How do you quiet this down? It sounds like a pack of squirrels running around all night whacking their nuts on the air conditioner?
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Ha, yeah that sounds right. It was difficult to fix, but what I did was drill two holes in the bottom of the unit towards the back to let the water drain out. It's the fan hitting the standing water that is making all the noise. It's difficult because unless you have access to the unit from outside the house (which I don't), you need to pull the unit out of the window, turn it upside down, and then I drilled 2 holes on the lowest parts the furthest towards the back of the unit. After that... no more noise. Also didn't seem to effect the unit either, still blows cold air. Hope that helped :) - Andy
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Haven't had any problems with ours,,, right in our bedroom, very quiet. You might try checking to make sure it is installed securely, and not rattling on the window frame. Also check to be sure no packing material has fallen into where the fan is located.
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Try turning the fan to a lower setting. To be honest with you, window units never bother me (noise-wise) You are never EVER going to find a super quiet window unit. But try turning the fan down from the HI setting.
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Ha, yeah that sounds right. It was difficult to fix, but what I did was drill two holes in the bottom of the unit towards the back to let the water drain out. It's the fan hitting the standing water that is making all the noise. It's difficult because unless you have access to the unit from outside the house (which I don't), you need to pull the unit out of the window, turn it upside down, and then I drilled 2 holes on the lowest parts the furthest towards the back of the unit. After that... no more noise. Also didn't seem to effect the unit either, still blows cold air.Hope that helped :)- Andy Ha, yeah that sounds right. It was difficult to fix, but what I did was drill two holes in the bottom of the unit towards the back to let the water drain out. It's the fan hitting the standing water that is making all the noise. It's difficult because unless you have access to the unit from outside the house (which I don't), you need to pull the unit out of the window, turn it upside down, and then I drilled 2 holes on the lowest parts the furthest towards the back of the unit. After that... no more noise. Also didn't seem to effect the unit either, still blows cold air.Hope... » Read More Ha, yeah that sounds right. It was difficult to fix, but what I did was drill two holes in the bottom of the unit towards the back to let the water drain out. It's the fan hitting the standing water that is making all the noise. It's difficult because unless you have access to the unit from outside the house (which I don't), you need to pull the unit out of the window, turn it upside down, and then I drilled 2 holes on the lowest parts the furthest towards the back of the unit. After that... no more noise. Also didn't seem to effect the unit either, still blows cold air.Hope that helped :)- Andy « Show Less
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Ha-Ha! Never thought of that. Mine isn't as loud - perhaps because I used foam on all 4 sides (the peel'n'stick type) on the window itself. Yes, there is noise - the unit is pretty basic (and I knew this) - but the price was good, so I balanced out the noise with $ savings. Also, it seems that the unit is pretty crudely built, so maybe there are noise levels which vary from unit to unit. It runs well, for me. I also live in NYC, so noise isn't an issue, it's a daily lifestyle.
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Quite noisy - we moved it to the basement from the living room. I can't compare to a window AC but it is noisier than a central air. Although it is the proper size for our house, it ran continuously to achieve a 45% humidity for our house.
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Depending on how high you set the speed, you get more or less whishing sounds; I suppose the low volume could be called a whine. To be expected when the thing is moving a volume of air.
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They all buzz to some extent, this one is quiet by comparison. Just make sure it is sitting on its rubber feet and not touching anything such as up against a wall. If it still seems too noisy return it for another one.
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I just put it in my 2 year old's room. It's not without noise. Its an ac. However, imo it's a little quiter then the AC in our bedroom. Can u hear this ac , absolutely. Is it quiter then others, I think def think so. I would reccomend buying it.
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Stuff a little cotton in the intake. Most of the noise is from the intake chamber resonating.
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Sounds like the dryer is running. Doesn't bother me much, but isn't exactly quiet
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We purchased our Waste King L-8000 on Amazon. The noise is low....like a humming. Of course, you can tell it is on. I suggest contacting your contractor. It should not be "dramatically loud." If it continues; contact Waste King, they have great service and I believe no cost to you.
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I guess it is all relative .. Mine does make a hum... If our room was perfectly quite it would be annoying , but we have a central air fan , window ac , table fan going so it gets drowned out
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Not a hissing sound. Just a gentle whirling. I can only hear them when I'm 5-10 feet away. You can make them quieter by installing a computer fan resister inline. I'm sure they're on Amazon.
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Sounds like something is caught inside it. Try blowing it out from both directions with compressed air.
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The noise I experienced sounded like the unit was under water. It was so annoying I didn't want the thing on. I finally figured out that they build all these units now to not drain water in between the compressor fan and condenser coil in the back of the unit. The compressor fan than using a sling blade to slosh the water up on the condenser coil cooling it. Although this makes it slightly more efficient, I couldn't stand the noise. One carefully placed drilled hole in the back right in front of the condenser coil and the noise is now gone. The unit is finally super quiet again (as far as window air conditioners go. The noise I experienced sounded like the unit was under water. It was so annoying I didn't want the thing on. I finally figured out that they build all these units now to not drain water in between the compressor fan and condenser coil in the back of the unit. The compressor fan than using a sling blade to slosh the water up on the condenser coil cooling it. Although this makes it slightly more efficient, I couldn't stand the noise. One carefully placed drilled hole in the back right in front of the condenser coil and the noise is now gone. The unit is finally super quiet again (as far as... » Read More The noise I experienced sounded like the unit was under water. It was so annoying I didn't want the thing on. I finally figured out that they build all these units now to not drain water in between the compressor fan and condenser coil in the back of the unit. The compressor fan than using a sling blade to slosh the water up on the condenser coil cooling it. Although this makes it slightly more efficient, I couldn't stand the noise. One carefully placed drilled hole in the back right in front of the condenser coil and the noise is now gone. The unit is finally super quiet again (as far as window air conditioners go. « Show Less
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I feel the same way...very loud. I thought mine was defective, but spent so much installing it and cutting the ceiling that I will just deal with the noise.
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So far, my unit works well. Used it for four months. Have no idea what to do about the "noise". Running it in "thermostat" mode.
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I have it installed in a rental. There's no way around having a wall type AC making the noise of blowing air (fan). I would not say that it's quiet.
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Hi it hums a little and it gets louder when you change the fan speed. If it was to loud I would not be able to sleep with the noise.
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Yes, I send it back. I have very nice and relaxed Main Coon cats. I turned the dryer on and the high pitch noise terrified them. They are not afraid of noises, vacuums etc, this was too much. Dryer was described as 'low noise level' - this was not true....