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Pros & Cons

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Pros

It is very quiet. It seems to be pulling about the same or slightly less power than my dead santa fe unit. The fan is a bit loud but unnoticeable when other things are going on in the house. This unit works great, is more appropriately powered given t...  Read More

There has been no condensation on the walls and humidity in my living area has dropped dramatically. Right now it is very humid where i live, with plenty of rain. Seeing humidity expressed as a percentage is one thing, seeing humidity expressed in qua...  Read More

After moving the unit into my crawl space, leveling it, and hooking up the condensate drain line. It is placed directly on the floor within reach of a drain.



Cons

Dehumidifier coils now freeze up almost immediately when turned on. Once this happened the humidifier no longer removes moisture from the air. Over the winter, the dehumidifiers mostly sits idle.

Alorair's warranty really is not for 5 years. I expect some items i receive will be defective, so i typically give the company a chance to make it right. Save your self some money, frustration, and time.

Now my only choices are to ship it back to california from wi or find a local hvac company to check it out. I hope this works out well and i either get a repair or another one that works.

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Highlights

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Quality


The proof in the pudding will be how long this unit lasts but right now i am well pleased with the alorairs performance


So far i am thrilled with the results and quality of the dehumidifier


If your product doesnt qualify for protection then it seems like a crapshoot as if you can even get a refund on your warranty purchase


They are not registered with the bbb and there are two complaints that have been marked as resolved

Shipping


Two damaged in shipping mailed back


Since i only had the unit for a short time alorair paid for shipping the unit back as well as shipping me a replacement unit

Packaging/appearance


However when we received it the dehumidifiers faceplate was crackedsmashed even tho there was no sign of any damage externally ...  Read More

Competitiveness


So when these spendy dehumidifiers quit working you can often be left on your own unless regardless of the model purchased or w...  Read More


I bought this unit in part because unlike aprilaire and santa fe you can install this yourself without voiding the warranty


We youtubed videos to fix bought thick foam to close up vents and insulated door under crawl space

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 585 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 4 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Humidity levels are between 5055


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I still have to install a vapor barrier


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did a lot of research before buying this so hopefully it will pay off


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    In no particular order here are some of my initial observations after running it for 6 weeks1


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did set the unit on some scrap 2x4 wood pieces to elevate it so it would adequately drain to the sump pit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Dont expect any unit to push water uphill to a drain or sump pit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It seems to be pulling about the same or slightly less power than my dead santa fe unit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The alorair unit says it will keep it within 5 humidity from what you set it at

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