Frigidaire Gallery FGAC5044W1 vs hOmeLabs HME020030N

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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

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)

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%

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.

Easy to empty the water but a little finicky to get bucket back in place straight (not a huge deal). Not obtrusively loud, but they are all going to make some noise. I am using it to get humidity down while not having to have central AC (yeah, old system that needs replacing one of these years) cranked up too cool for my comfort. It seems to work well for that purpose, because the humidity needs to be controlled

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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

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.

Easy to empty the water but a little finicky to get bucket back in place straight (not a huge deal). Not obtrusively loud, but they are all going to make some noise. I am using it to get humidity down while not having to have central AC (yeah, old system that needs replacing one of these years) cranked up too cool for my comfort. It seems to work well for that purpose, because the humidity needs to be controlled