Danby DDR030BJWDB vs Frigidaire Gallery FGAC5044W1

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

Whenever I called customer service, I simply get a recording that they are essentially flooded with calls and off no manner or leaving a message. E-mails were never answered. The chat conversation simply directed me to another number, which again was a recorded voice that gave me no options and no means of leaving a message. I tried the videos, the written instructions, and fail time after time connecting the dehumidifier to my WiFi or my App to the dehumidifier

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

My first recommendation is to watch the connect to wifi video since you have to connect to the humidifier as if it was a wifi network, in order to connect. This is not intuitive, but even after doing this, it took multiple times before my unit would connect anyhow. Once connected, the app tells you that you have to register the unit, so I entered all my data and it kept giving me the same error message. (ECP0108, please check your information for accuracy)

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.

That's my opinion. Put the money towards the new one. So anyway, let me know if you have any questions and thanks for watching.

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

The unit is OK loud, it's about 47db on low but it's just fan noise mostly. The compressor is not overly loud. I wouldn't want to sleep next to it, but it does well in a large basement or room. Some of the setting can only be access via the app, so make sure you setup the Wi-Fi and use the app

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

Then you won't have leak issues. After attaching hose you need some elevation. If you do not have any then, hose efficiency may drop. So bucket starts filling at a slower rate

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.

I'm pretty disappointed with Frigidaire. I was looking at this and comparable Honeywell unit and regret going with this one. Thought I was buying a premium unit that would last me at least few years but oh well. I also got another basic Hisense 50-Pint Dehumidifier from Costco for $129 for upstairs which isn't all that smart/fancy but it's actually does what it's supposed to do which is suck the excess moisture out of the air and it's auto feature keeps it at the level I want and turns on/off automatically