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I think this is a very important topic and do think this is also relevant to.... yes... noise. The environment is one from a manufacturer perspectiv...
@jamespa We urgently need MCS020 to include a tonality measure. Coarse tonality is counted as +6dB(A) to noise levels - and when you consider 10dB(...
Just a thought - the introduction of a variable speed pump may help, but won't fully solve the issue. Fixed speed pump will always be set to work perm...
@lokisam Can I suggest checking replacing the (black rubber) seal on your double glazing? This worked to some extent for me. Low frequency noise penet...
@jamespa A boiler flue letting out steam and radiator pipe noise is very different to compressor resonance and heat pump noise. These are low frequenc...
Just to add, it does sound like in your case the fluid resonance is transferring into the structure or coming from pipes and... importantly in both/ei...
@odynsfee Thanks. A couple of things spring to mind. Where the pipes enter the building - do they touch brick? Inside, are they anchored to walls/b...
@odynsfee I'm thinking the problem may well stack back to noisy compressors on these Gen 6 Samsung units. Might be a batch or widespread - i'm not ...
@samiebon1 I am no expert at all, but that is a bit of a penetrating tone & sounds like a unit that is on a defrost cycle or hot water cycle in V ...
@judith Hi Judith, Those analysers are very good. However, it is significantly warmer today than it was a week or so ago so a reading taken this morni...
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