Frigidaire FDL251P 25-Pint Portable Dehumidifier
From Frigidaire
The Frigidaire FDL25P1 is an Energy Star Compliant 25-pint per day dehumidifier. It features full-function electronic controls, an easily accessible collection container with level indicator, and a washable filter that removes both moisture and airborne particulates. Integrated casters allow you to move the unit easily to wherever it s needed. The easily accessed collection container make for complete portability. A level indicator signals when container is full. It features a 2-speed fan, 17 pint container capacity, and a washable filter that removes both moisture and airborne particulates. The FDL25P1 is capable of continuous operation is possible when the unit is located near a suitable drain. It is 24 3/4-inches in height, 13 3/4-inches in width, 16 3/4-inches in length, weighs 47 pounds, and operates on 115 Volts AC. Frigidaire provides one year full and five year sealed system warranty.
Amazon Sales Rank: #305285 in Kitchen & Housewares Brand: Frig A/C Model: FDL25P1 Dimensions: 24.75" h x 13.75" w x 16.75" l,
Remove up to 25 pints of water per day in rooms up to 3,000 square feet with this fully portable dehumidifier. Its full-function electronic controls include a simple "on/off" button, a "fan" button for changing the fan speed to either high or low, helpful indicator lights, and a digital readout that shows the room's relative humidity. Press the "Cont" button for continuous dehumidifying at the lowest relative humidity (25 percent). To set a specific humidity level, use the up and down arrows; the dehumidifier provides a maximum setting of 80 percent and a minimum setting of 35 percent. The unit operates between 41 and 96 degrees F, and its washable filter removes both moisture and airborne particulates. When the water bucket reaches its 17-pint capacity, the unit will shut down and the "water full" indicator will illuminate. Its easily accessible collection container can be removed for emptying at the nearest sink. For added convenience, the unit can be set up to continuously drain if located near a suitable drain, and its durable casters make it easy to maneuver. To ensure best results, remove the filter every two weeks and wash with clean water. The water bucket can be cleaned with warm water and detergent, and the cabinet wipes clean easily using a damp cloth. The 25-pint dehumidifier measures 16-3/4 by 13-3/4 by 24-5/8 inches and carries a one-year warranty.
Poor engineering, poor execution I have the 45 pint version of this dehumidifier and agree with the comments that the external drain is very poorly designed and very poorly executed. When I received the unit I had to take a panel off to discover how to use the external drain as the manual was not clear. When I did look inside it was obvious how the drain was supposed to work, and it was obvious that it was not going to work because inside the case there is a thin walled plastic tube (not the tiny diameter tube the other review mentions) which was kinked and would not allow water to pass. After repairing that and putting it all back together the drain worked fine for a week or two until the tiny hose mentioned in the other review became clogged. I had a Whirlpool which was very much like this unit. It had a drain that worked fine, but the unit stopped working after two years of use--it lost its refrigerant. This unit seems to have no particular advantage over the Whirlpool unless it is still working after two years. If so I may think it is a better machine than the Whirlpool, but currently I think they are both just more junk from China that work barely well enough to get out the door of the store. I don't know if there's anything better on the market for the price. Is anyone else old enough to remember when a refrigerator from Frigidaire would last for thirty or forty years? Those were made by someone else. It does what it says After quite a bit of research, I settled on this brand/model for a storage room in my basement that was starting to get that musty basement smell. The room is about 500 square feet and this dehumidifier seems to be working quite well. Set up was easy, basically just take it out of the box and turn it on. Since there is a floor drain in my basement storage room, I set up the unit to drain through the provided hose to eliminate having to empty the catch pan. There was an attachment included in the box to hook up the drain hose to a garden house, but it was shattered and not useable, so the unit sits right next to the floor drain. The unit itself is noisy, about as loud as a box fan on medium setting, which isn't a problem since it's in a closed room in the basement. It also generates heat, which in the winter time is a good thing in the otherwise cold basement. My storage room is about 5 degrees warmer than the rest of the basement but it doesn't have that musty smell anymore. I would give it 5 stars, but the drain hose is only 6" long, and it is difficult to attach, and the garden hose adapter was broken. Although not a problem in the winter, the heat generated by this unit may not be as welcome in the summer months. Overall, after a month of use, I would recommend this product. Continuous draining? Forget it! I have no doubt that this dehumidifier will work well if you want to empty the collection bucket (which you would have to do at least once a day). But if you want the water to drain continuously into a sump well or a French drain, you're out of luck. I got a larger version of this same model home and discovered that instead of taking a standard hose attachment, the hose adapter necessitated the water passing through a plastic piece that had a diameter of about 1/16 of an inch! (see the pictures and tremble) Nevertheless I tried it, and found in the morning that the teeny-tiny space was already clogged shut. Took it off and water came out the hose, so the blockage was in the teeny-tiny attachment. This was a recipe for disaster, and one of the stupidest engineering fiascos I've ever seen, and the people at the store agreed with me when I returned it for a Whirlpool, which has a standard attachment. If any dust or scum gets into that tiny Frigidaire hose, it stops draining. Also, the manual described wrongly where to put the rubber cap that you take from the back of the spigot, and when I put it in the supposedly correct place, it fell right out. I called Frigidaire's customer service number, and the results were laughable, since I talked to a woman who had apparently never even touched a dehumidifier, and was getting all her info from the same manual that I already had. Avloid this one, unless you don't mind emptying the bucket and never go on vacation in the summer.
