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    Noisy fans?

    Anyone know of a brand of fan that makes a nice loud whirring noise (white noise for naptime)? I have been using a great one for the past year and the kids have all been sleeping really well (2 -2.5 hours every afternoon). Yesterday I pulled it out and it is broken Now the kids are all waking up way earlier...like after 1.5 hours! I think it has to be the absence of the fan and I NEED a new one! But many fans are made to be as quiet as possible and that doesn't help me...I need a noisy one! Anyone know of any???

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    Why not just get a noise machine? I have a few and they are the best! They prob take less room than a fan too.

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    I bought one of those from Babies R Us awhile back, but I returned it as I found it didn't make a loud enough noise compared to the fan. It might work if I had one beside each child...but I wanted one machine that could cover the whole basement....

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    I use humidifiers....but with no water. And it double as a humidifier when you actually need it!

    http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en

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    Can you run a humidifier with no water??? I would have thought it would shut off if empty...isn't it a fire hazard like that? Thinking about this reminds me that I need a DEhumidifier as my daycare is in the basement...I wonder if they are noisy enough to do the trick and kill two birds with one stone Thanks for posting this as it gives me the push I need to buy one! I need my naptime back!


    Quote Originally Posted by gcj View Post
    I use humidifiers....but with no water. And it double as a humidifier when you actually need it!

    http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en

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    I use white noise from a CD and click on the repeat button and goes on and on and on until everybody is up. Love it

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    depends on the humidifier, but this one doesn't go off and essentially it's the fan making the noise.

    I also have a dehumidifier in my basement and it's quite noisy, but does go on and off so is more disruptive than anything...again, I'm sure it depends on the type...

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    the ones that are square and are about 2 sq ft are usually pretty noisy and usually cheap.....actually the cheaper the nosier : )

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    Quote Originally Posted by sunnydays View Post
    I bought one of those from Babies R Us awhile back, but I returned it as I found it didn't make a loud enough noise compared to the fan. It might work if I had one beside each child...but I wanted one machine that could cover the whole basement....
    Don't buy the ones meant for babies and kids, they are not loud enough. I have one that is meant more for adults, got it from wal mart and it works great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fun&care View Post
    Don't buy the ones meant for babies and kids, they are not loud enough. I have one that is meant more for adults, got it from wal mart and it works great.
    I didn't know they had such a thing for adults! What section would I find that in???

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