Frigidaire FAD504DWD Energy Star 50-pint Dehumidifier (Misc.)

By    Vine Customer Review of Free Product (What's this?) Customer Video Review Length:: 4:33 MinsUPDATE: 11/09/2016 - My update of 11/19/2013 has been superseded by a newer recall issued November 2, 2016 by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. In this newer recall, this very unit, the Frigidaire FAD704DWD is now affected by the recall. Visit the following websites for more information..........As you can see, Amazon in its infinite wisdom deleted the URL's of the important websites that contain the recall information. Good one Amazon. So try this instead just remove the space before and after the "." in the following three items:cpsc . gov/Recalls/2017/Dehumidifiers-Made-by-Midea-Recalledrecallrtr . com/dehumidifiergreedehumidifierrecall . com/ProductEntry.aspxDifferent websites have different models listed that are affected by the recall and they don't jive. So thisFrigidaire FAD704DWD is not listed on the greeproductrecall website but is listed on the midea website...Read more

There is misinformation floated in some of the comments. Hopefully this will clear up most of it. As an engineer type, I do more of the detail thing but hey, whatever floats your boat.NOTE: Although I own this model, this is mostly information on dehumidifiers in general. Other reviewers offer detailed specifics so no duplication needed here.This covers 1-how it works; 2-sizing tips; 3-general tips, 4-cautions and user reflections.HOW DEHUMIDIFIRES WORKFirst, a dehumidifier is just like an air conditioner except for the location of the warm coil technically. With an A/C system the warm coil is outside the house needs, so an A/C unit has its cooling coil technically inside the house cooling and the heat it absorbs from the house air is transferred to the warm coil outside the house. Basically it is simple; the heat in the house is dumped outside. It's gotta go somewhere...Read more