Vremi 50 Pint 4,500 Sq. Ft. Dehumidifier Energy Star Rated for Large Spaces and Basements

I moved from IL to MS, and bought my first house in my life in MS, a tiny fixer upper, nothing major. But noticed that one year the interior got to 85% humidity, YIKES, so I bought this on a whim, since I couldn't find a good dehumidifier from Lowes (the nearest hardware store by me) that commanded a large sum. This was about $300 less than the Lowes equivalent, meaning of course I pounced on it.Pros:-Works like a charm and works fast, I have the 1500 unit in my living room, and the 4500 in my kitchen since those are the only two rooms that don't have a second floor over them, or even an attic.-The continual mode connector is a standard garden hose connector, so picked up a short flex hose and then ran it through my window, used a pool noodle cut in half and to the width of the window with a slight notch cut out to feed the hose through to seal off the window (works amazing and is a simple fix to an otherwise annoying problem).-It seems to drop 10%/hr until it shuts off at 50% for my needs, but given how poorly sealed this house is, it usually levels out at around 54% and is constantly running. So, I don't know how Energy efficient it is. LUCKILY I rarely need it in the winter, even though our winters resembles Northern Falls. And that's the tiny unit, the big unit can do the same rate of work in a much larger space. The Kitchen dehumidifier I don't have rigged up in continual mode, and that actually gets quite annoying since the hopper fills up within about an hour or two. So that gives you a slight idea on how powerful these things are. The small one even in the smaller room fills up much faster. Leading me to believe that power-wise there really isn't much difference, probably also why there isn't that much difference in price point.Meh:-While I love that the connector for the continual flow is a nice standard hose connector, I'm not so much a fan of it being plastic, afraid that it could wear easily.-Noise is meh, it's audible, but when I have my TV on (which I usually keep at 75-100%) I easily tune it out. It's also made less annoying since it's a "whooshing" sound and not a shrill screech. So, as someone who needs fans on to sleep, doesn't bother me. If I had to guess since I don't have the proper measuring equipment, probably put it at 50-60 decibels or just under normal human speaking volume (of about 70 decibels().Cons:-The wheels, Yes, it's great for canister/bin mode, but as soon as you want it to be used continually, then you run into a bit of a problem. Since the wheels are tiny and not visible, meaning there isn't a way to lock the casters. So you have to rig a system to steady them on whatever you're using to prop it up to get the hose lower than the unit to allow proper draining.-It has a slight bit of a condensation issue. To the point where I have to employ a catch bowl under mine. Over a course of a day, about 2oz of liquid will leak from it, which points to a condensation issue. That can be fixed by just employing a penny or two worth of pipe insulation. It happens to the left of the unit by the middle left edge.Notes/Observations:-4500, 3000, 1500 should say CUBIC FEET not square feet, but that's the sellers saying square. Since my house is 4700 square feet. 4500 is as decent sized house, it's not going to cover a full house especially with that size of a hopper.-Looking again at the dimensional differences between the three variants, my suspicion that these three all share the same motor seems to be correct since the size differences are minimal, meaning, if you're like me and just running a hose out of it, you probably could go for the smallest guy and be more than fine. But the price points are also relatively negligible as well.Conclusion:At $200, this was very much worth it. It looks sharp, like it doesn't look cheap, the plastic feels quality and the design is classy enough. Compact, effective and has a decent set of features. I've bought two of them. 1500 for the living room and 4500 for the kitchen. So, yeah would recommend it.

I am giving 4 stars after having this unit operating for only a day as a first impression. I intend to adjust the rating after a couple of months of usage. To start, I need to say that I am using this unit in my crawl space to keep humidity from forming condensation on the bottom of the floor joists. Unfortunately when the house was built, the builder did not put down a vapor barrier and only put down chat rock inside the perimeter footing under my kitchen and living room.In the past have have had two (2) other dehumidifiers to do the job and each lasted about 4 years. The first was a Comfort-Aire 70 pint system, and after it quit, I bought a Danby Premiere 70 pint system which also quit only five months after my 4-year extended warranty ran out (don't you hate how those warranties seem to work out to your disadvantage?).My first impressions of this new Vremi 70-pint (4500 sq.ft.) system are positive. It's significantly quieter than both of the previous two systems. But it is roughly 30% larger both in height and width, which seems kind of peculiar since all three units are 70-pint systems. The Vremi is simple to operate, but you do need to briefly read the manual so you can figure out that the humidity level can't be controlled unless you turn off the "continuous" operating mode (not a big deal, found it very quickly at the beginning of the manual). I went ahead and bought another 4-year extended warranty here on Amazon (some people never do learn), just in case this one peters out unexpectedly before its suppose to, hah.I will also add that the manual says "for quieter operation, turn off the turbo mode and switch to normal mode." That isn't my experience at all. When operating in turbo mode, the unit is slightly smoother running and less noticeable with slightly less hum or vibration (maybe the slightly higher pitch of the turbo mode isn't as noticeable). However, there's not a huge difference in the overall sound level in either mode and both are reasonably quiet. The problem with the previous two units (other brands previously mentioned) was vibration of the plastic housing that made all sorts of irritating noise, although I can't remember if they were like that right out of the box or became that way over time. I am hopeful that the Vremi unit behaves for a long time.I am curious if by not operating in continuous mode it will extend the life of the unit or shorten it. Intuitively one would think that non-continuous operation would extend the compressor life, but its also possible that the power spike caused by off-on cycling might be harsher on the system components. Time will tell.UPDATE JUNE 2020: I've had the Vremi dehumidifier for about 8 months, and now it has recently began acting up. It has started icing up on the coils in the back and leaking water all over the floor from the external condensation drain connection. I contacted the Seller and they asked me a bunch of useless questions. I prefer to speak to someone over the phone because in their email response, they made a bunch of incorrect assumptions. I will report back here if this gets resolved but for now I am lowering the rating to 2 stars.UPDATE DECEMBER 2020: I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a new unit, which has now been working fine for five months. It seems like the new unit has an updated or redesigned auto defrosting system because I have not been having the same problem I had with the first unit. I have upgraded my review back to 4-stars for now but if the unit continues to function properly, I'll give it 5 stars based on everything I said in my original review (above).UPDATE APRIL 2021: Another 5 months of trouble-free operation. Very pleased with price, performance, and reliability. Recommended.