Is this cooler quiet? To clarify, does it sound like a full sized refrigerator when it kicks into cooling mode?
937680
It is very very quiet. I never hear any noise from it. I love it. It's one of my best purchases!
937681
No, this cooler is very quite. We don't hear it at all during the day and only when you walk by it at night when the house is quite. If the bottle and the tank is empty, it get's louder, which turns out to be a nice reminder to change the bottle.
937682
I haven't ever really noticed mine when it kicks on. It is definitely quieter than my refrigerator and my dishwasher.
937683
It was fairly quiet when it was working, but I have to say mine stopped working in a little over a year as far as keeping water cold.
646043
I have only had the unit one night, but the fan noise does seem a little loud. Which is unfortunate because I kept reading how quiet it is and that is one of the main reasons I bought one. Not sure if it is just my unit, or if this is just how normally loud it is for others? Also, my fan ALWAYS seems to be running, even if I am not pushing it hard at all.
1831338
I've had mine since February 2013 and can't say the fan is loud. I have had issues with it freezing up and having to reboot though.
1802677
No...mine is quiet. I have been running mine 24/7 for 6 months...mostly powering two fridges and the stereo/tv when I need it. The fan will spool up and make some noise if it gets too warm. The only sounds mine makes is when my solar charge controller is in "Absorb" mode and the voltage is 14-14.4vDC. The noise is just the internal rectifiers...nothing to worry about.
1894326
Yes it is. It has moments when the condenser may run and you might hear a slight noise, but by and large, this is a very quiet unit.
224927
No, it's not extremely noisy, it's what I would expect from a window air conditioner. I keep it on low because it cools so well, but when it's turned on high, it's a little noisy but not too noisy where we can't hear the tv. On low it's just a nice calm sound to me. It's a great air conditioner so far, we love it!!!!
1910553
I hear no such noise in mine, however, I always leave mine in standby mode. I suspect you have a noisy cooling fan.
646041
I haven't looked inside this unit, but I don't believe there is a fan inside it. It has side air inputs and a rear air output for cooling purposes. It makes no noise whatsoever. Hope this helps.
199387
Yes it's very quiet. The size of the fans means they're more quiet then the standard 2-3inch fans.
1266658
Mine is relatively quiet; it only makes some mild fan noise when under heavy load.
2237166
I call it quiet, even under load. I still hear fans, but they don't overwhelm my tiny speaker system. If you want zero noise, then this won't work.
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.
833734
I bought the machine because it is absolutely quiet. The hot is in fact hot and the cold is cold. Most coolers make too much noise when the compressor cycles off and on. Does not happen with this unit.
1063807
I do not hear any cooling fan. I don't think there is a fan in the unit (but I haven't taken it apart).
1263279
It is pretty quiet. It sounds like a quiet fan blowing. Nothing more than that.
1562586
The fan does run when there is a bottle in it. However, this has not been a problem with noise. The fridge sits in our bar area right next to main living room. I think it's a great product!
771197
Define "really loud." Mine makes a noticeable noise throughout its entire on-cycle, but it is slightly louder on start-up. If I had to compare the running noise, though, I'd say slightly above desktop fan and slightly below window fan. It's not "whisper-quiet," that's for sure. But, the 'white noise' effect is somewhat soothing, I find. That's just me, though. I hope this helps!