Dehumidifiers

Haier dehumidifiers are a closing line: what 586 owner reviews, the ENERGY STAR register and two federal cases show, and what to buy instead.

What 606 owner reviews and the ENERGY STAR register say about GE dehumidifiers, and when the pump version is worth it in Florida.

What 4,002 owner reviews and the ENERGY STAR register say about Frigidaire dehumidifiers, and which size fits a Florida home.

What 491 owner reviews and the federal ENERGY STAR register say about the Midea Cube line, and which size fits a Florida home.

Florida has 826,019 manufactured homes. What makes them damp is the ducts and the bottom board, not the weather — and a dehumidifier only works after those are fixed.

Vented crawl spaces in humid climates run wetter than closed ones, not drier. What the code requires for a closed crawl space, which machines qualify, and why the flood rules and the moisture rules point in opposite directions.

The water in the tank is nearly distilled, so the food for microbes is the dust on the coil. What the research shows about growth rates, why the smell comes back within days, and where the manufacturers contradict each other on bleach.

Annual consumption across certified portable models runs from 105 to 530 kWh, median 340. What that costs at Florida rates, why the arithmetic differs from northern guides, and a calculator for your own numbers.

The drain port sits a couple of inches off the floor, which rules out the sink. What the Florida code allows, how the AC condensate tie-in fails, and why 8% of drainage reviews mention leaks.

Set it to 50%. The longer answer is why not 45 or 60, and why the 85% in the forecast has nothing to do with the number on the machine. Built on our NOAA station data for five Florida metros.