I am thinking of buying one... how silent are they? I am extremely sensitive to noise while sleeping in the night the slightest humming noise can keep me awake. Also, does the unit have a night light? And if so, can it be covered up? Again, I have...
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Katrin, the unit is very silent. It doesn't have the noisey fan like a wet spong humidifier. I don't have a DB rating but it is easy to sleep with.
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I don't know of anything that would make the unit quieter - for the bedroom. For myself, I find the noise helps me to get to sleep and stay asleep so I have no problem with that. Does a fantastic job of keeping the bedroom very comfortable for sleeping.
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I need absolute quiet when I fall asleep. That being said, it is noisy for me; however, I learned if I turn it on prior to bed time, it won't make as much noise. I turn it on 30 mins before bedtime to get the machine warmed up.
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Very, very quiet. I did research this before buying and was happy with results. It is in our bedroom and very unobtrusive. Doesn't interfere with sleeping. Good luck.
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So, I actually have some roommates who can be rather noisy at night, if you catch my drift. It's mad annoying, so I've taken to trying to block it out when it happens. I can say that the noise isolation (with no music) is solid, but not incredible. But honestly, it's about as good as any non-fitted pair of earplugs I've tried. If you combine that with actually playing some really light music (I literally put my iPod on the lowest volume setting it can go), then usually you're in good shape. The only downside is that you've got earplugs in while you sleep. Which means you either have to sleep entirely on your back (which I can do sometimes). Orr... I take one out, sleep on my side, and keep the other one in. This also works decently well since my ear without an earplug is in the pillow, and thus solidly blocked from sound. Also, for music, I recommend chill instrumental music. I've tried other things, but have occasionally been woken up by random parts of a song that get loud.
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Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I work nights and sleep most of the day. Mine sits outside about 15' away from the house and while inside watching tv, you can here it but not loud enough to need to turn up the tv. I have a PVC fence, so the sound does carry a bit more for others but not enough to interfere with their going ons. I kind of like hearing the little noise I get from it, so I also know which of my appliances is giving it a load when it ramps up.
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It's not super noisy but it's not whisper quiet either. I have mine in the living room, I don't know that it'd be good for running overnight in a bedroom. Also, I live in NYC and probably have a higher noise tolerance than people who live in rural or suburban areas.
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Yes device is super silent. No sound from it. Not sure about 24/7 because I never did. Maximum time I had left it on continously was 14hrs.
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quiet humming - not real noticeable while you are sleeping. Water gurgles occasionally -
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I just put it in my 2 year old's room. It's not without noise. Its an ac. However, imo it's a little quiter then the AC in our bedroom. Can u hear this ac , absolutely. Is it quiter then others, I think def think so. I would reccomend buying it.
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Christopher, I've had one of those in the past and they are great! It's virtually impossible to hear this machine - it is really quiet. I don't know how warm do you want the mist to be, but it does get warm enough for my room and for my taste. It is also really easy to keep clean and is good quality. As an added bonus it has cool blue light around the bottom and if it bothers you - you can shut it off by touching the "cool light" logo at the bottom of the humidifier. Let me know if you need any more info. Alex
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I have it where I sleep and leave it on medium with no problem. It actually produces a whispering white noise. After a night or two, you won't know it's there.
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We have it in our family room and personally, I can't hear it at all. When I concentrate on hearing it, it has a slight hum. The other people that describe it as "loud", either have a defective unit or the fan in their unit just runs a bit louder. Unless you place it in your bedroom, I'd be surprised if you hear it at all.
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The Only thing I could find was $200.00. So I went the ones for $99.00 and have found them great. I listen to my audio books as I am going to sleep.(Better than my husbands snoring) They are very comfortable, if you are someone who is fussy about sound then maybe the other ones. I can listen to my music with no problems.
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I have 2 units. One I bought about 20 yrs ago, the other in the past 6 months or so. Both vibrate (oscillate), Neither make a terrible loud noise. The older one is a little more quiet then the newer. Both are not annoying, but do make 'drumming' hum. I do not leave them plugged in, I empty the tank each time and dry it out. I also put a capful of mouthwash into it each time I use it. The new unit is equal to the old one, except maybe for build quality....it could be a perception thing. so far so good.
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I always install them in an electronics closet so I didn't pay attention to a noise. However, I am actually going to install one today in about 4-5 hours. send me a follow up question and I will let you know if the one I installed has noise or not.
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Its VERY quite on fan, I would say on par with a split unit, even for a noise sensitive person like me (noise level is the only thing I look at when getting AC unit for bedroom), but when the compressor is running it does make a louder noise. I sleep with earplugs regardless, this is the only unit that won't wake me up at night.