Midea 4,500 Sq. Ft. Dehumidifier With Pump Included, 50 Pint - Ideal For Basements, Large & Medium Sized Rooms, And Bathrooms (White)

We have been using this dehumidifier for several weeks now. Here are our initial thoughts- Pros- It works, pulling well over a gallon a day out of the air. Easy to use, and has a running display of the humidity level. It's relatively quiet, like white noise. Rolls easily on casters from one part of the house to the next. The design is clean and sleek. Thought we might need a drain hose (it has connection for this), but its an easy matter for us to empty once of twice a day, either outside or in the shower. It does have an overflow shut off in case you forget. Cons- Feels a bit delicate and "plasticy", but as long as you are reasonably careful it shouldn't be a problem. The reinforced packing tape is nearly impossible to remove. Took way more patience than I would have thought to remove and clean off the sticky residue..

The last Midea dehumidifier I bought was 10 years ago and it’s still working great so when I needed a bigger unit I upgraded to this one. It’s a great purchase. We just plugged it in and the room humidity was completely under control. Controls are simple to understand and not at all fussy. Hopefully this one will serve us for another 10 years or more. I recommend this brand over cheaper ones because it’s durable, works well, is simple to use, and it last very well.

I purchased the 4,500 sf dehumidifier m about 1 1/2 years ago and it worked well to mitigate humidity issues in our home for awhile. Unfortunately, when we turned it on the fall/winter, it started leaking and leaving large puddles underneath the unit. The reservoir is still filling and the unit automatically turns off when it’s full, but a large amount of water is getting under the unit as it operates. There is no visible crack or issue with the unit and I can’t tell where the water is getting out, under the unit. We’re disappointed a dehumidifier at this price point didn’t last longer. Update - My unit is not leaking due to the auto-shutoff not working or from the back, where a hose could connect, like some others have observed. Mine is leaking from above and behind where the reservoir slides into the unit. The water should (and mine still does) fill up the reservoir from the larger hole above the slide-in reservoir. Unfortunately, there is a smaller hole toward the back that is also dripping water, and this water runs behind the reservoir/container and underneath, onto the floor. I have not found a fix or heard back from Midea customer service about how to solve the problem yet. The picture shows the problem/location. Update 2 - Customer service responded by asking for detailed pictures and information about the leak. After I submitted them, they responded that the unit is out of warranty and recommended I contact A/C repair companies in the area and hire a technician to assist. I was hoping they would at least give me some feedback about the issue. No luck.

Overall a good dehumidifier with a flaw that prevents it from getting a 5 star rating. It is a little bulky, but not so bad that it's too hard to move around, especially with the wheels. The Midea works pretty well at removing moisture from the air. Plug it in, set on auto, and it's good to go. The noise is very noticeable in any kind of living area, especially when Turbo mode is on. It's fine for a basement though. The built-in bucket can easily fill up in a day, so I opted for using a drain hose. This is where I knocked a star off. Firstly, for the price, they should include a drain hose. They don't, but any hose with a standard garden fitting will work. Secondly, even though a drain hose is attached, the bucket slowly fills up over the course of a week or so. When the bucket is full, the dehumidifier stops working until it is emptied so you have to check on it once in a while. I have two of these units, and both exhibit this flaw. Aside from this flaw, I like this dehumidifier. I don't know if I'd buy it again because of the bucket/hose issue though. I have a different brand of dehumidifier that also uses a hose to drain, and I never need to empty out the bucket on it. Update 09/2021: I still have two of these units running. They’re working great. Clean the filter once every couple of months and they’re good to go. Strangely, I haven’t had to empty the bucket in the last forever.

I am so glad I made this purchase. I was hesitant When shopping because it's a chunk of change to spend and I wanted to make sure I got a good quality product. So glad I went with this one. It does the job and I'm amazed at how much water fills up when it pulls the moisture out of the air. I live in Texas and a few months out of the year when the humidity is higher this has saved the day. My mom has COPD and this has helped a lot with air quality and her breathing. It makes my other household appliances run more efficient by controlling the moisture and the house feels so much better. Because it pulls the moisture out of the air I think it also helps with the actual house as well. I try to keep things well ventilated but in high humidity when I have to keep Windows shut this really saves our house from the walls getting sticky and any moisture buildup. Easy to use functions. It will beep a few times and automatically shut off once the water has filled up so no spills. I empty the compartment when I'm ready and pop it back in and it turns back on. When you turn it on it will show you the humidity level in your room and it shows you as the humidity level goes down. I put it on the Comfort setting and it regulates perfectly. It must be energy-efficient because I have not noticed any increase in my utility bill. I have used it on and off for several months now and no issues. It's on rollers so it can easily be moved into different rooms. I haven't had to do that I just put it in the biggest open room and let it do its thing and it seems to cover my whole 1800 square foot house. When I first got it I moved it into two different big areas of the house to nip it in the bud and now I've been able to keep it and one bigger open area and the air in the house feels great. It does have some noise to it when it's running but nothing intrusive and I find it soothing. The container at the bottom that fills up with water has a handle inside and the handle is very sturdy. I was extra cautious emptying it the first couple times because I didn't want any of the water to spill. The handle is very sturdy however and I emptied in the tub no problem. Once emptied, you slide in pop it right back in and it's good to go. You can set it to run on a timer or to stay at a certain moisture level. I don't leave it on 24 hours. There's really no need even in high humidity. I will run it part of the day usually letting it fill up a couple Cycles then leave it off at night. The water is secure when it fills up if it has to sit but I try to empty it right away. Although the water collected doesn't appear dirty I would definitely not recommend using it for drinking water for your pets or to water house plants. I either pour it in the tub or shower or I pour it outside for one of my trees or outdoor plants. Great buy , very pleased!!

The 4500 Sq ft dehumidifier with pump works better than my other units without a pump. With the pump, I have not had to clean the unit and remove black mold. Year around the unit holds the humidity level around 50% which is the goal. In the basement, where the unit is used, there has been a reduction is humidity and fewer electrical problems.

If you have issues with humidity, don’t even add it to your cart, just hit buy now. There is no question that this was the right purchase for our needs and has gone way beyond what I could have hoped for. I live in a humid area and I would assume that I’m just physically acclimated to high levels of humidity, so I didn’t realize that it was a problem until I needed to control it in my grow tent in the basement. My basement is partially finished and while the grow area is in the unfinished area, our basement has never felt thick or had any musty smell, it’s just like the upstairs in terms of air quality. We do have a TON of windows upstairs, most of which need replaced, along with a high ceiling and skylights, so temperature control has been a problem in some areas of the house. However, replacing 19 windows of multiple different sizes, is going to be quite costly. So I bought a pack of 8 little humidity/temp meters and I realized that the humidity in the house was 60% at the lowest and up to 87% in others, and my new clones that were starting to flower needed 45-55%, I started to scramble. First we tried baking soda until I could get another solution. This was as if I had spit into the wind, but somehow it made me feel like I was doing something. Then came the hanging bags. Did they collect water? Sure. Not very quickly, but I’d hang 5 bags in the tent and it would be several days before I took them out because they were half full, but it didn’t seem to be collecting any more. The humidity didn’t budge more than a couple of percentages now, but it seemed to maintain high 60’s, so I needed something else. At this point the plants were still doing well, but we maintained a steady flow of air to try to avoid any mold. I bought a different dehumidifier that was supposed to cover something like a 1,500 sq/ft area. $70. I only needed to decrease the humidity in a 4x4 tent and it had decent reviews, so I gave it a shot. This was in the tent and moved around several times over about 3 weeks, and the small water reservoir didn’t fill up once, it was just giving me about 100-200 mLs/day. I don’t know what to expect otherwise, so I let it continue for awhile, but in that time the humidity would only drop below 60% when the lights were on. So I bought a box of 24 water collecting bucket type things that had fantastic reviews, and set a bunch out to try to help the dehumidifier. Nothing. But there was significantly more of the little white pebbles than there had been in the bags, so I thought that it was just going to take longer to make its way down to the water reservoir, but nah. Absolutely useless and a massive waste of money. I’m getting very close to harvest and I’m starting to panic. All of this time and work and money, only to screw up in the drying phase. So I read several articles and reviews about the best type to look for and the tips that I saw over and over. One being to get one with a pump. I’ll be honest, I had the general idea, but I just took the advice blindly and didn’t care why I needed it. The other main one was to get one that’s supposed to cover at least double the square footage of the space that you want. I’m thinking the basement, which is about 800 sq/ft. But that’s what I was thinking with the first one and it failed me, so let’s go bigger. Let’s try double the entire house, this way I know for certain that it’s doing what I need it to. Think buying a riding lawnmower for your 100 sq/ft lawn. Yeah baby. The unit is supposed to cover 4,500 sq/ft and between the 3 levels (basement, main, 1/2 story) there’s about 2,100 sq/ft, however, it was going to be in the very back corner of the basement in a walled off area, so I wasn’t hoping for much beyond that area, because to me the humidity isn’t noticeable. I’m going to make it very clear that I only care about my plants, lol. There’s a rich looking chick that left a video of her emptying the water reservoir, and that water Just. Kept. Coming. Absolutely huge reservoir and this lady and several others, said that they empty this beast several times a day. So you’re telling me you live on a beach and never close the windows? Geez, no way would that be me, and I was starting to have an intense distrust of the damn reviews. But for some reason, the rich blonde chick really stuck in my mind, and I decided to give it a go. This unit is large. It’s about the size of a window air conditioner, but sits on the floor. It was a little heavy to get it out of the box, but once it’s upright, it’s on wheels. There wasn’t any assembly per say, you just have to pop the cord holder on. Super easy to use, just plug it into an appropriate outlet, hit start, and you’re up and running. Problem solved almost instantly guys. We had just started upping the water and flushing the plants, so the humidity in that area had risen to 87% when I started it. Spending the money on this was an act of desperation and it has paid off BIG time. I had plugged it in and started it around 3am and when my SO got home at around 2pm, the machine was off and the reservoir full. I still haven’t set up the app, so after I do that I can actually keep track of how quickly it fills up, but what we’ve experienced so far is dumping the reservoir about 3 times a day, which would likely be more frequently if I paid more attention to it, and once we decide to set it up with the pump option, we won’t have to worry about it shutting off, it will flip to the pump automatically and drain elsewhere. At this point though, we’ve actually had to turn the unit off during the day sometimes because the humidity is virtually sucked out of the air completely, like when they sucked the air out of Druidia with a giant vacuum cleaner in Space Balls. We are maintaining around 45% before we turn it off for a few hours because that’s as low as we want to go for the plants. The unexpected result is that the rest of the house has also benefited significantly despite the unit being back in a basement corner, quietly pumping away. We are in a massive heat wave right now, and my house feels better than it has in probably ever. I’ve been using it for 1 1/2 weeks so far, so hopefully it lasts for a couple of years. I also love that it has a washable filter because lord knows I don’t need another expensive filter to buy. Anyway, 5 stars, 10 times over. Don’t hesitate, it’s just what you need.

This worked really great, keeping the basement at a steady humidity year round, until I had it for about 17 months. Then the pump started making humming noises, and blew the breaker overnight while I was sleeping. I tried to reset the breaker, assuming the unit would power up in the "off" state, but it immediately blew the breaker again. So I'm going to trash it and buy a different brand.