Just how quiet is this please? I'm trying to find a cooling solution for my (very warm) audio closet for voice work.Cheers.
1871041
Mine is not quieter than my fixed blade fan of equal size, and in fact is slightly noisier as there is a tiny bit of internal "rattle" sound from the device itself as you can tell its not perfectly balanced (not the stand on the desk, as it has very nice rubberized feet).
757478
It's actually very quiet and pretty cooling for such a small fan. Sometimes i dont even realize its on and forget to such it off cause its so quiet.
1871042
Mine isn't whipser-quiet as the other reviewer said, though its not loud either. Its probably about what you would expect it to sound like.
1871043
On the low setting its barely audible. Even on the high setting its pretty quiet. MUCH MUCH quieter than a fan with "hard" blades.
170250
I wish I could help you but mine is very quiet, in fact I remarked to my husband about how quiet it was.Good luck with this problem.
1804194
I am using this fan to cool my PM-2 Bose 400watt amplifier. I do not get any noise from the fan in my microphone. I have a two speed switch and while there is some wind noise, there is nothing that comes across electrically.
262788
Its not a consideration. It's not as loud as my himidifier, not as loud as the air circulating through my ductwork, not as loud as the AC. I might put it on par with, I dont know what. I actually didn't notice the noise so I can't recall. I guess it can't be that loud.
864301
I would definitely look for quieter fan. Scale of 1-10 . 10 being loudest. This fan would be a 7. You can insulate it and make it quieter. There is some really quiet fans out there. Most people use these in attics or in an insulated box. Google it and there is alot of info out there.
2267860
I bought one for the conference room of my office and it was not quiet. The condenser motor was loud and it wouldn't stop running. I took it back and the replacement is much quieter. The motor runs more quietly and is not on all the time -- only when necessary to cool. It does "gurgle" a bit sometimes as it runs (the sound of the Freon flowing?), but the overall noise level is now acceptable for a conference room.
1920206
As space heaters go, it's quieter than most, but all space heaters are noisy to some degree. I guess it depends on the size of the room and the sensitivity of the microphone. As long as the two weren't right next to each other, you'd probably be okay with this one.
413740
It sounds more like a fan. I use it in my office and it's pretty quiet. It's a little louder on high speed. Hope this helps !
1331167
Very quiet. I only hear it for a short time when the drives power up. A lot of the noise is the drives so get quite ones.
1819620
We put this in a small office and it has been quieter than most air conditioners we have had. This air conditioner has a slight hum as most would expect from an air conditioner. As far as in your bedroom, this might be as quiet as it gets for you.
104826
Hi. I haven't installed it yet. But as soon as I do, I'll let you know. I'm hoping it is quieter. It may be another couple of weeks (mid-August) before I get it installed. Thanks! Stay tuned.
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.
1322495
I'm using one on a bucket swamp cooler for my tent, it works amazing but is certainly not "quiet" compared to a computer fan. I put a speed control on it and run it at about 3/4 speed, which considering how well it works in my swamp cooler I tolerate the sound, it's not to bad, granted it's got about 6 feet of duct between me and the fan. If you want something near silent and you just want to move air go with a computer fan, but if you want WAY more airflow especially through a distance of duct, go with this fan with a speed control of some sort, I'm happy!
642919
Hmmm...not sure about the fan, but I haven't heard it and I normally sit within arm's reach of it when using it. I am not using it in a super quiet location, such as a studio, however. When packing up after two hours of use I haven't noticed that the unit is hot.
109153
I just put it in my 2 year old's room. It's not without noise. Its an ac. However, imo it's a little quiter then the AC in our bedroom. Can u hear this ac , absolutely. Is it quiter then others, I think def think so. I would reccomend buying it.
375541
We run ours on low & it's in the far corner of the room, so in ours is very quiet. It depends on what speed you run it on & how far you are from it.
770971
I'm curious about the noise level in a quiet office environment too. I'm sure it wouldn't interrupt anyone, but would everyone in the vicinity hear the sounds it makes while operating?