Air conditioning & noise – why our systems are so quiet

Many living in apartments now opting to install internal air conditioning units. If you are considering having an air conditioning system installed in your apartment, then one worry that you may have is that the system is noisy. Will the new system comply with air conditioning noise regulations?

The good news is that all Cool You air conditioning systems comply with air conditioning noise regulations. As a result, they are incredibly quiet. This means that neither you nor your neighbour will be disturbed by a noisy air conditioning system.

Common questions regarding air conditioning noise regulations

Many customers have common questions regarding the level of noise produced by air-con systems in city apartments. These include:

1. Is the air conditioning system noisy? Will it wake me up in the middle of the night or prevent me from going to sleep in the first place? Will the air-con disturb me while I work from home? Will the neighbours hear the air-con system during the night?
2. Below, we will answer all of these concerns by looking separately at the fan coil and condenser units to give you peace of mind.

The fan coil unit

So, let us first look at the fan coil unit. This is part of the air conditioning system and can be found in your chosen room or rooms. Usually the living room and bedroom. 

It is usually placed high on the wall or concealed as part of the room decor.

It’s very quiet

This part of the air-con system is almost silent. Nothing is ever completely silent. The fan coil unit operates at a low fan speed similar to a Dyson fan. 

This unit operates between 19 to 26 decibels, depending on what model you have chosen. So this means that the unit is very quiet.

These fan coil units are what the industry calls ‘whisper quiet’. This means they will not disturb you when you’re working from home or enjoying family time or prevent you from sleeping.

This leads to the good news that the air conditioning system can be left on at night. The fan units also won’t be heard in the living room. This will allow you to work or relax in peace and quiet.

The condenser unit

This part of the air conditioning unit is concealed within your property, so it isn’t on show. This is what we consider to be the ‘noisier’ part of the air conditioning system. Although it’s still pretty quiet.

Our air conditioning units abide by air conditioning noise regulations. This means they are incredibly quiet and non-invasive. 

The condenser unit runs at a range of between 39 to 45 decibels. Once again, this very much depends upon your chosen condenser unit.

Unlike traditional air conditioning solutions, our systems are kept entirely within your property. Not only is this convenient for you – especially if you’ve been told you cannot have a traditional AC. But it also means less impact on your neighbours. This includes noise, as well. 

Placement of the unit

Cool You condenser units are designed to be concealed in a kitchen cabinet, a boiler room or even a utility space. The placement of the condenser very much depends upon your needs and available space.

The nature of these rooms helps buffer any noise from the unit and ‘sound deaden’ them. This means their noise will be muffled and masked by ambient sounds in the surrounding environment.

As an extra measure – insulation

If you are particularly noise-sensitive, we always offer the additional option of soundproofing the condenser unit. We use extra insulation for this.

You can do so because the condenser doesn’t need to ‘breathe’ and will never get hot.

This means that you can further insulate the unit as an extra measure without damaging it or posing a fire risk. Doing so will mean you won’t hear the condenser, no matter where it is in your apartment.

How to insulate your Cool You condenser

Sound insulation of your condenser is very easy. If placed in a boiler room or utility space, a box can be quickly and cheaply built around the condenser unit.

This extra layer of material will provide a sound muffler for noise-sensitive people.

Will the neighbours hear it?

As mentioned, most customers worry that their neighbours may hear their air-con when it is running. 

The good news is that here at Cool You, we have never had any complaints from our customers informing us that their neighbours can hear the air conditioning system.

There will be no issues of noise transferring to neighbouring properties. This is due to many reasons that we’ll explain below.

No vibrations

Firstly, all of our condensers sit on anti-vibration feet. This means no vibrations will be felt through your floor or the next-door floor while the air conditioner is on.

Made with brushless motors

Our air conditioning condensers are made with brushless motors and have hyper-inverter compressors.

This means that they are soft-start. No sound vibrations resonate through your building or into the fabric of the building next door.

Nothing to see or hear

We add nothing to the outside of your property. The entire air-con system is inside your property, so no external condenser exists. 

Coupled with this is the fact that the walls are not pierced in any way. They are not touched, so your neighbours will be utterly unaware that you have had a Cool You system installed on your property, as they won’t be able to see it. 

Then there is the added fact that they won’t hear the fan or the condenser motor or feel any vibrations through the floor or wall.

If you would like to learn more about our Cool You air conditioning systems that are fully compliant with air conditioning noise regulations, please don’t hesitate to contact us today.