What to do if the neighbor’s air conditioning interferes? This question is often contacted by service centers. We will analyze the reasons and the algorithm of action for owners of air conditioners that interfere with neighbors.
Why does air conditioning interfere with neighbors?
The main reasons that air conditioning interferes with neighbors:
- the outdoor unit is noisy;
- dripping from a drain pipe onto a window or balcony;
- the wall vibrates when the air conditioner is operating.
What are the causes of air conditioning noise?
If the neighbor’s air conditioning interferes, you first need to talk with the neighbor himself. Perhaps he has no idea about the problem.
The most common concern for neighbors is the outdoor unit. They usually mount it as close to the internal module as possible, which means near the windows. Therefore, the fact that the neighbors installed the air conditioner, you can guess the measured buzz, sometimes quite loud.
If the neighbors recently installed an air conditioner and it is humming, the reason may be hiding in an illiterate installation:
- No vibration-damping rubber pads supplied. Mount them between the legs and brackets. If not, vibration from the outdoor unit is directly transmitted to the brackets and wall;
- Bolts are screwed near the metal fittings. If the place for fastenings is chosen poorly, the vibration is transmitted directly to the metal fittings, the noise is very strong, it seems that the wall is shaking. Change the situation, reconcile the neighbors and the air conditioning will only turn out the fastening;
- Vibrate cover or grill. This happens with cheap models of climate technology. You can restore silence by removing the spare parts (some of them are needed only for beauty) or by installing gaskets. Decorative and non-working elements are usually useless, but they hum and vibrate during operation.
If the equipment has been operating for more than a month and the neighbors started complaining about the air conditioner, possible causes of noise:
- Compressor worn. If it works for many years, but preventive measures have not been taken, a hum, vibration may appear;
- The fan can also make a loud crackif his blades begin to touch the lattice, frozen ice that has fallen into the branches.
The problem may lie in the indoor unit. In panel houses, the walls conduct sounds fairly well and the air conditioning neighbors can hear perfectly.
Causes of indoor unit noise:
- The fan makes noise: the fan bearing is broken, the blades cling to the grates (over time, the plastic deforms) or ice growths;
- The power transformer is buzzing. It often happens with inexpensive models from China. The hum is heard even from the switched off device;
- Vibration of the indoor unit: the impeller is unbalanced, dirt has accumulated on the blades.
