hOmeLabs Dehumidifier 6,000 Sq Ft Rooms (40 Pint MAX 104 Pint at 95°F, 90% RH) with Pump for Home, Office, Basements with Powerful Moisture Removal, Humidity Control, Auto Shut-off, Quiet Operation

For years I had a bathroom that was plagued with black mold due to excessive humidity. The little dots would appears along the tops of the walls shortly after I'd scrubbed them or painted over them, and then bloom into larger rosettes within weeks. We tried squirting bleach at them, we scrubbed them routinely, and they went away only to appear again a few weeks later. We tried leaving the door open to let some of the humidity out, but that meant less privacy. We opened the window in the summertime, and that helped, but in the winter it was far too cold. Then I stumbled across this machine while on vacation at my sister-in-laws house and the solution was clear. I'm one of those people who obsessively research a major-ish purchase like this before I buy it. I don't like dropping cash on something that later turns out to be a dud, so I read reviews and comparisons and went and looked a few items in stores. Finally, I bought this machine and it's terrific. It works effectively and is easy to use. I empty it about once/week and clean the filter on average once/month. I'm very satisfied - if you're looking for a good, quality dehumidifier with great customer support look no further. UPDATE 2/10/19: My original unit stopped working after a few months so I reached out to HOmelabs and they substituted it for free. The replacement has been chugging away for nearly a year now without any issues - faithfully sucking the moisture out of the air and drying out my steamy bathroom. Best of all - ZERO black mold. Love this unit and would highly recommend both the appliance and the brand. UPDATE 7/6/20: this little beast is still going strong. Sucks the humidity out of the bathroom in the winter and then moves to the basement in the summer. Runs 25/7/365 without complaint or missing a beat. Pretty economical to run, too. Would recommend and buy another whenever the time comes. UPDATE 5/14/22: This little champ is still going after nearly five years. It runs daily, faithfully dehumidifying our bathroom which sees 3-4 steaming hot showers per day (kids have grown into smelly teenagers since we’ve had this thing). I haven’t seen mold in so long I’ve forgotten what it looks like. About to pull the trigger on buying another unit for the basement over the summer, which will then replace the original on the bathroom/basement rotation when it eventually has to “go play with its friends on a farm upstate” someday. UPDATE 7/31/23: This thing is truly the energizer bunny of dehumidifiers. It’s getting a little noisier and perhaps a little less efficient but after 5.5 years of non-stop service it has held up extremely well for a consumer grade appliance. I still haven’t subbed it out for a new one (probably will do so as we get back into fall and the bathroom window closes). When I do getting another one of these will be the easiest decision of the year. UPDATE 8/16/25: The darn thing is still going! The thing is like Edison’s lightbulb. As long as I don’t touch it, look at it, or even acknowledge its presence it just keeps faithfully working, keeping the basement dry during this swampy hot summer. I have this thing for eight years now and it’s been in almost continual service. Sure, it’s a little noisy but like Boxer from Animal Farm it just keeps optimistically pushing forward, so we’re riding this one to the bitter end to see how long it will keep going.

Here's my story: I live on the Gulf Coast, and in the late spring and early summer, the humidity down here soars. Perhaps my apartment isn't the best insulated, because the digital hygrometer in my bedroom routinely shows humidity readings above 75 percent during warm seasons. While my apartment unit has a decent central AC unit, I'd like to see the humidity down around the 45 to 50 percent range. So I recently figured that purchasing a dehumidifier would be a good option for accomplishing that. I really mainly wanted the appliance for my bedroom, to increase the comfort level when I'm sleeping. I tried the $65 ToLife TZ-C2 Dehumidifier (also available here on Amazon). The price was right, and it was an attractive, compact, quiet unit. The problem was, as some others have mentioned, it didn't do an effective job of removing much moisture and humidity from the air. So after some research, looking for a brand I could trust – with an actual corporation and web site behind it – I decided on Homelabs (their cutesy trademark is rendered “hOmelabs” for some reason) at nearly 3X the price. But...it's rated for 3X the space. The first thing I noticed right away about the Homelabs unit is that it's pretty darn large. And HEAVY, weighing in at 40 pounds (!). This is not some little thing you can slide onto a shelf – it's an actual appliance a little taller than a mini-fridge. Reading the enclosed manual (which I do suggest) was also an eye-opener. It offers MANY cautions and warnings (especially about keeping the thing away from sources of flames) because apparently this unit contains refrigerant chemicals. That probably explains why both the box and the user manual request you let the unit sit upright and outside the box for a FULL 24 HOURS. Yep, you won't be able to just switch it on right away, so plan for that (or get a smaller unit from another manufacturer instead). First impressions are that this device is well built. It's certainly attractive in its own right, and has not just handles on either side, but rolling casters for moving the item across the floor. Again, at 40 pounds, those little conveniences become big. The control panel with the power button is on top of the unit. The water tank to be emptied faces front (logically). The power cord is thick and is the three-prong variety with the grounded pin, so your home MUST have grounded outlets to use this device. The manual says to plug it directly into a wall socket rather than through any kind of extension cord. In actual operation, I have been very pleased! This unit sucks plenty of moisture from the air in under an hour – often 20 to 25 percent relative humidity, knocking a room from 80% down to around 60%. A caution: if you're hoping to close in on much drier conditions – like in the 40% to 45% RH range – I question whether this unit can do that. I've set it for 50% RH and it's come close at 52% but I've not gone for less than that. But I have found the 50% to 60% RH range to be a huge improvement on northwards of 70%. The unit I got DOES NOT have the pump or drain hose feature, so it must be emptied fairly often, but if you get in the habit of doing that once or twice a day, it's no big deal, and the designers thoughtfully included a nice, sturdy handle that allows you to lift the water tank a bit more easily. A red, plastic floater shows in a thermometer-style gauge on the front of the unit to indicate how full the water tank is. SAFETY SUGGESTIONS: ALWAYS unplug the unit before removing the water tank or servicing the filter. Do everything SLOWLY – pull the water tank out slowly and smoothly, then carry the tank low near the floor, and when you get to a dumping place (like a bathtub), dump slowly and smoothly. After replacing the tank, I personally think it's a good idea to do a quick wipe down of the exterior of the unit with a towel or dry cloth. Also, when rolling the unit from one room to another, I suggest slightly lifting the unit by its top side handles and, again, rolling slowly. As it's 40 pounds, I'd strongly suggest making use of those thoughtfully added casters underneath the device that I mentioned above. I like the decent length power cord that's included; the instructions suggest plugging directly into a wall socket – no extension cords, please, as this is a powerful unit. There are NINE variations of this dehumidifier at the time I wrote this review, with room size ratings running from 1000 square feet all the way up to 4500 square feet. Clearly, Homelabs has been doing this for a while, so I'd be inclined to trust them over some fly-by-night operations with unpronounceable business names. There's a reason the 3000 square foot model carries the “Amazon's Choice” marker. Take a good look at this one if you want drier air in your home. I also want to answer some of the other comments I've seen about this device, just to give some of you a little more to consider. First of all, many of the reviews you're reading cover NINE DIFFERENT MODELS of the Homelabs devices, rated for rooms from 1000 SF all the way up to 4500 SF. I think it's not a reach to say the smaller the unit, the greater the likelihood of disappointment, especially for larger living situations. I opted for a unit rated at 3000 SF even though my whole apartment is maybe 750 SF total, and my bedroom – the only room I really care about for this – is just 150 SF. Keep that in mind as you're reading the reviews – I saw a one-star review for the 8-pint appliance whereas mine can hold 8 times that much water. I'm stunned to hear someone proclaim that 3 years of service is NOT a long time. For an item costing $200 (roughly what I paid, just under that), that works out to about $5.50 a month, or the cost of an expensive boutique coffee. Sure, it would be nice if anything we bought lasted forever, but for a unit to stretch into over 2 years of service to me suggests it has some degree of longevity. If you think that 2 to 3 years of use is lousy, read the reviews of cheaper units running under $100. I bought and returned one from ToLife ($71) the same week I bought this Homelabs one. The difference is night and day. One review even said, “Was working good then just stopped...Only lasted 6 years.” OMG, most CARS in the States don't even last SIX YEARS. Perspective, folks, perspective. I only run my unit for a few hours each day. This is not a central AC system, it's an appliance. Second, I can certainly appreciate the crapshoot that modern manufacturing is. It sucks getting a lemon, because you the consumer have to repackage the thing and ship it back, then (if applicable) speak with customer support. It's a shame that rolling the dice comes up craps for some people and 7's for others, but a product line with tens of thousands of ratings that maintains a 4-star average out of 5 indeed moved the needle for me. I looked at some fly-by-night outfit that's been around since 2021 called “Aerbyon”. Couldn't find a blasted thing about the company, their corporate structure, anything. Scoff, if you will, at “big companies” like Homelabs, but I can assure you that smaller brands don't guarantee anything either. I also want to call out and compliment the customer who wrote the review that got over 9,000 “helpful” markings. THAT is how you write a detailed review, and my hat's off for going to such trouble. I didn't agree with absolutely everything written, but I loved how thorough it was. One quick point of disagreement I have, though – I love it that the Homelabs unit registers RH changes by increments of 1% vs 5%. There is something awfully reassuring about seeing that number tick downward in closer to real-time. I have a digital hygrometer, but I don't think it's as accurate as the unit in the Homelabs device. Still...GREAT review, and I hope mine is just as helpful!

It's hard to give an honest review after one week. I chose hOmeLabs because a family member has had one for 5 years that still functions. My experience with other dehumidifiers, rated at 3000+ sq ft in a 1500 sq ft basement and were well known brand names, had been horrible. The most use out of these others was 2 years. This new dehumidifier is being used in a1200 square ft apartment. It did not come with a pump. It is reasonably quiet, rolls on wheels, comparatively light weight at 26 lbs, easy to set up and it works. I will eventually set it up to use the gravity drain. Until then I will use the bucket that is easy enough to deal with, but it is small.

This is my third dehumidifier in life. My last one was a Aeocky but the compressor broke only after a year and it was light use. Let me start off by saying that no dehumidifier is quiet. You can only hope for the quietest possible. Your ether going to have execsive fan noise to drown out the compressor, or have compressor buzzing noise with a low fan. For me, my preference is to not hear a loud fan like a huricane. I much rather here the compressor over constant wind. With that being said, this home lab dehumidifier is about as quiet as it is going to get. This is the main reason why I chose it from the reviews. Pros: - Quiet fan (for a dehumidifier). I much rather hear a compressor over loud wind noise - Does a good job. I mean really good! I was impressed how it handled my 300 sqft living room. - Humid stat is about 3%-5% off. This might sound like a bad thing, but the Aeocky I had before was 10% off so I can live with 3%-5% off. - Quality operation panel and buttons. Has a good feel. - Good wheels - Long cord ... A++ on this. Cons: - Blows air from the side (big con here). I much rather have it blow air upwards but I will have to live with it. Better than a loud fan model that blows upwards. Note: I placed marine vents on there to push the air upwards - Plastic housing on it is a little thin (including the water bin). Everything else feels good quality... the control panel, the motor, decompressor has a good feel... it's only the plastic housing that feels a bit thin. But that is ok with me as that part is only cosmetic. - It would of been nice if there were 3 fan settings instead of 2 (would liked a lower one). - The fan runs a bit after the compressor cuts off. It almost makes it one continuous run with not ever shutting off. Just as soon as it cuts off, it'll cut on a few seconds later because the humidity came back from the fan running. Time will tell how it works out for me. But so far so good. My only real gripe is the side blow vent instead of upwards. Other than that, A++.

I added another Star =5 Stars after hurricanes Helene, Milton and then the Central A/C Intake started breaking down and leaking inside our unit. This Dehumidifier really worked and worked constantly, day and night 24/7. You set the humidity level and it will shut itself off when that level is attained. Durning these hurricanes t helped keep the humidity down to an acceptable level and kept everything cool and relitivley dry. With two hurricanes almost back to back, 150 tornados landing in 24 hours all over Florida and torential rain outside for weeks, we were concerned but also felt very blessed and sad for many people and pets who lost their homes. We were very fortiunate to have electric/power to run this Dehumidifierl; and we had some peace of mind to have this Dehumidifier working in the background. It won't stop a hurricane, from blowing off your roof, it will not stop storm surge or rain, but it keeps the humidity inside your home at a more, healthy and comfortable level and it also kept the the central AC (that was breaking down), running dry cold air, until we could replace it a few weeks later. The humidity inside our unit never went over 57% to 63%, and it dropped down to 44% to 51% witin 3-4 days even as it contiued raining, non stop outside. Bottom line: We set the humidity at 50% and just leave it. It protected expensive Guitars and musical instruments that we placed in their cases and Gig bags We had to empty the water every 1.5 to 2.5 hours, but ithat's to be expected when taking so much moisture out of the air in a 1,200 square foot space. It really passed the Test during the toughest of times. Its also very easy to clean and maintain. If you're living in the south east or by an ocean or a lake, it's certainly worth the investment. Past Review : 4 Stars...We reley on this Dehumidifier so we got the maximum extended warranty. It's a necessary investment you should consider for your health, the health of your family and animals in your home; A Dehumididfier is a MUST HAvE for your guitars and all other stringed instuments when you live in more extreme humid climates. We wish we had purchased this Dehumidfier sooner. It can be noisey but even the central AC is louder and drowns it out. You can dispose of the extra moisture or water from the Dehumidifier in the tiolet, utility sink or bath tub. It doesn't smell; and it also takes some strain off of your central AC by adding another dryer function which keeps AC running cool. It works well with central AC and heatin and we have humidity and tempeture gauges in every room. The filter is easy to find. The alarm will light up RED when the water bucket is full or the Filter needs to be cleaned. t has a low beep. The Dehumidifer Filter on this unit can be removed to be cleaned with a small old brush. There are different Dehumifier sizes to accomadate the size of your home or condo unit. We have the Unit for 1500 square feet for a large 2/2. If you have a two story home or Town house you might want to consider getting the larger unit or invest in two Dehumidifiers. The only reason we gave 4 stars is because we alled Customer Support to get a quick run down for setup and we were disappointed in their lack of product knowledge.

Quiet, effective, so far seems like a much better option than previous 3 dehumidifiers. Time will tell.

I’ve owned this for over a year, and did register it for allowing for an additional year. It’s worked great and I was able to remotely monitor the humidity of my cabin remotely via WiFi. Sadly recently the pump quit working, so it wasn’t able to pump up and out of the cabin. I emailed customer support and they have been beyond fantastic. They asked a few questions, I had to send the receipt, serial number and a couple photos. With me filing the registration it gave me an extra warranty so they are shipping a new machine at no cost to me!! This is the dehumidifier to buy! It is reliable, the wifi connectivity helps you monitor moisture from afar and allows you to control the machine remotely as well. If the pump fails, the machine does continue to fill the tank and stop, thats how you’ll know you have an issue with the pump. Solid and well built machine compared to others I’ve bought! A+ and customer service is A++!

This works great. It took my 2,000 sq ft basement humidity from 55 percent to 41 percent in one day. My Hisense 35 pint that is rated at 4,500 but could never get the humidity below 55 percent. I really like this hOmeLabs unit so far.

I found this dehumidifier works well. The noise level is fine. I have it in the basement, so it is not really a factor, but I am not sure I would have it in my bedroom and on when I wanted to sleep. It appears to drain well and I use a hose to drain directly to a drain pipe in the basement so I never have to worry about the container filling up. A perfectly good product and works as required.

Funciona según lo previsto. La bomba se reinicia tras un corte de luz cuando los usuarios no están en casa. Me gusta la opción wifi y parece funcionar bien. El diseño es deficiente: el cubo se llena de agua antes de que arranque la bomba.

Great product. No issues so far this product runs well.

This did not take in any water at all for me and I tried it over the course of 3 days

I was having condensation on my windows. This is not good as it can lead to mold problems. This has cleared my issue right up and also it redistributes warm air into my apartment as an added bonus. It’s sleek and stylish and I wish I had gotten it years ago. It’s energy efficient. I have been running it 24 hours straight since I got it and my hydro bill is still within range. It shipped great and the ppl I bought it from were super helpful too!