How Hot (I mean loud) is it?

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   Y'all may (or may not) find this interesting.

It was 90+ today with the pod in full sun. Good day to test the AC!

At around 4:00 PM and outside temp showing 93 I set the thermostat to 74. Only took about 10-15 minutes to totally cool down to the point when compressor kicked off. Nice and cool! That's the good news!

It's noisy, though. I took some measurements sitting on the edge of the bed.

With AC (compressor) running:

With AC off - pod closed and nothing running:

As a comparison, my Yamaha 2400ishc measures 51dB at about 10 ft. Here are some more common dB levels:

110..........Deafening => Punch press, close to a train, ball mill
100..........Very Loud => Passing truck, home lawn mower, car horn @ 5 meters, wood saw, boiler factory
90...........Very Loud => Decibels at or above 90 regularly cause ear damage. Noisy factory, truck without muffler
80...........Loud => Noisy office, electric shaver, alarm clock, police whistle
70...........Loud => Average radio, normal street noise
60...........Moderate => Conversational speech
50...........Moderate => Normal office noise, quiet stream
45...........Moderate => To awaken a sleeping person
40...........Faint => Average residence, normal private office
30...........Faint => Recording studio, quiet conversation
20...........Very Faint => Whisper, empty theater, ticking of watch
10...........Very Faint => Threshold of good hearing
0............Threshold of excellent youthful hearing

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fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Topic: How Hot (I mean loud) is it? Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 6:39pm
	Y'all may (or may not) find this interesting. It was 90+ today with the pod in full sun. Good day to test the AC! At around 4:00 PM and outside temp showing 93 I set the thermostat to 74. Only took about 10-15 minutes to totally cool down to the point when compressor kicked off. Nice and cool! That's the good news! It's noisy, though. I took some measurements sitting on the edge of the bed. With AC (compressor) running: With AC off - pod closed and nothing running: As a comparison, my Yamaha 2400ishc measures 51dB at about 10 ft. Here are some more common dB levels: 110..........Deafening => Punch press, close to a train, ball mill 100..........Very Loud => Passing truck, home lawn mower, car horn @ 5 meters, wood saw, boiler factory 90...........Very Loud => Decibels at or above 90 regularly cause ear damage. Noisy factory, truck without muffler 80...........Loud => Noisy office, electric shaver, alarm clock, police whistle 70...........Loud => Average radio, normal street noise 60...........Moderate => Conversational speech 50...........Moderate => Normal office noise, quiet stream 45...........Moderate => To awaken a sleeping person 40...........Faint => Average residence, normal private office 30...........Faint => Recording studio, quiet conversation 20...........Very Faint => Whisper, empty theater, ticking of watch 10...........Very Faint => Threshold of good hearing 0............Threshold of excellent youthful hearing
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Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1454	Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 7:48pm
	Half way between normal office noise and conversational speech... and louder than your generator (I have the same one)? The air con seems really loud to me. Using your examples I would have guessed closer to 70, but maybe just because it's annoying. Other people think my generator is quiet, and I guess it is, but I'm pretty self-conscious about it, as a long time tent camper. TT
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fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 8:09pm
	Yeah, I thought it might measure louder too. Sure feels like it. It does measure higher at "head height" right under it. And certainly feels a lot louder "up there". Love that Yamaha. It does get a little louder when wife turns on her hair dryer. :)
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 8:14pm
	I'd bet the A/C is louder!
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