Danby DDR030BJWDB vs Frigidaire FFAP5033W1

I can deal with that, though. I just run it at night. The dehumidifier is in a basement apartment (my basement apartment) and I like a bit of noise at night. It's actually quite soothing! That is, until the bucket fills up

It worked great for a while, really helping bring down the humidity in our basement. Unfortunately, at around the 18 month mark, the pump started having problems and was inconsistent. Despite through cleaning of the tank, flushing and ultimately replacing all the drain lines, etc., the problem continued

it is too big of a pain to return, so we'll be trying to sell it locally. We were hoping this would help reduce the humidity in our master bed and bath, however when running it gets very warm, which results in our bedroom heating up significantly, which in Texas is not ideal. We were hoping to return it, but the seller doesn't make it very easy, especially since they didn't double box it when they shipped it, it was boxed simply in the manufacturer's box. Perhaps if you're in a more moderate climate and only using this in a basement or something it would be fine, but the heat it kicks off seems like it would be a pretty big negative for most common uses

If I run into issues I will update this review. I have had a number of bad experiences with all the China manufactured dehumidifiers but this one does seem to have a better overall build quality. We shall see.

I have a 1500 sq ft open concept basement and this dehumidifier has made the difference between comfortable,dry and musty and damp for a very reasonable price. I can understand how a direct to drain hose would make things easier but not essential.

This is not going to be something that you are going to be able to ignore ... it is a MAJOR negative factor about this

The noise from the pump is very low but the fan is noisy. Even on low setting is still way too noisy for a bedroom. I usually leave it in the middle of the basement and gets the job done. I would recommend it, as it looks a quality product if you don't need to place it in a bedroom

It was louder than the dishwasher, louder than the air conditioner, and louder than the (world's noisiest) furnace. This unit is probably best placed somewhere out of the way of daily traffic and definitely far away from any bedroom. If placed in a living area, good luck trying to ignore the sound. I was also surprised at how much heat was generated

Small straight forward unit to operate. And the water collector is easy to remove and dump and put back. We have had several units over the years and cycling out the WC could be problematic. This one is a breeze

I will revise this review after I have had the opportunity to test its efficiency and the pump function. I have found customer service to be horrible and unresponsive. Update July 22: I discovered from reading all customer questions that the plastic splash cover does come off and the procedure for doing so, although I haven’t tried to remove it yet. I was also able to figure out which hose opening to use with the pump, again by reading customer responses to questions, so thank you Amazon customers! As far as customer service goes, to clarify, I rate the helpfulness from the manufacturer a zero

I bought this in June, 2020, it stopped dehumidifying in October 2020. Apparently, all these dehumidifier last only one season. This is my third dehumidifier in a raw that lasted one season only.

Just be sure to purchase the extended service contract as their dehumidifiers are not known for their longevity. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this one will be better. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]