Kenz, I bought a NEMA 4? outdoor box and mounted it on a wooden pole. This helps keep it off the ground during times of snow, I run my pump in the shallows during the winter. I mounted my pump on rubber shoes to help any vibration, and mounted a 4" fan to blow fresh air directly on the pump motor. I did punch a secondary exhaust port on the side and mounted a dryer to not allow any water to blow in. You can buy air filters for them, I bought mine online at " Cole-Palmer". Additionally, at first I added spongy rubber flooring to help with sound damping, which is satisfactory, but in a quest for improvement, Amazon sells 6 pieces of 1" egg shell sound proof material pretty reasonable. I have spent about $250 for everything, pump included. I do not remember where I bought my diffusers (9") offhand though. It has been running solid for 2 1/2 years now. Good luck.
