Aloha Bill, I'm coming in on this a bit late, but I have questions. I have had dehumidifiers running in my home for 12 years and have never found them to be "infernally" noisy. Mine turn off when the air is dry enough. If it is running when I want real quiet, I just turn it off for awhile. I have always had mine on the floor. I didn't want to run a drain hose outside so we need to be able to get to the container that collects the water to empty it. I really wonder if there is something wrong with your unit. Mine is sitting on the carpet and I just check to see of there was any damage to the carpet and I see nothing to indicate that the unit is vibrating as I think you mentioned that yours does.
I do remember that the instruction sheet that came with mine said to put it on the floor because that is where most of the moisture is, and to make sure that there is a minimum of 18 inches of space around the sides and top for the best air circulation. Betsy At 03:59 PM 10/27/2008, you wrote: >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] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
