Midea Cube 50 Pint Dehumidifier, 4,500 Sq. Ft, Smart Control, ENERGY STAR

This dehumidifier has been a fantastic purchase for our home. We put it in our kids' room to help control humidity while they sleep, and the difference has been noticeable. Before using it, they would often cough throughout the night, especially with that lingering wet cough. Since setting this unit up over six months ago, those issues have improved significantly.The unit does a great job pulling moisture not only from their bedroom, but also from the hallway and even the room next door when we leave the door open. Just be careful not to overdo it. If the humidity gets too low, you may end up dealing with dry air and occasional bloody noses.Maintenance is incredibly easy. Emptying the water tank takes just a few seconds, and I've had zero issues with the app or smart controls. It's been reliable, effective, and simple to use from day one.For the price, this was an excellent investment, and I'm seriously considering buying a second one for the other side of the house. Highly recommended!

I started setting up the Midea Cube 50 pint dehumidifier with pump a few days ago. Since then, I've spent over 1 1/2 hours with Midea reps trying to get the pump to work. The written pump instructions are incomplete, incorrect, and misleading, and don’t allow you to set up the pump so it will work. (Note that my one-star rating is only because of the pump, my reason for buying this unit).The second Midea rep (Kiarra) acknowledged that the written instructions are wrong (specifically, 2nd bullet point under “pump draining”, which applies only to continuous drain mode where no pump is needed). Besides that, the diagram for the pump indicator is wrong (pump indicator is actually on the bottom left of LED display); the instruction booklet’s diagram of the instruction panel doesn't show important words "(pump 3s)" underneath the "Fill Level" button. Furthermore, the need to hold the “Fill Level” button for 3 seconds to make the pump work is not mentioned anywhere in the written instructions. After putting me on hold, Kiarra had me try that – and then I noticed the wording. Holding down the “Fill Level” button for 3 seconds didn’t cause the pump image to appear. The written instructions said to hold the up and down arrow buttons for three seconds to activate the pump. I had tried that several times, including a couple of times with the first Midea rep and more times with Kiarra.While still in the chat, I decided to try something else, just on a whim. I unplugged the unit, waited a minute, plugged it back, and then pressed three buttons at the same time – the two up and down arrows and the “Fill Level” buttons. The pump image appeared. I thought my problems were solved and that the pump would now work. I asked Kiarra to tell the other Midea customer service reps about this. I told her I thought it was unfair of Midea to give its reps incomplete/wrong instructions because it made their jobs harder.It wasn’t a happy ending, though. The fact that the pump image appeared did not mean that the pump was working. I even left the unit running all night, hoping that maybe the pump would work if it were submerged in water. But it didn’t. So I dumped out the couple of gallons of water that had collected overnight and am letting it dry to return it.I really wanted the Midea Cube 50 pint dehumidifier with pump to work. I have another Midea dehumidifier with a bucket and it’s been great. I wanted a dehumidifier with a pump so I didn’t have to keep emptying the bucket. I was counting on Midea quality and am quite disappointed that the pump on the Midea cube model with pump simply doesn’t work I didn’t want to have to return the unit. It’s heavy to handle (over 40 lbs.) and getting it back in the box isn’t going to be easy. Rats!

Have a leak in my bathroom laundry machine closet wall that seeped through the wall causing wallnpaper damage and wet carpet... urgently needed a de-humidifier, did some online research on the best high-capacity space de-humidifiers, and found the Midea brand. The machine was easy to put together, Instructions included, but some things not specified and of note are: (1) the long, thin, grey pump tube easily and not deeply connects in and comes out of the pump receptacle -- no forceful jamming-in required; (2) to slide the thin, flexible, side filter panels out, the carry handle must be pushed up and over the top of the fan otherwise it blocks the filters from sliding forward (slide toward you while facing the front of the bottom bucket) -- may seem obvious to you, just wasn't immediately apparent to me at first try and took a few frustrating seconds to realize -- and, (3) the pump takes quite some hours until it auto-activates each time the bottom bucket fills with water -- which occurs when it reaches an inch below the top of the slim vertical window on the front face of the bucket -- when NOT in Manual pump mode -- and, the pump automatically shuts off when there's about an inch or so of water appearing at the bottom of the water bucket vertical window. I have the machine set up just outside my bathroom facing the bathroom door with the thin grey pump tube going through the hinge side of the open door, wound gently around the bathtub faucet and hot and cold handles to the immediate left, and, naturally, aiming downwards toward the drain. My de-humidifier has been on for nearly two months now (waiting on a specific plumbing/dry wall contractor) and works great: wall and floor/carpet completely dry, just need to check the top panel lights to see when the air filters need to be gently cleaned of accumulated dust...and when they do, be sure to carefully UNPLUG the machine first. NOTE that hanging Arm & Hammer water-accumulating pouches I have hanging from the bathroom door and from the bedroom and hall closets just outside the bedroom have significantly slowed in their water collection... showing me, besides the consistent de-humidifier water bucket collection, that this machine works! And, lastly, yes, this machine -- the fan, specifically -- is noisy but also serves as a white noise machine to help mask other annoying sounds. Very pleased with this purchase, despite the heavy-to-lift top fan "bucket."

Initial first few hours of use:Set up was easy. Have one with pump feature-make sure read all instructions as there are places where it mentions “bucket-less” mode needs to be turned off to put in pump mode.No tools needed to assemble. It is compact I feel for the 4500 sq ft rating. Many features and options of using -more than other dehumidifiers I have owned. Really are four distinct ways to set up to drain water: Bucket,( can regulate how full to fill bucket before emptying), bucket-less draining, Gravity hose draining, and pump draining ( 14’ height). Handles on top unit and bottom bucket are comfortable and sturdy. Casters installed in 1 minute-no tools required.1800+ sq ft top level of ranch, dropped humidity level 10% less than an hour. This unit is very quiet compared to others I have had-and I have run it only on continuous mode so far, ( instructions say to do this first 24 hrs).App unable to comment on since I had to do a reset, on my I-phone and it is not allowing access to app store .I am encouraged by the mention of how to service unit- I know strange. The others humidifiers owned have all broken down after just out of warranty coverage due to freon leaks out. And none of them mentioned a service center or even if they could be recharged/repaired. None of them even had a low side freon recharge port -you had to buy a kit and buy very expensive freon to attempt it yourself-as no local HVAC shop would perform work. I don’t know if this one can recharged or not-just encouraging it mentions repairs in manual.Also, make sure whatever dehumidifier you get its not using the older style freon type. If it is make sure it will accept, if needed, the newer types freon industry is transitioning to. It may be on sale for a reason.So far so good, this unity is no louder than a floor fan on high- possibly quieter.I would buy again as long as it proves to be reliable in the long term.

I purchased the 50-pint Cube _with_ pump. Weirdly, this machine is less-expensive than the identical model without the pump. I made sure I could use it on the continuous-drain mode (I connected a 10’ garden hose), and am trying it out connected to my nearby HVAC air-handler’s PVC drain. Will probably run a separate line/condensate pump to avoid overloading the drain during this very humid mid-Atlantic summer. Just a proof-of-concept install for now.Be aware that configuring the Cube to continuously drain requires pressing physical buttons on the machine itself within 3 minutes of connecting to AC. Wisely, the app isn’t allowed to switch this. Anyway, to gain good gravity drain for the hose, I placed the unit onto the upturned bucket included with the machine. (I couldn’t get continuous drain to operate with the unit placed in the bucket as it normally would be… guessing the Cube detects the bucket and only allows direct filling or pump drain.)For belt-and-suspenders operation in my attic, the Cube-on-upside-down-bucket (to gain gravity-feed drain height) is placed on the heavy-plastic lid on top of a very large plastic storage bin (the black ones with the yellow lids) with a hole in the lid just in case something backs up while I’m away from home. Fingers crossed it doesn’t.Meanwhile, as others note, this is a very well-made, somewhat heavy machine. I’m using it to dehumidify a fully-sealed attic. If this machine lasts I’ll get another to replace the less-capable dehumidifier in my basement. At some point I may move up to an Aprilaire or similar whole-house dehumidifier but so far, so good.The app is very useful, showing the machine is functioning, various settings, and offering a humidity reading, despite preposterously small type. (Why are ALL apps… Nest, Midea, Eufy,et al) so fond of microscopic gray letters on a white background?)I’ve found this machine so far to be well-made, with sturdy plastics and genuinely useful capacity to dehumidify. I’ll wait before buying a second just to be certain it’s capable but first-impressions are very positive.

***update 7/2/2025***I've lowered my star. Why? Because I found a 70 pint crawlspace dehumidifier that is MUCH more energy efficient. It's listed as the most efficient one you can buy at 70 points in 2025, and it's living up to that.I recently purchased a 70 pint dehumidifier that didn't go over 290 watts and the average was around 260-270 watts with 60%+ humidity and 75F in the crawlspace. It's square footage is rated at 1000sqft, but this numbers seems meaningless as there's no way the Midea could do 4000sqft.My daily KWH usage with the 70 pint is about 6.7 kwh running non-stop (I have it set for 35% so it's not cycling off and on yet). This is about $40.2 a month at .2 a month (includes all the per kwh charges like taxes/tarrifs). Compare that to the midea daily of 12.6 kwh from the Midea. The midea cycling off and on is running around 8.5kwh a day, which the 70 pint unit still beats. So, with cycling the Midea is $51. If it's running non-stop because the humidity level can get stupid in the summer it's more $75.6.Does the Midea work? Sure. Is it energy efficient, at an average of 525w when running on non-turbo... not significantly compared to similar models now out, only in comparison to some lower pint models which is what I had replaced it with. The phone controls really work for me. The bucket filling to pump water, 'm not a fan of because mold can form.What I'm saying is that this unit is okay and is better than smaller units, but there are more cost effective dehumidifiers. in the $330-$425 range (it fluctuates) there is a 70 pint crawlspace dehumidifier that is just better and will pay for itself. There are also other models that compete with the Midea energy wise, but for less $. All the manufacturers seem to hide that data to make informed decisions, but my overall recommendation is to keep looking.******First, I'm not sure what misleading marketing goes into "4,500 sqft", but if you think this can dehumidify you're entire house, it won't. It can struggle to keep up on my 600sqft basement (which gets pretty humid and to be fair I use this one as opposed to two of a different model with better results).Energy Usage: Range: 598w high with about a 40w low when it's just the fan. The fan is only 10-15w difference between high and low so always run on high. The condenser is usually running about 525w but there are fluctuations from 535 down to 470w. Currently it's running in my crawl space (I'll save you the story but in my case it's less dumb to do than it sounds), which is always humid and running almost non-stop. The daily energy usage is running between 11-12kwh. That's about 345kwh a month or at 20 cents a kwh (because I include all the taxes) it is about $72 a month. It is more energy efficient than the two smaller brands I used and more effective with a larger range.Noise: It's got some noise to it. Not something you'd want running the office or the same room as you for long. It's about 66 decibels.A review I found claimed the CFM was 430, so good air movement when compared to competitors and I can vouch that this has a lot of intake areas and a large output area at the top.Note: Your humidity level will determine how frequently it runs. You can manually have it run all the time or cycle on and off when it reaches a certain humidity point. The lower you want to maintain the space, the harder the machine will work.All the reviews I found on this said it was energy efficient with most not identifying what the energy usage was. It's average while on is about 525w and with other similar models about 600w, per research.The top section and bottom section are not connected. This is annoying when trying to lift and move the unit. You need to move each section individually or be in a space where you're only rolling it. The wheels work fine on concrete.The pump has worked fine for me. I've had issues with other models that the pumps don't really work and I have to manually empty. An issue I have is that the unit fills the bottom bucket and then it sits half to 2/3's full and the pump sucks that water out at that level. Apparently as it tends to be rather full. I'm not a fan.The app has worked fairly well. They moved to a newer app and it's worse than the previous one, but I like to be able to check on the humidity and operate remotely.Do I recommend? I'm going with yes. My one star removal is due to the 4500 sqft number that is not remotely accurate as a lay person would understand it. I think it might have some meaning in the dehumidifier world, but if I'm looking to size a tool for my space, I need numbers I can rely on and that number isn't it. Also I knock off for it being in two pieces that don't lock together because going up and down stairs is annoying (did some caulking work in the bathrooms and needed to dry it out). The real world square footage is more 600sqft for a humid basement in Buffalo, NY in the summer.. And that is probably the upper limit. During the summer my humidity was about 45 and I had to set it to 35 to get it there. (keep in mind that outside was 90% humidity, so it is better than it might sound). This is not industrial strength, but it's the step right before. It's not cheap to run if you have a lot of humidity, but it's cheaper than other units it's sized (per reviews I read).I hope all this helps.

just the thing I was trying not to have happen happened...which is worse than moisture condensation... this unit overflowed on me and made a 3 foot by 3 foot wet spot in my wall to wall carpet...I wish i wold have not trusted it and put a mason pan underneath it just for safety sake and so I could quickly see that the unit was leaking into the pan and not onto my carpet and the floor under neath the carpet.... (I looked at this and thought "its mold city now" better get the wet vac and suck as much as I can up) the bucket has a float mechanism that has cheap plastic clips which popped out and caused the float not to operate correctly... it has 3 holes on the side of the bucket that will allow for overflow out of the bucket before the water can back up into the electrical and mechanical part of the unit... there is no real way to tell if the float is working until it shuts off... the even with a flash light you can not really tell what the water level is because the sight glass is translucent. there are a few more things like the arrows that mark which way the unit fits into the collection bucket and they are not on top and not easy to see when you have the heavy unit in your hand so I had to use a marker and mark the bucket and the unit with arrows on the top and on the side that you can really see.... this might make it not look as nice but sure helps when you have that heavy cube in your hand and are holding it and placing it back into the bucket after manually draining....there are a few more things to consider that were troublesome to me about the unit so I will update... I wish i would have just bought one that has the tank and the float in it which is on the side I have used right now I am checking out an Insignia 450 sqft with auto shut off that has the kind of tank and auto shut off which is common with most and will not accidentally flood the floor becuse there are no overflow holes and mechanisms that snap in just a float that is not as easy to become stuck or not functinal becuase this is the old design.... here is the model number I am checking out.... Model: NS-DH50WH1

Still very reliable after several years of use. Quiet and stores compactly. The best feature for me is the pump with included long drain tube. I use it in my basement and the tube runs vertically about 8 feet upwards to a drain access. No problem at all for the water to get up all that way, eliminating the need to manually empty the container. All I need to do is rinse out the interior of the tank every month or so to avoid any scummy buildup. If your setup requires emptying the tank manually you just lift off the top and roll the bottom to your sink or shower, then pour the water out using the very sturdy handle. Highly recommended