Whirlpool AD50USS Gold Dehumidifier - 50 Pint Low Temperature
From Whirlpool
50 pint dehumidifier with ultra low temperature operation (down to 38 degrees F). Suitable for medium-sized environments.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #215346 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Brand: Whirlpool
I think that all the other reviewers may be correct.
I purchased at Lowes two Whirlpool AD50USS dehumidifiers for my basement. One of the units functioned well out of the box and was reasonably quiet, especially considering that it is a dehumidifier. It is certainly quieter than previous models I have owned. The other unit was another story. It was quite noisy, with lots of vibrations in the plastic cabinet, and there was something wrong with the fan. It would operate only at low speed. I checked both units and discovered that the quieter unit had the model number AD50USS2 and came with a manual printed in 12/06. The noisy malfunctioning unit had a model number AD50USS1 and came with a manual printed in 3/06. I exchanged the malfunctioning unit and made sure that I got a model AD50USS2. The new unit functions just as well as my other "quieter" unit. My guess is that the AD50USS2 is a later model that has had the Noise Bugs ironed out. By the way, here's a tip. If you really want to get these units about as quiet as they can be, keep the styrofoam shipping pad that is at the bottom of the unit and sit the dehumidifier in it rather than letting it rest on the wheels.
Quiet, well made, effective -- good value for the price
I bought one of these AD50USS dehumidifiers after reading reviews and was concerned it might be noisy... that's not the case with this particular specimen. It is as quiet as a box fan on medium setting. You can tell it's running from the sound, but it's not loud.
The packaging was excellent -- you have to cut the bottom of the box away and pull off the box rather than try to lift the unit out of the box.
The manual is well written and illustrated (and can be found in PDF format at the Whirlpool website). The unit was assembled in the US -- I was expecting an import but am pleasantly surprised to see it was put together here.
The only feature this unit seems to lack is a display of the measured humidity. That would be a bonus on a future model.
So far no trouble. It has a one year comprehensive and 5 year sealed system warranty.
Great, except it doesn't dehumidify
This unit is extremely quiet (for a dehumidifier) and seems generally well built. However its cost cutting cheap design makes it ineffective if the area is cold.
I'm trying to dehumidify my 55 degree basement. This unit does not reverse cycle, nor does it have heating coils to deice it. All it does it turn off the compressor, turn up the fan and wait for any ice to melt or evaporate.
When the ice evaporates it increases the humidity. While the compressor is not running, its not dehumidifying.
Maybe this works if its warm and muggy, but in a cold damp basement its worthless. It spends all its time trying to deice.
I had an extremely loud LG before this. It sounded like a jack hammer. To deice, it would reverse cycle and shut off the fan. You could hear the ice melting (water running into the pail). It would pull out an amazing amount of water from the same space. It died, and I tried replacing it with this Whirlpool, but alas the Whirlpool doesn't do what a dehumidifier is meant to do, which is dehumidify.
