Good afternoon all,
Long story short - I was recently burned on a DC deal wherein I sold off my "decent" DC in favor of an upgraded unit, that was subsequently removed for sale after I sold mine - it happens. That said, given the market and relative scarcity of used equipment right now, I've decided to just bite the bullet and step up to a dedicated cyclone. Not to steer this thread down that path, as I know it can get polarizing, but as a general question, one of my primary concerns is "noise". Not that any of these things are quiet, but a 5HP DC is a good sized step-up from a 2HP for sure.
I understand that the best possible solution would be to build a closet - and eventually I will, (in a future free-standing shop, that'll happen sometime down the road, once my kids are grown and my businesses slow down, but no plans in the immediate future), though in the meantime, I'm building out a dedicated bay of our oversized garage.
That said, I've got my layout and duct runs sorted out, and that will put the DC right in a corner, (the farthest corner from the common walls of the house), w/ the filter stack rotated such that it is right in front of a (extra tall) garage roll-up-door). For the particular model I'm somewhat set on, a free-standing stand isn't an option, and I will be connecting directly to the wall.
I'm not an audiophile by any means, but I do understand that to get the best output from say a home audio subwoofer, would be to place it in the corner, though in this case, I'm looking to DOWNPLAY the increase in output here.
That said, my thoughts on a possible "help" to the sound reverberation in the corner would be to frame out some acoustic panels, immediately behind the DC. For those that know about this sort of thing - would that do anything at all, or just a waste of time?
Obviously, I wouldn't be expecting miracles here, as all DC's are loud, but if I can eek out a few Db's, for the minimal cost and time involved, I'd consider that a win.
Thanks!
HMH
Long story short - I was recently burned on a DC deal wherein I sold off my "decent" DC in favor of an upgraded unit, that was subsequently removed for sale after I sold mine - it happens. That said, given the market and relative scarcity of used equipment right now, I've decided to just bite the bullet and step up to a dedicated cyclone. Not to steer this thread down that path, as I know it can get polarizing, but as a general question, one of my primary concerns is "noise". Not that any of these things are quiet, but a 5HP DC is a good sized step-up from a 2HP for sure.
I understand that the best possible solution would be to build a closet - and eventually I will, (in a future free-standing shop, that'll happen sometime down the road, once my kids are grown and my businesses slow down, but no plans in the immediate future), though in the meantime, I'm building out a dedicated bay of our oversized garage.
That said, I've got my layout and duct runs sorted out, and that will put the DC right in a corner, (the farthest corner from the common walls of the house), w/ the filter stack rotated such that it is right in front of a (extra tall) garage roll-up-door). For the particular model I'm somewhat set on, a free-standing stand isn't an option, and I will be connecting directly to the wall.
I'm not an audiophile by any means, but I do understand that to get the best output from say a home audio subwoofer, would be to place it in the corner, though in this case, I'm looking to DOWNPLAY the increase in output here.
That said, my thoughts on a possible "help" to the sound reverberation in the corner would be to frame out some acoustic panels, immediately behind the DC. For those that know about this sort of thing - would that do anything at all, or just a waste of time?
Obviously, I wouldn't be expecting miracles here, as all DC's are loud, but if I can eek out a few Db's, for the minimal cost and time involved, I'd consider that a win.
Thanks!
HMH