Frigidaire 50-Pint Portable Dehumidifier for Basement, Home, and Attic, 115V, Quiet Moisture Absorber for Humidity Control with Auto Shut-Off and Removable Water Bucket/Continuous Drain Option, White

After reading many reviews ranging from 1 to 5 stars, I was scared to purchase this product, but I have to say, I'm not disappointed.Let's start with why I purchased it - I needed to bring down the humidity in my west Texas home (~1,730 sqft). The humidity in my house with refrigerated air was between 55 (downstairs) and 65% (upstairs). After receiving the dehumidifier, I placed it upstairs in my loft, which overlooks most of my downstairs.PERFORMANCE (5 STARS): I ran the dehumidifier on its continuous setting for about 3-4 days, and I didn't see any immediate results. The humidity in my house was the same, but it was removing moisture from the air - about 12 gallons a day. I was on the verge of returning the product, but on day 4 or 5, the humidity levels began to drop dramatically. After about a week of running, they are down to about 30% (downstairs) and 43% (upstairs), ±2%.TEMPERATURE: I read some reviews about the air from the exhaust being hotter than the current air temperature - this is true on occasion. I felt that the air leaving the machine was a little warmer than the surrounding temperature; however, it wasn't anything significant. Other times, there was hardly any noticeable difference in the air temperature from the exhaust and the surrounding air temperature.PLACEMENT: I read in the instructions that this unit should be placed at least 12 inches from the wall on any side. After looking at the unit, the air intake is on the rear (which looks like a design flaw). I feel this could have been better placed on the sides or front (but hey, I'm not an engineer). I wasn't going to put this in the middle of the room, so I simply turned the unit around and put the front of it against the wall, so the rear (where the air intake is) was facing outward. The only inconvenient part of this was that the water reservoir was only accessible from the front. This means you cannot see the water level or empty it without turning it around. This minor inconvenience takes seconds to do and needs to be done once a day (twice max). Even though you can't see the water level, the unit will automatically turn off once it is full.NOISE (4 STARS): While quieter than others (from what I've read), this unit is still a bit noisy. I didn't conduct a decibel test, but it sounds like a large floor fan when on high.

For as long as I've owned a home I've bought Frigidaire dehumidifiers.The units are NOT built to last. The codes are always the same. Fatal. F0 (Freeze Out) or EC (Evaporator Coil / Sealed System).It appears to be a two-year ritual to search my mail for emails to electrolux.com and to re-familiarize myself and start a warranty claim... which I am once again in the process of doing. This time however I am writing this review.When you receive a new unit it works exactly as expected. Hail the power of condensing water from air! Positive reviewers rejoice! It works its magic and all summer long you reap the rewards of a drier, less humid environment.Then comes winter. The unit is stored, either powered on but sitting idle or fully powered off, eager for the next summer/fall blast of humidity and a call to action.... except - next summer it no longer works. It's starting to get humid here in the Northeast and that is when I need this unit to work. It doesn't. It powers on. It runs the blower. You can even perhaps hear the compressor churn. Condensation. Nope. Pull the bucket. Bone dry. Eventually the unit cries foul and throws the F0 / EC code.FAD704DWD (2014) - F0FAD704DWD (2016) via RMA spring 2016 - F0 -- lasted that summerFFAD7033R1 (2017) - ECFFAD7033R1 (2019) via RMA summer 2019 (5 year sealed system warrant on 2017 purchase) - ECFFAD5033W1 (2022) via RMA summer 2022 (a month short of 5 year sealed system warranty on 2017 purchase) - ECFFAD5033W1 (2022) - separate purchase May 2022 - still running for now, now outside the 1 YR standard warrantyA part of me wonders if these units are simply designed with planned obsolescence in mind. Why build a unit that lasts one to two seasons? in the Northeast you generally would purchase one of these when humidity rises (late spring/summer) and you get a few months use then pack it up for winter with the expectation when you need it next it works.So aside from the possibility of seeing if Frigidaire / Electrolux will replace the FFAD7033W1 (2022) that was newly manufactured December 2021 and only lasted the 2022 summer season... I do not believe my dollars are best spent on this brand any longer.To Frigidaire's credit, the 5 year sealed system warranty is good and the RMA replacement process is usually painless. Fill a form. Get approved. Unit shows up at your doorstep. The problem is, the replacement process shouldn't be so painless in a way. It's like they've gotten really good at shipping replacements. REALLY good.... I'd rather have the unit last 5 years and get a sense I got my money's worth than the hassle of a humid basement for a couple of weeks during the replacement process.EDIT: So today I contacted Frigidaire by phone. It was not a good experience. I explained to them I had a FFAD5033W1 manufactured December 2021, bought May 2022 and put into service last summer for only a few months. It has been off all winter; no need. It of course is now June 2023. The first time I needed it was this month. It is returning EC code after repeated power cycles. Warranty Claim DENIED. They no longer have a 5 year sealed system warranty. The unit now has a single 1 year warranty from the date of purchase. I wonder why that is ... </sarcasm>The unit is 18 months old from its date of manufacture... bought and ran for at most 3 months last year and is now dead.EDIT: September 2023. The FFAD5033W1 purchased May 2022 is now returning EC code constantly. The unit is in pristine condition in a clean area and ran daily during the summer. In a room with ~60% RH and 70 degree room temperatures it has reached its end. This unit lasted essentially two summers and that's it.I see Amazon touts "sold 1K units last month". I'm sure they did and Frigidaire loves you for it. While their reputation precedes here, folks are soon going to find out their money is well spent elsewhere.NEVER will I buy anything Frigidaire again.

I've been using it just about 24 hours a day 7 days a week since I received it. It did freeze up at one point during the first temperature drop in my area however just setting it to shut off briefly whenever it reached the desired humidity level has completely stopped that. I also purchased a hose and an adapter in order to have it on constant drain mode so I didn't have to empty the tank out but before that arrived I was finding that I had to empty my tank about twice a day, I think that would be much less now that I have gotten the humidity much lower than what it was going from initially high 70% humidity down to between 40% and 45% humidity.The fins on the condenser do have some minor damage to them, they're a little bent in some spots but this does not seem to be affecting performance in any way.The filter if you can call it that does very little except keeping out larger particulate matter so if you have shedding animals in the home it will keep their hair out but dust will easily get in causing you to have to shut the unit down and using a towel or a brush of some sort clean the fins.Overall I am completely happy with this purchase it runs great it's doing a really good job considering I have it in an area that is much larger than it should be in to perform optimally.

Great dehumidifier! After reading reviews and ratings, I decided to buy this oversized capacity unit for the lower level den. This took humidity levels from 63% down to 45% in the matter of 2 hours max! The only have 2 down sides: 1) is that you can’t set this for a 24 hour cycle. When the unit is off the timer turns it on per the timer setting. When running the timer turns the unit off per the timer setting. Since I’m in the den every day not a huge deal but this is not good if set in an unoccupied location unless you run it constantly. 2) in the percentage mode the unit cycles every nine minutes no matter what the actual humidity level in the room is. It would be better if it could sense the humidity while off and only turn on when the actual humidity reaches the set level.This unit is so efficient that I would recommend it even with the couple of issues described above. I am very pleased with the efficiency with which it lowered the levels in the room.Update: original unit stopped dehumidifying after about five weeks of operation. Replacement arrived in about ten days, absolutely no hassle. This new unit functions better, addressing my point No. 2, humidity percentage level set and unit shuts off when level is reached and then restarts when the level exceeds the setting.

This was a replacement for an older model of pretty much the same unit. The new one has 3 fan settings, two of which are quieter than the old one, which had only one speed. We love that! The new control panel is an improvement as well. The only drawback is that the water reservoir has lower sides, which makes it more difficult to empty without splashing water on the floor. If carried by the handle alone, it is manageable, if not a little heavy.Some reviews have said that this model has broken down and been problematic. It's too new for me to weigh in on that, but I hope I've got another good one. I'd recommend it based on my experience so far.

The unit does a satisfactory job dehumidifying but, as other reviews have noted, has a high probability of failure. I purchased the unit in June of 2021 and it failed with code "EC" in September of 2021. The replacement process was fairly straightforward but was not as easy as it should have been. A new unit was shipped directly to me in October of 2021. The unit ran fine throughout the winter (Michigan winter where humidity is relatively low already). In late spring and early summer of 2022, I began to notice that the replacement unit had some icing on the coils but it was still performing adequately.In July of 2022, the replacement unit again had the "EC" error code. I have contacted customer support but the 1-year limited warranty applies to the purchased unit and does not reset for the replacement unit. At this time, I am waiting to see what, if anything, Frigidaire will do beyond offering an Extended Service Agreement (not that I would trust them to actually honor any such agreement).I would NOT recommend this product to anyone at this time.Update: Electrolux/Frigidaire declined to provide any further assistance since the warranty for the original unit had expired. The unit is faulty and will likely fail within 1-2 years. The quality of the product and their customer service is underwhelming considering the price of the dehumidifier. I would recommend nearly any other dehumidifier before this unit.To summarize the timeline:6/7/21 - Original unit was purchased from Amazon10/5/21 - Original warranty claim was filed with Electrolux due to the failure of the unit with code "EC"10/16/21 - Replacement Dehumidifier arrived from ElectroluxMid-July 2022 - Replacement unit begins having "EC" error codes8/2/2022 - Contacted Electrolux support who indicated that I should submit a warranty claim again since the replacement unit was within its warranty range since it had been delivered in October of 2021. Submitted the warranty paperwork accordingly.8/9/2022 - Electrolux indicated that the unit is out of warranty and thanked me with no further recommendation or explanation (See email below).Good AfternoonWe are sorry to inform you that based on your original purchase date of 6/7/21 you are no longer eligible for a warranty claim.Thank you

Takes a ton of water out of the air. Not sure if our basement is really humid but we are emtying a full tank daily. Doesn't even last 24 hours. The tank looks like it holds a couple of gallons. Not really sure what the "50L" designation is all about but it doesn't hold anywhere that much. Kinda wondering if I shouldn't have bought one with more capacity.Glad I didn't buy the pump option. The tank weighs about 25 pounds, so if that's not too much for you, it seems like way less hassle to pop it out and dump it in the shower or outside than to hook up a hose. Tank fills right to the top and it does slosh a bit as you're carrying it. You definitely don't want to roll the unit when it's full. It will leave a trail of water.The unit itself doesn't roll that well. Might be that the wheels are too small.Glad I didn't get the one with an app. Seems pointless.Definitely not quiet.Overall does what it's supposed to do.

Energy efficiency , similar to wattage, can be misleading. This Frigidaire tested at full and continuous mode, used a little more energy than most of it's competitors. However it was found when used at a more typical setting, maybe 45%, rather than continuous. This machine now used less energy then it's competitors. As far as removing water, it's the best, I researched a lot. I have a Black and decker, same price range, it's lousy compared to this. These machines change almost every year, appearance, or cheapness or improvements. Ex: about 6 years ago, I had the same model Frigidaire and it was best back then, except one thing the water tank was just too small, Well guess what, now this Frigidaire has the biggest water tank of all of them. Also the hot air is less hot then they used to be, it's quieter than it used to be, by a considerable amount, more of a wind sound than a compressor motor sound. I think they actually found a better method, to quiet the compressor ( I'm not positive?) Anyway, it's a great unit. I would even go as far as to call it the industry standard. It removes a lot more water and at a quicker rate. It was the best 6 years ago,( at removing water) and it's a lot better now, all around. Except one drawback, the side slits that can be used for handles are not there, so it's a little harder to pick up, but the wheels are made well. You need not waste time looking further this is the best unit in it's price range, and like I said in the beginning, the energy used on all these products is only measured from one perspective, and perhaps it's not the best perspective. At typical settings this machine is more efficient than its competitors, except when it's measured at full throttle CONTINUOUS mode. And even then, it didn't score a lot less. I did get a lot of this information from, ( I can't remember,) but I also own this unit and have compared for myself.) I believe the competitors will be trying to copy, what Frigidaire has done here. At this price, I would call this product the industry standard! Look no further! Hunter Holmes -- Addendum -- I missed this at first. This unit has a handle that is sort of hidden. A recessed black plastic carrying handle that pulls out from the top of the unit with a 2 inch clearance and it's about 8 inches long. In this price range THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD! HUNTER HOLMES - ADDENDUM #2 - It's been about 3 months, and I still can't believe how quiet this machine is compared to, what was the same unit by FRIGIDAIRE 6 years ago, this current 2023 unit, I mostly hear fan and very little compressor refridgerator noise, the attenuated sound puzzles me in a great way. LOOK NO FURTHER!

Funciona como esperaba, no hace ruido

EDIT: It’s now been three years and this dehumidifier has run without a problem. I give it five stars.It's early days so I am reluctant to give this unit five stars. After a month of running in my finished basement, I am pleased. I like the three-speed fan. I like how quiet the unit is. I like how much water it draws from the air – easily getting my basement to 50 per cent humidity. The high-speed is great and blows dry air a good distance, thereby helping to dry the entire room. The low-speed is really quiet. I like that it is EnerStar rated for efficiency. I especially like the ease of removing the water holder, and its anti-splash cover. The unit's handle is solid and makes it easy to carrying it up and down my split basement (3 stairs separate upper and lower level).I will revisit in the months ahead to update on durability. I expect to get 10 years from this unit, running it only in the damp months. On what I've experienced so far, I recommend this unit.

Purchased in June 2024, the unit ran well and took care of dehumidifying my finished basement during the summer and early fall. I purchased a two year extended warranty at the time. I don't run the unit during the winter. Jump forward to May 2025. I turned on the unit and can hear the compressor coming on along with the fan but after a few hours, it hasn't produced any water. Left it running overnight. Now the unit displays "EC" on the screen. A Google search shows this error is caused by a problem with the sealed system and is typically caused by a refrigerant leak. It only lasted one year and was only run for less than 6 months total. I will put through a warranty claim. Note also that the price for this unit has jumped over $200 in less than a year.

This dehumidifier has been working like a champ ever since it arrived. It was easy to set up and it is simple and easy to run. I had a pretty significant humidity issue in the basement, which is why I bought it in the first place, and it solved that problem quickly and now it maintains the entire basement level at the setting I chose and only turns itself on when the humidity rises to that level. It is so nice that I no longer have to worry about that at all because this machine is doing its job wonderfully. Oh, and I have it sitting right above a drain in the basement so I don't even have to worry about empying the thing -- water just goes straight down the drain. :-) I would recommend this dehumidifier without hesitation.

Bien que le déshumidificateur ne fasse pas beaucoup de bruit ce n'est pas la raison principale pour laquelle nous l'avons acheté. Il fonctionne 24h/24 dans ma cave qui est très humide (humidité de plus de 75%). Je l'ai ajusté pour 55% et elle atteint facilement ce degré d'humidité. Cependant, je devais vider mon réservoir 2-3 fois par jour (50 pintes). J'ai finalement opté pour brancher un boyau dans le connecteur du déshumidificateur et le relier à mon drain. Ça fonctionne super bien. Je n'ai pu à me préoccuper de vider mon réservoir. Tout se vide au fur et à mesure. Ma cave est beaucoup plus au sec qu'avant. Élimine cet odeur d'humidité.