Frigidaire - 70-Pint Dehumidifier - White

This unit was a replacement for a similar 70 pint Frigidaire unit that conked out after only two years of service. I bought the 4 year extended on the old unit knowing I would need it, and I did. I’ve never had a dehumidifier of any brand last more than 2-3 years. I loved the old unit until it quit working. I suspect the sealed, non- serviceable compressor/refrigeration unit was low or out of Freon. Anyhow, Best Buy replaced the old dehumidifier with this unit. I purchased another 4 year warranty knowing full well I will need to use it. The new unit runs fairly quiet, but I wouldn’t want it upstairs where I had to listen to it constantly. When I set it up, the humidity in my basement was 70% according to the digital readout on the dehumidifier. Within approximately 3 days, it had the humidity level down to 45%. At that point, it would cycle on and off to keep the humidity at 45%, just where I set it. The refrigeration system did not freeze up or frost over, even though the basement temperature was about 60°-65°. I hooked the hose from my old unit up to the new one, ran it to a floor drain, and just let it do it’s thing. So far (about 2 weeks), it has properly dehumidified my basement with no additional inputs from me. Set it and forget it. My basement is unfinished and approximately 1200 sq. ft. in size. There is also approximately 1200 sq. ft. of crawl space opening to the basement. So in essence, the unit is dehumidifying 2400 sq. ft. and doing it well enough that it does not run 100% of the time. I would recommend the purchase of this dehumidifier. I absolutely NEVER purchase extended warranties on anything except dehumidifiers, so I suggest you get on on this unit if you decide to buy it. Will be $65+/- well spent.

So Far, So Good. I've owned this for approximately 2 months and have used it once every few days, running it till the bucket became full. I use it in a finished basement that also has an A/C unit so I haven't needed to rely only on this unit. It has done it's job as would be expected. I find it noisy, even on low, but seems to be just as noisy as other units I have owned. I do have to say that this is by far the best looking dehumidifier I've seen. A much more modern take on your "Dad's old dehumidifier". I agree 100 percent that you MUST purchase an extended warranty. The previous dehumidifier I purchased (GE from a big-box store) at around the same price point died on me after 2 years. I had not purchased an extended warranty so I lost out. I do tend to move the unit around from room to room in the basement, and I also store it when the weather allows. Not sure if this makes a difference or not. I am on my second unit as the first one I purchased, and had shipped to the store, was damaged. The top of the basket was cracked. Had the warranty so it wasn't a problem. Geeks had to order me a new one, took about a week, since they had none in the store. Overall this seems to be a good unit and seems to be functioning well. Also keep in mind that while 46 pounds doesn't seem too bad its in an awkward shape. It comes in a large box and most of the weight is toward the bottom where the compressor is and you don't want to bang it around (like going up stairs) as you could damage it. I do believe the warranty is very important and will most likely be purchasing warranties from now on whenever I purchase electronics. Seems like times are changing and things are being produced at a high volume, at a high rate, and as cheaply as possible. You may want to check your unit thoroughly before leaving the store as it is rather heavy and a pain to lug back and forth if need be. BESTBUY was great when I informed them of the damage. They saw I had purchased the warranty and asked me what I would like to do. Even offering to replace the unit with something they had available in stock.

I’m 3 days in - it works like a charm. As far as I’m concerned if this thing breaks down in one or two years, I’m buying another one - I can’t live without it! First off, I live in New York City and I live in a studio (approx 300 sq ft) on the first floor, it gets super humid in here. The humidity outside gets to about 90% at night time, in my apt it’s much worse. Air conditioner I’m not gonna bother, work smarter. I’ve been primarily running this thing non-stop before I go to bed. The biggest difference I noticed immediately is that I sleep through the night and I don’t wake up with a stuffy nose and sneezing nonstop. Before, the dehumidifier I was suffering and went to work cranky. Now, I feel like I’m way more functional. Another thing I noticed is when I shower, my mirror doesn’t steam up. My bathroom is a good distance away (about 40-50 feet) from the dehumidifier, so the reach is impeccable. I run this machine overnight for about 9-10 hours and I get about 3/4 the bucket full of water in the morning. Dumping the water is a breeze (it’s a littler over a gallon - handle with care) Other than that the thing is heavy, grateful for the wheels - it was a pain to get out of the box though, almost dropped it on my foot. I give two thumbs up for this one, it’s a heavy duty machine. Treat it with TLC and it will be good to you.

I wish I had known about this wonderful machine long ago! This machine has made a HUGE difference in our Texas home. I sleep a whole lot better now because there is minimal humidity in my house. I noticed dry items in my house like salt, sugars and spices that are not in air tight containers do not clump any longer! I am able to keep our thermostat for the a/c @79 degrees and it actually feels very cool in our home. I ask visitors if they are comfortable with the temperature in our home and they say yes it is quite cool. I then show them the thermostat @79 degrees and they can't believe it. They think I had it set at 70 degrees. My a/c doesn't have to work as hard any more. Humidity is a nemesis for arthritis sufferers, so this has been a blessing for me! We purchased the 70 pint and it is perfect for our 1300 sq ft home. We leaving it running in an open living room at all times because it has to have room to circulate the hot air it ejects. We do empty it about every 6-8 hours, depending on how much humidity is going on in our city. It is fairly quiet, just a low hum in the background. I just love this machine for what it has done in the past 30 days for the air in the house!

Dehumidifier replaced 5 year old LG that worked fine while it was alive, but then stopped dehumidifying (I think maybe coolant had leaked as compressor still seemed to work). Anyway, it was cheaper to replace than repair. So... after reading some reviews, mostly positive, I went for the Frigidaire - 70-Pint Dehumidifier. It rolled easily into place. The drain hose I attached by screwing onto a side port was much easier to install than the LG system that installed from the back by sliding over a difficult to find interior port. Then started it up. After a while, I thought maybe I had gotten a lemon because it was so quiet. I could hear the fan but wasn't sure the condenser was running. So I adjusted the humidity setting above the room humidity and sure enough, there was a little shudder and it got even quieter! Readjust setting down again and again it shuddered ever so slightly as the condenser restarted. Old LG unit made noise like a diesel truck from day one so I thought that all dehumidifiers were like that. But not the Frigidaire. As indicated in the manual, takes 3 or 4 days to initially get room down to set humidity, but that is normal for all dehumidifiers. Change filter light does come on every few weeks and the filter is not very dirty, as others have noted. Maybe cleaning that frequently helps efficiency, or maybe the light just works on a timer that is set too short. You can easily clean filter, or ignore light for a while as you wish. I got the extended warranty, which I almost never do, but dehumidifiers are notorious for dying after a couple of years and repairs, if you can find a place in the same time zone that does it, are more than half the cost of a new unit.

Reviews on Best Buy online convinced me that an extended warranty was needed because several customers had machines stop working soon after one year. The salesman in the Best Buy store did not have the 70 pt dehumidifier on hand, so he told me to buy it online and bring in the paperwork to get the extended warranty. The website made it appear that I was buying the machine from Best Buy, but when I brought in my paperwork I was told that this was bought from a 3rd party and could not get an extended warranty! "Just like Amazon" the Geek said! I do not want the machine without the extended warranty, so I'm told to return it -- which means shipping cost and a restocking fee! Best Buy will do nothing to correct their mistake, or deliberate misinformation. I have wasted a lot of time, theirs and mine, going through phone trees. The 3rd party has been much more responsive, but Best Buy has been a complete stonewall. Neither the store manager nor 888-Best-Buy will correct their mistake. I will now seek an extended warranty from the Chinese manufacturer, since the 3rd party store does not provide it. I will correct my mistakes, and stop wasting time, by no longer buying from Best Buy.

We keep the dehumidifier in our musty basement/garage, and keep it on all the time set to about 65% humidity. This one worked great for the first few months. Just before winter, we noticed that it wasn't collecting any water, so we turned it off, thinking it was too cold to collect water. Now, it's damp again with high temps, and there is not one drop of water being collected. It hasn't even been one year, and this thing isn't working! Calling the warranty number gets you NO WHERE. You cannot reach a human, and ultimately leaves us with an email address. Well, it's been several days since we sent the email, and have gotten no response. I've read other reviews that lead me to believe that Frigidaire will not be able to service this problem, as it is probably part of the sealed compressor, which is unrepairable and not covered under the warranty. I've read that they offer a 50% discount off a new model. Really? I will. NEVER buy anything from this company again. Now I am going to best buy with this issue, since they sold me a product that broke before the one year mark.

I like this unit. The price is competitive with other sellers. Pro’s: long cord Easy controls- must read manual to figure out codes Nice cover over bucket to avoid backsplash Pull up handle for carrying Easy clean surface Filter is not hard to find/replace/wash Con’s: Severely underpowered or over advertised Very heavy for its size Wheels do not work on normal pile carpet. They do work on tile/wood floor. I live above a river. Humidity is high until it freezes. This allows me to accurately monitor the 70 pint per day claim. The max I have gotten is 30 pints a day, rounding up. The unit has not frosted up, and house is kept closed. Unit runs 24/7. My house temperature in the woods is about 70F. Outside day temps have been 60-78F, nights are 55-63F. This unit did cause a 2 degree increase to inside temps. I find it quite comfortable. This unit replaced another that was older. The older model was not pulling the rated pints either, so I believed it defective. Apparently water pulling rating is more arbitrary than I expected, in a real world use.