Will it too loud for home use? Or it only for shop??
2025538
I have my in the basement and my my wife said noise is no problem and she has very good hearing.
2025539
The motor is practically silent, but the rushing air makes significant noise. On low it's not all that loud.
2025540
It has three speeds. High might be a little loud for inside your house. It is quieter than my dust collector. I always run mine on high when I'm sanding etc to collect the most dust. I'd say it is about as loud as a random orbit sander.
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.
2025542
I use mine in a shop, I would say the noise level would be similar to that of a box fan. The unit does a great job.
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.
872336
it shouldnt be very loud. my mother in law got it to help keep her place cool and she says it worked great. she would have said if had been noisy. the only downside is it burnt out fast from leaving it on all night.
103119
(I have used this for years and I love it.) RE: noise factor, it seems like it could be loud enough on the higher 2 settings. Frankly, I haven't asked my neighbors!!
1578110
Yes, it is loud. I was warned by one the reviews before buying it, but bought it anyway. I am happy with the machine overall, but the noise has got the biggest downside.
1392721
We don't use ours much because as a stay at home mom I prefer do it myself than to listen to it. It is a little noisy. Not a problem for people who leave the house while the machine works. We have had it two years and it still works fine. We both wish we had it when we were single in an apartment. We use it to sweep the kitchen when we are in a hurry. It does that well.
1235257
We are using it in a salon atmosphere where blow dryers are going throughout the day, so I had not noticed if there was much "noise" coming from the unit. Also, we keep it in the back of the salon where it is coolest in the winter. It doesn't appear to be loud but yes, I can hear it blowing when I am close by. Being I'm not in a quiet environment I'm not sure this answer is going to be much help. Have a nice day.
350183
I would think it would be to loud for that. I would say it's about like a motor on a garage door opener.
1938562
It is loud I use it in my small engine repair shop and you can hear it over the radio and a 24inch high velocity fan
595195
It's definitely loud enough and you can pick a song/tune/sound that will make it louder. I'm quite hard of hearing and chose one that yells and I can hear it throughout the house (3200 sf). I'm very satisfied with my purchase.
749566
It isnt extremely noisy but after a lot of use it starts to get louder. I wouldn't use it at the office because it gives off a whirling sound that some people find annoying. I like to use it at home when I'm watching tv where the only people around who I can bother are my roommates. Try it out though and see if anyone has a problem with it.
551577
It's about as loud as a vacuum. But being on the countertop puts it closer to your ears and kitchens are mostly hard surfaces. I find it uncomfortably loud so I keep a pair of inexpensive ear muffs in the cabinet over my Versa. Otherwise I am very happy with its performance as a smoothie maker.
122427
One other thought. If there is a Lowes or Home Depot near you with demonstration fans, run one with a similar Sone rating and then you can get a feel for how loud it will be. Best of luck. Stephen
421764
those things crank!.. i barely turn it up at all for my home use... it is too loud otherwise....
121065
I think so its pretty loud. It's a clear full sound that carries over other noise. I use it in wood shop and it does great. I'm very happy with it. I'd buy again
1504148
It is way too loud for a bedroom. We installed in a huge garage -we have a t.v. in there and had to move it to a different spot in the garage because we couldn't hear the t.v. - It is great for our use but I don't think I would put in a bedroom unless you have a huge bedroom and don't mind the noise when you are trying to sleep.
1542410
It is very loud. When it failed about a year after we bought it the repairman told us many people believe the machine is broken when it is making a normal amount of noise. Many problems with this unit, which I chose because it was the lowest cost model at Lowe's.
295135
Its not really that loud, I don't need earplugs or anything (and I always use earplugs when using a grinder or my air compressor). Its maybe double the loudness of a large gas grill, not really something that would likely wake up the neighbors. Honestly its lots of fun but if you're unsure harbor freight has a super cheap one (fifteen bucks) that is much smaller so you can try it out. I have both and they're about the same loudness.