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Brand: Soleus International Inc.
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$299.99~~
Buy New: $179.48
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New (9) Used (1) from $179.48

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

264 reviews
Sales Rank: 267

Color: White
Media: Misc.
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 24 x 18.5 x 13

MPN: CFM40
Model: CFM-40
UPC: 647568952404
EAN: 0647568952404
ASIN: B00009RAVO

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Love this dehumidifier- works like a champ November 6, 2008
After several weeks of research we settled on this one. The negative Amazon reviews made me a bit nervous, but there were so many positive reviews we took a chance. I couldn't find any other brand with as many user reviews. Sounds like there are some bad units, which might be the luck of the draw.

We got this dehumidifier 2 months ago and it's like living in a different house. We went from 80% humidity to 49% in the main living area in about 48 hours, set on the continuous/high setting. We keep it in our bedroom, running on the quiet mode now that the humidity is under control, and it's about as loud as a normal fan. We live in Southeast Alaska where it rains CONSTANTLY so we were having mildew and mold issues. This unit takes so much moisture out of the air it was filling the collection tank every 24 hours. We have a 1500 sf, single level home, and this 40pt unit is powerful enough to work on the entire house. We did install the drain hose this weekend (purchased at home depot - 7/8" x 5/8" x 10' for about $8) and ran the hose down through the floor and into a crawlspace drain.

I love this unit and can't remember how we lived without it. The mildew is gone, the moisture in the windows is gone, the house smells cleaner and fresher, and I wouldn't be surprised to see our heating bill go down since the air inside is dryer and warmer. It hasn't effected our electricity usage noticeably, even though we run it constantly. Highly recommended.

It does it's job consistently
It's amazingly quiet
It's not unsightly
it's portable, although the casters are somewhat useless. It's so light you can just carry instead of rolling it.
Has 3 humidity settings and 3 power settings (low, high and quiet)
You can hook up a drain hose instead of emptying the collection bin every day
The cost to run it is less than the cost of heating the cold, wet air

Does not have auto-restart in case of power outage
That's the only down-side I could see for most users who would put this in their basement in other climates.

And with free shipping, you can't beat Amazon's price. Costco quit selling their model, WalMart and HomeDepot were constantly out of stock (with questionable models, I was unable to find many user reviews for what they do carry) and Fred Meyer didn't carry them. Consumer Reports reviewed several but I don't recall Soleus being on the list this year.)

5 out of 5 stars

This unit is working perfectly!! November 4, 2008
I've had this dehumidifier for about 6 weeks now. It has been better than I expected. Save yourself some time researching the other brands and just buy a Soleus. Not sure about the longevity of the item due to not having it long, but so far, I'm very happy!

1 out of 5 stars

Returned to Vendor November 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I wanted to like this unit, but alas, it was returned to Amazon. Here is why: It seems the life of todays dehumidifiers has been drastically shortened since manufacturing of these units all went to China. I have owned 3 dehumidifiers over a long span of time. The first one ran for about 15 years and I got this used from my parents, so I don't know how long it ran in total. The second one ran for 10-12 years and the last one (the first I owned not made in the USA) ran to just out of warranty, or about 26 months. Since repairs were prohibitive, I started searching for a new unit. I was unable to find a single unit still made in America. With that done and overwith, I narrowd my search to the Soleus CFM-40, in part, due to the usually spot-on reviews in Amazon. The unit arrived OK and performed very quietly on the continuous cycle as the owners manual recommends you begin using at first. When the area was down to its intended humidity (50%) level, one that was maintained for years with previous dehumidifiers, I selected that humidity level on the controls of the Soleus for it to maintain automatically. While the fan ran, it stays on constantly - an annoying feature not found in most dehumidifiers, the compressor never cycled on and the humidity level rose 15% past the setting selected to 65% over several days. No matter where I set the auto-humidity level - the compressor never came on. I called the Soleus 800 number, where I reached an associate that must have gotten bad sushi or got up on the wrong side of the bed to stagger into work for Soleus USA's 9AM starting time, my 12PM, when I was first able to make contact with them for the day. I told her that the unit would not cycle the compressor unless continuous was selected. That must have triggerd her ire as no one in her world is supposed to be able to detect a Soleus compressor cycle. Our conversation ended with her abruptly ending the conversation and hanging up on me. Here is a customer service person that knows how to put the 'cuss' in customer service... Thanks to Amazon, a prompt and efficient return was accomplished, but no more Soleus products for me, ever. So, I'm back to the somewhat noisy, but properly functioning Sears Kenmore - the brand that once made dehumidifiers that lasted generations, but also made my last unit that chunked after 26 months...

3 out of 5 stars

good but certainly not great October 31, 2008
This is a pretty good little DH. It is small which enables you to carry with ease to different rooms and is very quiet as opposed to my older Kenmore that I had for five years. It seems to do the job but at a slower rate that my Kenmore had. I have noticed that the filter collects alot of things quicker than the Kenmore and I have to clean it more often. Maybe that is good or bad? I do like that the Kenmore sucked the wetness out of towels and the floor within an hour. Soleus takes a bit longer and I do not like that it does not have a 3 hour on/off energy star shutoff like the Kenmore had. If you don't hit power, the fan will always run. I am also worried that if it breaks I will have to spend $ to send it back on the other coast.

2 out of 5 stars

Worked great for 2 months... October 31, 2008
This dehumidifier worked great for a little over two months. It ran mostly on continuous mode with great results. Then ice built up on back where the filter is, and it stopped dehumidifying. I'm in the process now of contacting Soleus about its warranty. I will update this post when this issue is resolved.

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