hlmbrwng
Well-Known Member
Hey folks. I haven't been on here in a couple of years. I got back on just to post about this to see if anyone else has stories about this.
I was in the kitchen brewing, and I heard the loudest hiss/white noise sound I've ever heard in my life. I had no idea what was going on. In the other room, I had a CO2 sitting there.
After the initial shock, I ran around the apartment until I realized what it was. It was the CO2 tank. Mind you, it is only about 70F and is no different than the homebrew store temperature in which it sat on a rack. I just swapped out my empty tank last week for this one.
The knob was turned all the way shut. I figured that the CO2 was being released from a small hole, which is likely part of a failsafe.
I work as an acoustical engineer...I'm going to guess that it was producing about 120-130 dB SPL. I really have no idea. But my ears still hurt. I have never heard anything this loud in my life. This happened an hour ago and I'm still shaking.
I'm also thinking about how it possibly could have been worse.
I was in the kitchen brewing, and I heard the loudest hiss/white noise sound I've ever heard in my life. I had no idea what was going on. In the other room, I had a CO2 sitting there.
After the initial shock, I ran around the apartment until I realized what it was. It was the CO2 tank. Mind you, it is only about 70F and is no different than the homebrew store temperature in which it sat on a rack. I just swapped out my empty tank last week for this one.
The knob was turned all the way shut. I figured that the CO2 was being released from a small hole, which is likely part of a failsafe.
I work as an acoustical engineer...I'm going to guess that it was producing about 120-130 dB SPL. I really have no idea. But my ears still hurt. I have never heard anything this loud in my life. This happened an hour ago and I'm still shaking.
I'm also thinking about how it possibly could have been worse.