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Basement, crawlspace and whole-room dehumidifiers on the 2019 DOE pint ratings.
Our top pick is the Midea Cube 50: a certified 49.67 pints a day at ENERGY STAR's 2.01 L/kWh, with a large bucket and a compact, extendable body. Here are six picks by job.
Air conditioning dries the air as a side effect of cooling. In damp basements and mild, muggy weather it does little; a dehumidifier does the job. In humid summers, many homes need both.
A sealed crawlspace with a properly sized, ENERGY STAR whole-home dehumidifier is the standard fix in humid climates. A portable basement unit is usually the wrong tool. Here is why.
The old FFAD5033W1 is no longer in ENERGY STAR's current list. Frigidaire's current 50-pint-class unit, the FHDD5034Y1, matches the Midea Cube's certified numbers; buy on price and features.
The listing says 4,500 square feet and 80 pints max. ENERGY STAR says 32.46 pints a day under the DOE test. It is a good mid-size unit, as long as you size it on the certified figure.
The Cube's extendable body and large bucket solve the two things people hate about dehumidifiers: emptying them and storing them. The 50-pint model is the one most basements need.
Efficiency is liters of water per kWh. Our top small-space pick, the avylo ADC018, is certified at 2.05 L/kWh and an estimated 257 kWh a year; here is the ranked list and how to read the label.
A hygrometer above 60% confirms it. Condensation, musty smells and mold are the clues. Ventilation, a dehumidifier and fixing leaks are the cures, in that order of cost.
We found no new Vremi 50-pint listing on Amazon US and no Vremi models in ENERGY STAR's current certified list. These certified units do the same job today.
