SPT SD-60E 60-Pint Dehumidifier with Energy Star
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| Designed to remove excess moisture from your home quietly and efficiently. A necessity for those suffering from dust mite, allergies or simply for those who wants to keep their indoor humidity at a comfortable level. Air that is too damp can cause itchy skin and nasal passages, condensation on windows, water damage to materials, mold growth and rotting of wood materials in your home. SPT dehumidifiers remove moisture from the musty air so you can enjoy year-round comfort in your home or office. Humidity level for this unit can be set as low as 35% with Normal or Turbo fan speed. Features a retractable lifting handle, washable air filter and casters for easy mobility. |
- 60-pint dehumidifier for rooms up to 500 square feet
- 10-liter removable water tank; full-bucket indicator with auto shut-off
- Soft-touch electronic control panel; 2 fan settings; washable air filter
- Continuous de-humidifying or 35- to 80-percent humidity settings
- Measures 12-3/5 by 15-1/2 by 24-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty
 Extremely Pleased! |
| Review Date: August 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: C. L. Sheehan, Plymouth MA |
| Normally I rely quite a bit on customer reviews. After moving into a new home with a basement, I realized one night after a few humid days, that mildew/mold had started to form on some items. I immediately rectified the situation and came back upstairs to finish researching dehumidifiers. I had been eyeing them in the stores (Big Box Stores, etc.) but they all seemed overpriced and I felt like I was settling. I had used a small dehumidifier in the basement previously but as a new homeowner I had NO idea that my little bathroom sized unit would not handle my basement!! Nonetheless, this 60 pint machine got my checkmarks through my list of wants...it was big, energy star rated and seemed to have a fair price for the size, etc., What it didn't have was any reviews! Ok so I'm sure you want to know... It's been well over a month and this thing is amazing. I plugged it in at 9:45 p.m. and by 9:00 a.m. I had a full 60 pints! It's VERY easy to remove the water (which also has a continuous mode if needed) I can simply slide it out from the front and bring it up the stairs and dump it. This is not heavy at all. It comes on wheels which makes moving it very easy as well. As I said I've had it for over a month and honestly, my electric bill is STILL less than what I was paying for at my apartment...so energy star rated is right!! I like the digital read and I can fluctuate the humidity level to what is needed for the day. When it fills up, it will auto stop and show an easy digital read to identify (along with the front water gauge.) This gets a thumbs up from me. It's been reliable and it's doing exactly what I need it to! I should also say, it's not very loud (Not 100% quiet) but I do have a roommate in the room next to where this is and he has yet to complain about it. I can never hear it until I go down the stairs and even still it's a very low sound...comparable to a fan or A/C on low fan mode. Oh and I should also say...there is no mold growth and it's completely dry down stairs now! |
| Dehumidifier |
| Review Date: April 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Linda M. Robbins, Silver Spring, MD |
| This is a great addition to my basement. When it is humid outside, I sometimes have to empty this twice a day. It helps in having mold form in the basement. |
| New owner, very happy! |
| Review Date: November 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Twin Mom, ME, USA |
| My husband and I just purchased this appliance for our very large basement. We live up north and need to store several cords of wood in our basement for the winter time and without a dehumidifier everything would become mildewed.
After a less than satisfactory experience with a Kenmore we looked at this model and a GE. We decided to get this model. Ridiculously easy to set up - literally plug it in and turn it on - the buttons are very simple and self explanatory. It also does its job. After letting it run for about 8 hours the humidity level in the basement went from 77% to 63%. This appliance on normal fan speed puts out the same amount of noise as an oscillating fan set on medium and even standing right next to it you don't need to raise your voice to be heard. A very nice feature that I appreciate is a carrying handle in the bucket instead of trying to hold the sides. There is also a window with a float to indicate how full the bucket is. The ONLY thing I do not like about this appliance is the gravity drain connection. There is a hole in the back to feed the hose through, which I like, but the connection is a 1/2" tube with no threads or steps that also tapers. A standard garden hose is 5/8" and won't fit without some tampering. I would highly recommend a hose clamp if anyone buys the 5'8", unfortunately the drain for the gravity feed is in the bucket and the clamp needs to be positioned with the screw on top so as not to interfere with the bucket being replaced. Once it is positioned like that you have to use a screwdriver as a screw gun or drill won't fit. We used the 5/8" hose that we purchased for our previous dehumidifier and without a clamp there was some backfeed into the hose which then went into the bucket. None of this is mentioned in the instructions, just how to attach the hose. |
| Working like a charm (so far) |
| Review Date: November 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: loce_the_wizard, Lilburn, GA USA |
| Dehumidifiers are one of those appliances we hate to buy but like to have. And it wasn't until the SPT SD-60E 60-Pint Dehumidifier was delivered, set up, and running that I realized how woefully ineffective and useless the ancient dehumidifier that came with the house we purchased a dozen years ago really was.
The SPT SD-60E arrived decently boxed and had no damage from shipping (a common knock on a rival brand cited in many reviews). The set up was simple and swift, and the results were a bit startling: for the first week or so, we had to empty the reservoir two to three times every day even with the dehumidifier set for 60% humidity. In other words, it was working like a charm. We have a large, newly unfinished basement (it was finished before the September floods around here), and this dehumidifier is soaking up plenty of the moisture permeating the basement. Rather than hooking it up to a hose and snaking it to a drain, I prefer to keep our SPT SD-60E mobile so it can extract water from different rooms. It's no trouble to lift out the full drain--keep in mind that 6 and a half gallons of water is not light, however--grab the lift-up handle, and lug it outside to water the plants or to the bathroom to dump down the tub or fill the toilet. This device is pretty loud when running on turbo, but I do not mind the white noise. It is easy to use, set up, and move around. Let's hope it lasts more than a few years. |
| Good appliance marred by design flaws |
| Review Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: P. Martin, Iowa |
| I've had this dehumidifier for about three months. There are several things I like about it. It seems to dehumidify very well, pulling water out of the air quickly. It is quiet for a dehumidifier, not objectionably loud even on the turbo mode. The digital controls are (mostly) nice, the unit is relatively attractive, and I like the aesthetics of routing the drain hose out the back, out of sight, instead of off the side.
I also like the way this model exhausts upwards from the top, instead of blowing out the front or back. I think this should result in better air circulation as long as it is placed in the open. Be aware of this design if your situation requires placing it under a table, for example. Those are the pluses. Where this unit really stumbles is unattended use. It has several serious design flaws making it ill-suited for continuous unattended operation. The first problem is the connection of the drain hose. Unlike other dehumidifiers I've used before, this unit is NOT designed to drain with a common, screw-on garden hose attached to the outside of the collection tank. It instead has a smooth nipple inside to attach a hose of the correct inside diameter. For most people, this will mean one or more trips to the hardware store to find the right size hose. (It's 1/2" ID, by the way, something I couldn't find documented anywhere in the manual or on the manufacturer's web site.) I was lucky and had some leftover 1/2" vinyl hose in the garage. While you're at the hardware store, be sure to buy a matching hose clamp. As mentioned, the fitting is smooth. This makes it easy to slide the hose on. It also makes it very easy to accidentally disconnect the hose, something you may not notice since it connects inside. The manufacturer should have included a clamp or used a textured fitting to reduce the risk of disconnects. Another show-stopper for remote use is due, once again, to the novel design of the drain hose. Instead of draining the collection tank like most units, the hose attaches directly to the dehumidification section, ABOVE the tank. This seems like an effective approach, and it would be were it not for condensation. In high humidity, the underside of the top dehumidification section is cool enough to cause condensation. This condensation drips directly into the collection tank, bypassing the drain hose. This means the tank fills up anyway, eventually turning off the dehumidifier. For the first couple of weeks after my basement flooded, I had to regularly check this dehumidifier and dump the tank about once a day, even though I had a hose connected. A nuisance for me, an expensive surprise for someone who installs this in a remote location, for example a distant vacation home. Another design flaw limiting unattended use is the digital control system. Unfortunately, the dehumidifier settings are lost when it loses power. It must be manually reset and restarted. This is a nuisance at best, but completely unsuitable for remote installations. SPT could have prevented this problem by adding a 20-cent memory circuit to preserve the settings. One final nit re. the digital controls. This model has a two character digital display to show problem and operating status codes. Unfortunately, you have to look up those codes in the owner's manual to see what they mean. There should be a list of the codes next to the display. In summary, my rating is all about location, location, location. For someone who plans to install this in an accessible, well-traveled location, I'd rate this dehumidifier a solid 4 stars. The rating keeps dropping, however, as it moves farther and farther off the beaten path. -- One final note, contrary to the first review, the collection tank on this model is NOT 60 pints. As with all dehumidifiers, the capacity rating refers to how much water it removes in 24 hours (under specified conditions), not the size of the tank. I estimate the actual tank capacity at around 20-30 pints. |
| Seemed like a good unit, but may have some flaws... |
| Review Date: March 23, 2010 |
| Reviewer: GR, Boston, MA |
| Ok, I did weeks of research trying to find a dehumidifier that would fit my needs. If you've been doing the same, you've probably realized by now that it seems as if every dehumidifier on the market is a piece of garbage and will break within a few months of purchase. At least, that's what it seemed like to me after reading countless reviews.
I have a partial sub-terranean condo in the boston area and part of it got really humid last summer, which caused some mild mold problems. I wanted to go into this spring/summer with a good dehumidifier to keep the unit dry and comfortable. The unit is only about 800 sq feet and the bedroom is the one room that is relatively under ground. So, I need to put the dehumidifier in the bedroom. I needed a dehumidifier that was quiet enough to sleep with, and ideally can pump the water out into a drain so I'm not emptying a bucket every day. I had bought a 65 pint LG model last fall that worked great at pulling water out of the air, but it was very noisey. So I returned it. I narrowed my choices to this SPT SD-60 model and the LG 45 pint model. SPT Pros: Unit was definitely quiet and I could have slept with it on. Had a feature that would show the actual humidity level in the room in addition to setting what humidity I wanted The hookup for the constant drain seemed to be secure, although I didn't get a chance to use it. Unit looks very modern and stable Good controls for using the system SPT Cons: The system does not seem to have a constant mode. It has a setting for it, but once the humidity got to 35 or 30, it turned off. Now, that may be correct, but.......... I don't really know for sure if the humidstat on the unit was accurate. So it kept turning off. I ran a test and turned on the LG 45 pint (I bought both at the same time to compare noise levels) and after about 2 hours the LG had pulled an inch of water from the air. The SPT didn't because it kept turning off. Now, that doesn't mean the LG worked better... its very possible that the humidity was already really low and it shouldn't have been pulling more water out, but it continued anyway. I will just warn that I had a hard time getting the SPT to continuously run and pull water. Finally, another big con for me... although the unit was quieter than the LG, when it went into the fan mode it had more of a buzzing sound, which grew annoying. The LG is about as loud as a normal sized air conditioner, and when the compressor turns off sounds like a regular fan. More than adequate for sleeping next to. I would have been annoyed sleeping next to the buzzing of the other unit. So, I decided to return the SPT. I think it could be a really good product and had more features than the LG, but in the end I think the LG was better for my living situation. If I were buying a dehumidifier for my basement, where I don't spend much time, I would probably have kept the SPT because of the auto-restart feature and the fact that it was a 65 pint vs 45 pint. Also, the LG has a 5 yr warranty. Something to think about if all these units break after 1. Hope this helps. Oh yeah, another thing I couldn't get around... it seems like its impossible to find any of the higher rated items at a physical store to try out. Luckily for me the LG was available at a local hardware chain, so I didn't have to ship it back and forth. It makes it much more difficult to try a unit out for a day when it takes a week to arrive. |
| don't be fooled by the energy star rating |
| Review Date: November 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Thaler, Shrub Oak, NY |
| I purchased this unit to replace my 20+ years old White-Westinghouse dehumidifier. I had hoped that because of the more modern design it would use less power. I have found this not to be the case. I have a kill-o-watt meter that I used to check it and I find that it uses about 30 kwh per week if set at the 60% level. My basement is moderately damp and the unit runs about 50% of the time.
It's a nice unit, though slightly noisier than my old one. I like the filter set up . I have not run a drain tube yet, but I plan to. A previous reviewer complained about needing a clamp and a screw driver. This is not a big deal. The instruction manual is pretty much useless as it seems to be a poor translation form the Chinese. The production date sticker on the back says 09/06, so I am unsure whether I received new old stock or if they number things differently. I see by the manufacturers website that there is a replacement model (65qt) so, again, I not sure if this is an older unit or not |
October 13, 2009 | Filed Under Energy Star Dehumidifier
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