After going thru 2 dehumidfiers in about 10 years (the last one was a Whirlpool piece of garbage) I can honestly say this one is a gem. It works beautifully, not any noisier than any other unit (I dont think any of them are really very quiet) BUT since I run it in my basement, noise isnt a factor anyway.The humidstat works great (shuts off and on according to the humidity level) and it dried up VISIBLE moisture (as I said, my Whirlpool dehumidifier didnt work for s*#t) in less than 48 hours.For the first time ALL SUMMER, my basement is actually DRY.So far, so good, I would recommend this to anyone looking for a quality dehumidifier.