One more question....my mom will be living in an independent senior living facility. Is the unit so loud that it would bother neighbors?
599623
you can select the "ringtone" - some are quieter than others. If she has her own room, I'm sure it won't be loud enough to disturb anyone else. It is easy to use; if she's only taking meds once or twice a day you won't have to refill for a couple of weeks.
624367
It is no louder than the usual air conditioners. We can talk and hear the TV easily over it. The best feature on it is, there is a water drain. We have always had problem with the ones that have no drains, they tend to back up on us.
1507114
Yes you can hear your mother in law, mad wife, and that over talkative neighbor (but if you turn up the volume you can have a blissful listening session). They mute annoying noises so you can use the volume to mute almost any sound. I wouldn't use them if I was babysitting.
580807
It is not overly noisy, in my opinion, but I am old so my hearing isn't trustworthy. Perhaps a younger person should answer your question.
151445
Though it could be because of how we assembled it (possible loose bolts on the neck), mine is a bit loud. Loud squeaking with each step. I don't think it's heard by my neighbors, but my apartments are pretty good on sound blocking (though if they do hear something, it's probably the TV, as I turn that up a little louder to hear it over the elliptical).
926571
It's noisy. It vibrated a lot. I live in an apartment and I didn't want to disturb the neighbors. Now this thing lives in my closet.
1085448
No I don't think it's overly loud. I use it alot and the hum doesn't bother me. In NYC I have more noise with the windows open. I am very happy with this model.
1401178
I'm not sure. I thought it was quite loud, but it is a high-pitch as I recall. That is the sound that people lose first usually. Does he live alone? If not, it would definitely wake anyone else. I have a baby monitor in Mom's room. It nearly scared me right out of bed, and my room is some distance from hers. Unfortunately, we had lots of false alarms because of the way she turns over in bed (raising up on elbow rather than just rolling.).
517980
It's pretty loud for being how small it is. Depends how big the space is for the party. If you're in an apartment/condo absolutely. If you're in an 8 bedroom three story house, probably not...
1343754
I bought that one for my mom several years back and it was loud to begin with. Still running fine though!
1940966
Yes. I bought it because I live in a second floor apartment and didn't want to disturb my neighbor downstairs. It's really quiet.
103117
It is not quiet per say but it isnt the loudest one I have had... I would not get it if you are trying to not let other hear you, if that makes sence.
801842
I had no problem with noise from the unit. Even slept with it in a small bedroom and was surprised I didn't notice it after a short while. It is rated for 800 square ft. which meant I had to move it around until the problem resolved, but that was my fault for not paying attention to the details. Otherwise very pleased with the product. Hope this helps.
1624864
It's pretty noisy (from the fan). Don't know how big your apt is, but this is a very large unit. I was quite surprised when I got it. Good unit to help keep things cool(er), but it is quite noisy. Also, since other people have asked this...this is an evap cooler, if you live in a wet humid climate you do not want this type of cooler.
2024989
On the two highest settings it can be loud.Easy solution is to turn the unit on either the highest setting or Auto about an hour prior to going into the room.At that point you can put it on the first or second settings overnight and it shouldn't disturb you.I leave it on Auto and sometimes it will cycle into high while I'm sleeping but that no longer bothers me.Effective machine the easier breathing makes the noise issue tolerable.
1685398
not loud, I don't think it would be heard by a neighbor, unless one was below your unit, there might be some detected through the floor to their ceiling.
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.