Does it get hot to the touch? How loud is it?
1438235
The unit itself does not get hot. The front grate where heat it dispensed obviously gets warm. As far as the noise goes, the fan is not terribly loud, although I tend to run mine when I first go to bed and like the white noise. Overall I absolutely love this little thing! Highly recommend it!
1111719
It's really not loud at all. We thought we had a bad thermostat when we originally installed this, but it was our furnace, and not the thermostat that was defective. This has worked well for us since we got our furnace repaired last year. What you will hear is a soft click. I can hear it a few feet away, but our thermostat is outside our bedroom door and it doesn't wake me at night.
1412461
It really does not make much noise. It's a buzzing sound but to be quite frank I do not hear it all. I guess it depends on where is sitting. In my case it seats on top of granite on solid structure and I only heard it when there was absololute silence. Its kind of like the sound of white light (office) but to be honest we do not hear it at all. As far as the heat - its warm not hot at all. My cable box gets hotter and so does my PC.
923135
I haven't used it in almost a year...but I do not recall it being loud at all. It lasted the entire time of my daughter's party until we turned it off.
521461
Yes, quite loud though. Will also heat up the room a bit. Manual says to avoid areas like that, but doesn't say why.
1426649
Yes it does get hot i took the cover off and drilled lots of vent holes in the cover and does not get as hot. Also it will not pass true 5.1 surround sound so mine just sits in the closet now.
895204
Not at all noisy, I leave mine plugged in all day and I've got a dog that always freezes so never to hot for him. Actually I bought a second one and I use it myself. It doesn't auto turn off like "people heating pads", and is a nice 102 degrees. Perfect
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.
559684
Yes it gets hot. Sometimes I can Pu with bare hands and other times need a hot pot mitt.
1224876
It gets hot. Usually after getting warm in bed I have to turn it down. Definitely worth the money
2173999
Yes it is very loud, so unfortunately I returned this item and it also did not cool the room off as well as I would have liked it to!
1974605
It's not so loud but you can hear it. I got used to it after a while. I have it in the bedroom. It's not so bad. Does the job for me. Keeps everything cool but not super cold. Just cool.
859118
It can get pretty loud. I only use it in the shower so I can't speak for it elsewhere.
1503717
Yes, of course it is hot to the touch, extremely hot! That is, when it works. But then it does not often work. So there is a trade-off here.
1109314
Yes, it makes a modest noise, similar to boiling water in an ordinary saucepan on an electric range. The noise is not at all objectionable in my opinion. Also, a few seconds after the water comes to a rolling boil there is an audible "click" when the thermostat cuts off the heating element. I use my kettle several times each week to make hot tea. I find it very handy and recommend it without reservation
369638
YES! Almost too hot! It is does not have auto shut off though. Don't forget and leave it on! (Trust me!) love it though!
1898244
It is not loud at all. However, it does get a bit warm. I have it sitting on my desk and it's been running good without issues. I'd say to make sure there's ventilation wherever you put it.