 | Frigidaire Dehumidifier, 70-Pint Capacity, FAD704TDP
LOVE IT!! -- 2010-09-02
I have the 70 pint, and love it! It's way more quiet than the Whirlpool I replaced it with, and it is doing an awesome job of removing the moisture from our air. Also, I like the notification to clean the filter...which I can tend to forget! I wish the bucket was a little more user friendly in regards to cleaning it, but I can overlook that when it comes to the entire package! I'm actually debating buying a second I like this one so much!
basement dehumidifier -- 2010-08-31
item was delivered on time and the unit seems to be well designed. since I have it only a few months I can say that it does the job, however I hope it lasts longer than a similar unit I had last year.
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 | Frigidaire FAD504TDD 50-Pint Dehumidifier, White
Great Product for the Value -- 2010-09-03
We were without a humidifier in our basement for about 2 weeks. It was very humid and muggy - this Frigidaire had it smelling fresh and clean again in about 48 hours. It is pretty quiet and very efficient. I highly recommend.
Excellent value -- 2010-08-31
This dehumidifier is an excellent value. All dehumidifiers make a little noise. They are small air conditioning units in a way, and they have a blower to circulate the air. Since those are confined to a small space, and move a bit of air, and have a compressor, you will hear some noise. And simply by the nature of carrying 6.25 gallons of water in a tank to empty it, it will be a bit awkward. But neither of these things keep me from rating this with 5-stars. It does its job very well, is rather quiet, and thanks to an ingenious tank slide-out, and carry handle, emptying the tank is a piece of cake. And boy, does this thing dehumidify! First two days it sucked a total of 6 tankfuls of water out of our basement air. That's over 36 gallons of water. Lowered the humidity from almost 70% to just over 50%, that's on continuous run. Now we've got it set to 60% and we'll see how that works. Love this unit. Hadn't bought a dehumidifier in over 20 years, so was skeptical that with today's cheap manufacturing standards, we would have a hard time finding a decent unit. Not so. This Frigidaire deserves the exceptional ratings it has received to date, and we are completely satisfied with our purchase.
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 | Soleus Air CFM-40 E 40-Pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat
Works very quietly, innaccurate humidity control -- 2010-09-03
We purchased this de-humidifier based on price and ease of moving, since it can live in the guest room until guests arrive, then quickly be taken to the basement.
Pros:
It's very quiet
It doesn't add too much to our power bill per month (between 10 and 20 dollars)
On max, it sucks a good amount of water out of the air
Cons:
It fills up fast on high
It warms the room its in by about 5 degrees
The fan runs even when the its not removing water from the air
The humidity sensor is very unreliable. Ours doesn't run, even when the humidiy is in excess of 75%, despite being labeled in the 50s and 60s. The only way we've found that it works regularly is to either have it set to "ON" or to have it powered down.
Overall, it meets our needs, but it would have been 4.5 stars if the humidity controls were accurate.
Surprisingly Good -- 2010-09-01
Great machine. Proved to be well worht the cost.
First time with a dehumidifier. My basement smells much better!
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 | Soleus Air DP1-70-03, 70 Pint Portable Energy Star Dehumidifier, White
Got a VERY humid basement dry quickly; even building supervisor noticed -- 2010-08-30
We bought this to replace a smaller LG dehumidifier that worked fine in our old house, with a walk-out basement (and which didn't even require a sump pump, because of the location). Our new house had a damp basement, sump pump, and we were even beginning to see some mold on some woodwork. Our 45-pint LG just couldn't handle it. I did a lot of research, and narrowed the choices to the Soleus or Danby. I think the final decision came down to shipping. Anyway, this thing WORKS!!! When I plugged it in, our basement was at 85% - 90% humidity, and the Soleus had it down to 60% within about 2 weeks. It plateaued there for a while, because it's a new basement in an area with a high water table, and the new basement walls (cinder block) have moisture in them. Anyway, by now--about a month or so later--our humidity is down to 50%. I can't comment on the cycling issues others have had, because we leave it running 24/7 on the highest setting, just to dry out our basement. We lost our power the other day, and when the power came back on, the unit came back on at the same setting.
Our building supervisor stopped by for our 45-day walkthrough, and said that we had the driest new basement--lack of humidity or mildewy odor--that he had seen. He wanted to know what we were using so that he could recommend it to other homeowners who were having trouble getting their basements to dry out.
Just 1 con: We use this with a hose that goes into a drain, but somehow it drips enough to fill the bucket after about 2 to 3 weeks. I'm not going to take a star off for that, because it may be the washer in the piece of hose we're using. The filter is a good idea, but running 24/7 causes it to need cleaning (just rinse it off) about every 2 to 3 weeks, and the unit shuts off if the filter needs cleaning (you can always just press the "continue" button).
The noise doesn't seem bad. It makes a sort of loud fan noise, just a whoosh, but no machine noise. But we keep it in a basement that's only used for storage.
And if you run it 24/7 on high, it will increase your electricity bill. I can't tell how much lower ours would have been, because the A/C has also been on during the summer. But for the volume of air it moves, and how dry our basement is--90% to 50% in about a month and no more mold within a day or two!!!--it's worth it.
shipping of Soleus Air Dehumidifier -- 2010-08-23
The Dehumidifier was ordered on August 19th, it has not shipped yet
todate August 23 show expected arrivial of 25th to 28th , be lucky
if shupped by this time. May just refuse on arrivial
Shipping is worst of any on line shopping there is .
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 | Frigidaire 70-pint Dehumidifier
So far, so good -- 2010-08-27
Ran it on "continuous" for four days as it filled two buckets per day (and spent a lot of time off because the bucket was full). On the 4th day it did not quite fill the second bucket by the expected time, so I reset it to a target of 45% humidity. However, it is still removing two buckets per day, and only occasionally reaches its target humidity level. Maybe I'll rig it with a hose, but actually I like knowing how much water it is removing. In any case, the basement FEELS much more comfortable now.
It sounds like a loud fan. Wouldn't be fun trying to hold a quiet conversation, but playing wild, intense table tennis with my teenager son (who beats me like a drum; oh well, I can still outrun him in the 10K, I think) I do not even hear the thing at all.
The knock on dehumidifiers (besides being noisy--why do they have to be noisier than a refrigerator, even noisier than a room air conditioner?) is that they all break in 18 months. Fingers are crossed. But it has been good so far (3 weeks).
Don't let the $228 price put you off. That includes the "free" shipping, which would cost at least $40 if it were billed separately.
Great Dehumidifier -- 2010-08-11
This unit runs rather quietly, which is a plus. It is very effective and I like the washable filter. It seems like a quality product and has done a good job removing humidity from my entire basement, which is rather large. I've had dehumidifiers in the past that die after a relatively short time period, so I hope that this one lasts but it's too early to say for sure.
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 | DeLonghi DD45P 45 Pt. Energy Star Dehumidifier with Patented Pump
Works great -- 2010-08-31
I ordered this to replace a really old dehumidifier and love it. I love that it's digital and I can set the humidity level I want it to reach. The only complaint is that the hose to empty the water is short so I used the hose from the old dehumidifier.
Trying one More Time -- 2010-08-09
My current DeLonghi (40 pt) has gone on the fritz so I bought the newest model DD45P. The sensors on the old one (6 years old) have gone wacko, and the defroster (heater coil) seems constantly engaged, thereby pumping out super heated air... not good during the summer months here in the Northeast where 90 degrees+ has become the norm. The new DeLonghi arrived last week and has a more compact design than the old one, seems to be performing well, however, the 2 speed fan is problematic to me. DeLonghi should have stayed with the 3 speed fan as on the older models; that would REALLY have improved the "quiet" factor. Also the 24 hour timer feature is laughable... please, for this price, let me program more than one block of time. I love the pump, however, as an owner of a previous model who has taken the old one apart, be warned that what is growing inside the older unit has got to be unhealthy!!!! Yuk! If only replacement parts were made available at a reasonable price, my old one could be kept working! I need 2 for my large basement area, so I think I will be buying an additional one of a different brand to see if it performs any more efficiently and lasts longer!
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 | Sunpentown SD-350TI Mini Dehumidifier with UV Light and TiO2
Way too small -- 2010-08-11
I made a big mistake buying this. I thought it would be sufficient for a small bedroom and while it certainly does get rid of some of the moisture, it's incredibly weak and ineffective. Simply put, I put it in a room that had 65% humidity (according to humidistat) but after 12 hours of operation, the humidity level dropped down to about 63% and there was about a half cup of water in the tank.
Perhaps this would be fine for an unventilated bathroom right after a shower but it's completely useless for any other application. My advice to anyone who wants to dry up their space: suck it up and get a much more powerful (and, unfortunately, more expensive) machine. I ended up getting the SOLEUS and it's amazing.
Works pretty well -- 2010-08-04
This does an adequate job of dehumidifying a small room. It is very humid right now and it seems to get moisture out of the air that the A/C doesn't. It's lots cheaper than buying a big dehumidifier.
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 | DeLonghi DD50P 50 Pt. Energy Star Dehumidifier with Patented Pump
DeLonghi DD50P dehumidifier -- 2010-09-02
Excellent...but...this item has to be on a dead level floor...otherwise the water does not go out the gravity drainage hose and ends up on the floor. Did not test the pump or tank but have in past DeLonghi models and they have worked..my last one went 6 years running 24/7.
Great unit -- 2010-08-16
I have purchased this unit over a month ago, actually 2 of them and there perfect and really outperformed their clam. As a matter of fact, I'm going to purchase another. Trouble-free so far and I would recommend this unit to anyone as it has a built-in pump that removes the water upward if needed and I never have to worry about emptying the container as this unit has a hose (that comes with the unit) to travel into a cellar sub-pump system. Carl from Trumbull, Ct.
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 | Sunpentown Mini Dehumidifier with TiO2 and UV light
Doll house humidifier....with pretty uv lights -- 2010-08-27
Well let just say that product seems to just fall short....the uv light and mesh do kill the bad stuff in the air but the dehumidifer technology is not as good as compressor models....
Dehumidifier -- 2010-08-25
Works well for small room, because of my location I should have bought larger model. Overall it does what it says. I believe the UV light to be useless so save your money and get the model without it.
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 | GE ADER30LN White Dehumidifier
Does the job -- 2010-07-28
For the price it does the job, the main issue with it though is it fills up quite fast. I have to empty it at least twice a day, but if someone is around the house enough to do that then it works out well.
GREAT DEHUMIDIFER -- 2010-07-24
THIS HUMIDIFIER IS COST EFFECTIVE, ENERGY STAR EFFICIENT. I LET IN RUN ON CONTINUOUS MODE. IT KEEPS MY BASEMENT COMPLETEY DRY. YOU HAVE TO EMPTY THE CONTAINER A COUPLE OF TIMES EACH DAY, BUT THAT IS NOT PROBLEM WITH THE EASY SLIDE OUT CONTAINER COMPLETE WITH HANDLE. I USE THE WATER ON MY OUTSIDE PLANTS.
GREAT PRODUCT AND PRICE.
FREE SHIPPING THROUGH AMAZON.
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