I purchased from menards for 149.99 on sale a few days ago to replace an old reliable noisy westinghouse. This unit is very quiet in comparison and does an excellent job of removing water. I called customer service 2 times on just simple questions and both times I actually was able to talk to a real person within a mater of minutes. Customer service was extremely helpful and actually was from the USA. Great service! The owners manual is very short, simple and well done. I am very pleased and I have done a lot of research on other units. This unit is excellent.
I purchased this item on 5/1/2011.
I shopped around from best buy,home depot,PC richards and Loews.
I saw different brands and prices and Im not one to buy the first thing I see.
My Old dehumidifier lasted 10 yrs so decided to get a new and improved energy saver for my basement
becuase thats where I use it.
I have a temp and digital humidity unit in the basement that tells me the levels of the basement.
I bought this unit becuase it had and looked like a well made product and price.
Well, Im really happy with this unit. Alot more quiet alot less noise compared to my old one and it works great.
I will say this unit if you want 50% percent humidity you can punch 50% but Your humidity level will be real low
wherever you have it in the house.
I like my basement at 50% humidity so the level set on the unit is 70%.
Day in and day out my basement stays at 50% percent.
I read the other negative comments but I think these people just didnt know how to use the unit or whatever.
Also from the negative comments I can relate when you want to press the desired humidity level Like 50% level
But as soon as you enter 50% the numbers will change.
The unit will not display the number of the desired humidity level you enter.
So for me to get 50% humidity level I have to set the unit at 70%.
With a humidity guage you can figure sooner or later what range you want desired.
Not for nothing but this unit really works for me, Im happy with it and recommend it.
You can buy a digital humidity guage at any garden store,radioshack,or hardware store.
Its like a temperature guage but displays the percentage of humidity and very cheap $$$.
My older unit was a rotating knob that had no numbers, nothing just some scale going from low to high.
The only way to achieve 50% percent was to rotate the knob until my digital humidity show 50% humidity after the unit
working over night etc.
I dont know how these other brands of de-humidiers work but I recommened getting a digital Humidity unit..
The only negative point I found was in the instruction manual they DO NOT tell you where to find the
air filter to clean when its dirty!
The Air filter is behind the front vents of the unit.
Just remove the bottom half where the water is collected, the bucket you need to dump when the water is full.
If you take your fingers and just underneath the front vents you can pull down the airfilter that looks like any other airconditioner filter.
Thats it. clean and let dry and slide it back in its slot!
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I purchased this device a couple of days ago at Menards, and so far am very pleased with it.
It is quiet. I have it in the basement and can''t hear it running from upstairs.
It really pulls out the moisture. I have to empty it 2-3 times a day as I''ve not tried hooking up a hose drain to it yet. There is no problem in pulling out the drain bucket to empty it or putting it back into place.
I''ve read the complaints about the humidity readings fluctuating. I''ve not compared the dehumidifiers humidity level reading with another device to see how it compares. However, I think some people have a misconception about how the humidity level setting works. And...what I''m about to describe is just my theory as I''ve not seen it documented anywhere. You initially push the + or buttons to adjust the humidity level setting, but shortly thereafter, the reading will change from where you had it set. This new reading is the actual current humidity level in the room where the dehumidifier is placed. It will go lower as the humidity is drawn out of the room.
My only complaint so far is that the dehumidifier is made in China, according to the box. But...when I looked at GE models @ Wal-mart, they were also made in China...plus the GE box was printed in both English and Spanish.
Only time will tell how this dehumidifier holds up. I''ll provide an update if I have any problems
Update on 6/13/2011 This dehumidifier is still doing a good job of removing moisture from the air. The problem is, it never completely shuts off. Once it reaches the targeted humidity level, the fan will continue to run. The dehumidifier I owned before would shut off completely until the humidity level rose above the set level. I find it hard to believe this unit is Energy Star compliant with this drawback.
Update on 6/18/2011 I hooked a drain hose up to the unit two days ago. That all works fine, no leaks, no problems. Today, I noticed for the first time, that the unit had shut off (reached the set humidity point). It then later started up again....so, I retract my previous statement that the unit never shuts off. I''m a happy camper and recommend this unit.
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I''ve had the dehumidifier running for a week now. It has some nice features, like a dial showing the existing room humidity and the ability to set a target humidity. It has a 45 pint tank, which must be removed and emptied when full. That''s all fine, but when I tried to connect a garden hose to run the water away to a drain, I discovered a design flaw. The threaded hose connection inside the dehumifier is butted up against the interior wall of the machine, so it''s almost impossible to get one''s fingers or most wrenches or pliers around the coupling ring of the hose to screw it on. Only about 1/2 of the hose connection of the dehumidifier is accessible. By laying the dehumidifier on its side, using small pliers, and turning the hose ring about 1/16 turn (or less) at a time, I was finally able to make the connection. I''m therefore downgrading my otherwise favorable review. I cannot believe that the person who designed this device ever tried to actually connect a hose to it.
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We bought one of these three days ago to replace a 70 pint unit I''ve had for about four years. That one was a ComfortAire I bought from Amazon. They had the best price and the unit was made here in Michigan. That one still runs, but the humidistat isn''t even close to accurate. We call it the "747" because when it runs, it sounds like a jet taking off. I''ll sell it cheap to somebody. Anyway, we bought this Soleus. Quiet. Easy to empty. Convenient. This one is in my work shop. We liked it so well we went back to the store and bought a 70 pint for the basement. The same compliments apply to the larger unit. Ignore Consumer Reports ratings; this is a good one. If you read their reviews, the unit they rate #1 had one of the three they tested not even work, and they still rated it #1? Yeah, right.
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product was just as adverticed,. I received it brand new and shoipping was supper fast.
