GE - 50-Pint Energy Star Portable Dehumidifier with Built-In Pump - Gray

I have only had my new dehumidifier for 8 hours. So far, I can say I am very happy with my purchase. If my opinion changes in the future, I will update my review. I live in a hot and humid area and it seems I am constantly battling humidity. This is my 3rd dehumidifier, all different brands. My experience is after this review. So, I picked it up from Best Buy and they loaded it into the back of my SUV. I guess to prevent it from tipping, they laid it on it's side. When I got home, the writing on the box states to not turn it on for a couple of hours if it was not upright. So, to play it safe, I unpacked it and let it sit upright for 3 hours. I knew I wanted to use the pump feature so I located the pump tubing in the bucket and proceeding to install it according to the manual. I really liked this installation. My old dehumidifier had a push to connect attachment. This one uses a hose barb that is in the center of the garden hose cover. So, right off the bat, that was the first difference I noticed. I read through the instructions to make sure I understood everything. They were not the best written, but not the worst either. I plugged it in and the display lit up to display the current humidity level. I also noticed that fan was set to high and it also indicated that pump is on. At one place in the manual, it suggests to run at 45-50% humidity for the first 24 hours. I set mine to 45%. My current humidity level at that moment was 47% and nothing was happening. I walked away and didn't worry about it. I figured it needed some time to acclimate. Later I thought I heard a quiet fan sound. I checked on it, nothing was happening and there was water in the pump hose. I was impressed. My last one was really noisy. Then I checked the bucket and the bucket was bone dry. This really made me happy. My last one had to fill the bucket before the pump would kick on. On the control panel, you depress the words, "Fan Speeds", "-", "+", "Timer" and "Filter Reset" to make adjustments. My last one had weird icons. So I appreciate the words that make sense. I don't have to pull out a manual to see what a symbol means. So, to sum it up, I am impressed on my first day using this dehumidifier. I did get the service plan through Best Buy for peace of mind after my experience with my first dehumidifier. I hope I do not need it. My experience with dehumidifiers is I bought a different brand dehumidifier last year and it failed in 6 months. The stats were similar to this dehumidifier. The manufacturer did nothing to honor the warranty. I also purchased a very pricey crawl space dehumidifier that has been working well.

Its been a month since i installed the dehumidifier, it did a great job so far. We had slight flooding in the basement and with this on it got dried of really fast. I’m not sure on the area its covering though. We have a 2000 sqft area in the basement and i doubt if its able to cover the entire area. Also, alerted to clean the filter twice but i couldnt find any debries or filter being not clean. But altogether i’m sarisfied with the product. It was easy to install & move around. Also i made a great choice by opting dehumidifier with pump or else we had to cleanup the water every now and then

As I am the first to give my review on this new dehumidifier model, I want to tell you something. I had already had another dehumidifier of the same brand and it was noisier than this one and the drain pump was even louder and after a year it broke, luckily the two-year best buy warranty helped me. I had also had a Whirlpool and that filled the tank and the pump was removed when it was full. The downside is that the bucket catches mold and from time to time you have to take out the bucket and pour products to remove all that dirt that sticks to it. standing water for so long. Now I will talk if this model is quieter, the compressor and the pump are so quiet that you can feel the pressurized water coming out of the machine. Something I don't like about this model is that the (Nonstop) mode is not real, the compressor turns off more than 4 times a day, I have not only seen this in this model, since in the two previous dehumidifiers the compressor works continuously for 23 hours. a day and it will only turn off to rest for an hour that helps you get more moisture. This is my second unit of the same model, GE has a good design of its devices but they are no longer reliable like years ago and they are more likely to break after a year of being in operation. I recommend you pay extra for the Best Buy warranty for this type of unit. products trust me

This is my second GE dehumidifier, previous one lasted 3 years. This unit returned error code E6 after 6 months, basically only 2 months of operation. Seems pretty common. Here’s a summary of the wonderful GE warranty process: Call 4 different phone numbers They email you a support ticket Call 3 more phone numbers after you don’t receive the email Email back a few photos of the units serial number Wait 2 weeks for confirmation They then allow you to PURCHASE a new dehumidifier You submit a rebate for reimbursement Wait 6-8 weeks for your money back. $300 for 2 months of a working unit, then I need to buy a new one while they hold on to my money for months. I’m in the wrong business.

Great dehumidifier. It does the job well. It sucks the moisture out of the air in my basement. I love the auto shut off feature. Smart dry is my favorite part. But mines did not come with a filter and I didn’t realize it until weeks of usage and then having the change filter light come on. I asked Best Buy in-store representatives for a filter and they said they do not have it but told me to visit Home Depot. I went to Home Depot and the agent there said they do not sell GE filters for dehumidifiers.