To ensure proper operation, the Base Station must be connected to a water supply. This is essential for cooling after the Rinse (30 min) and for automatic cleaning (60 min) after brewing. Please rest assured that the tap water will not mix with your
Minibrew recorded the noise of the fan which is around 64db max. Average dB is 68, which is not loud and quite quiet in our opinion. To make a comparison notice that a dishwasher is a little louder than that.
The fan only runs when the difference between room and keg temperature needs to be established.For example the room temperature is 20 degrees and keg temperature needs to be 18 degrees. The fan will be on to complete the difference.