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Reducing noise from a air vent in living room

maniac2000 · 2014-11-13 09:41:11

Hi there, I have a fresh air vent in my living room that was installed when the fireplace was being fitted but it has increased the outside noise from cars passing etc coming into the living room so I am wondering if anybody has any suggestions or tips for reducing the noise coming into the living room from the vent. I…

13-11-2014 9:41am

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maniac2000

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Hi there,

I have a fresh air vent in my living room that was installed when the fireplace was being fitted but it has increased the outside noise from cars passing etc coming into the living room so I am wondering if anybody has any suggestions or tips for reducing the noise coming into the living room from the vent. I presume the vent is a standard size (black pipe with a vent covering on internal and external walls)

thanks,

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#2 13-11-2014 12:24pm

PeteFalk78

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Get a carbon monoxide detector and semi block the vent.

Lengthy discussion here.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056083269

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#3 13-11-2014 1:24pm

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I used the insulating wadding that's used in loudspeakers, I think I got it on ebay. It's soundproofing but still lets the airflow. I agree with the recommendation to get a carbon monoxide detector, clearly a sensible purchase

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#4 13-11-2014 2:29pm

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yeah we have a carbon monoxide alarm but the vent was put in due to building regs or something along those lines. I might give the padding a shot.. its quite a big hold maybe 9" in width so I could prob get away with reducing that slightly with padding..

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#5 13-11-2014 3:10pm

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Amazing the amount of noise that comes through the holes for the vents (it's like the window is open). Do they really need to be so big? Neighbours dog (read. annoying mutt) is great at barking at absolutely everything, even when there seems to be nothing around, so I plugged the bedroom vent with a chunk from an old jumper. Yes I know, defeats the purpose of the vent, but as we have a carbon monoxide alarm on the landing I'm not worried. Can sleep now, and leave the bedroom door slightly open just to be safe :rolleyes:

Maybe I'll look at investing in some of that wadding.

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#6 14-11-2014 12:01pm

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Just a small piece of advice from personal experience..

Many years ago blocked a vent with some old carpet. Forgot all about it...

About two years later mould started appearing on the wall - carpet was completely covered in mould - was not a pretty picture.

Had to remove mould and repaint affected section a few times before it finally went away.

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