I bought this dust collector when I had my shop in a two car garage and thought I would need a bigger one when I finally build a dedicated work shop, but I installed it until I could afford more.  That was about a year and a half ago and it is still collecting dust and chips just fine.  I have always used a 30 gal garbage can with the 'cyclone' top to catch the large things before they could get to the impeller and it has worked well.  I installed a JDS system that turns on the collector whenever a blast gate is open so it forces me to make sure that I keep everthing closed unless I am using it and I have always had plenty of airflow. It is loud, but not in a high-pitched way like a router or a shop vac so it is tolerable.  It was delivered with a few dents but nothing of consequence and was easy to assemble.