How silent is the silent in SilentAire?

hunterw450

Member since
December 2003
From: US

How silent is the silent in SilentAire?

Posted by hunterw450 on Sunday, March 14, 2004 9:53 AM

first off sorry, because Im sure this topic has come up hundreds of times already, but im looking at a Silentaire compressor, which i think is the lower end one ( one piston $134.00). so how silent is it? say compared to maybe a vaccume cleaner or some other practicle comparison. Db #'s really mean nothing to me. im using a campbell hausefeld (wal-mart brand) one right now, and my neighbors don't like it too much, that thing is really loud and shakes the whole balcony so pretty much anything will be an improvement.

thanks alot for the help, and once again sorry for bringing this up up yet again.

Wes Big Smile [:D]

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:14 AM

Wes,

I believe you are referring to the Silentaire Scorpion 1 compressor correct?
It is rated at 20 db which is the volume of a whisper or rustling leaves in comparison. That is very quiet. Your vacuum cleaner is probably 70 db or more.
Here is a comparison chart of decibel ratings of ordinary everyday sounds: http://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Training/PPETrain/dblevels.htm

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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hunterw450

Member since
December 2003
From: US

Posted by hunterw450 on Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:20 AM

Thanks! Thats a cool link to have anyway, i need to start wearing ear plugs more often! that compressor i have now is at least 70 db!

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:27 AM

Glad you liked the link.
Isn't it interesting how decibel ratings are exponential?
For instance 80 db is twice as loud as 70 db and 90 db is four times as loud as 70 db. I never knew that. Shock [:O]

That is similar to a Richter scale for earthquakes isn't it?

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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lito.sf

Member since
March 2003
From: Portugal

Posted by lito.sf on Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:57 PM

I have a silentaire and it is really silent. I live in ana apartment and i can use it any time that it wont bother no one! It´s more silent than my refrigerator

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lito.sf

Member since
March 2003
From: Portugal

Posted by lito.sf on Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:59 PM

I have a silentaire and it is really silent. I live in ana apartment and i can use it any time that it wont bother no one! It´s more silent than my refrigerator

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roosterfish

Member since
November 2003
From: Stockton CA USA

Posted by roosterfish on Sunday, March 14, 2004 8:15 PM

I have a Silentaire 20-A. Very quiet. A whisper is 30 dB and the 20-A is 30 dB. Listen to the sound of your refrigerator and you will get an idea how quiet the compressor is. I can easily hold a phone conversation right next to the compressor. One time I put my cell phone INTO the compressor box and my friend on the other end of the phone still couldn't hear the compressor.

NOT LOUD...but very quiet. Shhh...go to sleep next to the compressor. It purrs...quietly.

Winners never quit; quitters never win.

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hunterw450

Member since
December 2003
From: US

Posted by hunterw450 on Sunday, March 14, 2004 9:57 PM

thanks for the help everybody, i think thats what i'll get
Big Smile [:D]

Wes

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:24 PM

Yes, decibels and the Richter scale are both logarithmic scales. The reason for using it is so a very large range can be dealt with.

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:56 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by hungfarlow

Yes, decibels and the Richter scale are both logarithmic scales. The reason for using it is so a very large range can be dealt with.

Thanks for that information Hungfarlow. Was the term "exponential" that I used the correct terminology? It's been a while since math class. Confused [%-)]

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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