70 Pint Portable Dehumidifier, 17 Pint Bucket, Basement and Bedroom Presets, 3 Fan Speeds, White

Most machines hand you a percentage and leave you to guess. Set it too low and the compressor runs all day for nothing. Set it too high and the room stays damp. So people pick a figure at random and never touch it again.

Three preset modes take the guesswork out: continuous for a space that is always wet, basement for an unfinished lower floor, and bedroom for a room people sleep in. You can still set a level by hand with the up and down keys when you want to.

Every light on this panel means something

Two indicators matter most. Bucket full tells you the reservoir needs emptying, and clean filter tells you the mesh needs rinsing, which is the job most people never do and the usual reason a dehumidifier seems to give up. The preset mode lights show whether it is running continuous, basement or bedroom. The filter button resets the reminder once you have cleaned it.

The five figures that describe it

70 pints a day of dehumidifying capability, three fan modes, a 24 hour timer, a 17 pint bucket and auto shut off when that bucket is full. The bucket is the standout: at 17 pints it holds far more than the one to two gallon tanks on most household machines, which means fewer trips to the sink in a damp basement.

The parts you handle every week

The reservoir pulls out from the front and the transparent strip down the side shows how full it is without opening anything. The air filter is washable, so it rinses under a tap rather than being replaced. A handle is moulded into the top and the casters roll, which matters on a machine that weighs 44 lbs.

Continuous, basement and bedroom. Each holds a level suited to that kind of space, so you do not have to choose a percentage.

Far larger than the tank on a typical household machine, with a transparent level indicator and automatic shutoff when it fills.

High, medium and low, each with its own indicator light, so you can trade noise against how fast it works.

An LED tells you when the washable air filter needs rinsing, and the filter button resets it once the job is done.

The display shows the humidity in the room, and the up and down keys set your own level when you would rather not use a preset.

Locks the panel with its own indicator light, so the settings stay where you put them.

Runs the machine overnight or while the house is empty and stops it at the hour you choose.

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.

The basement and bedroom presets remove the guesswork of picking a percentage.

A 17 pint bucket means far fewer trips to the sink than a one gallon tank.

An LED prompt and a reset button make the one job that matters hard to ignore.

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 air filter is washable, so there is no cartridge to reorder

What test condition is the 70 pint figure measured at?

The record does not say, and we have not published one rather than guess. That matters, because a pint rating only means something alongside its test condition. Since 2019 the US Department of Energy has rated dehumidifiers at 65F and 60% relative humidity, and most manufacturers still quote a much larger figure measured at 95F and 90%. Treat 70 pints as the optimistic end and compare like for like where a brand publishes a DOE figure.

What do the basement and bedroom presets do?

They hold a humidity level suited to that kind of space rather than asking you to choose a number. Basement targets a level appropriate to an unfinished lower floor, bedroom to a room people sleep in, and continuous simply runs without a target. The up and down keys still let you set your own level when you want to.

How often does a 17 pint bucket need emptying?

Far less often than the one gallon tanks on most household machines, which hold about eight pints. How often depends entirely on how damp the room is rather than on the machine. When it does fill, the unit shuts off on its own and lights the bucket full indicator, so nothing overflows.

What outlet does it need?

The record specifies 115V, 60Hz at 730W, drawing 8 amps. That is a standard grounded Canadian household outlet, but 8A is a substantial continuous load, so give it a circuit it does not share with a freezer, a heater or a shop tool, and plug it straight into the wall rather than a light duty extension cord.