I need to keep a litter box inside my bedroom. How loud is this unit? Do you think it will wake somebody up?
1685308
Unless you are are an "extreme sleeper", it WILL wake you up. It is loud - no doubt about it.
1685309
The newest unit with the window for your kitty is not terribly loud. However, if you are sharing a room with the unit, you will hear it and there is no question about that. Eventually, you will probably grow accustomed to the sound. The beautiful thing, is there is virtually no odor. I am pretty cautious about cleaning the drawer every ten days or so. Also, if you have a large cat say over 12 lbs., this may not be a good choice. One of my cats is close to 20lbs and simply can not fit. My smaller one has no problem an uses this unit all the time because she is meticulous about her litter area.
1398587
It's not super noisy but it's not whisper quiet either. I have mine in the living room, I don't know that it'd be good for running overnight in a bedroom. Also, I live in NYC and probably have a higher noise tolerance than people who live in rural or suburban areas.
1401180
It is very loud but it alarms near the bed the person is in. We used it for my Dad who was not supposed to get out of bed but didn't understand it. What I did was put a baby monitor next to the alarm in the bedroom so I could hear it in another room and then would run in and try to get there before he actually got up. The alarm also tends to go off when the person is just turning over or sitting up in bed.... there are a lot of false alarms. It's not ideal but it's better than not having it. Hope this helps.
618827
It's not bad. I have mine on a large area rug that's on a wood floor, and since it's not electric it's just the belt going around that you hear. Not sure how much you would hear on a lower level but I wouldn't think it would be very loud. I can't compare with an electric one since I've never had one.
339113
You probably won't hear it unless it's in your bedroom. It's like a small fan on low speed, maybe quieter.
1868706
It would depend on how far you are from it. It's about 30 feet from my bedroom and I had to put duct tape over the speaker. It still wakes me when opened.
711017
It makes little or no noticeable noise when my cat goes through. I have it placed in an inside door that leads to basement where his cat litter is.
1641861
Yeah, it is KINDA noisy... 7,8? You would prob wake someone up in another room without closing the door if they are a touchy person about that kind of thing. But I think this hair dryer is average in noise. I don't think you're going to find quieter. Dryers are loud.
1575223
Not loud at all. I am a very light sleeper and it hasn't disturbed me yet. Very happy with it.
897845
How about might wake up the baby. this can definately be heard in the next room, but not next door.
1435104
No, which is exactly why I returned it. I use it in the bedroom and it kept going on and off (testing the temp) and each time it woke me up. I needed the constant hum to help me sleep, so I had to return it to Amazon. I then went to Ace Hardward and purchased a Lasko no fillls window unit that did what I wanted. The Holmes was well built and a much nicer unit than the Lasko (by far), but the Lasko was better in the long run. Good luck Melissa.
134432
The unit is very quite. Mine is located in a room next to my son's bedroom. I have used the machine while he is sleeping and have not woken him up.
2218514
It's not loud enough to wake someone sleeping a floor below... Runs fairly quiet...
1885662
It is not too loud; about the same as a window fan. I have mine in the bedroom, and I would not be able to sleep if it was very noisy.
1883356
The unit itself is quite loud though. Annoying sometimes when my roomates get home and I'm upstairs trying to sleep. It wakes me up.
1422211
Not louder at all. Of course you won't use a vacuum while somebody is sleeping. ;)
298241
It is loud which is why I chose it..however if your neighbors will hear it really depend on how thin your walls are as well as where you have the timer located in your apt... so keep it on the lowest volume setting and keep it away from any shared walls and you should be fine.