Fire Hazard?
After about three and a half years of almost nightly use, this thing finally bit the dust in a big way.  I always thought this machine ran a little warm, but seeing as how it is purely a mechanical device it didn't worry me much.  As a side point, I now find it a little odd that nowhere can I find a power consumption rating for this, not even on the company website.  What is this thing costing to run each night??<br /><br />Anyway, a couple nights ago as my wife and I were going to sleep, the Dohm just stopped working, and shortly thereafter a cloud of stinky smoke started coming from it.  Thankfully we were awake, unplugged it and removed it from the premises.  What would have happened if we were sound asleep when this happened?  I don't know, but I'm glad to not have found out.<br /><br />I took it apart to see what happened, and I think it was the power supply that went bad.  There was a black material surrounding it that was all melted so that must have been where the smoke was coming from.<br /><br />Doesn't look like the one year warranty is going to cover this one!  Now I'm hesitant about buying another one after this experience.  While we very much enjoyed the soothing sound of the Dohm, I'm not sure I want to risk burning the house down with us inside of it while we are sound asleep thanks to said machine.  It's a dilemma for sure.  I think I'm going to look into other options.<br /><br />Update: Just ordered the [[ASIN:B00E6D6LQY LectroFan - Fan Sound and White Noise Machine]] This is a lot of money to spend on a noise maker but I see a lot of positive reviews on it and compares favorably to the Dohm.  And hopefully the fact that it does not having moving parts, presumably will require less power, and not threaten our lives, will be a plus.
Rating: 3 stars