I am planning on having the fan exit my home but it will be near a kitchen window... any idea how loud this will be?
1005104
I don't have a really good answer for you. This is in my vacation house and I have only been there a couple times since installing it. Also, I installed it in back with where some other mechanicals are. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
1005105
First, make sure it is at least 5 feet from your window. Second, the noise it makes is similar to a box fan running on high...essentially that is exactly what it is. But just as sound travels, it is more noticeable in front of it...less as you move away...
1005106
It is a quiet fan, it sounds like a dryer vent when running from the outside.
1005107
You will hear it, however its the most silent one ive owned. Does a grest job!
1005108
I installed my unit under my master bedroom , the hum is almost silent , I am very happy with the noise level.
1343435
Kathy, We used ours in the kitchen and although it is not totally quiet, it is reasonable and acceptable. I have been impressed with the quality of the fan. Pw
856210
This fan isn't necessarily completely quiet but I wouldn't consider this fan on the noisy side either, so if you want a loud fan look elsewhere.
1494129
I would give it a 3. I use the fan behind the wood stove in the winter to circulate the warm air through the house. It is next to the TV and unless I turn off the TV first and forget to turn off the fan, I can't really hear it with the TV next to it.
1131154
I don't know. I keep a fan running in the bedroom year round but this thing, even on it's low setting, was too loud. Even in the daytime it was quite annoying.... so I gave it to my son. I will not buy one of these (this brand) again. It seemed to be a good fan it was just ridiculously loud.
1005744
I can hear it from the kitchen to the front door. My house isn't big but it's pretty loud.
1888999
I think it is Loud. I close the door to my bedroom and leave it. It is hard to talk over unless you have a large room. I still like it however
2015140
Its about as loud a medium box frame fan. although this varies alot on how you have the exhaust set up.
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.
1130461
Haven't had any problems with ours,,, right in our bedroom, very quiet. You might try checking to make sure it is installed securely, and not rattling on the window frame. Also check to be sure no packing material has fallen into where the fan is located.
1775132
It's pretty loud. Manufacture specs say 50dB, I'd say that just about right. It's about the same noise as one of the old box style fans.
2110831
If it's on low you can barely hear it, but on high it's kind of loud. It doesn't bother me, but if you're sensitive to noise, you might find it irritating. Great fan though. I've had it for a while and it's working perfect.
1841500
I use this on low by my bed at night and its perfect. On high it would probably be fine from about 6 feet away. Really nice little fans.
409209
It is a bit noisy. I bought some rubber mounts and some insulation material to mount on the fan............I have not installed it yet but for sure the noise can be curtailed one way or the other........could also hang the fan and use short flex duct .......This size of fan with this much air movement is going to be noisy
681385
if installed properly its very quiet inside, the fan exiting outside will be louder due to wind noise.
2232053
I use it in an open kitchen. It is not quiet but not too bad. we use it in a condo and I have concerns for the people below, therefore, I would not run it at midnight or early morning. Just trying to be considerate.
1694235
Quite loud. Well it depends how close you are to your neighbors, but if you leave in a house I don't think it will wake them up.