My elderly mother is hard of hearing. I thought this would help her keep from burning food. Is the beeping loud enough do you think?
1387368
I really doubt it. It is very high frequency and pretty quiet. For those reasons young women are probably going to think it is loud enough. Men and anyone who has lost some of the top end of their hearing (say anyone who ever went to a rock concert) are going to have a slim to nonexistent chance of hearing it unless they are really paying attention.
1387369
The best thing about this timer is the cord. If your mom got into the habit of putting the cord around her neck so the timer is with her when the food is cooking then she would hear it.
1387370
It keeps me from burning things. We have a two-story house and I hear it on the second level. It has a lengthy alarm sound, not like my oven that beeps only once. Also, it is small enough to hang around my neck or put in my pocket. I have the second one now, I wore the first one out.
1387371
It is as loud as a standard watch. If was worn with a lanyard maybe as it would be close. it is easy to operate. But not super loud.
1387372
Probably not. however, you can hang it around your neck so it may work. I use it in my classroom with 25 5th graders and I can hear it when I am within a few feet
791197
Don't think so. I actually like that it has "reminder" beeps if you forget to remove your food.
151113
Absolutely not! If it's an electronic beep, it's a malfunction. It might be a squeak from the canister turning. Re-position it and see what happens. Keep the canister handle toward the back.
444627
We don't have any problems with loud beeps. We love the treadmill. It is solid, and very heavy.
439808
My hearing loss is pretty bad. what I have done is place my timer on the countertop with nothing close by to absorb the vibrations, and therefore I can hear it just fine even with the wife listening to TV.I tested the signal while in the bedroom and was able to know it was running. It is small enough to put in my pocket if there are several people talking at once.
1233143
Yes, it beeps. I don't mind the initial beep, it's the reminders afterward I could do without. Beeps set aside, it's a great microwave.
1032939
I do not hear a lot of noise. I have noted as it is on longer. It does not beep.
885746
??? I have never tried, it's not at all annoying to me and serves a purpose. The beeping sound is a response to the manipulatioin of controls, sort of a way of saying, "I am now changing from high to low", or from "Oscillating to static... "
2084277
The beeps are loud enough to be heard in a quiet house. They are certainly loud enough to give your position away if that is your main concern. I have not found a way of turning the beeps off or even quieting them.
1231011
If you're just walking at low speed, it's very quiet though not silent, and it does 'beep' on startup and at the end of the cycle. You might be able to disable the beeper, but I haven't tried. The overall sound is not bad. I can talk on the phone while walking and no one knows. If you're walking fast or running, there is a definite 'hum' not to mention the sound of your footfalls. A lot depends on the room too. If you have all hard surfaces (no carpeting or furnishings) then the sound will seem louder.
2229779
It's pretty loud. I can hear it in other rooms as long as there is no real loud back round noise. It beeps for a pretty good while, but not in defitnilty. I was looking for a timer that was close to the one from Pampered Chef. This was as close as I could get. This one though is louder. Hope this helps!
1762259
Because it doesn't have the vibrating alarms needed for deaf people. If you can't hear the beeps, it's useless. Hope that helps.
2229784
I have to respectfully disagree with the comment from NM Norma. Maybe she has an older or different version of this timer. I have a recent version, approximately one month old, and it beeps non-stop until I hit the reset button. I find this to be a very helpful feature. It's also pretty loud, but not TOO loud. I'm not sure if it would be loud enough to be heard from upstairs, especially if there are a lot of other noises in the house, but the great thing is that it has a belt clip so you can simply take it with you wherever you go. :)
1016798
Answering on behalf of my grandmother: the voice is seemingly loud in a quiet room, but it needs to be held up closer to her ear in a crowded room/restaurant, etc.
2168821
I'm sorry but I checked tell instruction manual and there is nothing about the beeping. Mine is loud enough to hear even in the next room with noises in the background.
1082069
The beeps are the loudest I have heard in any of these gadgets and I have tested several of them. Can't guarantee your father will hear them, but if he can't, he will never be able to hear any other similar product.
1938731
Mine is blessedly quiet compared to my old microwave, and I LOVE that the beep volume is adjustable. The low setting is very nice--I hate machines beeping at me.