1 Breakages are less as the boards are much tougher and have fibers reinforcing in them. 2  they damage less easy from general wear and tear in everyday use in a home or office. 3  It offers slightly better acoustics than standard board.  It is a superior product in case of fire.
It is normal for the solenoid to make noise, it clicks when the valve is turned on or off. It also is normal for a very soft buzzing sound to be heard when the valve is activated, but you should not be able to hear it unless you put your ear near it. If you can easily hear it buzzing, that is not normal.
You know the one: lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub. Most of us think it's the sound of our heart beating or contracting, but it's not. What we're hearing is the sound of two pairs of valves closing inside the chambers of our heart. Like turnstiles, these valves allow blood to move in one direction through the heart and keep it from backing up down a one-way street.