It’s probably degrading from sunlight which wakens the plastic that the foam is made of, and then the weakened plastic erodes away from wind and rain.
stateit on
Sun lotion needed, obvs.
YamForward3600 on
Does sound insulation on brick even work? Genuinely curious.
gimp2x on
that’s not really intended for gluing to an exterior wall
happy-cig on
Is that even rated for outdoor use?
alyosha_pls on
I need to know more about why you did this
Seigmoraig on
Why would you stick that outside on brick ?
Wiltopus on
If I had to guess, OP was trying to minimize sounds from his AC. Curious if it worked originally
Peachcawblr on
Sunlight is the best disinfectant they say.
Ciprich on
What was the point of it being there in the first place?
GroceryPlastic7954 on
I’ve seen this moment in my dreams.
HotZombie95 on
Why is it outside
jolars on
Try the mats they use on playgrounds, the ones made out of old tires. Seems like it would do the trick and last far longer
Blade_of_3 on
At least choose any color but black. Not saying this is a good idea, but if you chose white sun light wouldn’t really be a concern.
jdemack on
Placebo effect worked strong on this one.
FinnishArmy on
I can assure you that acoustic foam does literally nothing for you. Acoustic foam mitigates *reflections* but does absolutely nothing for sound passthrough.
BearJL51 on
Ahh yes more micro plastics
Comfortable-Spell-75 on
Genius.
Reasonable-Rain-7474 on
Get the asbestos kind next time.
R_Harry_P on
That’s fascinating!
Designer-Most5917 on
op, this foam isnt made for outdoors and will do nothing to reduce the sound coming from that compressor, i assume you did this hoping the noise is reduced…
matter of fact, acoustic foam isnt used for soundproofing, inside or outside. its designed for an enclosed space to reduce echo and thus improving sound quality. it doesnt prevent noise coming from outside. you’d need material like rockwool insulation designed for that purpose.
ComicRelief64 on
Looks like a clipping issue. You may need to look at your collision boxes.
Dragonykz on
One look at the material it’s made of and you know it won’t last outside. What was even the point? To deaden the AC sound for a couple months?
Axxisol on
I read autistic foam lol I need sleep
bodhiseppuku on
I assume this is to limit reverberation off the walls from the HVAC, lowering the sound *outside*, and not to block the noise from going through the brick to the *inside*.
Do they make outdoor acoustic materials for sound dampening?
ReadRightRed99 on
Why would you glue this to your brick exterior?
zicher on
If I had a nickel for every time someone thought acoustic foam blocked sound…
ThalajDaWuff on
Are you acoustic?
classpeanut111 on
Putting acoustic foam next your condenser is just next level fucking dumb and pointless
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It’s probably degrading from sunlight which wakens the plastic that the foam is made of, and then the weakened plastic erodes away from wind and rain.
Sun lotion needed, obvs.
Does sound insulation on brick even work? Genuinely curious.
that’s not really intended for gluing to an exterior wall
Is that even rated for outdoor use?
I need to know more about why you did this
Why would you stick that outside on brick ?
If I had to guess, OP was trying to minimize sounds from his AC. Curious if it worked originally
Sunlight is the best disinfectant they say.
What was the point of it being there in the first place?
I’ve seen this moment in my dreams.
Why is it outside
Try the mats they use on playgrounds, the ones made out of old tires. Seems like it would do the trick and last far longer
At least choose any color but black. Not saying this is a good idea, but if you chose white sun light wouldn’t really be a concern.
Placebo effect worked strong on this one.
I can assure you that acoustic foam does literally nothing for you. Acoustic foam mitigates *reflections* but does absolutely nothing for sound passthrough.
Ahh yes more micro plastics
Genius.
Get the asbestos kind next time.
That’s fascinating!
op, this foam isnt made for outdoors and will do nothing to reduce the sound coming from that compressor, i assume you did this hoping the noise is reduced…
matter of fact, acoustic foam isnt used for soundproofing, inside or outside. its designed for an enclosed space to reduce echo and thus improving sound quality. it doesnt prevent noise coming from outside. you’d need material like rockwool insulation designed for that purpose.
Looks like a clipping issue. You may need to look at your collision boxes.
One look at the material it’s made of and you know it won’t last outside. What was even the point? To deaden the AC sound for a couple months?
I read autistic foam lol I need sleep
I assume this is to limit reverberation off the walls from the HVAC, lowering the sound *outside*, and not to block the noise from going through the brick to the *inside*.
Do they make outdoor acoustic materials for sound dampening?
Why would you glue this to your brick exterior?
If I had a nickel for every time someone thought acoustic foam blocked sound…
Are you acoustic?
Putting acoustic foam next your condenser is just next level fucking dumb and pointless