HVAC manufacturers: Here’s how you remove noise from your HVAC products

The market regulations for noise levels in HVAC products are constantly changing and tightening. At the same time, the end-users’ expectations to a high quality feeling is increasing. If you work with HVAC, you might need to adjust the noise levels of your product. But it can be a challenge to do so. Here are some inspiration on how to get started!

Do you work in a company that manufactures HVAC products such as heat pumps? Then you already know that the demand is increasing which causes an increase in noise complaints. This combined with the fact that noise is an actual health issue* in many environments emphasize that it is a challenge that needs to be solved.

Some HVAC noise issues can be solved by shielding the appliance, solving it directly on the source of the noise, or damping the cabinet when you install your product at your customers. Every noise issue is unique. And to solve it, you need a unique solution. We want to help you find your solution.

Second to none end-user experience
You want to offer your end-users the best possible experience, including high performance on indoor air quality and sound experience. Your ambitions might be that the end-user does not notice noises from your product at all.

Besides end-user experience, you may also need to comply with certain market demands, standards or classifications regarding your product’s overall sound pressure level or sound power level. Or maybe you have a design requirement to decrease the overall sound level with a certain number of dB, or a demand to eliminate an irritating sound from your product in order to achieve a good sound experience.

Either way, you want to solve it so you can beat your competitors and sell your product.

Four steps to optimise noise levels
The first step, when you want to create a second to none end-user experience for your customers by reducing noise from your HVAC product, is to figure out why it makes noises. First then, you will be able to make a customised solution to eliminate it. When you have identified the source of the noise, you will need to:

• Choose an ideal noise reducing material
• Build protypes to test and document your final solution
• Decide how you want to produce the solution

These are the overall steps to optimise the noise levels in your appliance. If you want to deep dive into the steps, you can learn more in our guide.

Do you want competent feedback on your noise issue?
If you do not have the inhouse resources to apply the four steps, you can get an extended R&D department when partnering up with BPI. At BPI, we have more than 50 years of experience in solving noise issues in HVAC products. Every noise issue is unique, but our approach is the same. We:

1. analyse your product to identify the source of the noise
2. tailor-make a 3D design
3. deliver a customised solution
4. document your improvements
5. offer you a fast time to market and a short tact time

We base our approach on your requirement specifications, so you get a 100% customised performance-optimising solution.

Do you want to know more about how you can reduce the noise from your HVAC products?

*Source: *https://www.bolius.dk/opraab-fra-byggesagkyndig-stoej-fra-varmepumper-er-et-kritisk-problem-95988