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This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. There is a reason why movie directors use the sound of a ticking clock to build suspense: it is incredibly distracting. If you are trying to fall asleep in a quiet bedroom or focus deeply in a … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. There is nothing quite like relaxing by the pool on a warm summer afternoon, until the pool pump kicks on and sounds like a commercial jet preparing for takeoff. Standard, older pool pumps use single-speed induction motors. … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I cannot sleep without a breeze. But I also cannot sleep with a rhythmic click-click-click above my head. Most cheap ceiling fans are noisy for two reasons: The Motor: Cheap AC motors have a constant 60 Hz … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. I enjoy a long, hot shower. What I do not enjoy is the roar of a cheap builder-grade exhaust fan rattling above my head. Most standard fans run at about 4.0 Sones. That is roughly the volume … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. If you have a bedroom above your garage, you know the sound. Someone comes home late, hits the button, and the entire floor shakes. It sounds like a roller coaster track rattling directly under your bed. That … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. Living in an apartment often means living with your neighbors’ noise. You hear their footsteps, their TV, and their arguments. According to the World Health Organization, noise pollution isn’t just annoying; it causes stress, sleep disturbance, and … Read more