As I posted earlier, I got a sweet deal on a 2HP Oneida cyclone. Upgrading my DC has been on the to do list for a while, just waiting for the right deal or sale. I was planning on a 2HP single stage, but I couldn't pass this up. The noise of a larger DC and especially that of a cyclone has been a worry point for me. I have a basement shop directly under the living area.
If I temporarily wire the motor and set in on top of the cyclone body, without any duct work attached to the inlet and outlet will this give me a good approximation of how loud the unit would be once installed? I only need to run the DC long enough to check out the noise in the living space. If I shouldn't even run it that long, I could attach some of the reducers to the inlet to provide some resistance. Not a big deal. I'm more interested in finding out how load it will be.