Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been using my Record Doctor for just over six months. It's received some pretty heavy use with cleaning perhaps up to a dozen records a weekday. I've notice the performance decreasing and in particular the top plate lifting up just to be sucked down when the unit is turned on. I decided to investigate and this is what I found. 1. MOLD. Moisture is trapped in the unit - especially after the water in the reservoir reaches the bottom of the suction tube. Every time the unit runs mold spores are going to be sucked out and exhausted into the room. 2. As was expected, water damage. This damage is due to trap moisture as I've never turned the unit upside down (which would cause the reservoir to dump into the vacuum compartment). 3. The case is made of MDF vice particle board or wood. I was expecting particle board with is generally water resistant for short periods of time. I was not expecting MDF which does not mix with water for even a short amount of time. A few seconds of water on MDF will cause the MDF to being to swell. 4. The biggest issue is moisture damage to the MDF at the top of the suction tube. It’s either water splashing up from the reservoir or water as it is sucked down from the record brush opening. I don’t know how top plate is connected to the suction tube. It may just be an open channel that exposes moisture to the top of the cabinet during operation. Whatever the case, the glue between the top plate and the top of the cabinet is failing. The only reason it is still operable is the paper covering between the top of the cabinet and bottom of the top plate is still glued. Does the product do what it is advertised to do? Yes, it does clean records. Would I recommend this product? Only if you’re looking to use it once or twice a day. It will not hold up to heavy use. See the attached photos for more comments.