Are the fan(s) so noisy that they would be distracting if you were reading in a room about 12 feet away?
1633952
I would say no. The wife and I keep this is the dinning room, aka veggie garden, which is an addition next to the kitchen. We eat all our meals together in the kitchen and never notice the fans. If you were close to the light while reading I would ask you how on earth you're able to do so lol, this is a bright one. Hope this helps!!
1633953
The fans are pretty quiet actually. I Wouldn't find the sound distracting at 12 feet away but I would certainly say you wouldn't want this running in the open in a frequently used room not so much for the sound but the bright colored light would be extremely distracting.
1633954
You can definitely hear the fans running but, I don't find them distracting, in fact, I hardly notice them. Probably varies from person to person though. About the same as computer cooling fans.
1633955
If your walls are as thin as the one's in my apartment complex, maybe. Also depends how many lights you have going at once, the more u have, the louder it is. If you have one or two going and you walls aren't paper thin then you really don't have much to worry about. It will be quieter inside the room if it's in a grow tent obviously, because of the added insulation. Hope this helps. IMO they aren't loud enough to worry about.
757218
by no means is this a quite fan. they are great but you can hear from one end of 3 bedroom house to the other. not outside,about like having your stove fan on high(like in someone else's answer)is the perfect description. if you dont want it to be heard by visitors ,that will be within one wall seperating ,it may be too loud. but like i said it is worth the price i ha mine 2 years
2069837
I think the fan is about as silent as it gets. I have noticedno noise whatsoever. You do have to keep the vents on the back clear or it will heat up way too fast. I use mine primarily for MusicReader software for performance and I am happy with it. That said it isn't TOTALLY silent, but mine is very close.
183892
It's a 4" fan, and it isn't completely quiet. It makes a sort of 'white noise' kind of thing. Not very problematic, unless you're looking for total silence. It is definitely not a problem for me, and I have it right next to me on a nightstand.
2078984
I assume you mean noise rather than nose. I don't know the decibels, but it doesn't seem to be unusually noisy to me. We have ours in a window close to the TV, and we only have to turn up the volume several notches. On low fan speed it is very quiet and shouldn't disturb sleep.
2009222
I would say it was pretty quiet. I mean, you can hear the fan but it is not annoying. In fact, I think it would be rather soothing in a bedroom - kind of like white noise.
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.
1458127
I have not used it indoors but the fans are not loud at all. The sound definitely drowns it out. I ham still very happy with it, we have used it several times.. No complaints
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.
1400719
On high it might drown out some noise but it is actually a pretty quiet fan which is what I was looking for. There are other fans listed that are described as being "noisy" so I didn't choose them.
2023990
when all items are off you can hear a very slight sound but you have to work at it. I have not had interference and the cooling tray has been a big help. no specifications came with fans.
624366
The unit is about medium noisey. Naurally the faster fan makes more noise. But as usual, once it on for awhile your hearing ignores the noise.
389600
No, its not noisy. but you can hear it, its a soft sound maybe like a small fan, its not an annoying sound.
1900101
I think this fan wouldn't be for you if you're looking for sound out of your fan. I hardly even notice it's on and forget to turn it off because it's so quiet.
110006
The fan is very loud.. I replaced the fan with a whisper fan I had from an old computer.
1398588
I have mine in the playroom and away from anywhere we sit to watch tv. Noise for me is not an issue.
1145418
I don't think it's noisy at all. The only noticeable sound I can recall of comes from the fan, still quite discrete.