135 Pint Dehumidifier for 6500 Sq Ft, CSA Certified, 223 CFM, 1.6 Gallon Tank, 36 dB Sleep, White

The dehumidifier that actually clears a whole basement is the one that hums all night through the floor. So it gets switched off at bedtime, the room climbs back overnight, and the morning starts where yesterday did.

Sleep mode drops the fan to a level the manufacturer puts as low as 36 dB and switches the display off, so nothing hums and nothing glows. The 24 hour timer covers the rest, and the machine picks back up on memory restart after a power cut.

The four figures that describe this machine

135 pints a day at 95F and 90% RH is the headline. 115 pints at 86F and 80% is closer to a Canadian July. 223 CFM is how much air it turns over, which is what makes the 6,500 sq ft coverage figure possible at all. Read those together rather than one at a time, because capacity without airflow only ever dries the corner the machine is standing in.

A tank big enough to be useful, and a hose anyway

At 1.6 gallons this is a genuinely large tank, which makes manual emptying realistic in a room where the machine idles most of the day. In a wet basement it will still fill faster than you want, so use the 3.3 ft hose to a floor drain instead. Either way a water full alert sounds and the machine shuts itself off rather than overflowing.

One tap per function, nothing buried

Lock, fan, timer, humidity, mode. Five keys and an LED display showing the humidity it is reading, which is 47 in this photo. Three modes sit behind the mode key, two fan speeds behind the fan key, and the target goes anywhere from 30% to 80%. Child lock is a key of its own rather than a hidden long press, which is how it should be.

Moving 41 lbs without a second person

Two handles are recessed into the sides rather than bolted on, so nothing catches on a doorframe. Four universal wheels do the work across a flat floor. At 41.5 lbs it is a two hand lift for a set of stairs, but on one level you can reposition it with a shove and a pull.

The manufacturer lists both marks for this model. CSA is the Canadian electrical safety certification, and the DOE mark is the energy listing.

Enough to turn over a large open basement or a whole floor, which is what the 6,500 sq ft coverage rating depends on.

The fan drops and the display switches itself off, so there is no hum and no glow in a bedroom at 2 am.

Large for a domestic machine, with a visible level, a built-in handle, a water full alert and auto shutoff.

Comes back on your own settings after a power interruption rather than sitting dark until someone notices.

Clears frost off the coil in a cool basement so the airflow is not gradually choked off.

A dedicated key, not a hidden long press. The panel freezes until you unlock it.

Continuous drying for a wet room or a laundry rack, auto to hold a target between 30% and 80%, and sleep for overnight.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or charged extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

135 pints a day with 223 CFM behind it, rated by the manufacturer to 6,500 sq ft. This is a machine for a floor, not a room.

Sleep mode at 36 dB with the screen off is unusual on a machine this size, and it is the reason to pick this over a commercial unit.

The manufacturer lists CSA certification alongside the DOE energy mark, which is the pair Canadian buyers should look for.

It is a compressor machine with auto defrost, so a heated basement suits it. A garage that drops near freezing calls for a desiccant unit.

What we stand behind

• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, with free shipping on orders over $150
• 14 day returns on unused items in original condition and packaging
• Covered by the manufacturer's own warranty for material and manufacturing defects
• CSA and DOE certification are both listed by the manufacturer, and the 3.3 ft hose is in the box

Is 135 pints a day what I will actually see?

No, and that is true of every dehumidifier. The 135 pint figure is measured at 95F and 90% relative humidity. The manufacturer also publishes 115 pints at 86F and 80%, which is closer to a hot Canadian July. In 2019 the US Department of Energy moved its own test to a cooler 65F and 60% precisely because the hot number misleads people. No DOE rated figure is published for this model, so compare it against other listings quoting the same conditions.

How often does the 1.6 gallon tank fill?

That depends on how wet the room is, not on the machine. In a damp basement in July a unit this size can fill a 1.6 gallon tank in a few hours. In a mildly damp bedroom it might take a couple of days. If you are emptying it more than once a day, fit the 3.3 ft gravity hose and stop thinking about it.

Is 36 dB really quiet enough for a bedroom?

36 dB is the sleep mode figure, with the fan at its lowest and the screen switched off. That is around the level of a quiet library and well below a normal conversation. On a higher fan speed it will be louder, so use sleep mode overnight and a higher speed during the day.

Does it plug into a normal outlet?

Yes. The manufacturer specifies 115V, 60Hz on a 4.9 ft cord, so an ordinary grounded Canadian household outlet is correct. Plug it into the wall rather than a light duty extension cord, and avoid sharing the circuit with another large appliance.