Tank silencer?

[Bigd2722]

What's up with these items? Am I just catching on to a new trend? What possible good are they?

 

[tstormdiver]

They muffle the sound of draining a cylinder for everyone's hearing comfort, instead of a load hiss. I have use them before in Cave Country. They take it from a very loud, high pitch hiss to a tolerable decible. My neighbors would probably appreciate it if I had one.

 

[tbone1004]

I would probably benefit from when when VIP time comes around, but I just bungee a towel around the valve and it does alright. Nothing like a gas powered compressor though, good lord that is loud

 

[KeithG]

i have seen the bungee towel model in use. very effective. is someone trying to sell them as a kit?

 

[fire_diver]

i have seen the bungee towel model in use. very effective. is someone trying to sell them as a kit?

:chuckle:

 

[Stoo]

One of our LDSs in Tobermory has an old first stage attached to a long LP hose that runs right to the back parking lot. It doesn't actually muffle the sound, it just moves it out back...

 

[grf88]

I made one out of a 6" length of 1.5 inch ABS pipe a couple of end caps and a BC hose adapter. I drilled holes in the ABS and stuffed the pipe with a stainless steel pot scrubber. Attach it to the BC hose and drain the tank with very little noise. I think I got the idea from somebody on SB.

 

[Rich Keller]

This seems kind of useless to me, I would just drain the tank slower. How much longer can that really take?

 

[spectrum]

A little slower for the neighbors and hearing protectors for me.

 

[fire_diver]

I made one out of a 6" length of 1.5 inch ABS pipe a couple of end caps and a BC hose adapter. I drilled holes in the ABS and stuffed the pipe with a stainless steel pot scrubber. Attach it to the BC hose and drain the tank with very little noise. I think I got the idea from somebody on SB.

Just don't go hooking it up to anything else!