Is this fairly quiet or is it noisy? My current machine howls ike a damned soul in torment, which is why it is gathering dust in the cupboard.
1143131
Many food processors are pretty loud but this one is fairly quiet. I love this machine because it's not so big or heavy and quiet
1143132
The noise level is moderate and what would be expected for what the machine does. The noise has not been an issue for me.
1143133
It is quiet and does not howl. It is "noisy" when it is actually chopping, but one would expect that. It chops quickly so you do not want to leave it on too long. An onion the size of a baseball is chopped in 10 seconds or so.
1143134
I have sensitive ears and I don't mind using it. So I would say it is in the normal range as any chopper would be. Remember it runs for just a short time! It is very worth having the Mini Prep Plus and putting up with a little noise.
1598694
In my opinion no; it is about as noisy as I expected it to be. I barely notice it when it does come on and it may be partly due to just having gotten used to it. However, I can see how someone might say it is noisy. This has been a great machine for me once I got the refrigerant level fixed. It may ship with very little refrigerant and you may need someone to come out and add some if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.
2092428
It is a bit noisy, but this unit is by far the most used appliance I own. I haven't used my deep fryer sense I got my TurboFry, I don't even notice the noise anymore.
1469699
The fans are the loudest thing coming from my rack. This is at home so the noise is a bit much (ignorable). I also have wood floors so the sound travels a bit. I'm actually here looking for quiet replacement fans. I can't find the size anywhere. This unit would not be too loud for a standard business server room.
489353
very loud? well, mine is not silent, however it does hum a little (nothing louder than, lets say a refrigerator hum). besides the noise is it pumping water?
664861
I have the 140 in my kitchen and it is not noisy at all. The only noise it makes is when it's pumping water into the heating chamber and it's not enough to even think about. I love mine it's bullet proof.
2232055
I Guess as garbage disposals go it's fairly quiet. It's not excessively noisy. I'm satisfied with my purchase. Hope this helps.
2003802
Our is loud as well. It is not similar noise compared with our old one, but it is loud. Our kitchen is separated, so we don't mind.
170250
I wish I could help you but mine is very quiet, in fact I remarked to my husband about how quiet it was.Good luck with this problem.
121818
Mine makes a little bit of of noise, but not too much. I believe it has an internal cooling fan, but I'm not 100% sure on that. Sorry, this probably not that much help.
625184
It is not too bad from a noise perspective. Mine runs in the basement almost constantly and is OK. If you spend a lot of time next to it the noise could be of concern. The unit is energy start rated but my electrical consumption has significantly jumped this year. Mainly because I have the drain hose connected to it so it runs much more than my old unit where I would forget to empty the bucket on a regular basis.
732027
I have the larger model. I have cooked White and GABA brown on this. It is not very loud. There is a low hum while it is cooking/prepping from the internal fan, which sounds like my laptop when it isn't working very hard.If yours sounds like a grinding noise I would suspect that either something is in your fan causing it to grind, or you otherwise have a faulty fan. I don't think there are other components in there which are capable of making loud noises. Unless there is some process of induction cooking for which I am unaware that might cause this.
1155822
This is a very high quality, quiet unit but you can hear the fan running at times. We actually have it in our pantry, so, we don't notice it, but I believe if you had it in a small kitchen, you would hear a low hum.
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.
1539958
Really? Mine is LOUD. You really can't talk in an ajoining room when it is running. It is far louder than the dishwasher, washer and dryer.
1564764
There is a significant 60 cycle hum since it is a hefty motor. I wouldn't call it annoying though. If you are chopping something like ice then it will be noisy. Unavoidable in my opinion.
600740
It's no louder or quieter than any other PC workstation. I only really notice the sound when I log into the unit, reboot it, or access files on it.