Air Pump Help!!

[BigBudsB]

Morning Guys

yesterday i spent setting up my new RDWC system everything was going great then i plugged the air pump in .... HOLY SHIT is it loud. Its a hailea 9620, its my bedroom as well so i need to come up with a solution fast. has anyone got any ideas on how to quiten this air pump or failing that does anyone know of a quiter air pump... on the box this says silient... its not. i was thinking about getting a piston pump building a box and having intake hose coming out the box.. like i said i need a solution fast so if anyone has any ideas please help....

PEACE

BBB

[Bulls]

Hi mate. Hope some of the hydro guys comes round for advice.. I know most of the hydro setups are loud... not exactly sure how much! Some say pumps are even louder than extraction fans!

[BritishBotanics]

I have both the 9810 and 9820 and they are pretty silent to me. Try hanging it with bungie cord

[BigBudsB]

hmmmm i wondering if this one could be broken then.... it does the job of bubbling well but like i say it really isnt quite. do you run it on the lowest setting?? on a noice level comparison its probably as loud as using a drill, on hammer

[nevanayno]

hmmmm i wondering if this one could be broken then.... it does the job of bubbling well but like i say it really isnt quite. do you run it on the lowest setting?? on a noice level comparison its probably as loud as using a drill, on hammer

As loud as a drill on hammer?!?!?
Is that even possible?

[Ironman]

As loud as a drill on hammer?!?!?
Is that even possible?

Yes it's called a hammer drill!

sent from Thames Ironworks

[nevanayno]

Yes it's called a hammer drill!

sent from Thames Ironworks

[BigBudsB]

As loud as a drill on hammer?!?!?
Is that even possible?

haahahah, maybe i should of worded that a bit better. All i can think of now is a dude trying smash in a nail with a drill..... but yea i just went to the hydro store showed the guy a video and was shocked at how loud it was. turns out hailea do a 98 and a 96 series iv had two of the 96 series and both have been super loud. after watching a short video the 9820 looks to be a lot quiter.

[BritishBotanics]

The 9820 and 9810 dont have a adjustment on them but they are powerfull im not sure if i would sleep next to them tho , they got rubber feet on them too. Keep the pump higher than the water level and try match l of air per min to l of water.

[J.18]

In the past I have had to have a piston pump and bid it in with a broken up pillow case, run an air pipe out of it and that sorted 90% of noise....

Problem for me with the halieas is the vibration more than the pump itself, try sitting it on some foam or a pillow bud