Each brand's quietest model
| Brand | Model | High | Medium | Low |
|---|
| Lasko | U15617 | 57.6 dBa | not given | 52.3 dBa |
| Lasko | U12104 | 59.3 dBa | not given | 52.4 dBa |
| Air King | 9550 | 60 dB | 59 dB | 53 dB |
| AlorAir | GE2000T | 67 dBA, no speed named | | |
| AlorAir | GE1000T | 68 dBA, no speed named | | |
| Dri-Eaz | Velo Pro | 69 dB average, same as the two-speed Velo | | |
Lasko's 14 in. DC UDC158 shows the lowest Lasko pair of all, 57 dBa on high and 24 on low. Our Amazon check on November 8, 2026 found no listing for it, which kept it out of the picks.
No maker names a distance, so brands stay apart
Lasko, Air King, AlorAir and Dri-Eaz all print figures without a measuring distance, and Dri-Eaz adds that its number is an average. A meter one foot from a blower reads far more than one ten feet away. Two such figures from different brands therefore give no order, however close they look. Our explainer on comparing decibel ratings between makers walks through the problem in more detail.
Even the units disagree. AlorAir labels its rows "Sound Pressure Level (dBA)" and then writes "67db" in the cell, Lasko writes "dBa", and Air King and Dri-Eaz write plain "dB".
For what the A means, see dBA explained.
Does more airflow make an air mover louder?
Not always. AlorAir's 2,000 CFM GE2000T lists 67 dBA, one below the 1,000 CFM GE1000T, though the bigger 3,000 and 4,000 CFM drums climb to 77 and 80.
| Airflow | AlorAir models | Listed figure |
|---|
| 1,000 CFM | GE1000, GE1000A, GE1000T, GE1000AT | 68 dBA |
| 2,000 CFM | GE2000T, GE2000TF, GE2000HCW | 67 dBA |
| 3,000 CFM | Zeus Extreme axial | 70 dBA |
| 3,000 CFM | GE3000T, GE3000TF, GE3000HTC, GE3000HCW | 77 dBA |
| 4,000 CFM | GE4000T, GE4000HCW | 80 dBA |
Why the 2,000 CFM drum reads lower than the 1,000 CFM one goes unexplained, and AlorAir ties none of these figures to a speed setting.
Lasko shows the same oddity at the small end, where the U15617 lists less noise on high than the U12104 while moving 375 CFM against 289.
The axial Zeus Extreme lists 70 dBA at 3,000 CFM. AlorAir's centrifugal GE3000 drums, rated for the same airflow, list 77. Both values are printed the same way on the same maker's pages, which makes this seven decibel gap the cleanest like-for-like comparison we found anywhere in the category.
Dri-Eaz's axial Stealth AV3000 is harder to place. It lists "58-72 dB" on average, a span across its variable speed, and Dri-Eaz credits its "Low-noise Stealth fan blades" for quieter running without tying a figure to any named setting. It stays unranked.
The two shapes are bought for somewhat different jobs anyway. Legend Brands pitches the AV3000 for long-throw airflow that ventilates and "dries large spaces fast", while AlorAir sells its drums for carpets, floors and walls.
How quiet is a low profile air mover?
Nothing printed shows one running quieter. Dri-Eaz rates its 8.8 in. tall Velo Pro at 69 dB on average, the same as its two-speed Velo, and AlorAir gives its low profile model only a ceiling. That model is the 950 CFM Zeus 900, whose page prints "Sound Pressure Level <65 dBA". The Zeus 900 reads somewhere below 65, by an unknown amount.
What a low profile unit does buy is reach. It slides under cabinets and beds, which can count for more than a few decibels when the wet patch is under furniture.
XPOWER, B-Air and two Dri-Eaz models print nothing
XPOWER's pages and product sheets for the P-80A, P-230AT, X-430TF, X-600A and P-630 list airflow, amps and RPM and stop there. B-Air's store covers its VP and Grizzly air movers plus BlueDri and Soleaire models, and none shows a plain value; one BlueDri page offers only an approximate figure in its sales copy.
Dri-Eaz leaves noise off the Sahara Pro X4 and the Dri-Pod, though it calls the Dri-Pod "amazingly quiet". Abestorm, which prints decibels for its dehumidifiers and air scrubbers, sells no air mover on its US store.
How many air movers can share one circuit?
The limits vary by model. Dri-Eaz's owner's manual allows up to 10 Velo Pro units on 15 amps against up to 6 of the two-speed Velo, and four Stealth AV3000 units on one circuit. AlorAir lets you "Daisy chain up to 6 fans on a single 15 Amp circuit" with the Zeus 900. Lasko's Super Fan Max links up to 3.
A chained set will be louder than any single figure above, and nobody prints a figure for one. If the room also needs a dehumidifier or an air scrubber, our guides to the quietest dehumidifiers and quietest air scrubbers cover their figures, and drying a lower floor is the setting of our quiet basement guide.
