A:Answer Hi tulips- This is Sue at GE Appliances. We are excited to hear of your interest! Yes, our refrigerators continue to be designed with as quiet a performance as possible. Insulation, fan designs, variable fan speeds and compressor designs all contribute to the quiet operation of our refrigerators. We hope you enjoy the great tasting filtered water ( Removes 99% of lead from your drinking water and certified to reduce chlorine-resistant cysts). The advanced water filtration (MWFP) also reduces trace pharmaceuticals from water and ice* (* Removes 98% of ibuprofen, atenolol, fluoxetine, progesterone and trimethoprim. These pharmaceuticals are not necessarily in all users’ water). Thanks for checking with us. Keep in touch!