noisy pump tip

[gregzbobo]

Got a fairly noisy pump and want to quiet it down some? Get a mousepad, and put it under the base of your pump. I took an old mousepad I had, cut into 4 squares that I stacked atop each other, and my pump sits on that. Dropped the noise so the only thing I hear is the water running thru the sump. I can't hear the pump at all unless I open the cabinet door of my stand and am sitting on the floor next to it. All hail the mousepad makers!

 

[yetex]

Thats a good idea

 

[slothy]

and the pump is inside the sump ? (hehe that rhymed)
just curious about the chemicals inbeded in the pad

 

[eng50]

It should be commercial neoprene, which should be as safe as PVC...HTH

 

[gregzbobo]

No, my return pump is a Little Giant external. The mousepad idea should work for internals too, just peel the cloth backing off of the foam though.

 

[splash1914]

I use a good old fashioned tube sock under my external pump!

 

[gregzbobo]

I tried a sock, tried an extra pre-filter sponge from my tank drain, even tried a couple of old paperback books, none of them worked even a 1/4 as good as the mousepad trick.

 

[rsd]

My bracket for the little giant was a bit rusted so I made a sling for it.... now that was one quiet pump.
with my new set up I used a piece of neoprene and am happy with it too... but sure have thought about making the sling again.