Calculators3 min
Basement Dehumidifier Sizing Calculator: How Many Pints You Need
Enter your basement's size and how damp it is. The calculator uses ENERGY STAR's sizing guide and rounds up, as ENERGY STAR advises, to a 25, 35 or 50-pint class.
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Dehumidifiers8 min
Best Dehumidifiers of 2026: Basement, Pump and Whole-Home Picks
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.
Dehumidifiers4 min
Dehumidifiers for Crawlspaces: When You Need One and What Kind
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.
Dehumidifiers3 min
Frigidaire FHDD5034Y1 Review: The Current Frigidaire 50-Pint Dehumidifier
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.
Dehumidifiers4 min
hOmeLabs 4,500 Sq Ft Dehumidifier Review: What the Numbers Really Say
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.
Dehumidifiers4 min
Midea Cube Dehumidifier Review: 20, 35 and 50 Pint Models Compared
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.
Dehumidifiers6 min
Most Energy-Efficient Dehumidifiers: ENERGY STAR's Numbers, Ranked
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.
Dehumidifiers3 min
Vremi 50 Pint Dehumidifier: Discontinued, and What to Buy Instead
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.