After a small leak under the kitchen cabinets, I wanted to be the next likely warned times. I've ordered the same two, for the reasonable price. I have it on paper towels which I tested then drizzled gradually with water and the water detector are always jumped in several tests. On two layers of paper towels I have now found on the kitchen floor under the cabinets, so that the water is not easy to get past it passes through bumps, but becomes saturated the paper and the detectors are active. So far, nothing has happened, however, prevent the little helpers also no mishap but help only calmed sleep: D And I can since I have them stand there. Now to the main feature: the sound! I only have a relatively small apartment and feel the sound quite loud. However, I think that's not a negative, because the sound comes indeed only in an emergency. In addition, the sound is muffled by the foreclosure under my kitchen furniture. When used in the house, the sound is certainly loud enough (if it does not call into corners in the house separated by 3 doors and you enter only once every six months). I feel now the neighbors suffering should it go off while I'm at work: D So Conclusion: sound loud enough. Steaming can him that yourself in the plugging or similar holes.