I have only used this for about 3  weeks but so far so good.  It was very easy to set up and hook up tubing for pump.  Of course there is some noise when it turns on but it is more like a low fan noise.  It doesn't bother me at all.  The one feature I really like is that when the bucket fills up and you are using the pump mode all the water is emptied from the bucket.  I had another dehumidifier that only removed the top 2 inches of water and therefore the bucket was always full.   This works perfectly.  The humidity can be set in 5% increments.  Also, it is attractive and looks nice in any room