I bought this to help with the high humidity in our master bathroom. It has performed wonderfully and it's amazing how much water is now being captured by the machine. It's small enough that it's sitting by the sink and that also makes it easy to empty the storage tank. It is very quiet and hasn't interfered with sleeping in the adjoining bedroom. I don't know how well it would work in a larger area, but was just the right thing, after years of trying other solutions, for this bathroom.