Is this opener quieter than a regular motor one? I'm looking to use it in a garage that has a bedroom on top of it. Thanks in advance!
816093
It is quieter than a chain drive however a DC unit like the 8550 belt drive or the 8360 chain drive are suposed to be quieter than this. By the way it does not come with a rail assembly. That will have to be purchased from your local garage door dealer. The chamberlain equivalent to this is model WD832KEV that comes with all the hardware to install it.
816094
It is quieter than most openers, however the 8550 motor would be the most quiet unit they offer.
816095
Yes it is. My situation is the same as yours. The older motor was much louder this should help.
1880865
I think it is definitely quieter than other models. I have had 2 other machines and this one is decidedly quieter, not silent but more of a medium soft buzz.
2120777
Ours is not even in the house; it is about 1000 feet downhill; however, when it kicks on, it is fairly quiet. I think if it were in our basement or somewhere in our house, it would be difficult to hear. I certainly would not call it noisy....my old one was, however. This one is nearly silent in comparison.
562300
Hum...I'm a girl, but it's rather slow to open....HOWEVER...the quiet operation is payoff!!!!! With a baby sleeping in a bedroom upstairs, i wanted to hurt anyone who used the old Chamberlain opener! This one is barely noticeable standing in the garage!!!!! No regrets with this purchase!
224926
It is not silent but it is much less noisy then the unit it replaced. I can sleep with it near my nightstand so noise wasn't a factor for me. There are two noise levels, with the compressor on and when the fan is on alone. If you are very noise sensitive this may be an issue for you.
1882248
It is actually very quiet. No sorts of noise at all when I open and close my door. I recommend it tbh
94525
A Chamberlain Whisper Drive garage door opener is twice as fast and a little quieter.
369142
Its not bad. Much quieter than the Cuisinart that we bought this to replace. Electric motors are nearly noiseless. The noise comes from the gears that step down the speed of the motor. The big powerful blenders from Blendtech and Vitamix don't have to step down the speed as much. I'm guessing they are quieter. Even still, this isn't offensive..
1326721
Its pretty quiet when just tuening on its in my 5.7 merc 21 ft mariah. When the motors running dont hear it at all. It works great
23029
It's pretty quiet... just the low hum of the motor. But at high speeds it does vibrate a bit... will slightly shake your cabinets. Also, no matter what they say, this thing is heavy. So forget about easily moving in and out from under your bed. Other than that.. everything works well and it's a nice compact treadmill.
262787
I wouldn't say the motor is loud, it's more like a loud fan sound- similar to white noise or a box fan. My husband and I have an open layout house where our kitchen is attached to our living room and it doesn't distract us from watching tv when it's on. And when you dry apples, it makes the house smell so good!
734293
I suppose your sensitivity to noises would determine whether this fan would be considered quiet or not to you. I would call it moderately quiet on high speed and quite quiet on lower speeds. I keep it on medium speed and the small amount of noise it puts out is not at all disturbing and the fan is located in a bedroom. It is used only in the Summer to boost air conditioning. The unit is turned up-side-down so that it throws air up. it works perfectly well that way and still responds to the remote control as it should.
1865633
Ask champion...same as a gas mower. I placed it outside my garage door and you couldn't hear it in the house with the door down.
353414
No it's extremely quiet mine is in our bedroom. I have had it for about. 6 months now and it works great!!
999893
Extremely quiet, mine is in crawl space below kitchen and I never hear it. I have mine powered by extension cord (heavy duty).
762456
It's pretty quiet. Like any other room fan, just background noise. It turned out to be really helpful this winter....definitely worth the $
538703
The housing on this generator dampens its noise very well. It is MUCH less noisy than a portable generator on a frame. My old Sears lawn mower is LOUDER than my Generac. It makes about the same noise as an average lawn tractor at medium RPM.