I was wondering how loud it is, around 55 DBs? Want to use it in a greenhouse. Thanks!
1424639
Chris, did you find a high CFM fan that is also quiet? I'm also looking for use in a greenhouse.
1424640
It is kind of noisy. I have it cooling a 4 wheeler. When going slow you can hear it pretty good. For a greenhouse you might find it too loud.
1424641
I don't know in dbs as I have no way of measuring. I have this on my car and it is loud when car is not running. When tuning I can't hear it. Hope that helps
1424642
It's a little loud, not sure of the DBs, but then I'm using it on a vehicle.
1230710
Because I had nothing better to do just now I measured it with my sound pressure meter. It is between 76 and 77 dB C weighted at 1 foot. In other words, not super loud. About the same as what you might hear from a UPS unit on your computer when the power goes out. Then again when the power goes out the house gets pretty quiet so it is easy to hear a floor away.
1785762
Can't tell you dBA, but it's rated at 4 sones. That's not exactly quiet. I have one that I am replacing because it's too loud. It's fine for the half bath where a the sound can offer privacy. But in the master bath, it's just loud. Watts are unknown but it's not Energy Star rated.
1122548
Not bad. You can hear it running, but we also use it in an agricultural setting, so it is not very noticeable. All of these size refrigerators make about the same sound, I would say it is fairly quiet.
2282824
It is not loud at all. I use mine in the basement while my family is asleep. I use it to cut brass and it is about as loud as a box fan on high power. You should be fine.
1275977
It is pretty loud, but it moves a ton of air! I use it in my workout room and the noise is fine. If you plan on using it near a TV or while sleeping, it might be a little too loud.
1153278
Can you hear the difference between 58 and 59 decibels? There's more to loud than db...there's also "tone". This generator is very quiet, allowing for conversation while standing next to it, even when it's running at full output. The tone is low, and there isn't any mechanical clatter like with so many others. I am quite happy with mine.
1468188
It is a whole shop compressor so it is loud, but surprisingly quiet for this type of compressor... I have another 80 Gal in my shop that is louder!
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It is not loud. I use it outside but it is well insulated but has no tank so it does run continuously
1605362
It is not bad, I use it in our garage which is under our house and when I leave the garage and go into the basement I close the door and I don't hear it in the laundry room. I have it on a Formica toped bench, it doesn't walk. Seems to get a little louder the longer it runs so if you only run it for an hour or so, should be Ok. Depends a lot on your neighbors though, it's been 25 years since I lived in an apartment, but I do remember some neighbors could be a problem over anything.
2198087
It is somewhat loud. The higher the setting, the louder. I use it in my garage and it works well.
1178318
Pretty loud, Robert. I don't know the actual decibels but we definitely hear it inside the house. For convenience of operation and to have it out of sight, I permanently installed the generator under our house entrance deck but would now recommend building or buying a small, sound-insulated enclosure located it at least 50' from the house. Less risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning too. One small advantage of hearing the generator run is that I can easily tell when various electrical loads, like the fridge or furnace, come on and turn off.
1801179
Actually it is not that loud. The best description is a little louder than a blow dryer and not as loud as a leaf blower. I use it in my house. Hope this helps
1332620
As far as I can tell! It is working very well for me in the greenhouse. Gets lots of use and some abuse from students.
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I measured mine at approximately 52 db from 3 feet. Keep in mind this is the outdoor unit. The indoor is much better, at 43 db full on. My neighbor's new central air unit is much, much louder than this at 63 db 30 feet away.
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I don't have another generator to compare it to, but it is pretty darn loud. Certainly louder than a walk-behind lawnmower.
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I don't have a hard number on the sound rating of this fan, but I am happy with its performance in my garage. Standing right under it you would be able to hold a conversation with somebody close to you by raising your voice just a bit. At the lower speed setting the sound drops probably about 6 to 10 dB and the conversation would be fairly comfortable.