30 Pint Dehumidifier for 1500 Sq Ft with 180 Degree Auto Swing, 3 Colour Humidity Light, 36 dB

Why the swinging louvre matters

A fixed outlet pushes dry air in one direction and the far side of the room lags behind. This one sweeps through 180 degrees on its own, which mixes the room instead of drying a column of air. The rest of the details on this photo are the ones you touch: a moulded handle, a mesh you rinse, a water level you can see, and four casters.

A light that tells you when to bother

Blue is dry, green is comfortable, red is where damp problems start. Health Canada advises keeping a home between 30% and 50% relative humidity and running a dehumidifier in damp areas or when moisture condenses on windows. A glance at the colour saves you looking at a number.

Half a gallon, or none at all

The tank holds 0.5 gallons, which the manufacturer illustrates as eight 250 ml bottles. That is a realistic amount to carry to a sink once a day in a mildly damp room. In a wet basement it will fill faster than that, so fit the 3.3 ft hose and let it drain. A water full alarm and auto shutoff cover you either way.

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

Two speeds to trade noise against how fast it works. The published noise figure is 36 dB or under.

Long press the speed key and the panel locks. Useful on a machine standing at knee height in a living room.

After a power interruption it comes back on your own settings rather than sitting idle.

Set it to stop after a number of hours, which is enough to cover a night or a working day.

Detaches and rinses under a tap. Nothing to reorder and nothing to throw away.

23 lbs on 360 degree casters with a handle moulded into the body, so it moves between rooms without help.

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.

Rated to 1,500 sq ft, which covers a large bedroom, a home office or a single basement room.

36 dB or under, with a sleep mode and a 12 hour timer for overnight use.

The 180 degree swinging outlet spreads air rather than aiming it at one wall.

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
• The 3.3 ft drain hose and the washable mesh filter are both included, with no consumables to reorder

Is 30 pints a day enough for my basement?

That figure is measured at 95F and 90% relative humidity, and the manufacturer also publishes 24 pints at 86F and 80%. Neither reflects a cool Canadian basement, which is why the US Department of Energy moved its own test to 65F and 60% in 2019. No DOE rated figure is published for this model. As a rough guide, a 30 pint machine suits a large room or a small dry basement, and a persistently wet basement wants something larger.

What does the 180 degree swing actually do?

It sweeps the air outlet from side to side instead of blowing in one fixed direction. In a room with furniture or an L shaped layout that mixes the air, so the far corner comes down at something like the same rate as the space beside the machine. It is a small feature that makes the rated room size more realistic.

How do I turn on the child lock?

Press and hold the speed button. The panel then ignores presses until you hold it again. It is worth doing on a machine that sits at knee height where children or a dog can reach the controls.

Will it run on a normal outlet?

Yes. The specification is 120V, 60Hz at 195W, which is a light load on an ordinary grounded Canadian household outlet. Plug it straight into the wall rather than through a light duty extension cord.