How loud is it? Can you run it without waking the family up?
115270
It's not as loud as something like a vitamix, but it's not quiet either. You could probably put a towel over the grinder and muffle the sound.
1961432
My wife mainly uses it, and sometimes the kids mess with the volume during the day, and when it is set high, the alarm startles us. So yes, it can be loud enough if you want. I think it has a progressive function or setting where it gets louder and louder if you do not turn it off. Hope that helps.
684296
It is loud but not bothersome. We have it in our basement and my kids love it.
849479
It is not real loud. Loud enough to hear if you're in the same room, but not "smoke alarm" loud.
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
1398587
It's not super noisy but it's not whisper quiet either. I have mine in the living room, I don't know that it'd be good for running overnight in a bedroom. Also, I live in NYC and probably have a higher noise tolerance than people who live in rural or suburban areas.
625183
I do not consider the unit to be loud. It does run a fan continuously to move the air in the room so it does not turn off very much. The unit has an energy star rating. Love the unit - - seems to be one of the best that I've encountered.
1422211
Not louder at all. Of course you won't use a vacuum while somebody is sleeping. ;)
2161395
it isn't very quiet when running. however, I plan on using it mainly for power outages, so the loudness won't be a problem. And it will be running a ways from the house. If you are concerned about loudness, such as for a campsite where it would be run daily, you might want to check the data on several before purchasing one. hope this helps you.
1663919
You can hear it, but it's not too loud. Nobody should be yelling with it on. We have normal conversations in the kitchen with it running.
2136266
It's a little loud. U can tell it's running. We use it right outside our bedroom door and it does not keep us awake at night.
470496
Hi Amy, The alarm was loud enough to wake my husband and I up from across the hall, but my son slept right through it every time. We'd have to go wake him up. Quite honestly the alarm is so loud and so close to his ear I was concerned about hearing damage. You really don't want an alarm louder than this one. The volume is adjustable.
402382
Not loud that loud. I can watch tv and walk on the fast pace up to 3 mph without turning up the volume. For me this has been the best one we have owned.
92855
It's not very loud. You can put it next to baby's head, but honestly, when I used it, I had to change the set of batteries every two days since it was on the highest volume always. I only use my other munchkin noise machine that plugs into the wall.
1387419
It isn't very loud at all. You can hear it when it's in your mouth. With the television on, I think it would be difficult to notice from across the room. It isn't at all like an alarm clock, it's only powered by small watch battery!
2181075
Not a lot, if it's quiet you can somewhat hear it running in the background
686251
I don't find that this unit is loud. We do not even notice it running. We have had other issues as my original review states but fortunately the loudness was not one of them.