We installed 2 Vertex aeration systems in my prior neighborhood (6 and 9 acre ponds). Living with excess noise was not an option within an HOA community.

Both compressors were housed in the metal cabinets supplied by Vertex. One cabinet was located in a 20'X 20' pump house and, therefore not relevant to this discussion. The other cabinet, however, was situated where there were no available outbuildings but nearby houses within 200 feet (not to mention the ability of the sound to travel across the water and disturb more neighbors).

Our resident handyman genius (retired fire captain) constructed a small shed on a concrete pad with ventilation and insulation and a thermostatically controlled fan. He, further, took temperature measurements at different times of the day to see that we were not exceeding the operating temperatures of the compressor.

As we lived in an area that was subject to 100 degree weather, we further discussed either a subterranean or submersed air intake duct (geothermal) to moderate the outside air temperature during periods of extreme heat.