Monday, 12 October 2009

This is one reason why it's noisy in Marlborough

OK, It's fair to say that there has been some pressure applied to release this information (thanks Jack), but it goes to the heart of explaining one of the reasons why there is a noise problem from frost fans in Marlborough.
In short, Orchard Rite and Amarillo frost fans are being installed and run at speeds that result in noise that exceeds the limits laid down in the District Plan.
This information was a long time in the making and further testing would help represent the scale of the problem, however, in the short amount of testing done to date there is no doubt that two of the three frost fan brands are being installed in contravention of the District Plan.
The document that is here describes the results of the tests and provides the figures to back up the statement.
The data has been offered to the Marlborough District Council for independent checking. However, I encourage anyone to do the testing themselves to confirm the problem. The instructions for doing so are here.

Regards Malcolm

2 comments:

J Frost said...

Malcolm, that is a pretty strong statement. As an affected person, I would like to thank you for your efforts.

M Maclean said...

You're welcome. I hope it can bring some clarity to all sides in the debate and provide a starting point to improve things a bit.