What is the noise level of these things running? Approximately the same as a traditional fridge?
453637
Do not have measuring device for sound. Ours is in the mud room so sound is not an issue. I think it is a little higher than a full size house fridge. We have it loaded with farm direct apples stored at just above freezing. Does a good job of keeping them cold. Ours taste better than store apples that cost a lot more than the $0.35 a pound we paid. Commercial apples are not stored as cold as ours.
453638
once it gets up to desired temp it shuts off,really we don't hear it anymore and we only run it for 5 hours at night and everything stays frozen or cold for the next 24 hours most likely the freezer would last even longer. We have 2, 1 freezer 1 for fridge. A really wonderful invention,so nice to not live out of a cooler!! only uses 6 volts to start and then drops after that!!
453639
Yeah...no louder, though I do hear the compressor rattling around over bumps and on rough roads..
1622097
It's about as loud as the ice crusher on the door of the refrigerator. But it works really fast, so the noise hasn't bothered me at all.
746343
I have had this appliance for about 3 weeks and it seems to work very well and the noise level is reasonable. I would not say it is quiet but it's not noisy either.
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.
500097
It has a low hum to it that is only noticeable when sitting close to the unit, It's pretty quiet and I have it in my dining room area. But like your fridge it does not run constantly. Keeps the 55 temp very consistently asd well, unless you push the unit against a wall, then the temp will shoot up to 58 or higher .
1835829
The sound is normal. The unit has higher power use and needs a fan to cool the unit.
191315
I think turbo setting is the loudest. I have mostly used the "general" setting and that's pretty quiet (similar to a table top fan on the lowest speed). I live in a studio and my refrigerator is probably noisier than the fan on the air purifier. The other settings are a bit louder than the general clean setting, but not as loud as turbo, so you can probably sleep with those settings if you're used to the "white noise."
500094
The unit is not a standard refrigerator with a compressor. It cools by thermionics and the only sound is a quiet running fan. It is very hard for us to hear the unit when it operates.
199476
I personally wouldn't recommend that as this fridge runs almost non stop in my house. I am concerned about the longevity of the fridge in my house.
1211869
The noise level is very acceptable, considering the fact that you have no electric.Solid generator. Bought mine 6 yrs ago, money well spent.
1591133
It's noisy, but the sound itself it's from the air passing through the vents.... I could survive on a smaller room.... the unit could cold the environment quickly.
1652429
Not really very noisy, the noise level is the same as any other piston type compressor.
2225485
79 dB on spec sheet. Quiet than most but don't expect a refrigerator like hum. It just is quieter for an air compressor.
1686793
There is no noise. It is the same as if you had a small aerator which was not flexible.
2129325
Yes. It's small and sounds like a regular refrigerator, not super quiet like a SubZero but not at all loud. I use mine as an only refrigerator (one person household). My dog did was afraid of the old one, she went through about 4 screens last summer.... She's OK with this one.
1656176
The refrigerator is no more noisy than comparable machines. You will hear the compressor when it cycles on, but I do not find it intrusive.
1505204
It started out very quiet and has gradually gotten a little louder, but it is still fairly quiet. It is about as loud as my refrigerator for comparison.