Very, very, very loud.

My 7 yr old son bought this fountain for my daughter for Christmas, which was very sweet. The motor in it is VERY loud. So loud that it would be heard at even a party with medium volume music. Other cons. . . if you leave the heater on (to keep the chocolate liquid) but not the motor the chocolate in the vertical part of the tower hardens and then you can't turn on the pump again. And, it is quite a production to clean (and get the hardened chocolate out of the vertical part!). Fun novelty item, but definitely not an optimal design.

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