How noisy is the gym? Can you hear it on the floors above/below?
1188020
It is very quiet unless your one of those who like to bang the weight stack between reps.
1188021
As far as the cables working on the pulleys, there's very little noise. However, if you drop the devices you're using and allow the weights to slam onto the stack, it is possible to make noise. There's a rubber shock absorber on the bottom of the weight stack that helps alleviate noise. If moderate care is taken during workouts, noise should not be a problem.
1188022
I can honestly say that this gym makes no noise. It just sits there in the basement as the inanimate object it is. Other than that, I agree with the previous user comments.
1188023
i'm in florida, thus no upstairs or downstairs, but this is as quiet and sturdy as you will find in any home universal gym
1188024
If you let go of the weights they will make quite a loud clank. But if used properly there really is not much noise unless you like to loudly grunt.
618827
It's not bad. I have mine on a large area rug that's on a wood floor, and since it's not electric it's just the belt going around that you hear. Not sure how much you would hear on a lower level but I wouldn't think it would be very loud. I can't compare with an electric one since I've never had one.
640317
Really quiet. My feet probably make more noise than the treadmill itself. People who come into my office and think I am just standing sometimes don't even realize that I am on a treadmill.
400657
It isn't that loud on the lowest setting. It is actually easy to hear anything going on in the room. It is about as noisy as a light rainstorm.
23034
It isn't really loud but it is loud enough that I can't hear the tv in the other room while I'm on it. Mine is on a wood floor and I have the mat and a piece of cardboard under it. The vibration might cause it to be heard in a room below but tile floors might be better for sound than my wood floors. I did notice that it had more of a squeaking sound when I had it on my carpet. It definitely deoes not do as well on carpet.
473000
It is not particularly noisy. It cycles automatically over a preset timed cycle that the operator sets. We have been very happy with this product..
2067986
Noise is not noticeable to me. Ours is located near the kitchen and I can barely hear it. Shelves are narow as others have pointed out. That being said, I am very happy with this appliance.
1522111
I don't think it's particularly loud but you might. It's located in our basement. I can hear it when it runs but it's not like it disturbs us or we can't talk over it if u know what I mean. Let me put it this way: the washing machine is way louder. I expect it to get a work out this week with all the snow melt. Glad to have it. Worked like a champ last spring. Good luck.
580807
It is not overly noisy, in my opinion, but I am old so my hearing isn't trustworthy. Perhaps a younger person should answer your question.
1230708
Not too loud. With cork underlayment flooring I can barely hear it, and I have very good ears. Pump is in the crawl in space.
1126689
Its not too noisy at all. I was living on the second floor in my building. No complaints from the neighbors.
770971
I'm curious about the noise level in a quiet office environment too. I'm sure it wouldn't interrupt anyone, but would everyone in the vicinity hear the sounds it makes while operating?
2025541
My shop is directly under our sun room. We live in the sun room. My unit is mounted to the ceiling joist in the shop which are the floor joist for the sun room. The unit cannot be heard in the sun room. In the shop where I generally work within 6 feet of it, I run it on low speed most of the time. Low is OK. I'll go to high speed when I am sanding. I find medium and high too loud when I don't have other noise making devices running. Keep in mind that I am a person that does not like loud music. I do not have music playing in the shop.
574560
It's not quiet. I used a sound level meter to compare it to a couple other units and it's literally 10-20 times louder. The sound it makes is also particularly annoying.
906763
It is pretty quiet. I will not notice the kicking if I'm not standing in front of the unit.
772348
Neighbors would definitely would not complain. It is not very loud. I always run at 2/3 capacity and find it is at a very tolerable level. I can imagine putting a towel under it and you almost wouldn't hear it. hope this helps/ i am very happy with this machine.
834699
It is quieter than my last treadmill (when I don't have my iPod plugged in to use the built in speakers and play my music loud). We have the treadmill in a bedroom which is near two other bedrooms and shut the door and it doesn't bother anyone. I will say we are a family that sleeps with fans running so maybe that is an added buffer to the treadmill sound. I do not think it is noisy. The only issue is a bad design where the cover is located at your feet - you step on it occassionally. We fixed this problem by adding a 1-1/4" wood dowelling that fits into the handles perfectly and hold onto the dowel instead of the built-in handle bars. I can send you a pic if interested if you give an email address.