Midea Cube 20 Pint Dehumidifier for Basement, Up to 1,500 Sq. Ft. dehumidifier with drain hose, ENERGY STAR Certificated, Smart Control, Compatible with Alexa, White

I bought mine based upon Consumer Reports’ praise for these and reviews here and I haven’t been disappointed. You really couldn’t ask for a better dehumidifier. I recommend this thing to people all the time.It’s quite compact but holds way more water than most dehumidifiers twice it’s size. It’s pretty quiet for what it is. It’s very effective. Got a dank mildewy basement apartment well under control in just a few days and kept it that way.Brought a 1200 square foot apartment from 65+% humidity down to 35% in just under 4 days of running around the the clock and the mildew smell was 90% gone. Only had to empty the bucket once a day and the app tells you how full the bucket is at anytime and even estimates when it will be 100% full.It switches itself off when it’s full obviously. It even has a spigot like thing on the bottom so you can connect a hose for continuous draining if needed.It’s also quite reasonable on electricity use *for a dehumidifier*. Bear in mind, dehumidifiers do use a lot of electricity if you run them all the time. Think small window air conditioner, not box fan (in terms of electricity use) and you have the idea.Really the only suggestion I could make as an improvement would be to add caster wheels to the bottom and perhaps a retractable power cord like some vacuums have.Oh, and it even has an app to control it which works via Wi-Fi. So you could literally turn it on or off when you’re at a friends house or work if you want to. You can also set it to maintain a certain humidity automatically.NOTE: It does NOT have wheels, but it does have sturdy handles. If you can lift 25 lbs off the floor with one hand, you’ll have no trouble carting it around or emptying the bucket. I would say that an elderly person or a child under 13 or so might struggle a bit to lift the the unit and move it around or lift the bucket when it’s full though.If you plan to move it around a lot, you could put it on a sturdy, low profile platform with wheels. If the weight is an issue, just empty the bucket when it’s half-full and you’ll probably make do just fine.Bear in mind, you do need to lift the entire unit UP and OFF of the bucket it sits upon in order to empty it.If lifting 20-25 lbs with one arm isn’t an issue for you — then you’ve found your dehumidifier, your search is over. It’s a well-engineered and well-built unit that’s worth every penny. Buy this or one of the similar smaller or larger cube-shaped Midea units and I’m confident you’ll be pleased with the results.

This thing does exactly what it needs to do. It keeps the rooms at a good humidity level, which being in Florida can be extremely high. I don’t have to dump it daily, because of the large holding tank. However, water get heavy and this thing isn’t the most ergonomically designed. Also the top end motor is heavy to put up and put down when need g to dump the water. My wife struggles with the both pieces when full. Otherwise, unit is perfect. We bought and returned at least 5 prior to this one for it not working as well as our old one. But this one has done well.

After reading a stellar review on WireCutter, I purchased the Midea 20 point cube 3 days ago and it may be the worst significant purchase I have ever made. It's very clear the humidity sensor is about 35+ points off accurate. So, when turned on with the humidity at 70% in the room, it thinks it is about 35% and runs a few minutes and then shuts off even if you set the level to 35% as it thinks it is DONE. Meanwhile the humidity in the house is still 65-70%. I checked the humidity against three different hydrometers to make sure they all agree with how off the humidity sensor was on the dehumidifier as it was shocking. They all agreed that the dehumidifier was WAY OFF and all were aligned within a single digits. The only way to get it to work is to put it on Continual or Maximum as on automatic it runs for 5 minutes and thinks it is done. So basically it's useless unless you run it continually which renders the App useless. I noticed others on Amazon reviews (which i wish I had scanned more carefully before purchasing) had similar issues with the humidity sensor being broken from the get go.Others issues not brought up in the Wirecutter review were that when you take the humidifier off of the bucket it drips water. Lots of water. So when you want to empty the bucket you basically need to set up thick towels to put the unit on and they will get soaked. Who wants to do that? A huge miss in the review.They did focus on the weight which is another issue, but the water drip mess is even worse. Astoundingly, the unit also warms the room up. Yes, the dehumidifier that while running on the only way to work Continual or Max mode (due to the humidity sensor for Auto broken upon arrival) puts off enough heat to Raise the room temperature by many degrees and it basically acts like a heater instead of a cooler. . I couldn't believe it was signifigantly warming a cool basement, but saw other reviewers noticed the same thing!Others have said it's impossible to empty the bucket without water spilling everywhere due to the cumbersome cube design. I absolutely need to return this thing immediately. Their Midea online support was of no help whatsoever and absolutely insulting to the consumer. Nothing we can do, Go see Amazon was basically their answer.

Early days, so I'll have to come back if there's an unexpected issue...but, that said:I really like this unit. We're using it to replace a Frigidaire (Electrolux) dehumidifier which crapped out a week or two back after a few years. (It was a replacement under warranty for the prior Frigidaire which crapped out.)Purchased it based on strong reviews to dehumidify a 500 sq. ft. section of our basement used for my workouts, storage, utilities and my shop bench. It does an efficient job at bringing the humidity down, and is very quiet compared to any of my prior units. You barely notice it when running.Lifting the compressor and separating from the bucket couldn't be easier, and dumping the bucket into the shop sink a few feet away is a cinch as well.If I get a few years out of this unit I will consider it money well spent.The one year warranty is a bit of a concern, but I felt the good reviews, (and our prior bad experiences with a few other dehumidifiers over the years), warranted taking the chance.