Is this unit noisy? I own a portable LG 10,000 BTU A/C, and it's very loud. When using it, I can't watch TV without turning the volume all the way up.
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The Whynter ARC-12SD is around 56 decibels. The unit has an air output fan that blows the cool air into the room, an exhaust fan that exhausts heat from the room and the compressor which provides the cool air.Please note that 60 decibels is comparable to conversational speech.Please feel free to contact us at customer.service@whynter.com.
1166920
This unit is not too terribly loud. I would not say it is super quite though either. With it on and TV on at same time, you do need to turn up the volume a bit on the TV to hear it easily. But in my experience, that is the case with any in-room a/c unit. I would rate this one about average for sound volume.
1166921
Unit has three different fan speed settings to help with noise. But my opinion is no, unit is not excessively loud. It is in my bedroom, I sleep with it on low.
1166922
The unit is noisy in a small room- with the fan on high especially. Not any noisier than others I have previously owned. I like the portability & versatility of this unit. No regrets.
1166923
Yes, extremely loud. The noise made from this unit literally hurt my ears. We will not be using it this summer; I told my husband to take it to his office. Hope this helps. If you do find a quiet unit, please let me know!
1166924
It is loud but not to the point of that. Mine is in the bedroom with the TV and I have it on normal level sound. When fan is running can hardly hear it but once the air kicks in its definitely louder. Hope this helps.
1166925
Yes, it is loud but it doesnt bother us one bit. The brightly lit numbers on the control panel were more of a nuisnce, but we covered it
1166926
It is pretty noisy, although it works FAST - I think you can watch tv without the volume all the way up. the bigger problem is how HUGE the unit is!! there is no good area to put it in.
1166927
i have one since last year and it is noisy,but it keeps it nice and cool. i turn up my volume also but i live in a retired community and most people cant hear my t.v.
2140872
I love this air conditioner but I would not consider it a very quiet machine. We have one in our family room and generally have to turn it off to enjoy TV.
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A bit louder than a Honda generator. I ran it on the side of my house and was able to watch TV about 25 feet away in my house with no problems. My house is well insulated and has newer windows. That may be a factor also. Thought originally I would have to build a sound barrier but didn't need to. Only heard a hum.
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mine is plenty loud at about 1/3 volume, but the unit is about 2 ft from memine seems to be audible, from 10ft away-not loud, but audibleI keep the TV volume muted, its just me in the TV room, most of the time, but if wife is watching TV, with me, I just turn the TV volume upI really think this is made, to set close to someone that has hearing lossHope this helps
2120778
Mine is noisy too, but I have it in a closed utility room. With the utility room door closed, it is not objectionable. Love the pressure boost!
1305102
Check out Consumer Reports. They also said this is a great rerigerator except for the noise. The noise kept it from being the number one pick. BTW, we just got our new Samsung french door counter depth rerigerator. It is "Whisper" quiet. You have to actually listen to tell if it is running.
142334
No ours is very quiet, gives out a little humming noise but not much. My wife uses it and watches tv during usage.
2240700
Can anyone tell me how loud this unit is outside of the house? Our neighbor is complaining that our current A/C unit is keeping her awake. We're happy to buy a new A/C unit, but we are more concerned that it be quiet for our neighbor across the yard than for us inside the house.
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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.
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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.
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Thanks Wagner. I will set it that way and see if anything changes over the next day or two and post back here.So much for a day or two, I just tried it and it is very loud now. Mine wasnt refurbished, I bought it new in the package. Werid bug for sure.
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I might just be so used to it running all the time that I just don't notice it but I would compare it to a regular fan on low. It not 'noisy' at all. It doesn't bother me or distract me from what's on tv, I don't need to turn the volume up on the tv when it's on. Hope that helps.
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Honestly, my units smell so bad, I can hardly think of anything else. I can't say they're terribly noisy, but there's a definite sound. No rattles or buzzes developed, which is often the problem with bedroom units. If you have other options, take them though - once the smell sets in, it can't be fixed!
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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.
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.
2257750
I don't know why it's loud. It doesn't seem loud to me. I use it while watching TV.
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Have had no noise with our unit. Very quiet.... but try it and if does not stop, send back. Hope this helps