How loud is it? Can you run it without waking the family up?
1716278
it's as loud as most other coffe grinders. I think my krups is quieter. I sometimes use a dish towel wrapped around the top and the motor (the bottom) to muffle the sound when we have guests. it will cut the decibel level in half.
1716279
It really depends on what you're grinding. The motor itself is not too loud; I've heard far worse. But if you start off with something very coarse, of course it's going to begin by making a much louder noise than when it gets to be a finer consistency. It also has a lot to do with the proximity to where the family is sleeping, which I can't address.
1716280
I would run it when others were sleeping, I never had any complaints,but I also didn't ask if anyone heard it. No babies in the home.
435610
I don't know the exact decibel level. It makes noise but I have not found it terribly loud. You wouldn't want to use it near when anyone nearby was sleeping.
684296
It is loud but not bothersome. We have it in our basement and my kids love it.
959846
It is not any louder than a drill or scroll saw. I don't think it would wake a person in another room.
1199877
It is pretty loud and we couldn't find a way to shut sound off. FUN train for outside or separate room from conversation! (-: My Grandson loves it but can't play with it while baby sister is asleep!
997184
It isnt that loud. It depends on how light of sleepers your kids are. Wouldnt bother my daughter, but would wake my son.
2034752
No it is not loud. You can here it running but acceptable. I have it installed in my basement bar and love it. I only turn it on when I am having company. This unit will require a floor drain or condensate pump. Very happy with the unit. Hope this helps.
2221239
There is an on/off switch. There is no way to adjust the volume though and it is pretty loud. At night I wrap it in a blanket to muffle the sound and I am still able to hear it but the rest of the family is not disturbed if it goes off.
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.
1178690
When it runs it sounds like a fan. In my opinion it's not too noisy but we keep it in our living room so I'm not sure if it would be too loud to sleep at night. It works very well.
782974
It is much louder than average. I have a 15 yr old son that sleeps through must alarms but not this because it can be turned up really high. Hope this help with your choice!
1327999
It's still slightly noisy. Definitely okay to play if others are around the house doing their own thing, but it's not like can play it while others are sleeping.
279656
It would be loud enough to wake the family. Not real noisy but it is grinding coffee.
1867278
It's not too loud. Certainly much quieter than some of the larger HP units in our neighborhood.
1401180
It is very loud but it alarms near the bed the person is in. We used it for my Dad who was not supposed to get out of bed but didn't understand it. What I did was put a baby monitor next to the alarm in the bedroom so I could hear it in another room and then would run in and try to get there before he actually got up. The alarm also tends to go off when the person is just turning over or sitting up in bed.... there are a lot of false alarms. It's not ideal but it's better than not having it. Hope this helps.
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
1290781
Not noisy at all. I use mine at 5am while my husband and two children sleep. Very quiet.