Vacuums & Noise

Never Enough Money · 2005-09-01T19:03:45+00:00

Fein Turbo II is rated at 58 decibles. The Shop Vac "Quiet Deluxe 6.5HP" is rated at 82 decibels.The rule of thumb I know is that 3 decibles corresponds to a doubling.Thus the Shop Vac Quiet Deluxe 6.5 HP is 24 decibels louder, or 3 db +3 db + ... + 3 db (8 times), or 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2 = 2 to the 8'th power =256 times louder.Is that correct? If so, holy moly!