Midea Electric Dehumidifier - 1000ml Small Air Dehumidifiers for Home Kitchen Bedroom Bathroom Basement Closet Wardrobe Garage RV

I bought this Midea 3000 sq ft dehumidifier because I had mold on my window frames and ice buildup on the windows during winter. I placed it in the washroom, and it works very well. It collected a full bucket of water in just three days. The noise level is acceptable and not too loud. I also like the timer feature. I usually set it to run for 2 hours after showering. After using it, the moisture problem is much better, the washroom feels comfortable, and there is no more ice on the window frames. Very happy with this purchase and highly recommended.

I purchased the 3000 Sq model back in March of 2021. I live in Florida and this dehumidifier has been running non-stop ever since. The humidity for most of the year is over 95%. This think has been keeping the humidity down around 40% to 45%. I run my A/C at 80 degrees, where I am comfortable. Due to the amount of water this dehumidifier pulls out of the air does require dumping the reservoir several times a day. In the rainy season, I have had to empty the tank at least three to four times a day, due to 100% humidity. The rest of the year is at least two times a day. I have read s9me of the reviews about this thing beeping when the tank is full at night, when people are sleeping. I solved that by emptying the tank before going to bed, then again when I get up, regardless if the tank is full or not. This makes the house much more comfortable with lower humidity. The other think is how it has held up, it has been running 24 hour a day, seven days a week for the past three years. That is almost 26,000 running hours without any issues, so far. As far as electrical use, it has had no effect on my electic bill. I think it is allowing my central A/C to run better because the A/C condenser is not getting all gummed up with very humid air going through it. Allowing it to run more efficiently. This could be off setting the cost to run the dehumidifier. As far as the sound, it is more lik3 white noise. My A/C makes more noise that this dehumidifier. I only here it when thexA/C turns off. I do know that I am able to run the A/C less because the less humid air feels cool. When we have 70 degree temperatures with 100% humidity, I was running the A/C to lower the humidity, not the temperature. Now the dehumidifier is doing that job. The only thing is, it does not have a pump to pump the water into sink or tub to drain. Even the larger model only empties the tank into a floor drain. It will not pump vertical for a few feet. If Midea made one that would/could pump the water a few feet vertically (not their cube model), I would buy it. Over all, I would buy this one again 1) because of how well it has held up 2) How well it does its job of removing the humidity.

Outstanding dehumidifier. Previous to this dehumidifier, I needed to use 2 dehumidifiers for the space and even with 2 dehumidifiers running it was difficult to keep my basement dry enough to store books. This dehumidifier works perfectly and has been maintaining the basement humidity level at 39-40% without the aid of a second dehumidifier. One note of caution: I originally thought the dehumidifier was defective because I could not get it to drain via a hose. I called customer support and was told that they do not provide support for dehumidifiers and that I should return it to Amazon as defective. After thinking about the problem I wondered if the cause of nondraining via the hose was because the angle of the hose was not enough. So I raised the dehumidifier off the floor by 2 inches (placed the dehumidifier on 2 paving stones) and that solved the problem. If you can't get it to drain via the hose connection, try raising it off the floor. A second note is this: The wifi app (SmartHome) is a very limited app and I found it useless. (I also had trouble finding the button I needed to press to activate the wifi on the dehumidifier; on this model you need to press and hold the Filter button to activate the dehumidifier's wifi.) I ended up removing the app from my mobile. I would suggest ignoring the wifi capabilities.

Quick read: Attractive, quiet, large bucket, nice control panel, some very minor assembly. Air flow is side discharge and angled slightly downward towards the floor. You can point the stream of dehumidified air in the direction you want it to go by turning the machine but there are no vertical air adjustments. Uses R410A refrigerant and not R32 for some reason. Easy access to evaporator coil for cleaning. Humidistat is very accurate on my sample. This machine uses a measured 390 to 400 watts. At my summer rates of 0.1154 cents a kilowatt, if it ran 24 hours a day for 30 days, with the compressor always engaged it would cost $33.23 a month to run. I use it an hour a day so for me it's $1.38 a month. Overall it feels well made. I'd buy it again. Will it last? I don't know. The reliability of these things has been in a steep decline since the 1990's. This is now the only consumer purchase I will buy the warranty for. Details: This is my fifth dehumidifier and I like it the most. Compressor was noisy on the first start up for the first couple of hours then there were no rattles, buzzing or weird noises. Just the steady whoosh of air without any variations in pitch. Noise is a pretty subjective subject. The quality of the sound is so steady and smooth I quickly tune it out. The gentle thud of the compressor kicking in and out is barley detectable. My sound comments are based with the machine on a carpeted floor. It's a little louder on tile. Attractive and feels well made. Very large bucket. I like the control panel, it offers lots of flexibility. In the Comfort mode it will try to maintain a 50% humidity level. I can also set it to run continuously. Or set it to run continuously with the timer. The timer is two stage. If the machine is running I can set it for when I want it to stop. Plus I have the option of also setting it for when I want it to restart again. If the machine is off, the timer can be set to turn it on with the option of also setting it to turn itself off again. The last run option is to put the humidistat in control of the dehumidifier and it will cycle on and off based on the set point. A word about humidistat control. When the desired humidity level is reached, the compressor kicks off and the blower continues to run for an additional 3 minutes, (drying out the evaporator coil). Drying out the evaporator coil puts humidity back into the air. Enough humidity that in a small room it (plus the detected moisture in the machine) will force the dehumidifier to restart a couple of minutes later. It then becomes this endless start, stop cycle. Very annoying. I use a small fan blowing on the humidistat (top right corner of air filter area at the edge of evaporator coil) to stop the humidistat from being triggered by the moisture in the dehumidifier. Comfort comments. This machine raises my bedroom temperature about 2 degrees an hour, (pleasing in the winter, annoying in the summer). All 5 of my past dehumidifiers would give us pretty nasty headaches if the blower was facing us. This thing is a bit overpowered for a bedroom (11x12) but it's the quietest in the series. Both the larger 50 pint and the smaller 20 pint are noisier (based on Midea documentation). The larger 50 pint is substantially more efficient than this but it's way too much for a small room. That would be my choice for a basement. I am OCD about keeping evaporator coils clean to keep the units efficient and hoping to discourage mold growth. This is the first dehumidifier I've ever owned that gives you easy access to the evaporator coil without having to take the thing apart. Yay! I still put a foam air conditioning filter on top of the built in filter out of habit and sealed up some air leaks under the machine. The extra filter does make it slightly more vulnerable to icing up with the slightly reduced airflow. Kwik Kut 15”x24” foam filters are available at my local Ace Hardware stores for $1.99. I love this thing. The only two things I would change would be for Midea to figure out a way to stop all the false restarts from internally detected moisture. The other being a timer modification to allow for endless restarts and shut downs. I want to be able to set it for any continuous timed value I wanted. Like being able to set if for 30 minutes on and then 30 minutes off, until the water tank is full. That was a common function in the 1990's on Goldstar brand dehumidifiers. UPDATE: 5/3/21 Measured power consumption is up to 419 watts. UPDATE: 5/15/22. Not very effective once temperatures fall into the upper 60’s. If you wanted it for a basement I’d pick something else.

We had to replace a "Gree" model that was recalled so we got this one. It works very well. The wi-fi function is okay. The timer feature is nice. But....it loses a start because the discharge is to the side rather than out the top. It doesn't work well for us coming out the side. So, beware...if you need a top discharge unit keep lookin'... But, other than that it works good.