Frigidaire FAD504DWD

noise, usability, performance, price, size

94% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I've never owned a dehumidifier before, so I don't have anything others to compare this to. I can, however, compare the air quality before and after I started using this. The humidity is significantly lower in our apartment. It was immediately...

None so far.

Easy to set up, has wheels and an external drain tube capability which I use.

None that I have determined.

Works good. One and a half years, going strong. What a difference down in my old basement. I chose this unit after some careful consideration.

None besides that they all obviously cost you to buy and to run.

+ Highly effective + Surprisingly quiet + Modest footprint

- Kinda pricey - Catch tank is a bit small, compared to the capability of the unit - Catch tank is a very tight fit when replacing after draining - Top-venting fan exhaust might not work for everyone, restricts unit placement somewhat

It is a nice looking unit. Well built and does a very fine job of taking humidity out of your rooms. I use it in the basement of about 2000 square feet and it has brought down the humidity from 65% to around 50% and that has taken the smell out from...

Non - I can think of.

- Runs fairly quiet (especially compared to the 20 year old one it replaced!) - rated at in the 500-600W range so for 50 pint/day, should use less electricity - It has the continuous drain with hose option, seems to have a fairly accurate humidity sensor

- The water bucket is relatively small compared to is maximum pints per day extraction capability so if you have a very wet basement and are not able to use the drain hose, that can be a pain I would think. - The bucket is actually a little bit awkward...

Totally happy with purchase. Been in constant use for about 8 months; connected to floor drain sump pump. Got it for newly dug, then unfinished - but nice - basement. As other reviewers have mentioned, unit is relatively quiet, pulls out a ton of...

Minor annoyance - Reset filter light periodically comes on to announce the filter needs cleaning - when it doesn't. Not at all worth even deducting one egg.

Takes out a lot of water, and operates quietly and without putting out a ton of heat.

Bucket could be a bit larger, but I guess that's what the drain is for.

Half the size of old one. Pulls water fine. Isn't heating up the basement. Quiet, can't hear it upstairs like old one. Set it (humidity) and forget it. Using hose to floor drain.

Had seen other reviews and videos on this product that were somewhat negative. Maybe they were bad units, cause mine rocks.