Soleus Air CFM-40 40-Pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Soleus Air CFM-40 40-Pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat
Customer Review: 2nd try soleus
Summary: 4 Stars
The first Soleus that I received did not work at all. Wouldn't even turn on. The company was very good about helping me return the product and sending me a new one. The second one turned on but did not dehumidify. I tried all the settings but finally called the company again. They told me what it should be set at (it was not in the owners manual) It has worked like a charm ever since. It's very quite just as everyone has said.Customer Review: 3 months/yr * 3 years = lasted 9 months total
Summary: 2 Stars
This unit worked fine until it died suddenly (?). 1 year warranty, so it's done. I used it for 3 months out of the year for 3 years = 9 months total usage. I will shop around for the next unit.Customer Review: A Failure, don't waste your money
Summary: 2 Stars
Bought this one year ago 11/09, ran it 24/7 in my studio, worked well for a year and than it just stopped working. More junk from ChinaCustomer Review: A Great Buy!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Soleus Dehumidifier is fabulous: light-weight, effective, and runs so quietly it is hard to tell it is in the room. Most importantly, it has virtually eliminated the humidity issues in the basement within a short time after installation. Great value, great unit, I highly recommend.Customer Review: A Perfect Mate for R2 D2
Summary: 3 Stars
When I saw 322 reviews for Soleus I immediately decided it must be the best. But I tend to be suspicious of products that cut silly corners such as not providing a threaded connection for a hose. So I started reading more carefully and then I discovered the guy with only 6 reviews might indeed be better. Following the herd isn't always the best way to go. But the Soleus seems like it must deserve at least 3 stars. The question is whether the Frigidaire deserves more attention. I suggest you read this, look carefully and the pros and cons of both and then decide.
These people who complain about noise apparently haven't tried my not so old Kenmore. I bought a Kenmore dehumidifier about 3 years ago and you'd think they designed it to make noise. Sometimes it wined. Sometimes rattled. Sometimes it sounded like it was grinding metal. Thank heavens it finally died. So I started reading reviews of humidifiers here, at [...] and other places. I noticed that the Soleus has by far the most reviews on Amazon, dwarfing the Frigidaire in numbers. And the Soleus is consistently praised for being quiet. That would be very important if you're going to run a dehumidifier in your living space. But, in the basement where most people put their humidifiers they just need to be quiet enough so you don't hear an intrusive level of noise through the walls and floor. The Frigidaire meets that requirement easily. On low I can't hear it at all in our living space. But I also suspect that the Frigidaire moves a lot more air on low than the Soleus. The Soleus was criticized for taking a long time to dehumidify. In fact the Frigidaire moves so much air on the low setting that you could use it as an emergency hair dryer by sitting it up on a table using the handy fold down handle on its top. You could also set it next to your drip-dry rack and hurry up the drying of those things you don't want to put in the regular dryer.
If you read these reviews of the Soleus carefully you'll find reports that some people think getting one that works properly is sort of a crapshoot. And some said that if there is a problem the customer service for the Soleus isn't that great. I didn't read anything like that about the Frigidaire. I also tend to be suspicious of products that cut corners. So, when I read that the Soleus doesn't provide threads for connecting a hose onto the water output. Duh! I said to myself, "No way!" Seems like a no-brainer to me. But maybe not providing threads saves a half dollar on the production. Anyway, after reading all those little snipes I decided that, even though the Frigidaire only got 6 reviews to the Soleus' 323 or whatever, I'd look around and see what other sights were saying about the Frigidaire. I found one sight that rated it as the best of the humidifiers. What I didn't find was anyone saying theirs stopped working after a month and a half. So I went out and bought one for myself.
After opening it up, screwing in the hose, plugging it in and pushing the 'ON" button, which took all of 3 minutes, I have come to the conclusion that if the Frigidaire just came with a video processor, a logic chip, voice capability and a means of propelling itself I might develop an affection for it. I might do so anyway. So far anyway Frigi's breath is pleasant enough. See, I've already given her a name. She's actually quite beautiful as compared for example to R2 D2. I think R2 D2 would definitely have fallen in love at first sight. As for me? As much as I'd like to just sit and look at Frigi, I am a married man and therefore feel obliged to limit such indulgences.