Winix 70-Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871) Customer Reviews

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

i have been using this product in my basement which tends to get musty. With a minimum of noise, it has done an excellent job at dehumidifying. I would recommend this machine, as well as Sylvane.

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

I bought this to replace a Frigidaire model that I'd used for 3-4 years. It kept freezing up so I decided to shop around - I am so happy that I found the Winix. It is quieter than my old dehumidifier and seems to work a whole lot better as well. I've only had it for a few weeks, but I think it is going to do well in my basement. I have an unfinished basement that is mostly underground (door access on one side) and it can get musty quickly. This new one seems to be chugging along nicely.

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

I am using the unit in a four room seven hundred square foot basement that we rent out. The rooms are open to one another for circulation. The unit has dropped the humidity dramatically and collects about a gallon of condensated every two days. The results are truly dramatic.

The only drawbacks to the unit are 1) it is noisy and 2) the condensate tank is not as easy to remove and reinstall as it should be. As to the noise I do not have a noise meter but I am sure it is well over 60 db.

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

Winix 70 WDH871 is a great unit in this price range, in fact it is the only unit I've tried in this price range that reliably automatically pumps out the water at the 18 foot distance specified. The major complaint I have with every other unit I've tried in this price range is the pump is not internal, and/or the pump fails to operate consistently, or it won't pump the distance specified. Iv'e tried units costing $1700 or more that still require external pumps that aren't always reliable. So far this units pumps great.

The water bucket is a bit clumsy to put in and take out, but since I always install dehumidifiers in the auto self pump mode, this is not a problem. Who wants to keep emptying the bucket 2 or three times a day?

This unit ships fast and dries fast. I ordered it on a Thursday afternoon and had it set up and running Monday night. Ready to run with just a simple hose connection on the sewer line. Unit dropped the relative air humidity (with low speed fans assisting the air flow) in a 1260 sqft crawlspace from 51% RH to 33% RH in two days running on the continuous setting. Once the place is dried out, I should be able to set it to automatic and save more energy.

Another plus for this unit is it operates down to 36 Degrees with an auto defrost cycle. This is great for the many crawlspace basements in New England that get cold but still need dehumidification year round due to earth floors. A lot of other units in all price ranges don't operate efficiently under 50 degrees.

I've installed a number of these units over the past 2 years with no reliability issues at this time. Keep them clean and they do well.

I will purchase more of these as the needs arise.

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

Works great!

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

I bought this de-humidifier to remove a musty/dank basement smell that had been a recurring problem every summer. I had first tried the hardware store remedies to remove dampness/odor but they didn't have any effect. The basement is about 750 square feet, unfinished with a concrete floor.

The built in pump works great; just thread the tubing out the basement window and into the yard. It is a bit noisy, but it's in the basement with the water heater so there is always a bit of noise there. The video on how to connect the tubing is helpful. With the level of dampness in my basement I didn't want to empty the container every day. I don't have the unit working during the winter as the tubing would freeze.

The odor is completely gone; I should have bought this years ago. I've also noticed fewer spiders in the basement!

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

This is an effective unit for cool environment operation typically as low as 62 deg F in the basement. The dehumidifier fan system appears to be much more robust than other units I have had over a 35 years span. It moves a much larger volume of air. It is louder than I expected from reading the specifications even on the low fan setting. However the unit doesn't vibrate like other dehumidifiers I have owned when the compressor is turned on or from panels vibrating. So the noise isn't as annoying as most manufactures. I still don't understand how energy efficiency is claimed when the circulation fan continually runs in all setting except cyclic. But this mode of operation seems to be predominant in new dehumidifiers when compared to the earlier ones that only turn on after the humidity exceeded a set point.

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

I like the fact that I can have the water drain into the pipe directly behind the washing machine, or have it empty into a bucket. I like using the bucket because I can then see clearly just how much dampness there is in the basement. The musty smell has completely disappeared. I highly recommend this product

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

This is our 4th dehumidifier in 5 years and so far so good. It works in lower temperatures that had lesser units icing up, the fan is very strong and we do not find it too noisy for the basement. Hopefully it will last a few years.

Comments about Winix 70 Pint Dehumidifier (WDH871):

The dehumidifier works wonderfully. I have it set up as a gravity drain to the side yard. We've had it turned on in Auto mode, and it has been working for four months now with no problems at all.