Would this work well on a refrigerator? My kids always leave the door ajar. I would like it to make a chiming noise, not a loud alarming noise.
901310
Actually, that's interesting... But yes, you could set it up to chime when someone opens the refrigerator. But to set it up when the door is ajar... not likely. I suggest you rebalance the refrigerator on a slight tilt. This will help in keeping the door shut.
901311
Why doesn't this have settings? I would like a LOUD alarm when I unintentionally left the door ajar. Last night, someone left the door open and the upper shelf was hot in the morning because the light was on all night. Having it on a tilt won't matter if there is something blocking it from closing. I would hate for my door to be intentionally ajar - putting in groceries, cleaning frig - and have a continual chiming. Others might like this if they want to know when people are raiding the frig, lol. Anyway, these things need settings.
901312
Yes, it will work on the refrigerator. The sensor would be attached to the frig door the same way as a regular door. It has a mild double beep and a loud beep.
1088637
We put ours beside the door, just right into the wall, making sure it touched the door and rang when the door was open. My office-mate put it up. It turned out to be a little loud for our purposes, because our door opens into a hallway and there are classes in session right down the hall. We put a couple pieces of tape inside the bell where the clanger would hit and it muffled the sound just enough!
1110856
Not noisy at all...when it's cooling water you can hardly tell its on...but when it's drawing water from the bottle below its more noisy then.....but that doesn't take too long.Be wary of the plastic pins that the door pivots on...one broke quickly and makes the door not stable when closed. Walmart carries this exact model, so check price there as well
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I just got mine in the mail and I can assure you that it sounds NOTHING like a door chime. The beep mode sounds like our microwave beeping to let us know that our food is done cooking. We don't have any problem hearing it. The alarm is very loud and sounds like a high pitched siren.
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There is a clank when the gate closes. I feel it's reasonable and acceptable, but if you're sensitive to noise, I wouldn't buy it. We use it to keep our dogs in the bedroom at night or they go outside and bark. When closing, we just close it slowly and that keeps it from making noise.
1211518
I have mine set right on the counter in the kitchen, I cannot hear it unless I go over to specifically listen for it. It's very quiet, and I love this wine fridge!
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We installed it on our laundry room door to keep the dogs out of the cat food and box :(. When we pushed the door back and forth it was quiet. We ended up taking the door off because one of our cats was afraid of it. Hope this helps!
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It might if the door was jarred or thumped hard enough, but I suppose if they were able to do it gently, then no. Just my guess, haven't tried it personally. :)I've triggered mine mistakenly on occasion by bumping it or hitting it with the dog's fetch toys, but it's smart enough not to sound when the sliding glass doors are opened.Ultimately I think these alarms are designed for sounding upon breakage of the glass, they are definitely a good deterrent in that regard, but for covert entry through doors being opened(or removed) they probably won't fare so well, unless it was done in a forceful enough manner.Hope this info helped! It might if the door was jarred or thumped hard enough, but I suppose if they were able to do it gently, then no. Just my guess, haven't tried it personally. :)I've triggered mine mistakenly on occasion by bumping it or hitting it with the dog's fetch toys, but it's smart enough not to sound when the sliding glass doors are opened.Ultimately I think these alarms are designed for sounding upon breakage of the glass, they are definitely a good deterrent in that regard, but for covert entry through doors being opened(or removed) they probably won't fare so well, unless it was done... » Read More It might if the door was jarred or thumped hard enough, but I suppose if they were able to do it gently, then no. Just my guess, haven't tried it personally. :)I've triggered mine mistakenly on occasion by bumping it or hitting it with the dog's fetch toys, but it's smart enough not to sound when the sliding glass doors are opened.Ultimately I think these alarms are designed for sounding upon breakage of the glass, they are definitely a good deterrent in that regard, but for covert entry through doors being opened(or removed) they probably won't fare so well, unless it was done in a forceful enough manner.Hope this info helped! « Show Less
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Yes it is pretty loud. not as loud as crushing ice in a blender but far from quiet. To work properly you need about a tray of ice. It's a pretty situational appliance but it does come in very handy when unexpected guests stop by and you have no chilled ice. how well it works 8/10, how practical it is 5/10. very cool item over though.
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Yes. I think it would be noisy. We noticed that when we had it on our stairs that if it was bumped, even slightly, it made a pretty big rattle/thundery sound which was annoying. The product worked well for keeping our kids from slipping through or getting stuck in our stair banisters and we were glad to have it. But it was nice to get rid of it when our stairs were redone and we didn't need a banister guard anymore.
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Sorry my comment was too short. The Fan comes on when its cooling but is quiet, no more noisy than a normal fridge. It has to work very hard here in the summer as it is in my garage and I live in south Texas and the item hasn't given any problems and as I said earlier is still quiet. Hope that this helps Andy C.
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No. No refrigerator or mini fridge is completely silent. I use this in my work out room though and can watch TV without really noticing the motor noise.
1757259
The only thing this alarm does is chime or alarm every single time the door is opened. It has no on/off switch. I can't see how it would help your cause. I would recommend an intercom with an alarm button.
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I think it can work. I pasted my to the fridge door in the kitchen and put papers and notes with magnets. It has more than a year and it's working fine. I think you should try it.
994493
Its really not that loud. It makes some noise yes but i doubt they would hear it in the other room. You could also try turning the force feedback down to reduce the noise.
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Its quiet. I usd it as a bedroom refrigerator, and didnt hear it. Prior, I used it as a freezer, and it was very quiet. Great little appliance.
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Hi Saven,It is not noisy at all. If you are going to use it as a freezer only, make sure to set the temperature on freezer.