Any alert sounds? (I don't want to wake up neighbors or roommates; thin walls)
467707
Yeah, when it's finished it beeps like a microwave only slightly less loud.
467708
Yes. The machine beeps when the rice is cooked. It will continue to beep intermittently, so it may be an issue for roommates, but probably not for neighbors.
655987
The alarm is not real loud, and no volume control. Unless you had this inside in a place a few rooms away, or maybe in basement if it was not far away from the door down to the basement, you wouldn't hear it probably.
2062643
Not sure what is being asked here, but the alarm unit will make it's sound if anything or anyone moves in front of the monitor/motion detector unit within a range of about 9 feet, in my experience with it.
142206
No, and the alarm is extremely loud. I use the chime it is loud enough to here if my ASD son is entering an area of the home he is not permitted to.
844000
There is an Alert setting that will sound a siren-like sound when there is a weather alert. Normally we turn ours off of that setting so we don't get constant alarms unless it's a BIG event or something has a high probability of occurring at night.
1529898
The alarm sound plays off the receiver. It's loud as all hell but that's the part in your house. It will annoy you before the neighbors.
2035434
Honestly I didn't know that was an option. I really don't think there is one. I am currently at work and will try to remember to look when I get home. I assumed the alarm was preset and/or just went off when levels exceeded above normal levels.
2283489
There doesn't seem to be a way to turn this off and IMP it's a huge flaw. We live in a loft so there's no wall between kitchen and bedroom, and the beep is so loud it wakes us up at night. This is obviously a big problem that deters me from making bread.
923338
Yes, the sounds (including nature sounds) can come up at alarm time. It can be loud.I use the night-chirping sounds to make it sound like the window is open, also use the ceiling fan to move the are around. When I'd go to bed early, my wife would come around my side (where the window is) and try to close it because she often thought the window was open (air movement, and sound of crickets). It all helps me sleep.
994051
If you install the included powerchute software, you can configure alarms to sound at all times, or you can choose to have alarms silenced during a selectable window of hours, or when the PC is in hibernation. I've got 3 of these devices, and the two on my PCs are set to alarm 24/7. However, the only time they've ever sounded is when I first turn them on there is a short beep, and during a real power failure. Not all all intrusive.
1541433
Yes. The volume can be adjusted from mute to annoying loud. However, for proper installation, I recommend adding either the wired or wireless siren. The siren will only go off when the alarm has been triggered. This way the sound is audible to everyone outside.
915915
Yes, it can be heard in another room. Our caregivers are awakened in the night if my mother tries to get out of bed. I suppose the others in the house will also be awakened by the alarm as it is loud enough to be heard from about 30 feet away.
680630
Yes, the unit sounds an audible alarm. If connected to a system, it also causes all other detectors to sounds, the base unit to sound, and alerts the monitoring company (subscription required).
954705
I think that might work. It would stop the sound once closed. A motion detector might also work. This brand works great.
700701
It depends on your surrounding ambient noise. We did hear ours going off in the basement from the upstairs and the other side of the house, but we didn't have much other noise on at the time. If we'd had the TV on, we probably wouldn't have heard it right away. If you change out the batteries For these when you do your smoke detectors, then it should sound the alarm for at least a day before losing power. Should be enough time for you to hear it when the house is quiet, like bedtime.
2223147
Set the alert feature to "siren" mode and it will sound relentlessly. At its highest volume setting, I can not fathom anyone sleeping thorough the siren on this thing. If you do, then you need to have your hearing tested!
1694235
Quite loud. Well it depends how close you are to your neighbors, but if you leave in a house I don't think it will wake them up.