How loud does it get when it dispenses food (beyond the sound of the food falling in the bowl)? Will it wake me up?
1367027
The only sound I have noticed has been the sound of the food hitting the plastic bowl, otherwise I haven't noticed any other sound.
1367028
If this machine is in your bedroom, the motor on its own will likely wake you up. I have mine about 30 ft away from my bed in an adjacent bedroom and it still wakes me up sometimes unless the AC is on. The food dropping into the bowl is louder than the motor though. You can opt to take the food bowl off of the machine and just let the food fall on the floor, but I would still not recommend having it near your bed because the motor is a bit noisy unless you have sufficient white noise in the background.
1367029
I am a light sleeper and I don't hear it. I sometimes do hear the sound of the food falling but the machine itself I do not hear. This has by far been the best feeder I have had and I have gone through them all it seems.
1367030
If you're a sensitive sleeper and it's in the same room you might notice it a little, but overall the noise would not wake you up. The loudest thing you will hear is the food dropping imo
1367031
The whirring sound of tte motor is not as loud and the food pellets hitting the bowl.
389598
It does make a slight humming noise, I don't consider it to be loud. It doesn't disturb me and I don't believe it will wake up your children! Hope this helps :)
814764
It makes a noise but not so loud that it would wake someone up. Just my opinion. My family are not light sleepers though!
1371326
The motor is running for only the few pre-set seconds needed to dispense the food. During that time, the sound emitted by the feeder is only sufficient to attract the attention of your pet (their hearing is quite keen), but certainly not so loud as to awaken members of the family who might still be sleeping. Neighbors in an adjacent apartment should not be able to hear the feeder at any time unless they have their ear to the wall. Noise is not a problem . Just keep this in mind: the sound which is heard is not that of a motor, but of the actual kibble dropping into the plastic tray. We have two of these feeders in our home and they are timed to go off at approximately the same time, twice a day. A great product and made here in the U.S.A. Hope that helps.
1387419
It isn't very loud at all. You can hear it when it's in your mouth. With the television on, I think it would be difficult to notice from across the room. It isn't at all like an alarm clock, it's only powered by small watch battery!
1874069
It is not loud like a dish washer, but you can here it. It is like a fan running. But it works very good, I love it, use it all the time. My suggestion if you do not want to here itput it in a room somewhere and close the door, just do not forget when it is finished.
551577
It's about as loud as a vacuum. But being on the countertop puts it closer to your ears and kitchens are mostly hard surfaces. I find it uncomfortably loud so I keep a pair of inexpensive ear muffs in the cabinet over my Versa. Otherwise I am very happy with its performance as a smoothie maker.
476447
It is fairly quiet. I have noticed a slight hum. I can also hear "boiling water" sound occasionally, when I have put too much salt in it. I have no trouble sleeping in the same room with it running.
1371327
I have it in a room next to my bedroom. It doesn't bother me when sleeping but it does wake my boyfriend. I just rescheduled it. I agree with the other reviewer- it's the kibble hitting the bowl and also the cats running for the feeder ( and the dogs chasing the cats)
2172
the noise is a mechanical grinding noise, hard to say how loud it is as it is in the bathroom across the hall but we can easily hear it from the bedroom, it holds quite a bit of food - I'd say at least 8 cups of food, which for the amount it dispenses lasts quite a long time
539622
It's pretty loud - you're not going to want to inflate this with other people sleeping. But it's not as loud as some I've heard. I had one with an external pump and that was like a jet engine. This is more like a blow dryer.
1854825
I forget mine is in the room. It is in our dining room though and not in a really quiet area. I never hear it.
402794
It can get loud depending on what items you are blending. You wouldn't want to use it with a sleeping child in the next room, but it's not so noisy that it hurts. :-)
1078535
Depends on your definition of loud. It is a dehydrator so you should expect that there will be some noise from the fan to circulate the heat in the unit. When I first got it I thought it was a little loud but over time I got use to it and now I don't think it is as loud as when I first purchased the unit.
461166
Yikes, sorry to hear that. I guess it's all relative. It's loud without being abrasive. I have decent hearing, so I liked that it gradually increases (over about 15-30 seconds) so I can usually turn it off before it gets too loud. I have used it in two different apartments and can always hear it, even while in the shower. But it typically doesn't seem to stir my sleeping fiancé, who is a very heavy sleeper. Hope this helps.
525714
That is a hard question. I know when i am making a milkshake and there is chunks of ice cream it can get loud. But I dont think it is to loud. I wish i could b more help.
963101
It will make a slight gurgle noise, from time to time, but it isn't loud.I too, prefer utter silence, even when not asleep. I can't even hear this. It will be a slight louder when on high, but even then, you can't really notice.We have been very happy with this product, and have owned ours for 2 years now.