Midea Cube 20 Pint Dehumidifier for Basement, 1,500 Sq. Ft, Energy star

I bought this dehumidifier, and when it arrived, I was so disappointed to find that it was not removing *any* water from the air. The reviews were great, and it looked great! I liked the capability and product description as well. I also have a different Midea dehumidifier, and it’s been working well, and for several years. I read this new one’s manual, tried to troubleshoot, and nothing was working. I ensured that I also performed a solid test by turning the shower on hot so there was plenty of moisture in the air. No water appeared in the collection bucket. I googled, and I then even reached out to Midea customer support. We performed tests together, and what we found, which is what I was afraid of, was the compressor was defective. But, I returned the first one through Amazon, and within 2 days I already had the new one, and it works great!! I like how big the water bucket is, and we can have a fairly steamy shower in the bathroom, and almost no steam even has time to gather on the mirrors! I would say it’s decently built too, and the cost is probably right around where it should be for something like this. The phone connectivity is cool, too, but definitely not necessary. The different modes are nice as well, but again, we just run it until we’re happy with the humidity in the room, so don’t pay attention to the modes much either. It’s very easy to move with the wheels, and is just sturdy, and does exactly what it is supposed to do, and very well. I would recommend this product

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Dehumidifier — Perfect for My Basement! I’m very impressed with the Midea Cube 20 Pint Dehumidifier. It works extremely well at keeping my basement dry and comfortable. I noticed a big difference in the humidity level shortly after turning it on. The Cube design is really convenient, and the large water tank means I don’t have to constantly empty it. I also really like the option for continuous drainage. It runs quietly, uses relatively little energy, and the controls are simple and easy to use. The build quality feels solid, and the fact that it’s ENERGY STAR certified is a huge plus. Overall, this has been an excellent purchase and exactly what I needed for my basement. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an effective, efficient, and easy-to-use dehumidifier.

Please do not buy this unit my 10-year-old Toshiba works better. I had this unit in a very small house the whole houses about 800 square feet and all it did was run. It could not get the humidity below 47% and it ran for probably 20 hours. It ran so much because the electricity bill is going to go up because their claims of 1500 square feet is way off. This unit is probably good for a single size bedroom with a door closed but if you're trying to dehumidify a whole house this is not going to do it it's going to constantly run and cause large electrical bill issues and also the tank barely filled so it's not pulling any moisture out of the air. Well the design is unique and something different to me it is a very bad dehumidifier and I would not buy it I should have trusted the other reviews but I decide to try it for myself and less than 24 hours later it's going back to Amazon. Also I'm a strong guy but make sure you're very strong but because trying to lift that much water out at once if you're doing a manual bucket change many people might not be able to lift the weight of it. I would definitely look into a different unit and do not buy this unit maybe oversize it and buy the 3500 square foot one might be able to do a thousand square feet or so they're definitely off on their numbers very very unhappy with this unit

I've had one of these for two years now in a 900sqft garden apartment, and it has been doing great and saving me a ridiculous amount of energy and money on AC. I love garden apartments, but in my city they will easily get to 70%RH or more in summer, and even 72F at those levels is uncomfortable, never mind the mold risk and other problems. Central AC isn't made to keep up with that and it's way too expensive to use it to try. This dehumidifier keeps the humidity in my whole apartment at 50-55%, and at those levels I can set my thermostat to 78 during the day and be perfectly comfortable all day long, and my AC almost never runs except when I turn it down to 73 at bedtime. It also has a nice big tank, so instead of emptying daily, I empty every few days before it gets much more than half full, and if I leave for a weekend I know it'll be fine. It's also very easy to clean, which is super important with humidity devices. Every time I empty the tank I put in two drops of dish soap in and wash the inside with a paper towel, and I don't rinse, I just leave the residual soap to kill flies and prevent growth. Every few times I rinse it out and add more soap. And the coarse air filters are easy too, just bang them outside, rinse them, give a hasty dry with the paper towel you're about to use on the tank and they're good to go. No fine air filters, but also no disposable filters to replace. It's not obnoxious even on high, but I have it right next to my dinner table so when I have company I turn it to low and it's easily ignored. This would not be an ideal unit if you know you're going to run a line to drain it, I'd get a more compact one without the huge tank for that. But if you plan to use the tank, it's a no-brainer, buy this dehumidifier. I have no complaints at all.

Update: the unit I bought in October iced over and died in December. BUT, when I contacted Midea customer service, they replied the same day, asking for several additional pieces of information. Within 3 days they informed me they will reimburse me for the unit. I'm hoping the problem was a fluke, and ordered another one, as I really do like they way they operate. Midea customer service was 5-star in dealing with my complaint - a rare wonder these days. This is my second Midea Cube 20 dehumidifier. First one lasted 3 years, then refused to condense water. Motor and fan ran, but no result. Internet said probably the coolant, and that it was toast. Other reports said generally most people expected a dehumidifier like this to last 2 years. Mine runs constantly, and I empty once a day. This is fairly quiet, which is good, because it needs to be in my bedroom. Consumer Reports praised this model as being one of the quieter units. Chose the 20 because internet articles said getting a bigger dehumidifier may cause to cycle more often, which is harder on the system than continuous operation. Also, I have to carry the bucket to the bathroom to empty. Water is heavy. I can set the water level turn-off to something lower than max capacity so it's easier to carry. I have mine set on 3 (out of 4). Having a larger capacity container would not be useful for me. I can set it to run continuously, have a set point humidity shut off, or set it on a timer. I have it set to 50% humidity, and in FL, that means it usually runs continuously. Only problem is a design issue. Controls are on the top of the unit and easy to push. One of my cats will sometimes sit on top of the dehumidifier and reset it for me, and I have to go back and reset, which fortunately is not hard. Oh, cats! I find the compact size, ability to dehumidify, and easy controls of this product very good, and did buy another when the first one gave up.

I couldn’t be more pleased with this dehumidifier. We needed it for a 200sf walk in closet and it works perfectly. I needed one that could go flush against the wall and this fills that need. Most others need 8-12 inches clearance from the wall which was a deal killer. Although the Midea says it needs 8” clearance, there’s a hack! This one has intake vents on 3 sides-left, right, and rear, and the blower is on top. So if you need it flush against the wall, simply turn it 180 degrees so the backside is now the front. Voila!! All 3 intakes are clear, the blower sends air straight up, and no clearance is needed. The only downside, which doesn’t matter to me, is that the controls aren’t facing you and the wording is upside down (see photos). But the controls are so easy to use it isn’t a bother. There are very few no-clearance units and each has pros and cons. But the cons on this one are so small, it didn’t matter to me. I will reiterate what others have said about the weight-it is pretty heavy. Both the dehumidifier when you lift it out of the bucket and the bucket when it is filled with water. I have it set for half full, which I would guess is 3 gallons or so. But for me, a worthy trade off as I only have to empty it once a week. Pro tip—buried in the instructions it says to pour water out from one of the front corners otherwise it will leak while pouring. 2nd pro tip-one thing I learned while researching is that you need a larger dehumidifier than you think. My closet is 200 sf and the dehumidifier is rated for 1500 sf. The Midea is probably a little too big, but that’s ok, it’s working great.

Ive been experimenting with how this impacts my electric bill. It has kept it steady or reduced it a bit while keeping my home much more comfortable. In the Florida heat I can keep my temp set at 80 degrees during the day with the humidity at 50% and stay perfectly comfortable. My A/C doesn’t have to continually run to try to dehumidify. I originally bought this in part because of the large storage and wheels to make emptying it easier, but I wound up buying a little pump that sits in the tank and auto drains it to my guest shower It is not silent for sure, but the noise does not bother me. I’m happy to know it’s working and the hum is just part of the background noise of my home now.

This is a decent dehumidifier. It seems to work effectively, it looks pretty good and the bucket capacity is more than my last dehumidifier. It would be great if it simply executed on a few basic functions. Which it does not. -When it is on the bucket, it can drain into the bucket or in "continuous mode" via a drain hose. While hooked up the bucket I can set a target humidity percentage--say 55%--but when the bucket fills up, due to some flaw it continues to run and the bucket overflows. Disappointing. There must be an inadequate or malfunctioning fill sensor. Anyway, water runs out onto the floor. -No problem. I'll hook up the hose. But the hose can only be used when set on the bucket when operating in "continuous mode". This works fine, but I don't want it to run *continuously*. I want it to dehumidify when the humidity is high and stop when the humidity is low. This is not possible with the drain hose while attached to the bucket. -No problem. I'll simply operate in Bucketless Mode. In this mode you can use the hose AND set a humidity target. But it turns out that the drain hose only gets about 95% of the collected water. Around 5% of the water still drains down, as if it were going into the bucket. Which sucks, because in bucketless mode, down is the floor again. And if you put it back onto the bucket, it stops using the drain hose. And then it overflows. Onto the floor. This product is either a little over-engineered or a little under-engineered depending upon your perspective. I'd definitively rather pay another 25% in price to get one that worked either a) in bucket mode without leaking b) in drain hose mode without operating continuously or c) in bucketless mode without leaking. Any of those options would work for me and none are available. I chatted with tech support a bit and they weren't really able to offer much help. I have it running in bucketless mode over a Home Depot bucket to catch the drips, which will work fine I expect until I bump it and the whole thing falls over and breaks.

Muy buena opcion funcionan muy bien

Bought it in the UK from co.uk amazon the same as other person here in the reviews came in with us socket and different voltage .... returning back

Not working !

I live in a one bedroom basement apartment and purchased this little cube to help with the high humidity in the basement. The space I'm using the dehumidifier in is just shy of the unit recommendation for the square footage. Within the first 2 hours of plugging it in it dropped the RH% from 83 to 59, and by the following morning it was a comfortable 46% RH. The price is great. Very easy to set up. Impressed by the attention to detail and the operating options. Simple push button controls, great custom options for operation. It seems to be well constructed of quality materials and was well packaged for safe transportation. It is definitely more quiet than the dehumidifier my parents had in their basement growing up as a kid. In my opinion, it is louder than a desktop oscillating fan but quieter than a bathroom ceiling fan. I realize newer BR ceiling fans are made ultra quiet these days so think of a non ultra quiet BR ceiling fan. The point is, yes, you can hear it when it is running, but it is quiet enough not to interfere with living life as normal if you have to set it up in constantly used living space, like I have in the living room of my basement apartment. It's compact and doesn't take up much space the robust handles on the unit make it easy to lift off the cube and put the cube back on the catch bucket, which also has a nice robust handle to carry the filled bucket to where it will be emptied. Its design and colour offer a simple functional appearance that makes this unit something that doesn't have to be hidden away, it blends into its surroundings well. The cord is a good length, however depending on where you plan to put it you may be left short of cord. I picked up an AC extention cord to get some extra length and it gives me more flexibility on where I can put the dehumidifier. Lastly, the app... hmmm... it could be better, should be better... a lot better. I don't want to take away from how great this little cube is. If we could rewind time to when apps didn't exist you would never regret this purchase and would most likely be as impressed as I am. Sadly, we have been spoiled by technology and apps do exist and the app made for this dehumidifier does the dehumidifier a disservice. After several attempts of troubleshooting and hassle with the app I made the decision to uninstall the app and pretend like it doesn't exist. I can enjoy my purchase of this impressive little cube dehumidifier without it!

Me encanta que tenga una App para programar el uso y controlarlo con Alexa. Como no tengo donde tender la ropa cuando llueve, uso una recamara, pongo el deshumidificador y listo en unas 2 horas se seca toda la ropa hehe. Aparte despues del baño para evitar que se llene de moho lo uso para secarlo rápido