Can you hear this fridge? We are thinking about placing this in our office--near a few desks. Curious if this would bother someone while working.
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I'm not the best person to answer this question. Our fridge is an extra kept in the garage and haven't really noticed a noise but since it isn't in a quiet place in the house I'm not sure.
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We have it in a small laundry room, so noise is not a factor. I just checked it and it is very quiet. Hope this helps.
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Hi, Sorry about my delayed response. I ordered this fridge for a student lounge area, so I'm not sure if the noise it makes in there would be bothersome in an office setting. Dave
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All there is is a little fan to cool it. I have a smaller one in the living room. Yes, when I'm in the kitchen with the 11 cu ft, I'm aware of the fan being on which assures me it is working. It isn't on often. The sound is not a bit bothersome like the last refrg/combo I had. (not Danby) It was the combo that made it so noisy.
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We have it mounted next to a server in an office cubicle. There is a fan running inside the unit. However standing next to it, I do not hear anything.
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Not really very noisy. If it's a cubicle they could probably hear, but if in an office with the full wall I doubt it.
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The sound level may be too high if you are working in a cube environment. It would be fine in an office with a closed door. I love this product. I hope it works for you too.
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Yeah, its pretty quiet. Mine's especially quiet lately, I really should get on it again. :)But to answer your question, I don't think it would be an irritant to the people below.
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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!
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Sorry I wouldn't know about that. We have it as a 2nd fridge in our dining room. Had it for several months and never had an issue. We absolutely love the performance and the design.
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Hello Sacha, usually a very quiet compressor is chosen for your purpose, and this is a very quiet unit. However, it should be placed in an adjoining room to save floor space, and minimize sound even more. I should tell you however, there is a type of compressor that is made specifically for your purpose. Although it usually cost much more, it is also even more quiet in operation. It is a compressor that is used for the Refrigeration industry as well, and you know how quiet your refrigerator is, right? I don't have a specific name or brand to suggest, but I know they are out there, if you look for them. Try looking for a Rotary type that may even be linked to dental equipment in Amazon's search engine. Now, if it were me, I would save the money and just put this Cal. Compressor in a closet, but you must decide for yourself. Good luck Sacha.
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I don't think it is very quiet, making a sort of chugging/humming sound. I'm noise sensitive, so it would bother me if someone was near me while they were using it. If you were in another room, I don't think it could be heard, however.
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Hi, Roger. It's crunchy loud...I mean, I'm an audio engineer and I would not have this in the studio when recording. That's how loud the crunching is. I use it as a backup drive though, so no worries there. It's stable but scratchy when reading/writing data.
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Many of these 'nrtbooks' make that sound. Some are just louder than others. For me, that sound does not bother me as much as fan noise. That will make it or break it for me. But I know the 'ticking' on and off can get annoying too.
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We have this in our bedroom. Yes, the fridge's compressor does make some noise, but not enough to bother us when we sleep.
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It's not silent, but it's pretty quiet. I think it would be hard to hear in an active office, and I doubt you could hear it through a cubicle wall. But this definitely a slight hum.
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We usually use ours in the bedroom but it would totally work in an office setting too. The fan is akin to a loud a/c unit which is commonly found in offices. I'm thinking it can help drown out some of the chatter from office mates. You don't even notice it after a while because it just becomes background noise. But in the beginning you or your office mates may notice it in the first few minutes.
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This is a very high quality, quiet unit but you can hear the fan running at times. We actually have it in our pantry, so, we don't notice it, but I believe if you had it in a small kitchen, you would hear a low hum.
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Actually, that is a subjective question. For me, I work from home, it is less than 5' from me, and I do not find it distracting at all - even at it's highest setting (there is a link that can manually adjust the fan speed.) I've even had an SSD in use within the box leaving only the fan noise. So, it's not all that loud to me. The other side of the coin though, is that it is not in a bedroom, nor next to my TV/Stereo/etc. The sensitivity of the 'listener' is what gives a better answer.
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I have this freezer in my bedroom as well. It's not silent but definitely does not bother me with the low amount of noise. Overall I'm really happy with this freezer.