Frigidaire FFAD2233W1 vs Frigidaire Gallery FGAC5044W1

Our first was a Keystone which worked great for 6 years, then started leaving water on the floor. Since it was not ranked as high we chose the Frigidaire.

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

In Feb 2021, I purchased this model after some careful research on the internet, knowing that our basement usually gets very humid in the three months of summer, and there is a range of performances among the models on the market. This model was great when it worked at the beginning, just as many positive reviews described. It then went to hibernation as fall came and the air became dry. After I turned it on the second summer, in 2022, I soon realized that something was wrong

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 took it apart and found the coil was all rusty and had leaked the refrigerant. This was not a huge surprise, because it had been putting out nasty red brown water for some time. This Frigidaire unit is putting out clean clear water, but it's only been a few months. We have salt air here near the coast and it's hard on HVAC units and maybe dehumidifiers, so time will tell what kind of longevity we get from it

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

But the 60 pint is much more efficient. Frigidaire has chosen to not highlight this difference, perhaps for concern about making their less expensive models seem inefficient. The 60 pint is twice the size and weight of the 50. It is rated at removing 2

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

We have been dealing with high humidity (South California foothills environment)…even with the A/C running pretty much constantly, we were in 60-65% humidity range and having to be at 65-68 degrees…without A/C on, humidity would jump to 70-77%….as soon as we got this dehumidifier delivered, we turned on, left it on overnight, and without A/C overnight we woke up to 45% humidity! Definitely a game changer…it is a bit noisy, maybe a bit more than central A/C, and I’m sure this will consume electricity $$$…but basically this allows us to not have to run A/C constantly so we think it’ll be at least neutral on cost if not overall cheaper. And we don’t have to have the house at 65-68 degrees! Recommend for sure. Not sure on longevity as I only just got this a couple days ago

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.

I empty it twice a day when the water bin is full. It rolls easily. The filter is easy to remove, clean and replace. The water catchment bin also is easy to remove, empty, and replace

After two years of use filter notification came up when I tried to remove the filter to clean it I noticed a lot of ice on the back where the filer is located so I take it out on deck left it there and wait for the ice to melt and completely dry I tried this steps three times before I quit and buy another one this time I went with Honeywell.

Noise (on low fan): you won't notice in a busy house, but you'll hear it at night from 30 ft away through walls. When dewpoints are in the 70's my electric bill jumped 200 kWh over same time last year(one occupant in house). But, aah, the comfort. Towels, laundry and dishes dry quickly

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