Is this unit noisy and can you hear a fan while its running?
1979513
We have this in our living room on a shelf and when it is on utility power, it is silent. The only time you hear it is when it is running due to utility power loss.
1979514
The unit I have is enclosed in a cabinet, but even with the door open, there is no discernible noise.
1979515
It does not make a sound until the power is off and when the fan does run it is not loud at all.
1979516
I cannot hear the fan running, however, my hearing is not the best. My wife's hearing is good though and she says she doesn't hear it either.
1979517
No noise at all except for the clicking when the power cuts in and out. I live in FL and with all of the thunderstorms, we get a couple hit a day in the summer. Performs flawlessly and runs my led tv, bluray, tivo, and sound system for about three hours on battery.
736483
The fan should be running but it should NOT be loud. I'd return it for a new one.
1408647
I use it in my garage. If I stop and focus on it, I can hear the fan, but 99% of the time I don't notice it. If you put it in a living space, the noise might be noticeable but it seems awful bright for a living space.
999871
Yes it does have a fan and no it is not that quiet. This thing is pretty powerful and I have only seen it clip once. That was because I was running it hard through a cabinet that was not powerful enough for it. It didn't hurt it though. I went and bought another cabinet and it works fine. In a room that is really quiet or room that is small yes it can be heard.
2025543
I use this unit in my shop, so noise is not a factor, on the high mode you can hear the fan, maybe too loud for inside your home. Does an excellent job in my shop.
548337
Loud. The fan (only) is not bad, but when that compressor kicks in, it's noise. The unit is in a window about 7 to 8 feet from my bed.
1835826
Mine does make a very slight fan sound. Only noticeable if it is very quiet.
1598887
No it is quite loud. I have had mine for two years and the noise is the biggest disappointment. I don't know how it compares to other A/C units as this my first one but I have to almost double the volume of my TV to be able to hear it.
503468
Have had no noise with our unit. Very quiet.... but try it and if does not stop, send back. Hope this helps
2038019
Mine is noisy, but kind of a white noise. If I had it in the bedroom, it would not bother me, but I like that type of noise to be able to cover for other random noises from outside. It is most definitely NOT a quiet unit, though.
1673615
It does make noise but its not that loud. I have it right next to my desk. when its not running it is silent.
389600
No, its not noisy. but you can hear it, its a soft sound maybe like a small fan, its not an annoying sound.
1145417
It is very quiet. It does have a fan and occasionally it is loud if the computer is "working hard". I would say the fan is on very low 90% of the time and you can barely hear it.
1561796
There is a low level fan noise with a slight rattle if I put it up to my ear. I do not have a drive installed because I have a 4TB NAS attached via ethernet cables. The unit is not on my desk . It is on an interior window ledge somewhat in the middle of the the house so sound not detectable.
1351435
It is not loud, but there is a little fan noise that goes along with it, so it is kind of a quiet white noise. Larger units may be a bit louder.
1912200
It isn't silent, but by no means would I describe it as noisy. Just a low hum. Have it in my small bedroom and no problem...and I don't like noise. Energy wise the only time my bill goes up is during air conditioning weather. I live in NY. I am going to buy another one for my other bedroom I like it that much.
538704
It's def louder than a portable generator. If you start it up and don't hear it, you better go check on it. Having said that tho, I don't mean to say that it is distractingly noisy, just that you're going to hear it running.