Is it quiet? -- THANK YOU to everyone who responding. Of course, I know that it is not going to be SILENT ... it is an A/C, after all. I'm just hoping that I can sleep at night with the thing on, as I had to use earplug last year with the Frigidaire in...
969362
Not totally quiet. I have to raise the tv sound when it kicks on but it's quiet enough to sleep with.
709987
That's a personal assessment. It is no louder than window air conditioners I've had in my own bedrooms. It's quieter than many wall air conditioners in motels.
110008
It is not too loud, but it is noticeable due to the fact that the fan is attached to a metal box. I have mine tucked away in a place where I do not hear it unless I'm near it. The benefits outweigh the any sound it produces. You have the option of turning the fan off, if your device has a fan. I prefer having the fan of the box and my device on for optimal cooling. I hope this helps!
1166920
This unit is not too terribly loud. I would not say it is super quite though either. With it on and TV on at same time, you do need to turn up the volume a bit on the TV to hear it easily. But in my experience, that is the case with any in-room a/c unit. I would rate this one about average for sound volume.
2038024
This unit has low, medium, high setting for the fan speed. On the low setting this unit is pretty quiet. I would say it is quiet enough to be used while sleeping. The sound from a window AC comes from two sources: the compressor, and the fan. I observed that the compressor is also very quiet. My application was in a small home office and had the unit mounted "casement" style, not in a window. How this helps.
2240700
Can anyone tell me how loud this unit is outside of the house? Our neighbor is complaining that our current A/C unit is keeping her awake. We're happy to buy a new A/C unit, but we are more concerned that it be quiet for our neighbor across the yard than for us inside the house.
1639953
If it's one in proper working order then it's quiet enough. When you first start it it may produce a "sound" but I wouldn't call it a deafening sound, it's just a bit louder than the unit normally is. After a few minutes it goes away and the A/C is pretty quiet. If it were loud I would have returned my unit.
494521
It's pretty quiet. I have it in my TV room and don't notice any noise...I don't have air conditioning anywhere in my house. I only use this portable one in one room and love it.
1639952
I would agree. It is shockingly loud. I cant have it on at night. I mainly use it in early evening to cool my bedroom down to sleep. Our climate is cool here so it works for what i want. The grinding noise sounds at times like it will self destruct!
1090766
Just OK. It was louder than the Frigidaire unit I have replaced it with but I didn't consider it objectionable. It has 2 fan speeds and is predictably a bit quieter on the low speed setting, in the same range as a window air conditioner on a low fan speed setting. I couldn't hear any compressor noise so it was just rushing air white noise.
1996204
Compared to what? You will certainly hear it running. It is louder than a ceiling fan. It doesn't keep me awake, though, and I am right smack next to it at night, so I can hog all the cold air.
2109975
Considering its power, yes it is quiet. I live in an apt. and use it very early in the morning and some late nights --- and no one has ever complained.
1091733
All there is is a little fan to cool it. I have a smaller one in the living room. Yes, when I'm in the kitchen with the 11 cu ft, I'm aware of the fan being on which assures me it is working. It isn't on often. The sound is not a bit bothersome like the last refrg/combo I had. (not Danby) It was the combo that made it so noisy.
872336
it shouldnt be very loud. my mother in law got it to help keep her place cool and she says it worked great. she would have said if had been noisy. the only downside is it burnt out fast from leaving it on all night.
2046780
this is the only unit i have ever had so it is hard for me to say. it is not loud, but you can tell it is on. the higher the setting the louder it is, but it is not annoyingly loud. sorry i could not be more helpful!
646043
I have only had the unit one night, but the fan noise does seem a little loud. Which is unfortunate because I kept reading how quiet it is and that is one of the main reasons I bought one. Not sure if it is just my unit, or if this is just how normally loud it is for others? Also, my fan ALWAYS seems to be running, even if I am not pushing it hard at all.
2139067
Mine is quiet until it is under load. I use it as an alarm clock to wake the kids for school. Can't use it on weekends until after 9am.