Quote from: Teatotal on January 23, 2023, 01:57:28 PM

Hi everyone my name is Richard nice to meet you all . I'm wondering how miners are able to reduce noise or what can be done about it ?

I live in a terraced house my wife and two kids, both are in their own bedrooms but you can hear the neighbor's at times through the upstairs walls when its quiet during the day . Any help would be appreciated

Ok, so is this about reducing the noise from mining, as your own mining gear or your neighbor's gear that is bugging you, or are you talking about general noise? Everyone was focusing on reducing the noise from miners but it's not like the OP has asked how he can do that, nor does he seem to bother to buy such noise and more like the noise coming from his neighbors upstairs.

So before everyone jumps to conclusions and gives the same advice, is this really the question or you're asking to soundproof the entire ceiling from all the noise? I doubt that if OP was mining to date in such a location wouldn't have had problems before or would he be able to sleep at all with something like an S19 screeching 24/7 in that house!

Quote from: Lucius on January 23, 2023, 02:19:03 PM

These machines are usually very noisy, although I may be wrong and there are exceptions. The only way to prevent noise from spreading and disturbing others is to soundproof the space where such devices will be placed.

It's pretty simple:
- the more power the machine draws for hashing the more heat it generates
- the more heat you need to blow out the faster and larger the fans and thus the bigger the noise
- sound insulation in a box works but you don't solve the heating issue so you need soundproof ducts and you need more fans for the airflow and that air to be blown somewhere where the noise will also be unleashed.

My advice if you're thinking of mining in a flat, think twice before doing it! Or twelve times, far better!