How loud is the whistle? Will my partially deaf grandma be able to hear it?
2037292
It is a solid loud whistle. I suppose it depends on how "partially deaf" she is, and how big her house is. I would think that if she has any hearing left, she'll hear it.
2037293
Oh my goodness! This is the loudest, most shrill whistle I've ever had on a tea kettle! I think that she ll definitely hear it!
2037294
It is a loud piercing whistle. Depending upon the extent of the hearing loss, I believe your grandmother should be able to hear it. The whistle certainly is the loudest I have ever heard.
2037295
I've found that if I don't fill it with much water, say I only want two cups, it doesn't whistle as loudly as when I fill it with lots of water. Be careful not to overfill it or it can overflow when it boils and put a gas flame out, leaving gas escaping in the house. That happened to me once. :?
2021715
It is quite loud, especially as it boils and goes into second stage whistle. I live in a condo, and I always rush to the stove because I am worried neighbors will think it is a fire alarm when it whistles. I suspect the whistle is about as loud as you will find on a tea kettle.
2543
Its fairly loud. But no real loud. If the individual is very hard of hearing I would not recommend it.
107024
I can't really hear it until I get on the gas. And it sounds great when I do. Never heard any whistle.
1252409
Its loud and could disturb your neighbors. I have 3 children and they were bothered by the whistles in the beginning. But they have gotten used to it with time.
2122932
It sounds like air blowing (not loud). You can set the pitch. Our dog clearly hears it, but it's not distracting to people. Our dog is really trained to it, and comes promptly (we don't have little ones, so I don't have actual data on this, but adults don't here it). I will try it when my grand kids are here at Christmas (ages 4 & 7). We are very happy with it (have 2).
1944196
My mom is pretty deaf. She can hear this phone ring and it also lights up like a Christmas tree when it rings. That being said she cannot hear a thing when she tries to talk on the phone
66255
It appears to need a pretty good wind speed to whistle. I throw it in a big grass field in the park. Whistles loud enough for me to hear it 100 feet away.Maybe if you chuck it really hard it'll whistle in your yard or hallway...then it might bounce like a super-ball in a mayonnaise jar, but without the jar.
1610340
I can't really say, but it seemed to be a high pitched tone. It was something that my very deaf mother could hear. I stopped using it because she was too tough for it. It would end up in different places because of her movement. She is passed now so we have no use for it anymore. A lot of the assistive tools I had for Mom will now be given to her niece who is in assisted living.
1115736
It is fairly loud when it whistles, not the loudest toy we own, but probably in the top 10 I would say.
328883
It is not that quiet on loud, but not terribly loud either. You should not have to hold it to your ear on loud, although it is not as loud as many toys (which is why it is more tolerable to everyone else in the room or car who have to hear it over and over!)
661604
It admits a pitch we can't hear in addition to what we do hear. It is adjustable also. We had mixed results with the barkers next door. They quieted down much faster with the whistle most of the time.
1663920
Its not very loud at all, I wish I had a decibel meter to answer you properly, but I will say you hear more of a "whoosh" from the air moving than anything. It also depends on the setting because while none of the settings are loud by OTR vent standards, the lowest setting is very soft. We've never had to yell to converse with one another even on the highest (loudest) setting. I hope this helps.
461167
The whistle on ours is plenty loud enough for me to hear in the morning before I put on my hearing aids.
2125175
The Manufacturer says it wont. It is a high frequency that we cant hear. Maybe like a dog whistle.
2021713
The whistle is distinctive , but if you are using it on an electric stove for some reason it is not as loud . No idea why . The older kettles had a much better whistle, but if the recipient of this kettle cannot hear a normal kettle don't spend the money to buy this one. She/he will not hear it !!!!
459236
There is a very low wind whistle from one of the back ones but its very low key. If you had the radio on you would not hear it, but I have very, very good hearing and rarely turn my radio on so yes, I can hear a little whistle.