Hello,
We are currently building and during our last site visit, we made our first negative observation: Our neighbor has an outdoor heat pump installation with the exhaust facing directly onto our property, partially affecting our terrace.
The distance between the heat pump outlet and our house wall is about 4 meters (13 feet). It is a Viessmann V 200. Now we have a constant humming noise that can also be heard on our balcony, which is about 6 meters (20 feet) away in a straight line.
Why would someone do this—poor planning or cheaper than an indoor installation?
Seriously, my question is: Are there any products that can help with this? I am thinking of a soundproof barrier, for example a 2-meter (6.5 feet) high wall running along the entire boundary (about 7 meters (23 feet)). What recommendations or experiences do you have?
We are currently building and during our last site visit, we made our first negative observation: Our neighbor has an outdoor heat pump installation with the exhaust facing directly onto our property, partially affecting our terrace.
The distance between the heat pump outlet and our house wall is about 4 meters (13 feet). It is a Viessmann V 200. Now we have a constant humming noise that can also be heard on our balcony, which is about 6 meters (20 feet) away in a straight line.
Why would someone do this—poor planning or cheaper than an indoor installation?
Seriously, my question is: Are there any products that can help with this? I am thinking of a soundproof barrier, for example a 2-meter (6.5 feet) high wall running along the entire boundary (about 7 meters (23 feet)). What recommendations or experiences do you have?
Our heat pump is currently running at full capacity due to the screed drying program. You really only hear it if you are standing right next to it and paying attention. Ours actually vents out the back into an undeveloped area; it was originally set to blow toward the neighbor’s terrace (which I had changed in time).
Also, it’s completely wrong to say that heat pumps with outdoor units are ineffective. AND every dog, every child, and every car is much, much louder...
Also, it’s completely wrong to say that heat pumps with outdoor units are ineffective. AND every dog, every child, and every car is much, much louder...
karni186 schrieb:
AND every dog, every child, every car is many times louder.... Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. As far as I know, dogs and children are not allowed to bark or make noise constantly; otherwise, there are consequences. For cars, noise reduction measures like soundproof windows and 30 km/h (20 mph) zones are usually required on main roads.
Besides, where would we end up if I justified my own noise by pointing to someone else’s noise?
karni186 schrieb:
Also, it’s completely wrong to say that heat pumps with external units are useless. AND every dog, every child, every car is much louder....What kind of comparison is that? There is nowhere a barking dog standing in front of a neighbor’s terrace all day long! A heat pump makes noise all day, and if yours is that quiet, consider yourself lucky. Here with us (fortunately not right next door) there are several that can still be clearly heard from 15m (50 feet) away. I just find it really unreasonable when people install these units closer to a neighbor’s terrace than to their own. No neighbor should have to put up with that. When you’re sitting on the terrace, constant noise like that is very disturbing; it’s worse than an occasional child screaming or a dog barking now and then.
Kind regards
Sabine
Curly schrieb:
I find it simply outrageous when these things are built closer to the neighbor’s terrace than to your own. No neighbor should have to put up with that. When you’re sitting on the terrace, constant noise like that is extremely disturbing—worse than the occasional child crying or dog barking.Fuels come and go, but the principle of “not in my backyard” remains
Curly schrieb:
Nowhere does a dog bark constantly 24/7 in front of a neighbor’s terrace! [...] Here with us [...] there are some that you can clearly hear even from 15m (50 feet) away.Maybe this could be a measure: every time someone passes by such a noisy box, they should bark too. Even as a person. Perhaps then it will finally click.
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thelastscout8525 Apr 2017 17:54Is it generally true that split systems are noisier than having the entire unit installed outside? And are higher-capacity units quieter compared to “weaker” units, since theoretically they don’t have to run at full power?
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thelastscout8525 Apr 2017 17:55I obviously meant that split units are probably quieter, not louder.
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