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It's not a bad pump if you're expecting it to be loud, which I did. I was able to silence it significantly by placing it atop (from top to bottom); a kitchen sponge, packing foam, folded up bath towel and a cinder block and then I put a 5gal bucket atop all that. I was also able to further make it quieter by sticking a venturi valve from a powerhead into the intake. My only real complaint is that the pump doesn't come with any kind of brass hose fitting as pictured but that is easily solved by making a run to Home Depot and getting an inflation kit for $~3 in the pneumatic tools isle which should include a tapered barbed fitting that standard 3/16th aquarium tubing will fit right onto.
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The pump moves a lot of air and has sound deadening feet but unless you suspend it or put it on a concrete floor the vibration noise is at an irritating level for in house use. If it is on concrete it vibrates so much it moves around on the floor. Good for greenhouse use but for most homes or a place where someone has to listen to it all day the sound will become irritating quickly.
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Wonderful at aerating my 150 gallon pond of goldfish and two 25 gallon ponds of plants and minnows. Very powerful motor. Only negative is that it has a little louder hum than I expected. Seems to be very well build and expecting it to last a long time.
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As other buyers, I find it noisy but I admit that usually more power goes with more noise in these kind of items. I like it's great performance and I can always try a simple muffler to reduce the noise. I'm happy with it and I recommend it.
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This is a good pump for the money, pushes a good amount of air through the diverter. That said, the plastic diverter is the first thing to go, had to buy a metal diverter with shut off valve, the plastic broke on the first day. I do not notice if it is loud because I have it outside. I do not run this pump 24/7...I usually shut it off at night. All said and done, I would have givin' this a 5 star rating, but the plastic is not worth the time or money.
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