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Soundproofing ventilation duct
I am doing the finishing touches to our kitchen and have framed around the ceiling extractor and the duct leading from it to outside.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t04zi26c84...38.42.jpg?dl=0 When in operation the extractor is quite noisy with a damper just behind the outside grill and also I suspect as the air flows down the duct in particular the short flexible corrugated length between the extractor and the 150mm rigid ducting. Is there anyway I can temper the noise, I was thinking of packing the space around the ducting with something like rock wool before covering the framework with plasterboard. Any other suggestions welcome, or am I wasting my time? Richard |
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Soundproofing ventilation duct
On 28/03/2021 10:49, Tricky Dicky wrote:
I am doing the finishing touches to our kitchen and have framed around the ceiling extractor and the duct leading from it to outside. https://www.dropbox.com/s/t04zi26c84...38.42.jpg?dl=0 When in operation the extractor is quite noisy with a damper just behind the outside grill and also I suspect as the air flows down the duct in particular the short flexible corrugated length between the extractor and the 150mm rigid ducting. I think you will find that most of the noise is coming from the fan motor rather than the ducting. Though it may be acting as a sound box. Is there anyway I can temper the noise, I was thinking of packing the space around the ducting with something like rock wool before covering the framework with plasterboard. Any other suggestions welcome, or am I wasting my time? The most effective sound insulation is a dense closed cell foam with a layer of rubber in the middle and then a second layer of foam. Sold mainly for acoustic insulation in performance spaces but also available in smaller sheets for making PCs quieter too. Often just remounting the fan motor on silcone washers will make a big difference to noise levels. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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