This machine works pretty good. I've been using it for a few months. There was a shortage of distilled water in my area for a while so I bought this machine. I use distilled water for my CPAP machine and our steam mop and iron. We don't drink it. I fill it with the hot water from my tap, that speeds up the distilling process. I just start it up and forget about it, it shuts off when it's done. It does have a cooling fan on it so it does make some noise, but we just put it on the counter in the kitchen and ignore it, it's not that loud. It comes with some cleaning crystals, but I just use a little bit of white vinegar and hot water and it cleans up just fine. If you don't want to run out of distilled water it's a good machine for you.