Calling you clever engineering types...advice needed

[blues n twos]

Hi all,
Please help The peeps who live above me love using thier tumble dryer and it send a low pitched hum all through my flat

It must be some sort of weird frequency as it seems to wake me up and it travels all through my place.

They have tried putting doubled up carpet squares under the legs but it hasn't made a bit of difference.

I can turn my TV up and I can still hear it. What else can they try to stop the "buzzing"? they have two young children and with the weather turning this is going to be on all the time

Cheers all

Jon

[Paulrushton]

You should be able to get some form of anti vibration (av) isolator (can't think of the name). Air conditioning units usually use them if on roofs.

[Derek Mc]

You need to get cork tiles to isolate it but it also needs to be away from touching walls, and such as the vibrations can permeate so easily.

[blues n twos]

You need to get cork tiles to isolate it but it also needs to be away from touching walls, and such as the vibrations can permeate so easily.

That sounds doable as its under a kitchen worktop so space is limited

Keep them coming

[glilli]

as long as they are satisfied it is not a bearing fault teko pads are the answer should absorb vibration

[Paulrushton]

Try here.

http://www.polymax.co.uk/acatalog/Ru...tion_Pads.html

[blues n twos]

Try here.

http://www.polymax.co.uk/acatalog/Ru...tion_Pads.html

Now that seems an ideal solution. I will show the neighbours and see what they think.

[Andoo]

How old is the dryer?

Could be a bearing on the way out.

[blues n twos]

How old is the dryer?

Could be a bearing on the way out.

I'm not sure mate, I have a discussion on another forum and it seems the vibration of the motor could be tune with the resonance of the brickwork as the "buzz" travels all through my place

Looks like it's going to be a ****** to sort out

Jon