Unit is very quiet and works very quickly. However, the amount of ice is definitely off. I ran this for 24 hours without the machine shutting off and emptying the basket every 4 to 5 batches to make sure the shut off feature did not kick in. I was only able to get 12lbs of ice in total. My intention was to use this for making large batches of ice for keeping a cooler cold on the weekend. However, this is a great unit for non commercial use.