head, this mod would be about impossible for me to pull off but a bit envious it worked great for you
Comment from : sean wolfe

bATF agent has entered the chat/b
Comment from : bunberrier

I mounted mine on big rubber donuts with big fender washers in both sides of the donuts and attached it to th floor with redheads that made mine quite a bit quieter I think this will really help even more
Comment from : Enemy of the state

Once I get my compressor in it’s permanent spot I’m just gonna run the inlet out side! I’ll make some sort of dog house / cover for it!
Comment from : Mustangman

Unfortunately random pidgeons don't live here in europe, so we don't have the buckets
Comment from : Michael Egan

Why didn’t you set the standard of noise with the just the original filter, first! Also, that yellow foam (which means it’s old) is deteriorating and will be flaking in the near future and being after the air filter will be introduced into the air supply
Comment from : Super Specialty

I've also heard using rubber hose on the inlet helps My testing was inconclusive as I didn't have a proper adapter for the hose
Comment from : Hugh Brackett

Why not route your intake through the wall and outside?
Comment from : Rick (None)

Crazy cool Only change I would make aside from the plywood base is a different colored bucket to match the compressor :)brGood video
Comment from : Todd

Expect a visit from the aft
Comment from : Arman Arashvand

I built an empty cardboard box with off set baffles Much better Also a hemholtz resonater would smooth it out even more
Comment from : A F

I have an ancient Worthington compressor and the intake has a muffler set up with a series of cans like a nesting doll It is quiet and works well for a 90 year old compressor
Comment from : marty k