Much quieter than my old unit. Fan has three settings. I keep it on low. The pump works great. I have the tubing routed into a sink in my family room. The tubing is small in diameter so easy to route up into sink drain. You don’t have to remove, lug and empty the tank manually. Just press the pump button when the filled light goes on. Water is pumped out in a few minutes. So nice you can press pump and walk away. It shuts off when emptied. Cleaning once a month is easy. Remove tank and top comes off for cleaning. Unit keeps humidity at a nice level that you can set. Also has a timer. Very good unit overall.