Someone said that by removing the air out of the system it would be less noisy. How do you do that because I find it way too noisy since I plugged it?
1401438
Thank you for your question! Typically you should only hear the sound of falling water. If your fountain is louder than normal, and makes a grinding sound, it is a sign that more water is needed.
1401439
I relaly don't have an answer for you on this one. Even though it is louder than any other fountain I have purchased I don't notice it unless I am standing right over it. The unit sits right outside my bedroom door which stays open while I sleep and it actually helps with my sleeping patterns. Sorry I could not be of more help. I don't think there would be a way to remove the air. Once the water has filled everything up it should remove all the air bubbles at that time.
1401440
I don't know how taking air out (of what?) would make any difference. It is very noisy but that's due to the design of the "waterfall catch". It's not broad enough to make the water cascade slow/wide enough to be quiet. We mute it by putting a small bowl that fits just over the top of the ledge and rests on the bottom of the fountain. It cuts the sound way down.
1401441
Hi. Any time you start up a pump it will have some air in it, however it will flush out on its own. Unfortunately these fountains are a bit louder. Thanks!
1647359
Don't know because mine is not noisy. Maybe you should call the owner/manufacturer and ask. He is very helpful and nice to do business with.
1910553
I hear no such noise in mine, however, I always leave mine in standby mode. I suspect you have a noisy cooling fan.
218945
On my unit when the filter plugged it just restricted air flow as the air is drawn thru the filter. It seems like there is a different problem if its blowing dust out into the room such as something not seated properly.
2038020
I have it installed in a rental. There's no way around having a wall type AC making the noise of blowing air (fan). I would not say that it's quiet.
204253
There is very little noise with my unit when the fan isn't running. And the only times so far that the fans have kicked in were when I had it hooked to my TV as an external display. Don't get me wrong, the fans are far from silent when they do kick in, but with fairly normal use, they usually don't.
1073089
Hmm, maybe there is an issue with your unit. Mine (un-altered) blows really hard. My dog and wife are scared of it!
569375
A hum that you can hear is normal. If it is loud, something is wrong. If it is noisy without a load connected, I would replace it. Are you sure you have not overloaded it?
1170995
I spoke to Watts about this issue. They said the noise is related to water passing through the membrane. I am still looking into it, but the noise is not constant in our case.
1676716
The fan is actually pretty quiet so that really isn't going to work out, you're going to have to try a different method. I'm sorry about that.
1972956
Fairly noisy but it only makes noise as you fill it...like when you plug it in and silent until you initiate the air flow.
1220749
probably the mini fan from the back of the system is full of dust, dust it off with a vacuum hose very carefully it might work. good luck.
76703
i have the same problem as well, the fan is really noisy when in the mode of battery saving!
2247050
The only solution i found was to put a bit of electrical tape on the holes on the top of the unit, it muffles the sound a bit. But it is still too loud for my tastes.
421756
Return it. I didn't have that problem. In fact, the air should be cleaner when its running because of the filter.
210388
The units lights are a big part of the problem, turn the lights off and the " whine " goes away. As far as " white noise ", rack mount it, grounding it, then using a power line conditioner w " quality " preferably gold plated cables for the optimum sound. Shouldnt need all this, but unless your outside, your gonna want at the very least a power line conditioner with quality cables. Ive reduced the noise you speak of by a good 75%, if not 80%. Good luck :)
416076
When that happens I would turn it off right away and unplug it. Then take a look under the bottom suction area to see if there is something obstructing the flow into the machine.