I tried a Fridgedaire model that sounded like a compressor. This one is in my bedroom and is quieter than my HEPA air filter in the quiet mode. Every once in a while, one can hear water trickling through the system but this occurs when full or on the intermittent mode. I've had this Soleus for 2 months and will keep it.

We purchased the Soleus CFM-40 E dehumidifier just over a year ago and it has stopped working and is out of warranty. My husband called Soleus and was told that it could be repaired at the rate of $45/hour, plus shipped to and from the repair center. That is unacceptable. A $200 dehumidifer should last more than 13 months. We are junking the machine and DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT.

good product .... so quiet you can hardly hear it running glad i got it. the only thing i think that could be improved is the holding tank.. when it is full it is hard to remove and dump without spilling some water in the process..

It worked for one year. Called factory for warranty--It would have been more productive mailing a letter to Santa Claus. Get this---the factory rep said, "send the product to CALIFORNIA and we will take a look!!!!" I replied, "Do you have any idea what it will cost!!!" Bottom line---they could care less. It went to the dump the next day.

This is a great dehumidifier! I got this to supplement the AC in my apartment. Houston is very humid in the summer and we had a lot more rain this time. Turning on the AC merely makes my apartment cold and damp. To give you an idea of how humid it was, this little guy was full (5 liters !!!) in 24hr after I turned it on. And I only had it at 60% humidity. The controls are really simple to use and I'd recommend this to all of my friends!

I had this dehumidifier and it lasted one year exactly, nice warranty period, it lasted just days past the 1 year mark and then quit working. I thought it was a fluke, so I bought another one, and it didn't work straight out of the box. I called SoleusAir to see what to do about returning it, and have only once before been treated so completely like dirt. I will never buy this product again, or anything from this manufacturer. Incidentally, I bought mine from Quality Matters.com and they have some of the worst customer service I've ever encountered, nearly incompetent, and wouldn't it be nice if they spoke English without sounding as though they are about to break into their native tongue?