[Spridgets] compressor thoughts

[Bud Osbourne]

Not being familiar with the I-R unit, I will venture a guess that the Quincy 
runs at about the same speed.  Compressors tend to be noisy, even the old, 
low-speed ones.  In my career in the river transportation industry, I've 
worked around compressors of every description.  While I'm often tempted to 
"adopt" an old compressor, from a scrapped towboat, I have (so far) ruled it 
out due to the cost & availability of replacement parts for 50 to 70 year 
old compressors.
But, they're ALL going to be noisier than you could stand to be in the same 
room with.
Perhaps you remember the old gas station units being so quiet is because 
they often had such huge storage tanks that they seldom kicked on.
I recently moved my Quincy into my "new" building (10 years old), to 
eliminate the need to pipe air over the 50' between my two garage buildings. 
It is now sitting on a "table" with the base about 3'6" above floor level, 
and is in a room separate from my workshop.  Yeah, I can still hear it run, 
but it is barely noticeable from my workshop.
You could house your compressor in a small "outhouse" attached to your 
garage, which you could insulate for sound deadening.  You need to be sure 
to allow for an adequate flow of cooling air, and rig up something so that 
the compressor draws it's air from outside.
Bud Osbourne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heard" <heard at datatrontech.net>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] compressor thoughts


>I have an old Ingersoll Rand dual stage 7.5 hp unit with 80 gallon tank. 
>Do
> the Quincy's run fast and make a bunch of noise like my IR or are they 
> like
> some of those that seem to run at a lower rmp and make very little noise?
> The ones I've seen that seem to make very little noise are the type with 
> the
> large horizontal tanks like you used to see at gas stations.  I can hardly
> stand to be in the same room with mine.  I would move it outside if I
> thought I could get away with it, but I think the neighbors would 
> complain.
>
> I like my unit a lot but I'm going to have to get some of the electrical
> wizards on the list to help me fix a problem with the pressure switch once 
> I
> get it back on line.
>
> Heard
> Still working on my shop but making good progress....