As those of you who have them will doubtless understand, dehumidifiers are infernally noisy. The table I have mine on is delaminating. I dont know if it got wet at some point, or if the dehumidifiers just vibrating it to death. In any case, my next adventure is going to be to build a replacement table.
Im almost done with the shop vac silencing cabinet, and as usual, I bought too much acoustical tile. So, the plan is to make a table with a floor, roof, and two sides, and line all four surfaces with acoustical (or is that just acoustic) tile in the hope it will quiet things down some. So, my question: If I just have the tile on the floor of this box, the dehumidifier will very quickly vibrate its way through it, and the wheels will touch the tabletop. So, would it be better from an acoustics standpoint to remove the wheels and have the whole surface of the bottom of the unit setting on the acoustic tile, or should I put something like a piece of ¼ inch plywood under the wheels, it would most likely have to be the same size as the tabletop itself to keep from sinking. I know we have some folks who know way more than I about how sound actually travels, so Ill quit now and hope they give some suggestions/answers. Thanks in advance. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
