how quiet is this unit?
1600727
If you are standing right at the unit when you turn the power on it starts a raspy noise. That is the heater heating up the water. Kind of like when you boil water, it's the water bubbles. Then when you press the button to start the brew process there is a whiring sound that is not loud at all. If you step away from the machine you can barely hear it. When I step back about 8 feet I hardly hear it at all. From the time you turn the power on until you can sip the coffee it's a little less than 3 minutes. I feel that the coffee is just right temperature wise. I'm glad i bought mine. It is so easy to use and there is no mess. If you are standing right at the unit when you turn the power on it starts a raspy noise. That is the heater heating up the water. Kind of like when you boil water, it's the water bubbles. Then when you press the button to start the brew process there is a whiring sound that is not loud at all. If you step away from the machine you can barely hear it. When I step back about 8 feet I hardly hear it at all. From the time you turn the power on until you can sip the coffee it's a little less than 3 minutes. I feel that the coffee is just right temperature wise. I'm glad i bought mine. It is so... » Read More If you are standing right at the unit when you turn the power on it starts a raspy noise. That is the heater heating up the water. Kind of like when you boil water, it's the water bubbles. Then when you press the button to start the brew process there is a whiring sound that is not loud at all. If you step away from the machine you can barely hear it. When I step back about 8 feet I hardly hear it at all. From the time you turn the power on until you can sip the coffee it's a little less than 3 minutes. I feel that the coffee is just right temperature wise. I'm glad i bought mine. It is so easy to use and there is no mess. « Show Less
1600728
quieter than the older units (the kind with the knob at the 12oz option), but not that silent. The pump still makes noise when it pulls water and when it spits it out. Can't avoid it, really. Would it wake somebody up if you were in the kitchen? Probably not.
1600729
very quiet. you can't hear it dispensing more than 10 feet away and the water pump only goes on for about 10 seconds to refill the reservoir
1920203
It's pretty quiet, has a little hum to it, but it's not real load, hope that helps
353414
No it's extremely quiet mine is in our bedroom. I have had it for about. 6 months now and it works great!!
1819623
The unit is whisper quiet. If you put it on auto fan, you hardly know the unit is on. The compressor does kick in, but it doesn't blast in and is actually no louder than a window unit.
1716009
It's not very quiet, but it's not as loud as my window unit. My son uses this New Air portable unit in his room and he said it doesn't really bother him while he's sleeping.
492945
Yes it is very quiet. I am up early and like to "vacuum" before I leave. My downstairs neighbors never even hear it.
754655
No..the unit is quieter than my dishwasher or even the fridge when the comoressor is running. Id say equal to a small desk fan. I cannot hear it unless im in the kitchen.
2016442
as stated below it is quiet except when cycling. its in the bedroom and is not noticeable except when cycling.
496933
In my opinion, yes, it is relatively quiet. At least not as noisy as some others i have used.
2140872
I love this air conditioner but I would not consider it a very quiet machine. We have one in our family room and generally have to turn it off to enjoy TV.
762453
Pretty quiet. These units don't work by pushing a lot of air, so the fan is relatively small.
1166921
Unit has three different fan speed settings to help with noise. But my opinion is no, unit is not excessively loud. It is in my bedroom, I sleep with it on low.
1619799
it is fairly quiet. We use it in our bedroom of a lake cabin it we actually sleep well.
1101290
I consider the unit "relatively quiet". It has a tank so the compressor only works a small part of the time.
574560
It's not quiet. I used a sound level meter to compare it to a couple other units and it's literally 10-20 times louder. The sound it makes is also particularly annoying.
279847
The unit itself does not make much noticeable noise. Ours is set up in our garage and is pretty much out of sight & out of mind. We have had no issues with the unit. No real instructions on how to set up when received though. Had to look up set up online on youtube.
1432799
quiet, although i have it mounted in a cabinet. I've never been aware of it.