diff --git a/code/datums/looping_sounds/_looping_sound.dm b/code/datums/looping_sounds/_looping_sound.dm
index 122eab2861e..d0ad6544ca6 100644
--- a/code/datums/looping_sounds/_looping_sound.dm
+++ b/code/datums/looping_sounds/_looping_sound.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /datum/looping_sound
 	/// (list or soundfile) Since this can be either a list or a single soundfile you can have random sounds. May contain further lists but must contain a soundfile at the end. In a list, path must have also be assigned a value or it will be assigned 0 and not play.
 	var/mid_sounds
-	/// The length of time to wait between playing mid_sounds.
+	/// The length of time to wait between playing mid_sounds. WARNING: Continuously looping sounds like the microwave, grav gen and fan sounds don't work very well with this, just don't set this if you are doing a continuous loop of machinery.
 	var/mid_length
 	/// Amount of time to add/take away from the mid length, randomly
 	var/mid_length_vary = 0
diff --git a/code/datums/looping_sounds/vents.dm b/code/datums/looping_sounds/vents.dm
index 016b21db9ca..183c337ef98 100644
--- a/code/datums/looping_sounds/vents.dm
+++ b/code/datums/looping_sounds/vents.dm
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 	end_sound = 'sound/machines/fan/fan_stop.ogg'
 	end_sound = 1.5 SECONDS
 	mid_sounds = 'sound/machines/fan/fan_loop.ogg'
-	mid_length = 2 SECONDS
diff --git a/sound/machines/fan/fan_break.ogg b/sound/machines/fan/fan_break.ogg
index 10a87442a37..a122b3c8ea5 100644
Binary files a/sound/machines/fan/fan_break.ogg and b/sound/machines/fan/fan_break.ogg differ
diff --git a/sound/machines/fan/fan_loop.ogg b/sound/machines/fan/fan_loop.ogg
index 4efa72c1b5b..8588f1c9ab4 100644
Binary files a/sound/machines/fan/fan_loop.ogg and b/sound/machines/fan/fan_loop.ogg differ
diff --git a/sound/machines/fan/fan_start.ogg b/sound/machines/fan/fan_start.ogg
index 9d9f72f3191..008c249f20b 100644
Binary files a/sound/machines/fan/fan_start.ogg and b/sound/machines/fan/fan_start.ogg differ
diff --git a/sound/machines/fan/fan_stop.ogg b/sound/machines/fan/fan_stop.ogg
index dc170b550a7..beebbacb666 100644
Binary files a/sound/machines/fan/fan_stop.ogg and b/sound/machines/fan/fan_stop.ogg differ