Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Pros: - quiet operation. Only hear fan, compressor makes hardly any noise at all. - attractive design Cons: - Terrible engineering. The humidity sensor must be placed in the reservoir, because as soon as the fan clicks off, the humidity readout immediately starts climbing quickly. I have mine set to 50%. This causes the unit to run until it reaches 45%, then it will click of, and remain off until it reaches 55%. The poor sensor placement in the design makes the unit think it is 55% when it truly isn't. This has been determined by placing hygrometers around the room and seeing that the dehumidifier is always running up like crazy. So it will click off at 45, then 10 min later it thinks its 55, the unit will click on, and immediately when the air flow is resumed, the sensor sees that its not as high as it thought, and you'll see the readout drop quickly back down. So the unit is constantly cycling on and off. This unit could actually use a ton less energy if the sensor was placed in a location to get more accurate readings (maybe in a isolated chamber with vents directly outside of the unit, instead of INside the unit where all the water is collecting?) Very frustrating that you can't trust the unit manage itself efficiently. I'm tempted to a some kind of humidity switch to operate it more efficiently myself. Updated 7/27/15: The more I think about this design flaw, the more frustrated I get. Giving only 2 stars now (down from the original 3). Also adding another photo showing 51% on hygrometer and 72% (!!) on the dehumidifier. Update 8/29/15 I bought a small USB powered fan and hung it off the back and aimed at at the top-left part of the intake area... this allowed for better air flow over the humidity sensor and resulted in a more accurate reading. This cut down on over-all energy usage quite a bit as it prevented the unit from cycling on/off for no need. Check out the newest photo to see how the fan is used.