How to further cut down opener noise?

[seiyafan]

I've installed WD832KEV in my garage but in my bedroom above the hum is still pretty loud and I could also feel a bit of floor vibration. Is there a way to further reduce this noise?

 

[AZ Pete]

I would look for some way to isolate the opener from the ceiling of the garage. Like rubber bushings, or small motor mounts. Hang the bushings from the ceiling, then the opener from the bushings, so that the opener is not directly attached to the ceiling. This should prevent translation of the vibration of the opener through the ceiling and floor joists into the room above.

My disclaimer is that I haven't done this myself, but did use motor mounts as part of a sound abatement plan for a compressor.

 

[Zeke]

 

[Farmall450]

We have a cman which is the same way. Might have to look into different mounting options.

 

[Todd.Brock]

Some of your noise could be the door. Lube the rollers and track with something like Garage Door Lube. It quiets my door significantly. I also have a LM 3800 that is uber quiet because it is direct drive to the torsion bar. I'm not suggesting a new opener for you, just my experience.

 

[upndown]

One quick and easy check..Make sure your vertical drops have a sway brace going back to the ceiling! That alone will make a world of difference. Good luck!

 

[seiyafan]

I saw this before, but the 49 thumbs down vs 17 thumbs up made me wonder if it really works or not.

 

[signcrafter]

I just bought that same opener and installed it last week and can't believe how quiet it is! It replaced the screw drive I had. All I can hear is a little motor noise. Other then that there isn't much noise from the door opening or the belt traveling.

I would look at things like your tracks being aligned and rollers and hinges lubed good. Also at how the opener is mounted.

 

[fourjeepin]

Assume you have nylon rollers??? The metal ones are very noisy.

 

[seiyafan]

Yep, I've got nylon rollers. The garage door itself doesn't make much noise when it's opened or closed. Most of the noise heard in my bedroom is the humming noise from the opener.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Besides non-isolated motor mounts, noise in the room above is a sign of inadequate insulation.

 

[seiyafan]

Besides non-isolated motor mounts, noise in the room above is a sign of inadequate insulation.

I think so too the insulation is poor, what are the ways to improve the insulation?

 

[djjsr]

Replace the rigid mounts with something flexible like exhaust pipe hangers to keep the vibration from transferring into the structure of the house. Several 'universal' styles have a reinforced rubber strap like this .....

Drill out the rivets, fabricate a couple of brackets and bolt them in place.

 

[ford33]

I cut up a thick rubber floor mat to make short strips to place between the brackets attached to the ceiling and the opener. Cut the metal straps and bolt the rubber into place between the cut pieces.Then I placed a rubber piece between the opener extension arm and the forward wall. This isolated the opener vibration from the walls and ceiling, significantly quieting the noise.

 

[AndyL]

http://www.liftmaster.com/lmcv2/pages/productmodeldetail.aspx?modelId=19745

Quit trying to halfass a vibration isolator... The manufacturer actually makes one (and bonus - it looks awesome)

 

[seiyafan]

Lm 3800.
Sell yours.
You paid only the differential.

3800 is dead quiet and and unobtrusive.

I've considered it but my garage uses extension springs.

 

[djjsr]

http://www.liftmaster.com/lmcv2/pages/productmodeldetail.aspx?modelId=19745

Quit trying to halfass a vibration isolator... The manufacturer actually makes one (and bonus - it looks awesome)

I assume you have one of these so I ask, it's definitely a nice looking mount but it's not described as a vibration isolator. How well does it work?

I'm interested but a couple of exhaust pipe straps are less than $10 so it would have to work pretty well for me to spend the $78.