Soleus Air CFM-25E 25-Pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Soleus Air CFM-25E 25-Pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat
Customer Review: 4 years and still running fine
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm sorry for the people who've had bad luck with theirs, but my experience couldn't be more different. I bought mine in March 2005 here on Amazon, and it's still running like a champ. Just pop out the plastic filter on the back and rinse it out (occasionally give it a good vacuuming with a wand hose too) and it's happy to go again.
And it's quiet, quiet, QUIET. I can sleep with this in my bedroom on the soggy spring days it's too humid to breathe easily but still too cold for the air conditioner. Its regular home is in the basement TV room, where it's quiet enough to leave running even when watching things.
The one thing that caught me off guard was that power blips will turn it "off" -- if you have a power outage and then the power comes back on, you'll find its little green light is on but it's not dehumidifying water until you press the Power button again.
My parents liked mine so much they had me order two of the 40 pint CFM units (the big brother of this one) for them. This spring I ordered a 40 pint Energy Star unit for myself -- that one is definitely noisier, but has a digital humidistat. And according to a CFM-line reviewer, this line isn't too far off Energy Star certification itself; the non-Energy Star part of this one is that it doesn't shut off, it keeps its fan running even when not in dehumidifying mode. But its fan is much MUCH quieter than the Energy Star model. There's no way I could sleep with the Energy Star model.
If you're wondering whether to get the 25 pint or the 40 pint, though, I'd recommend the 40 pint simply because of a misunderstanding I had. An online calculator told me I'd need 25 to 40 pints of dehumidification in an 800 s.f. space. That wasn't nearly enough dehumidification for an 800 s.f. basement space built on former swamp land in the middle of what used to be a creek bed. And the 40 pint model is very close in size to the 25 pint model -- the pint rating isn't based on the bucket size, but on how much it handles in a given amount of time.
So the 40 pint models will dehumidify almost twice as fast as the 25 pint models, without costing almost twice as much or taking up almost twice as much space. I wish I'd known that when I was originally picking mine out.
Still, I've been very happy with this one for 4+ years now, and if I ever retire it from the basement I'll replace it with another Soleus model. (I'll replace it with a Soleus CFM 40 pint, to be specific, because I do want something quiet in the basement TV room, and that would let me keep this nice quiet one upstairs in my bedroom for lowering humidity without having to air condition the whole house.)
Customer Review: A $180 Paperweight
Summary: 1 Stars
I think the title says it all. I bought this item last year and for the summer it worked great in the basement. Cleaned and stored it for the winter and brought it back out a couple of weeks ago and it has not had one drop of water in it. Called Soleus and was told to change the settings and try it for 12-15 hours and all I got was a higher electric bill. Called back for a place I could take it to get it fixed and was told they have no idea. They do not offer a list of places near you were you could take it to get it fixed. The other sad part is the 1 year warranty that should be for at least 2 years since most people do not use the item all year long. I just went to Sam's and bought a new one with a 4 year "take it back and get a new one" warranty.Customer Review: A Must have soleus Air CFM-25E Dehumidifier with Humidistat
Summary: 5 Stars
We are down south for the winter and it is humid, BUT not with our Soleus Air CFM-25E pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat.
This is the best dehumidifier we have ever had, It took all the excess water out of our RV right away, and we emptied the water at least twice before it setled down and now it is down to maybe once or twice every couple of days.
I have a hard time breathing in the humid weather but not anymore. What a breeze it is to sit back and enjoy life.
Customer Review: A good deal for good operating machine
Summary: 5 Stars
Not knowing anything about how to choose a good dehumidifier I used Amazon's reviews to make my decision to purchase this item. The item works as good as all the previous reviewers indicated. It operates very quietly, it removes moisture from my 30' x 25' basement well (the floors are no longer damp/wet), and shuts off when the tank is full, which is usually around 8-hours of running time. Simply stated, I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a good dehumidifier.Customer Review: A quality product
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this dehumidifier for about a year now and it works quietly and flawlessly. No complaints.