Our last wash machine was very old and make a lot of noise. This wash machine is near silence, I can’t hear it for the house, now I can watch the tv or speak for the phone when is running the wash machine. The clothes came very clean. The Self Clean feature will notify you every 20 wash cycles when it is time for a cleaning but, when you have 2 toddlers, that's almost every 2 weeks. I like a lot that have an eco warm option to save cost. Great size for family of 4