How loud is it? Can you run it without waking the family up?
180542
I think it is somewhat loud, but it is significantly less loud if you hold it in your hands rather than have it sitting on the counter. If you need it really quiet, you can always put a towel around it (I've done this when grinding coffee at night).
180543
The IDS57-4 does create some noise during the grinding process, I would recommend grinding your beans the night before.
180544
I don't think so... Even with the kitchen downstairs and the bedrooms upstairs. I prepare everything in the evening and in the morning I just have to find the power button of the coffee machine... :)
470496
Hi Amy, The alarm was loud enough to wake my husband and I up from across the hall, but my son slept right through it every time. We'd have to go wake him up. Quite honestly the alarm is so loud and so close to his ear I was concerned about hearing damage. You really don't want an alarm louder than this one. The volume is adjustable.
684296
It is loud but not bothersome. We have it in our basement and my kids love it.
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.
315946
Yes, it's pretty quiet. We had a group of people over while we "played" with it and no one had to raise their voices! (There were about 8 of us)
2208145
It ofcourse makes noise, but less than a lawn mower.You run it outside and I can hear it in the house, but it doesn't bother us.
376140
We have small get togethers and it does the job. It's pretty loud! We got a complaint from the neighbor when we were testing it out but then again our house is very open with just screen on the windows / no glass.
2001091
It is not silent and it is not noisy. You can easily hold a conversation while standing next to it. It is quieter than window air conditioners I've been around. If it is running next to the head of the bed while you are trying to sleep, there is no doubt you will know it is there. Will it annoy you? My wife is phonophobic and on low speed it didn't bother her: she described it as a white noise she could overlook.
2042381
The motor is loud. But u can cover it while using the motor which does decrease noise...I did that when I did not want to wake grandchild.
2120777
Ours is not even in the house; it is about 1000 feet downhill; however, when it kicks on, it is fairly quiet. I think if it were in our basement or somewhere in our house, it would be difficult to hear. I certainly would not call it noisy....my old one was, however. This one is nearly silent in comparison.
1784645
It's actually not too loud. I use it for my toddler so he knows when we are transitioning to new activities. I have a baby and she can sleep through it entirely. It's not obnoxious loud and it is not too quiet either. My mother in law uses this for her class and she loves it.
1159785
It's pretty loud. I run it at night and it acts like white noise so it never bothers me. It does an excellent job though.
701086
It's not very loud. I sleep with the ceiling fan on and this thing too, and sometimes I can't tell if it's on. The fan is basically what you would find in a computer tower so the noise is minimal. A slight humm if anything
2221239
There is an on/off switch. There is no way to adjust the volume though and it is pretty loud. At night I wrap it in a blanket to muffle the sound and I am still able to hear it but the rest of the family is not disturbed if it goes off.
772348
Neighbors would definitely would not complain. It is not very loud. I always run at 2/3 capacity and find it is at a very tolerable level. I can imagine putting a towel under it and you almost wouldn't hear it. hope this helps/ i am very happy with this machine.
1867278
It's not too loud. Certainly much quieter than some of the larger HP units in our neighborhood.
538704
It's def louder than a portable generator. If you start it up and don't hear it, you better go check on it. Having said that tho, I don't mean to say that it is distractingly noisy, just that you're going to hear it running.