Customer Reviews

30pt Dehumidifier

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I bought an LG 40 pint unit at Home Depot. Cost me around $193 w/ tax. Flimsy unit that kept cycling on and off with electronic control. Returned it.

So I went out and bought the Haier at Target. It was on sale for $119. With a 10% off card, it cost me about $115 w/ tax. 30 pt Haier takes more humidity out of the air than 40 pt LG. Haier is built better. LG plastic tank got a crack in first two week. Buy the Haier. Skip the LG.

Not bad, has some starting and stopping problems, but it gets the job done when need be. Solid construction and easy to use controls. An overall good buy.

This dehumidifier has been working very well the month I have had it. My only gripe is there were 2 small parts missing when it came. The Haier Co. is supposed to send me them. Meanwhile I made some that will work. Other than that I'm well satisfied.

Opened the box, plugged it in and the fan instantly started making 'bumping' noises. I am sure some of them work just fine, but the one that I got does not. This is clearly a quality control problem.

Other than that, I am sure it is a 'fine thing', as others have said, but I'm not keeping it.

I wish I had read all the negative reviews this company gets before wasting my money and time. The first unit worked for about 5 months, then it simply stopped gathering water. The unit looked like it was working, so I did not notice the problem right away, until I checked the the bucket which was dry as a bone. Tried all kinds of things to no avail. Contacted customer service to get a replacement, and the guy on the phone did not even let me finish describing the problem... He already knew the unit was broken and proceeded to give me instructions for getting a replacement. He totally sounded like he had given the same instructions hundreds of times. I was blown away when he told me they did not want me to send the defective unit back. All I needed to do was to cut off about 8" from the power cord and mail it, along with my receipt and a check for $14 to cover the shipping of a refurbished replacement unit. They consider the units basically disposable and not worth shipping back.

The replacement unit arrived about a month later and it worked fine... for about two months. Then it did the same exact thing as the previous one, and a few days later the fan started making a loud noise. Now I'm out of warranty and have two huge paper weights waiting to be taken to the dump. But I have learned one thing... Never again buy a Haier product!

This unit worked great for one summer. I did not need it during the winter so it was not turned on. The unit stopped collecting moisture within a month of being used this year. Unfortunately, one week after the warranty expired.

I bought one of these units a year ago and it lasted one summer. This past summer I could not get it to work at all. All it would do is make clunking noises and overheat. Home Depot and Haier couldn't care less. I need two dehumidifiers in my basement. I have a 10-year-old Whirlpool that still works great. Guess what brand I'm buying next?!

Simply said, If you want a quiet dehumidifier - don't consider this one. If you want one that removes even several drops of water after running for eight hours - don't buy this one. If you want one with a digital humidistat for setting and / or monitoring - don't buy this one. Just spend a little more money and go to your local Sears / Home Depot / Lowes. This unit has been returned to Amazon by me...