OK, I have the DIVA and it hums when it is actively working. It is not high pitched, but it is noticible. I purchased some demeyere pans, and also have cast iron - they all sound the same. To me it is much less noticeable than the sound of propane on a camp stove. In fact after it has been on a few minutes I fail to hear it. My husband, who has tinnitus, commented on it straight away. It is definately not like the buzz of the CFL bulbs. People also comment that it varys depending on the pan. I have not found the pans to make a difference. You really need to hear it for yoursef with your own pans.

L: you might just be hearing the blower that cools the electronics. My Cooktek fan is almost as loud as the microwave, but it was designed to be used in a restaurant kitchen. the 'iron-slug' elcheapo pans I have (iron slug underneath an aluminum pan) to make noise, but once they warm up or the bacon is frying I can't hear them.

You'll have to figure it out for yourself.

Yes, I do hear the blower after the unit is turned off but there is definately a 2nd sound, besides the fan, that is more of a hum when the burner is on. Not obnoxious by any means.

Thanks for the info. This (and budget) are about the only sticking points to us going induction rather than gas. Guess I'm just going to have to find somewhere where I can try one out.

Try it out with different pans, too. Some are hummier than others. Cast iron is the quietest on mine.

As noted above the pan is the problem not the cooktop. If you use the pans Electrolux give to dealers as demos you wont hear any noise if you use others it can be very noticeable.

STOP THE PRESSES! Did you say "new Kenmore induction range"???

Just went and looked it up. Wow. I almost wish that would have been out a year ago. The range costs about what I paid for the GE cooktop and wall oven, but I'd have saved about $500 in countertop that got mostly cut out, and not have had to buy an oven cab.

Yup. Introduced just last weekend. It's on sale. We just ordered one for delivery Wednesday :D

Here is a link that might be useful: This is the one I'm thinking about

I have the Kenmore 36-inch induction cooktop. With Emerilware that we bought, there is little noise. The fans do turn on at low level if one uses enough power. With a Demeyere 4-L tea kettle, there is one small hob that causes a hum in the Power mode. I think the sound is generated in the kettle and not the cooktop proper. A larger hob doesn't have this effect. Otherwise all hobs are quiet so far.

These observations are for a limited number of cookware examples with the cooktop perched on wood blocks on a table, and not yet hung from a stone counter, so results could change when it is fully operational. Others on this forum have reported humming with various combinations of cookware and induction brands, so generalizations are difficult to make.

kas

Any ticking sounds...like snapping your fingers on low settings?