When they say this is surprisingly quiet,,how quiet does that actually mean?
1823102
I don't find it quiet at all but I've never had a generator before this one so I couldn't tell you if it's worse or better than others. I can tell you the noise from it is just like a lawnmower. It sounds like you've left the lawnmower running just outside the house. It's loud when I'm outside and right next to it but from inside the house with doors and windows closed it's not intrusive at all.
1823103
It means quieter than the gasoline model, but not near as quiet as a Honda portable. We run it all night about 25' away from our trailer and it isn't bothersome. But that's coming from tired deer hunters too :-)
1823104
I've owned several generators not savy on decibel levels for numbers however I have a gas gen slightly higher KW 1 to 10 rating 10 as loudest 1 as quiet ,I rate gas gen 8 to 9 whereas the lp gen in question I rate at a 5 or 6, I also have a 10 KW lp generac whole house gen that is probable close to the 5 or 6 level. Just repaired for a friend a gas gen 4 KW this one you better have ear plugs a 10 plus. Hope this was helpful. You could pay thee thousand or and get a quieter unit but hardly a fair trade off comparing cost and it's LP no old gas.
1823105
It's not silent. It just means that it is much quieter than gas powered generators. You do want to keep it a safe distance from a window or door not to hear it at all.
1703416
Not at all, it's almost completely silent... You'll just hear a slight hissing with this one
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.
1126449
Mine is very quiet. It's idle most of the time, but makes a slight noise when it activates to do a backup.
295227
It's very quiet. If it's cranked slowly it should be nearly silent. It won't bother anyone.
33972
It's actually fairly quiet. More of a medium-loud whirr than a loud, raucous sound.
967819
It's quiet, but I would not call it whisper quiet. Maybe "low talking" quiet.
1275472
Very quiet. The only time you will hear it is when it clicks on or clicks off.
1850909
It's quiet but not silent - depends on how quiet your house is and how good your hearing :-)
1487288
not quiet sure but it is very thin, if i had a second chance id go with thicker one.
1289051
It's pretty quiet with the fan running. It's virtually silent with the fan turned off.
1770337
No, this machine is whisper quiet. You'll be surprised at how little noise it makes.
2149985
I think it was advertised as being quieter. I have not compared it, so I can't verify this.
581984
This unit is fairly quiet. If you are doing audio editing without headphones then I think you might have an issue but otherwise I haven't noticed its volume while I am working.
2237166
I call it quiet, even under load. I still hear fans, but they don't overwhelm my tiny speaker system. If you want zero noise, then this won't work.
1141754
It is very quiet. I've never noticed any noise and it sits on my desk in a quiet office.
1392350
In my opinion it is very quiet. I was surprised by how much air such a quiet fan could move.