How quiet is the unit?
574557
It is about as quiet as a Boeing 747 when the pilots turn the jets on full reverse thrust during the landing sequence. When it's on, I have to turn on Closed Captioning on my TV so I can understand what is happening, lol! The digital features are awesome, but the actual AC unit could use a massive redesign.
574558
This unit is terrible as far as the noise level is concerned! In a bedroom? Really... How could you sleep? The LOW setting is the same as my Samsung on HIGH! They failed miserably in this area!!!!!! I think the Samsung is going back in as this is unbearable!
574559
More obstruction of the wind flow results in loss of effectiveness and higher noise level. I am wondering what can be expected from the unusually small apertures in this front grill.
574560
It's not quiet. I used a sound level meter to compare it to a couple other units and it's literally 10-20 times louder. The sound it makes is also particularly annoying.
574561
Aros does not have a noise level rating, but proper installation will avoid vibration and rattling. There is also an Eco mode, which when on will help reduce noise.
574562
It is REALLY noisy, seriously I will be returning mine because of that. I had bought for my bedroom but this is unbearable, even the lowest speed generates so much more noise than my old AC on the max speed.
574563
Quirky posted sound profiles on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/94703032Based on this, they should have partnered with Sharp.
732995
Admittedly, I have the smallest unit, but it is absolutely whisper-quiet. I can hear it a tiny bit if nothing else is on in the room. If anything, it's a tiny bit of white noise (which is a good thing at night, as it masks other noises).
1158238
Yes very quietly ... A little click when it shuts off. You can't hear any noise when it's running .
1522112
relatively quiet. it come on so infrequently that i do not notice it. and where i have it installed minimizes the sound.
624366
The unit is about medium noisey. Naurally the faster fan makes more noise. But as usual, once it on for awhile your hearing ignores the noise.
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.
2067989
It's pretty quiet. I have it near my couch in the same set up and it doesn't bother me at all. Is more like a very quiet hum... It is a very cool fridge:)
1382466
I personal don't think its loud, its kind of a mumm.... I am very satisfied with is unit, does a good job.
581985
I think that it is very quiet. I only use it to backup my system and it is not on all of the time. I have not noticed any noise.
1673211
The unit is quiet. The equipment you'll be using will be louder. If you put a furnace filter in front of the unit it acts as a prefilter
1318527
The unit is very quiet. You hear it bubbling at the end of cycle, and it turns off automatically.
1996202
I don't think it's loud at all. I've had it running 24/7 in my bedroom since I got it and it's pretty quiet. It's about the same noise as a window a/c or quieter. Hope that helps!
1719777
Yeah, its pretty quiet. Mine's especially quiet lately, I really should get on it again. :)But to answer your question, I don't think it would be an irritant to the people below.
744296
Katherine , It Makes Less Noise Than My Old One! It's Still Fairly/Med Quiet. Kat
2077273
The one I purchased and installed is relatively quiet. I don't notice any noise. I'm happy with the purchase.
705911
Mine is extremely quiet, especially compared with other models I have owned.
2038019
Mine is noisy, but kind of a white noise. If I had it in the bedroom, it would not bother me, but I like that type of noise to be able to cover for other random noises from outside. It is most definitely NOT a quiet unit, though.