Is the humming sound loud enough to mask unwanted noises e.g. the activities of neighbors? I'm looking for a good humidifer that provides white noise.
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I recorded it in action. listen.... http://www.amazon.com/review/R1KZELKXIZQMCG/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN;=B005PK7RW4
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I have not really noticed a noise, but I also use it for the most part in a room that always has an air filter running. I would have to try it out in a "silent" room to be certain. Like the others said, I am sure Amazon would replace it for you!
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It is a quiet unit. You don't hear a humming, motor sound do you?That bubbling sound you hear is the ultrasonic process of water turning into mist.
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It is louder then I would have wanted it but it cools a room down and has a strong wind flow. So that overrides any noise issue I have. When watching tv and it is on Low it is fine but if you put it up to high then you might want to put the volume up. It does not bother me when sleeping as it acts as White Noise and is easy to sleep/rest to.
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It would depeand on what speed you had it on. I don't fine to be noise at all. though I do not have it in the bed room. on low speed it is very quite. although at any speed, I hardly notice that it is there. this is my second year with the humidifier, and one of the best buys in humidfiers I have made.
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No , not at all. This humidifier is awesome ! Seen it on DIY Channel and when they said it was quiet I knew it was for us.
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Excuse me, cool** like the previous person said, it can be pretty loud. Barely worth the 20$(I spent 35$ on this at cvs, regretted it). I'm probably going to invest in a better cool mist humidifier next winter and throw this one out.
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It is essentially as loud as a fan of the same size ~12" around + a hissing noise. It is definitely louder than a warm mist humidifier, probably equivalent to an evaporative / wicking unit + the hissing noise. It is definitely not "loud" but it is definitely noticeable. Anyone that says this unit is loud is either speaking relatively or is used to sleeping in silence. I always have a 20' box fan as white noise to sleep with and I feel I could easily substitute it with this unit unnoticeably.
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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.
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I guess that is subjective. It does have the normal hum of electronic equipment. I use it in the office and my air purifier is much louder. Hope that helps!
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Yes Amy, the unit makes a low humming sound with a slight vibration when in use. Make sure you use a little bit of liquid soap or jewelry cleaner in with the water.
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I consider it very quiet, but there is a faint humming sound. I don't think you can get one that is silent.
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I have a heater and a humidifier in the room, low white noise and that doesn't bother me at all. I keep the volume at 1 or 2 bars and can still hear the babies just fine without much background noise. If it is a very loud white noise, I would recommend putting a white noise machine with the same volume in the 2nd room as well. Because you will hear the difference on scan (unless you keep it at the lowest volume level). There is also a quiet noise made when it scans from room to room which bothered me at first, but I have adjusted just fine.
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It's not noisy but not perfectly quiet. Just a low humming sound. I have used it in my bedroom and it did not keep my awake but some people are more sensitive to sounds than others.
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The unit isn't super loud or super quiet. But you do hear when it is on. However I have slept with the unit just 2 feet away or less with no problem. The noise level shouldn't be a major concern. If it is than this type of air cleaner is not what you should be looking for to clean your air.
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This is a question that might be very personal. I consider the sound loud, but certainly not annoying. The machine works very well, so you have to consider if another machine that is quieter will work as well. Hopefully this answered your question.
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If this is a system with internal fans throughout the piping the foam may reduce a small amount of noise probably not worth it for your application. We had an enclosure in a studio that had a venting system and we lined the inside of the enclosure with the foam as well and you could barely hear the cooking fans, computers, and other rack gear that may have created a low end hum. I don't know if that answers your question or not hope it helps.