The main reason we bought this one was because the reviews said it was quite. It’s as loud or more than the cheap Walmart ice makers. I can hear when it comes on two rooms away, that are 30 feet away. The upside is, it makes Awesome ice, and a lot of it. And the insulated body keeps ice a very long time, so when it’s full it doesn’t kick back on for several hours. I did figure out that if I put my hands on both sides of the ice maker, the sound gets a lot quieter, the sides seem to be real thin metal that vibrate while running. If it was made with a little heavier metal, it would really make a huge difference noise wise
