My house is facing north, a small garden, and 3 meters away there's the neighbour's house brick wall. Neighbour runs a small B&B hotel, has just completed architecturally designed alterations and installed 5 rather large heat pumps side-by-side on his south wall. The heatpumps will be used only for A/C in summer, he says - not for heating. So from my tiny garden, lounge and from 2 bedrooms in my house, I will see and hear these heatpumps.
Even if the heatpumps are hidden from sight with a treillis or a wall, it's still a lot of decibels!
I rang the City Council and been told that there are no rules about proximity of heatpumps. (Strange?) But there are noise regulations, which state that the maximum noise level I should perceive is 40dB at night and 60dB during the day.
I understand that each heatpump is rated at 45dB. So, how many dB are 5 heatpumps likely to emit 3 meters away?
What would you do?
Even if the heatpumps are hidden from sight with a treillis or a wall, it's still a lot of decibels!
I rang the City Council and been told that there are no rules about proximity of heatpumps. (Strange?) But there are noise regulations, which state that the maximum noise level I should perceive is 40dB at night and 60dB during the day.
I understand that each heatpump is rated at 45dB. So, how many dB are 5 heatpumps likely to emit 3 meters away?
What would you do?
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