GE - 35-Pint Portable Dehumidifier with Smart Dry - White

This dehumidifier works very well - I have stopped reviewing items until a few months of ownership since BB does not allow review editing (which is a retail-industry standard thing...) for some strange reason, but its been durable for the past few months and hopefully it'll hold up over at least a few years. Its very inefficient for smaller spaces though. It draws about 400-500 watts fluctuating based on fan speed, indicating that the compressor has a single stage 'wide open' setting. It outputs a significant amount of heat (not surprising considering the power draw). It does, however, suck a HUGE amount of humidity from the air. This is probably better for a large space - a lot larger than my 12 by 12 office space for example. If you buy this for a smaller space, it'll drive up the heat and cycle on and off frequently causing extra wear - but if you DO end up using this in a smaller space, run the fan on high. The power draw penalty is negligible and it'll circulate more air through it, remove more humidity, and turn off sooner. And its effective enough that this extra airflow wont result in a decrease in de-humidification performance. For a medium to larger space, this is a great choice imo, and has been effective for these south MS summers we have to endure where the air feels like soup, but smaller spaces could use something smaller or more efficient and I would imagine that this would even be more important for people who do not live in climates where the humidity is sky high.

This is the second GE dehumidifier I purchased for my home. I placed it in a bathroom. I was little bit shocked when the first time I powered it up since it was extremely noisy. I noticed that a side panel was vibrating loudly. I reseated it then noise disappeared. It is doing a great job. Strongly recommended.

It does what it’s supposed to. The size was perfect for the laundry room. In Florida, it can get humid inside the house and anything we hang dry can get mildewy smell if moisture isn’t controlled. I saw that the power bill went up a lot recently. So I bought smart power readers for the three dehumidifiers we have in the house. Two big and one small. I was VERY surprised at how much power this thing uses! I have two bigger F-brand dehumidifiers that use about 60-70 watts when in use. On average this thing uses about 5.8 kWh on a typical day. When I removed this dehumidifier from service and plugged in the bigger one in the same location, it used average of 0.55 kWh in a day. That’s 10% of what this thing uses! Ridiculous! Instantaneous reading was between 370-500+ Watts which is terrible efficiency! This thing should come with a big yellow energy use guide tag!

This dehumidifier is humming along brilliantly! It took me a couple of days to figure out how to get the external hose connected properly but now, it’s working great.

First of all, this system is so easy to use I never even opened the instructions. Plug it in, check the tub, wait for the fill light, and dump. I live right in front of a pond and it was 90% humidity!!! This machine is a life saver. 10 minutes is all it took for it to take it from 70% humidity in my house to 50%!!! The accuracy of this machine is outstanding as well. I tested it with a reptile humidity gage. This machine is great for a big apartment with open space, or a smaller house. My fiancé and I have bad asthma and if we didn’t have this machine we’d be coughing flem up and drowning with how bad it’s been. Spend the money, get the machine. WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!

It is a good size for for a 1000 sq. ft. apartment. It runs relatively quiet and it is a must have if you live by the coast! I usually run the "smart dry" mode and set it somewhere between 40 to 50 % humidity. You will definitely feel the difference in the room temperature! EPA recommendation for humidity inside the house is between 40 to 60%. It definitely helps with AC usage!

Got it on sale for under $100 and it does exactly what it says it does. Fairly sturdy, no major issues so far. Setting it to a humidity is easy, and it runs until it hits the goal humidity level. Has pulled close to a gallon of water out of the air in the time I have had it in my relatively dry travel trailer. It will chime when it's full, and I haven't had to change the air filter yet, but I have a dedicated air filter running nearby. Only negative is that I haven't discovered if there is a way to turn off the lights without shutting down the machine.

Ive been using it for about a week. The controls are easy to set and understand and there was nothing to put together outside of snapping the wheels onto the bottom of the unit. It brought the humidity of an approximately 300 square-foot bonus room from 70% to 45% (that's where I set the room humidity to). I empty the bucket once a day, but could probably go longer between empties. Makes a little noise, but I don't spend a ton of time in the room so it's not bothersome.

so far does great w humidity in beachfront house & size is perfect. Only wish was not so noisy