Frigidaire Dehumidifier, High Humidity 50 Pint Capacity

Great dehumidifier! After reading reviews and ratings, I decided to buy this oversized capacity unit for the lower level den. This took humidity levels from 63% down to 45% in the matter of 2 hours max! The only have 2 down sides: 1) is that you can’t set this for a 24 hour cycle. When the unit is off the timer turns it on per the timer setting. When running the timer turns the unit off per the timer setting. Since I’m in the den every day not a huge deal but this is not good if set in an unoccupied location unless you run it constantly. 2) in the percentage mode the unit cycles every nine minutes no matter what the actual humidity level in the room is. It would be better if it could sense the humidity while off and only turn on when the actual humidity reaches the set level. This unit is so efficient that I would recommend it even with the couple of issues described above. I am very pleased with the efficiency with which it lowered the levels in the room. Update: original unit stopped dehumidifying after about five weeks of operation. Replacement arrived in about ten days, absolutely no hassle. This new unit functions better, addressing my point No. 2, humidity percentage level set and unit shuts off when level is reached and then restarts when the level exceeds the setting.

For as long as I've owned a home I've bought Frigidaire dehumidifiers. The units are NOT built to last. The codes are always the same. Fatal. F0 (Freeze Out) or EC (Evaporator Coil / Sealed System). It appears to be a two-year ritual to search my mail for emails to electrolux.com and to re-familiarize myself and start a warranty claim... which I am once again in the process of doing. This time however I am writing this review. When you receive a new unit it works exactly as expected. Hail the power of condensing water from air! Positive reviewers rejoice! It works its magic and all summer long you reap the rewards of a drier, less humid environment. Then comes winter. The unit is stored, either powered on but sitting idle or fully powered off, eager for the next summer/fall blast of humidity and a call to action. ... except - next summer it no longer works. It's starting to get humid here in the Northeast and that is when I need this unit to work. It doesn't. It powers on. It runs the blower. You can even perhaps hear the compressor churn. Condensation. Nope. Pull the bucket. Bone dry. Eventually the unit cries foul and throws the F0 / EC code. FAD704DWD (2014) - F0 FAD704DWD (2016) via RMA spring 2016 - F0 -- lasted that summer FFAD7033R1 (2017) - EC FFAD7033R1 (2019) via RMA summer 2019 (5 year sealed system warrant on 2017 purchase) - EC FFAD5033W1 (2022) via RMA summer 2022 (a month short of 5 year sealed system warranty on 2017 purchase) - EC FFAD5033W1 (2022) - separate purchase May 2022 - still running for now, now outside the 1 YR standard warranty A part of me wonders if these units are simply designed with planned obsolescence in mind. Why build a unit that lasts one to two seasons? in the Northeast you generally would purchase one of these when humidity rises (late spring/summer) and you get a few months use then pack it up for winter with the expectation when you need it next it works. So aside from the possibility of seeing if Frigidaire / Electrolux will replace the FFAD7033W1 (2022) that was newly manufactured December 2021 and only lasted the 2022 summer season... I do not believe my dollars are best spent on this brand any longer. To Frigidaire's credit, the 5 year sealed system warranty is good and the RMA replacement process is usually painless. Fill a form. Get approved. Unit shows up at your doorstep. The problem is, the replacement process shouldn't be so painless in a way. It's like they've gotten really good at shipping replacements. REALLY good. ... I'd rather have the unit last 5 years and get a sense I got my money's worth than the hassle of a humid basement for a couple of weeks during the replacement process. EDIT: So today I contacted Frigidaire by phone. It was not a good experience. I explained to them I had a FFAD5033W1 manufactured December 2021, bought May 2022 and put into service last summer for only a few months. It has been off all winter; no need. It of course is now June 2023. The first time I needed it was this month. It is returning EC code after repeated power cycles. Warranty Claim DENIED. They no longer have a 5 year sealed system warranty. The unit now has a single 1 year warranty from the date of purchase. I wonder why that is ... </sarcasm> The unit is 18 months old from its date of manufacture... bought and ran for at most 3 months last year and is now dead. EDIT: September 2023. The FFAD5033W1 purchased May 2022 is now returning EC code constantly. The unit is in pristine condition in a clean area and ran daily during the summer. In a room with ~60% RH and 70 degree room temperatures it has reached its end. This unit lasted essentially two summers and that's it. I see Amazon touts "sold 1K units last month". I'm sure they did and Frigidaire loves you for it. While their reputation precedes here, folks are soon going to find out their money is well spent elsewhere. NEVER will I buy anything Frigidaire again.

This is a 50 pint Frigidedaire (Electrolux) dehumidifier. It does what it's supposed to do. It's new so I can't say much about its longevity, but overall, nearly any brand dehumidifier I've had in the last 15-20 years has been about the same and seems to die after a number of years. One feature that isn't promoted much on the website is that it does have a built-in air ionizer. So you have a little added bonus there. The second part of this review has to do with something that I'm generally not thrilled with in most appliances and that's the available wifi and associated application for the device. Usually, these apps are trash and the wifi barely works. I thought, well maybe at a minimum it can at least part time tell me if the bucket is full, the cost wasn't much more, so might as well. I'm so glad I went with the wifi option. Frigidaire created a clean and well built app. I'm actually impressed. I've added screenshots of the app. It will direct you to the site you need to register the appliance with for warranty/recall purposes. Shows you current humidity and humidity over time via graph. You can toggle it on/off. You can set a child lock so no one can play with the buttons. There's a task scheduler for it and other appliances that are registered with it. Nearly all control can be done from the app. Push notifications. And has all the associated personal assistant options. I'm impressed with this, and I generally don't impress easily when it comes to IoT or appliance apps and their implementations. However, this is still an IoT device and absolutely should NOT go on your internal network. It belongs on a guest or isolated network like every other IoT device you own. Nest, Ecobee, Kidde, Echo, Ring, Eufy, Phillips, any appliance manufacturer, etc... should always be isolated away from your computers, laptops, phones, printers, network storage, etc... devices.

Funciona como esperaba, no hace ruido

Purchased in June 2024, the unit ran well and took care of dehumidifying my finished basement during the summer and early fall. I purchased a two year extended warranty at the time. I don't run the unit during the winter. Jump forward to May 2025. I turned on the unit and can hear the compressor coming on along with the fan but after a few hours, it hasn't produced any water. Left it running overnight. Now the unit displays "EC" on the screen. A Google search shows this error is caused by a problem with the sealed system and is typically caused by a refrigerant leak. It only lasted one year and was only run for less than 6 months total. I will put through a warranty claim. Note also that the price for this unit has jumped over $200 in less than a year.

EDIT: It’s now been three years and this dehumidifier has run without a problem. I give it five stars. It's early days so I am reluctant to give this unit five stars. After a month of running in my finished basement, I am pleased. I like the three-speed fan. I like how quiet the unit is. I like how much water it draws from the air – easily getting my basement to 50 per cent humidity. The high-speed is great and blows dry air a good distance, thereby helping to dry the entire room. The low-speed is really quiet. I like that it is EnerStar rated for efficiency. I especially like the ease of removing the water holder, and its anti-splash cover. The unit's handle is solid and makes it easy to carrying it up and down my split basement (3 stairs separate upper and lower level). I will revisit in the months ahead to update on durability. I expect to get 10 years from this unit, running it only in the damp months. On what I've experienced so far, I recommend this unit.

Used it for 4 months in late summer and fall. Come spring, like everyone else, got the “EC” error code, meanining the refrigerant leaked (it’s apparently toxic) and the unit is completely useless and unrepairable (coils don’t get cold so doesn’t dehumidify). It’s still under the very short 1 year warranty. Wasted my time calling the phone number right on the unit, but that’s no good if you’re in Canada (they only tell you at the end of the several days long process). Finally got ahold of Frigidaire Canada, had to fight on the phone with the support rep who wanted me to drive from Montreal to Edmonton to return the unit to the supplier (the guy didn’t seem to know or care where either of these places were or what Amazon was). Finally it turns out he can just magically send me an email with a refund procedure (minus taxes and shipping!). The procedure is convoluted and you get a virtual credit card at the end which you might mistake for a phishing scam. Amazon should not sell this obviously flawed product, 20% of ratings say this thing dies, the other ones are new buyers.

Bought this unit to dehumidify my home during the warmer months in Canada (May-Sep). I set it up in my basement with a direct line to the sump pit. The forced air system in my home ensures this unit is effective in reducing humidity to a reasonable level (45% ish) to protect hardwood floors etc. Nice and compact & quiet. Feels like a solid build. Easy simple menu.