I'm looking for an ambient noise suppressing fan for sleeping that doesn't have a whine to the motor. How does this one stack up with that?
1240631
Ok, honestly, this is a very quiet fan. However on low, either with or without the oscillation, it is as quiet as 2 people speaking in a normal voice. For instance my TV at a 50 out of a 100, it matches the sound level. I use 2 of them in my room, when I sleep, and the sound level works for me. My alarm radio is more than loud enough to break through the sounds of both fans. It is not a VERY quiet fan, but quiet enough to sleep with.
1240632
The Whirlpool fan has a "white noise" I do not find It whining, but it is a machine with moving parts, therefore, it does have a certain amount of noise.
1240633
Only noise I hear is the blade turning. But it stop isolating after a month. I Don't recommend it.
1240634
This fan is great for that alone. It make little to no sound at times I forget its on
1240635
I use my fan outside on the porch, so I can't say for sure that the motor doesn't have a whine to it, but I don't think it does. Sitting next to it outside in the middle of the afternoon is different than sleeping with it all night. It definitely makes noise, but it's more in line with air movement and maybe a little mechanical noise.
1240636
I also like the ambient noise suppression of a fan and I think this fan is good for that! BTY - I have had no problems with the operation of this fan.
2161392
I struggle saying any gas driven engine is quiet. It would not prevent me from sleeping at night, my neighbor can hear it but I would not call it obnoxiously loud.
1265513
It's a very noisy fan, even on #1. It moves lots of air, but makes too much noise for me. I'll try to control the speed of the motor sometime....
319846
It's fairly quiet and makes a LOT of breeze. Great fan but I wouldn't purchase it as a sleep aid.
1347310
No, the fan isn't loud. The motor is loud, and annoying as hell. I found an awesome loud can with a quiet motor and it's perfect. Loud whoosh without the annoying, loud whine is what you're looking for.
490302
I have had this installed for 6 months now. It is typically used with a variable speed control in place of an on/off switch. It is an industrial strength fan. When it is running at full speed it is moving a lot of air, making it necessary to raise your voice a bit to talk over the noise. But it really airs out the room in a hurry. At low speeds, it is much quieter. The air noise is just a whisper, but there is still a noticeable hum from the motor.
2003481
It does hum pretty loud, but it really cools the air, so the sound doesn't bother me. I have one in my bedroom & I often use it with the timer before I go to sleep. I only have this fan so I don't know what other models sound like.
633576
Can't offer a comparison to other fans, but there must be quieter ones out there because this one does make a lot of noise. You can clearly hear it from both inside the house and outside. It is significantly louder than the 20 yr. old fan it replaced, but I have a feeling it also has a higher rated capacity, because it does seem to move a lot of air. The only encouragement I can offer is that if you set the thermostat high enough, you could get it to turn itself off in the evening. Don't know what temp. that might be in your area: mine is set at about 105. Good luck.
701086
It's not very loud. I sleep with the ceiling fan on and this thing too, and sometimes I can't tell if it's on. The fan is basically what you would find in a computer tower so the noise is minimal. A slight humm if anything
1401866
You can hear it slightly but I've noticed that it only gets really noticeable as the dust collects on the blades. Once you clean those off it's back to quiet. So, if you are looking for silent and wind I don't know what to say, but if you desire quiet and air movement this is a good choice, especially because you can turn all of the fans off except one if noise is the issue when you sleep
1115777
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.
2038023
I'd say it's fairly noisy but it's the nice kind of white noise that helps me sleep. I don't even notice it. I work nights and appreciate the fan noise that comes from the unit while I'm trying to sleep as it blocks out a lot of the street noises.
318968
Its VERY quite on fan, I would say on par with a split unit, even for a noise sensitive person like me (noise level is the only thing I look at when getting AC unit for bedroom), but when the compressor is running it does make a louder noise. I sleep with earplugs regardless, this is the only unit that won't wake me up at night.
701088
It does not sound like a regular fan. You can turn it low to high. To me, it's white noise, blocking out other sounds, but not annoying like a regular fan. It's pleasant :)
2036907
Depends what your noise tolerance is. If it's not very high then I would suggest using the low setting. I sleep with it in the opposite corner of the room, about 9 ft away and it's still moderately noisy. However, I bought it for that very reason because it drones out other outside noise.
1831381
I have two of these units and they work well, BUT they are noisy! I use them in my workshop, so it doesn't matter, but for sleeping you might consider a portable radiator - very little noise. I preheat my bedroom with a noisy heater and at bedtime, switch to the radiator. Works for me!
1672235
Not noisy. Of course, it is a heavy duty, thus you will hear a humming from the air flow. Excellent fan.