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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

3) Hard to empty without spilling water. The water collection container must fill nearly to the top before the unit auto shuts off. To remove the container it requires a pretty strong 'tug' to unseat it from the dehumidifier. Without fail, that tug causes the water to slosh in the container and spill on the ground

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

Nice idea. The reality is that these units collect and store water, as such the humidity around them tends to increase quite rapidly once the airflow ceases. Frigidaire deals better with this problem by extending the window for off/on. For example, if you set the desired level at 50%, it’ll run until it hits 45%, and it won’t turn on again until humidity rises to 55%

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.

I was within the first 30 days after buying it. I assumed that if the product is defective I don't have to pay for returning it, but I was wrong. Amazon told me (online) that I have to pay. When I tried the third-party company who shipped it (VidaZen) they never responded

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

They are both pretty loud even on the nonturbo side, I use one in the garage and one in my utility room. The second unit works only when you select the humidity level at which you wish to obtain, in all other modes it does not pull any moisture out of the air. I fully intended to send the second unit back and obtained authorization to do so but found the shipping cost we’re gonna be $80. I decided at that point to just use it in the modem which I know it works

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 planned on using the hose to drain the water into the condenstate pump for the AC unit where it will be pumped away.

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've had this unit for just over a month now and so far so good. So it will be interesting as time marches on will it be just as efficient in filling up it's bucket in about 6 hours and or continue to run for the next 4 years. So far I am happy with it, it's doing what it's supposed to, it's more quiet than my previous units but then I don't spend much time in my dungeon err I mean basement unless I am building something and it just sounds like a fan running.