Water Pump Noise

aido12345

Hi all,

I've tried look through the forum for this but nothing matched my problem.

Basically I moved into a new home 2 years ago with the air to heat system installed. There seems to be 3 parts to the system 1. The air intake system outside 2. A large cylinder & a water pump on the first floor in the middle of the house 3. Something else with installation around it in the attic.

Now the problem. The noise from the water pump seems excessive, especially in the room beside the pump housing, you can feel the vibrations in the wall & floor in that room. The pipe from the water pump attaches to another copper pipe that goes up into the attic, this pipe is attached to the plasterboard next to the room in question. The fact that I've laminate installed throughout the house probably doesn't help as it probably doesn't absorb the sound as carpet would.

A friend also bought a new home recently & their water pump has been installed in the utility on the ground floor & bolted into concrete which seems a much better idea.

I've installed tico pad under the pump but this has had no effect.

I'm currently experimenting with a casing (leaving the air circulation free) around the pump consisting of plywood & acoustic foam, with limited success.

I've heard of a submerged pump also so perhaps this is an option. Would it be a big job to retrofit the pump downstairs?

Has anyone else encountered this problem, & how have you rectified it?

Any help would be much appreciated. The guy who serviced the system just mentioned the tico pad.

Thanks
aido

shaymo88

Dunno sorry but maybe contact a few other HVAC companies and get a second opinion?
I think HVAC stands for Heat,ventilation etc which is the kind of thing you have in the house.

aido12345

shaymo88 wrote: »

Dunno sorry but maybe contact a few other HVAC companies and get a second opinion?
I think HVAC stands for Heat,ventilation etc which is the kind of thing you have in the house.

Thanks

shaymo88

TBH I think the pump might have been fitted in the wrong place in your house. Or else the fitters didn't put in enough sound proofing such as the plastic pad yer man suggested.
I think maybe the pump is designed to be running a long time and it will create noise/vibrations which should have more sound proofing done to it.

I've got a water pump in my house for the water pipes etc, it turns on every time a tap is opened, toilet flushed, and it is loud, it can be heard all over the house. well its a low muffled noise, but still can be heard. At least the fitters put it in utility room off the kitchen and its kind of sound proofed away from rest of the house.

So I think as your case you say there's vibrations in wall and floor-well that's crazy to say the least. You kind of answered your own question when you say your friends house have same pump in down stairs room.

Sorry to say it but looks like maybe it will be same solution in yours too-which as you can guess will involve more work to move pump and associated pipes as well as extra cost.

But I really recommend you get second opinion. Yer man who services it, probably knows the same but didn't want to say it out right to you-for whatever reason.

good luck anyway