When your Philips Fan gets too loud, find the possible causes and solutions here.
My Philips Fan is too loud
Published on 27 April 2025
The fan speed level is high
By design, your Philips Fan minimizes the noise produced by the operation of the motor and fan. However, you may hear it when trying to sleep or in a quiet room. The higher the fan speed setting of the appliance, the louder the noise will be. In that case, you can reduce the noise by lowering the fan speed.
Loud in Sleep Mode
The information below applies only to models CX3550, CX3050, CX2050 and CX5535.
To optimize cooling performance in Sleep mode, the Philips Fan runs at a higher fan speed for the first 30 minutes, gradually decreasing to a lower fan speed. The noise reduces accordingly.
To reduce the noise level of the appliance, you could also choose the lowest fan speed.
Foreign objects in the air inlet and outlet
If something drops into the air outlets, it may cause an abnormally loud sound. Immediately turn off the appliance and get the foreign object(s) out of the appliance.
After trying the above, if the abnormal sound continues, please turn off the appliance and contact us for further assistance.
Sound of the timer working (only applied to CX1210, CX1220)
The information below applies only to models CX1210 and CX1220.
When you activate the timer on your Philips Fan, you may hear some sounds generated by the timer. Although your Philips Fan is designed to produce as little noise as possible; you may still notice some noise in quiet rooms or surroundings. You can disable the timer by set it to "OFF" as needed.
