Frigidaire - Gallery 69.7-Pint Smart Dehumidifier - White

We had a Friedrich before. It had the built in pump which was nice, but it was really noisy. It quit so we decided to try this one. It didn't have a pump, but we bought a condensate pump which sits on the floor behind the unit and pumps the condensate to the bathroom sink. I pull the stopper on the sink so I can see how much water it collects and it's amazing how fast that sink fills up. We have a 3K foot house and live in soggy central Texas and it keeps things great, right around 50%. This one also doesn't put out near as much heat as the old one.

Setup was very straightforward. Connection to the WiFi was fairly easy while the connection to the Google Assistant while completed was a little more troublesome but not impossible. Within 2 hrs my hygrometer had dropped from 51% to 46%. After 8 hours it had dropped to 42%. During this time I emptied that water bucket of a substantial amount of water. It has proven it's worth so today I ran a drain line through the wall and I am now in a set it and forget mindset. The purpose for the purchase is my desire to keep humidity constant as I am putting in bamboo floors and I now have peace of mind that my floor investment will be safe.

My basement was damp from condensation on central air ducts. Works great and no moisture issues any longer.

This unit has all the good features of a capable dehumidifier--plenty of capacity, drain hose to avoid emptying buckets, flexible controls, etc. Clearly, Frigidaire (Electrolux) is trying to cash in on the "smart" appliance wave, but there are some disconnects. The manual packed with the unit from the factory (China, where else) practically ignores the wireless capability and the add in sheets direct the consumer to a confusing app situation for wireless operation. For one thing, they don't tell you that this appliance manufactured in 2019 (just four months ago) won't work with their newest software (ver. 2.0), so you have to go back to an earlier version (1.0) or you have a "dumb" appliance. What software version these days doesn't try to be backwards compatible? Or did Frigidaire just miss that one? Set up under version 1.0 works (finally) and though it's a bit clunky with a message that says "Thinking...", it seems to be reliable enough to perform the basic functions remotely--why else would you buy the unit in the first place?

We’ve been using this dehumidifier for about a month now. No issues no problems. We used it with the bucket for the first couple weeks, and then we were able to set it up using the hose straight to a floor drain so it is been running continuously (without pausing to wait for the bucket to be emptied) for the last couple weeks. It was super easy to set up the connection to our Alexa wire taps we have set up throughout the house. Now we can just tell Alexa to set the humidity to whatever or to turn it on or off and we don’t have to go to the basement every time other than to oooh and aaaahhhh at how cool the technology is... For the first couple weeks using it with the bucket feature, we had it set up in our TV room. With the TV volume on hardly noticed it running. Now draining directly to a floor drain, it is in our utility room in the basement, and we can’t hear it running from any other room in the house. Although slightly more expensive than other similar products without the smart technology, we are very happy with our purchase and would recommend it to others looking for a quiet, simple to set up, and smart dehumidifier.

I did my fair share of research when my 2007 LG 70 pint started throwing error codes and would no longer do its job, and cam across a lot of different makes and models, and ultimately purchased the unit based on others reviews- so thank you other buyers :) IMO I think the features, benefits, price, and reviews make this unit the right fit for my basement- 1600sf with plenty of organized storage. I think what really matters is the units capacitors- 70 pints is a lot of water extraction in a 24-hour period. I personally sell higher end residential and light commercial dehumidifiers and think that if your basement just has a high RH but does not have any standing water (aka: bulk moisture), than this device will do the job just fine. Hence, if your home does reside in a high water table area, has a sump pit and pump that runs throughout the year, then I think you’ll want to invest into a larger capacity unit that can extract the moisture from within the air and actually shut-off for periods of time- if not, these little buggers will overheat your basement and spin your electric meter round and round through the warmer months of the year.

This dehumidifier really works. My son had a mold problem in his apartment so installed one of these and it definitely made an impact. You can actually feel the difference in the air and can see the results in how much water it actually pulls from the air. I was so impressed that I got one for my home. The down side of the one I got was that it was quite noisy and since I had it installed in my family room, made it annoying to hear the TV with the de-humidifier running. For some reason I didn't notice the noise in my son's apartment so it could have something to do with the size of the space and acoustics. The other potential downside is that it pulls so much water that the container needs to be emptied daily. It does shut off when full so it doesnt overflow and on the upside this shows that it does what it is supposed to be doing,,,dehumidifying. Regardless if you have high humidity this unit will definitely bring that down.

Wish the fan discharge was on the side so it would direct air on cloths on drying rack like before. I have to replace one every three years or so. I have one in each of three rooms in the basement. They keep the humidity down. The one I am replacing runs almost constantly in the summer even if the A/C is on upstairs. No ducted air flow in the basement but the furnace sits there. Not allowed to put a return air duct in this area per furnace installer. Buy the extended warranty.