Attic Fan Humming Noise Reduction Guide: 7 Simple Steps

Attic fans are great things to lower your attic’s temperature. There are millions of people using these devices and enjoy its benefits, especially during the hot summer. Attic fans are great machines that can bring some refreshment by blowing out hot air.

Even though we all enjoy attic fans, they are mechanical devices and sometimes they can be quite noisy and annoying. So, if you are an attic fan lover, you should be prepared for some extra noise in your home. Of course, there are some things that you can do to lower this noise, or even nullify it.

Now, not only that attic fans can disturb your silence but your neighbors’ as well. So, if you don’t want your angry neighbors to knock on your door, you might want to take some measures.

Xbox Noise Reduction: How to Make Your Xbox Quieter

Just like every teenage boy in the world, my son likes playing video games.

Sometimes he would play that for so long, that his console would start overheating and the fan would start buzzing so loudly, that we couldn’t even hear the sound of the game on the TV.

Well, there is no pleasure in playing a game, and all you can hear is the sound of the console’s fan and the anxiety that it will soon go into the flames from overheating.

If he was playing games, my wife couldn’t even sit in the same room if she wanted to read or something.

And so we tried a few tricks and found our solution.

Hopefully, these few tricks will bring peace to your family as well.

DIY Acoustic Panels: How to Build Your Own Sound-Absorbing Panel

We are living in the world of noise pollution that is taking over our everyday life. Consequences of this are much bigger than we tend to notice.

Being constantly surrounded by noise can do much more than just damage our ears. As a matter of fact, that is the least of the problems that can occur.

Some other problems can be constant anxiety, high level of stress and decreased productivity.

Improving the acoustics of the place that you spend the most of your time in can improve the overall quality of your life.

Luckily, there are some things that can help in this matter without some serious construction work or much effort invested.

Therefore, let’s give a look at what can be done to solve the problem of noise pollution in your everyday surrounding.

How to Install a Door Sweep for Noise Reduction

One of the good ways to get some quiet and a nice rest with your faulty doors is to install a sweep at the bottom of it. These sweeps are easy to put and have a few more benefits besides noise reduction itself.

Even though most of the people use it for improving heating efficiency by installing it on their front door, it is perfect if you have a 3-month-old screamer in the room next to yours. The thing is, my baby used to wake up every 4 hours until the age of one and that was driving us crazy.

My husband and I realized that we have to switch on the position of a guardian every few days so that the other one can get some rest. But boy, did she have some vocal cords. You could hear her on the next floor, let alone next room!

It was a true nightmare until we found out about door sweeps and that they can actually help a lot with noise reduction, and not only thermal isolation. And on top of that, they are very easy to install, no matter the type you are using.

Aquarium Filter Noise Reduction: How to Make a Fish Tank Filter Quieter

If you are an enthusiast when it comes to keeping tropical fish like I am, then you are very well aware of the filters and how they can be.

There is no doubt that a fish tank filter is very important for your aquarium. It makes the water flow and keeps it nice and clean and the fish happy and healthy.

But sometimes the noises that are coming from your aquarium are far from relaxing, but quite the opposite. “My fish tank filter is making a grinding noise!” – That’s one of the most common complain I hear.

The noises coming from your fish tank can be very annoying and disturbing. They often come from the dirt and clog, it could have moved a little and be displaced, or it is just that some of the parts have broken.

Today, I will be talking about some ways of making your fish tank filter quieter.

Soundproofing Water Pump: 7 Noise Reduction Tips

Do you have a noisy water pump in your house?

I’ve got a water pump for myself and my family quite recently, and I noticed unwanted vibrations and the noise that is quite triggering. It literary drove us crazy, so we needed to do something about it.

Now, you probably wonder what can be the solution to this, on the first sight, unsolvable problem. Well, there are ways to deal with the water pump, but they require a bit more effort. Luckily, you won’t need to do these things repeatedly.

Once soundproofed, the water pump will be harmless to your peace, and hence, to your nerves. A proper installation and a regular maintenance might solve your problem.

However, there are a few quite effective ways of soundproofing water pump. Let’s check them out.

How to Soundproof a Server Rack and Room

If you’re someone who spends a lot of time around computers and all the computer equipment, you must know how irritating the noise the computer equipment makes can sometimes be. This can prove to be even more problematic if you have to work in such a room since it can be quite challenging to concentrate and be productive with all the noise.

You must be wondering where exactly the noise could be coming from.

Well, there are multiple possibilities.

How to Seal a Garage Door from the Inside

We all know how annoying the noise from the outside can be, either because of a lot of traffic or a busy neighborhood.

One of the most important things to do in order to avoid that is to properly set up your doors and windows, as well as having some sound isolation in the walls.

Today I’ll talk about how you can fix the noise issue by fixing the gaps that exist on your garage door, which can be achieved in different ways.

How to Soundproof a Room for Music (Listening and Recording)

Soundproofing a room can be a challenging job. Whether you are making your own mini-studio, or just blocking out the noise from your teenage kid, making of the soundproof room might take some time.

The biggest problem is when the age gap between your older one and the baby is 14-15 years. As you may know, 14-15 years is where everything starts being interesting.

You need to balance between your teenager’s revolt of listening to the music at high volume, and your baby’s peace.

Since I was in this position not that long ago, my husband and I decided not only to soundproof the nursery room but the room of our older kid as well.

In that way, both of our kids got their peace, whether is that listening to a really loud music or napping.

In this article, you can find some of the methods that I used to soundproof a room for the music, as well as some other methods that I also find useful for the purposes of soundproofing.

Shop Vac Noise Reduction: How to Make a Shop Vac Quiet

Shop vacs have always been great to use for your own home. They are portable but much stronger than regular vacuum cleaners.

However strong they may be, they all have one downside; and that is that they are extremely loud.

If you happen to have used it in a somewhat empty space, like your garage or similar, you must have noticed how loud they are. It is just like they are echoing all around.

This just makes vacuuming very unpleasant.

Nevertheless, they are quite handy, so it would be the best if there was a way to somehow reduce the noise they are making.

Well, is there a way?

Of course there is, but you would have to keep in mind that machines as powerful as shop vacs can never be completely soundproofed, but the only thing you can do is reduce the noise they are making.

Before I tell you how to reduce the noise, let’s give a look at why they are this loud in the first place.