Disclaimer: I am friends with the family that lives behind me. No bad beef, no complaints, no whining. We talk like cordial neighbors do almost daily. Even knock some back together from time to time.
My pool pump runs at night, set on a timer. 1HP Heyward, non variable speed. Sometimes it can be a tad noisy but that's more due to the vibration from the plastic pad sitting on top of a concrete slab. I have a brick that I'll set on the pad, and that usually quiets it down. Once in a while I have to move the brick due to it shifting. The pump's operating noise is normal, tested it with a cheap decibel meter I have at work. Can't attest to what the specs are but I compared to my parents pump and readings are the same (they have exact same pump). Unfortunately, the pump sits between a 6 foot wooden privacy fence (border between our yard and said neighbor) and a wooden pool shed. There's about a 6 foot space between the 2 where the pump is. Kind of acts like an echo chamber. Neighbor was over today, I asked if he could hear it, he said yes. As the disclaimer said, he wasn't complaining. Is there anything I can do to reduce the noise? Wondering if there's some type of noise reducing 'screen' I could buy or something else that muffles the noise of the motor. Searched threads and didn't see anything.
And yes, I've considered running during the day. If they asked I would absolutely change the timer but that still wouldn't muffle any noise.
Any feedback appreciated. Thanks!
My pool pump runs at night, set on a timer. 1HP Heyward, non variable speed. Sometimes it can be a tad noisy but that's more due to the vibration from the plastic pad sitting on top of a concrete slab. I have a brick that I'll set on the pad, and that usually quiets it down. Once in a while I have to move the brick due to it shifting. The pump's operating noise is normal, tested it with a cheap decibel meter I have at work. Can't attest to what the specs are but I compared to my parents pump and readings are the same (they have exact same pump). Unfortunately, the pump sits between a 6 foot wooden privacy fence (border between our yard and said neighbor) and a wooden pool shed. There's about a 6 foot space between the 2 where the pump is. Kind of acts like an echo chamber. Neighbor was over today, I asked if he could hear it, he said yes. As the disclaimer said, he wasn't complaining. Is there anything I can do to reduce the noise? Wondering if there's some type of noise reducing 'screen' I could buy or something else that muffles the noise of the motor. Searched threads and didn't see anything.
And yes, I've considered running during the day. If they asked I would absolutely change the timer but that still wouldn't muffle any noise.
Any feedback appreciated. Thanks!
