Dehumidifiers / AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier vs Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump
AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier
$1441.00
VSHoneywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump
$419.95
AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier vs Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump
AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier
Best warranty in the category, an 80°F pint rating, and an unheld ENERGY STAR badge.
Wins overall by 1.3 points
Quick Verdict
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier is the stronger all-round pick, ahead by 1.3 points. Best warranty in the category, an 80°F pint rating, and an unheld ENERGY STAR badge.
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier and Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump are both closely matched dehumidifier models, and the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump is $1,021.10 cheaper than the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier ($419.95 vs $1,441). On Capacity-Claim Honesty, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads (6.0 vs 2.5/10) — this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is.. On Build & Warranty, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads (9.5 vs 7.0/10) — coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months. On Cold-Room Performance, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads (6.5 vs 4.5/10) — what happens in a 50-55°F basement, garage or crawlspace. Compressor coils frost below roughly 65°F and auto-defrost buys back the coil at the cost of runtime; desiccant rotors and hot-gas-defrost units do not care. The single most common mis-buy in the category. Overall, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores 6.7/10 across our 8 scoring categories versus 5.4/10 for the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump. Below, we break down the full spec sheet, category-by-category scores, and exactly who should buy which one.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Spec | AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier | Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1441.00 | $419.95 |
| Release Year | 2019 | 2026 |
| Rated Capacity (and Which Standard) | 70 pints/day at 80°F/60% RH, and 53 pints/day at 73°F/60% RH — AprilAire publishes both. The headline 70 is on the AHAM/pre-2019 condition, so this is NOT comparable to a modern 50-pint portable's DOE rating, and it is not 40% more machine than one either | This is the clearest example in the category of how confused the two scales are, and the manufacturer is the one confused. Honeywell's own store lists the product as "50 pints/day (70 pints per 2019 DOE standard)" — which is backwards; the 2019 DOE test produces a LOWER number, not a higher one. myhomeclimate.com sells the sibling TP70PWKN as "70 Pint (50 Pint 2019 DOE Standard)", i.e. the same two numbers the right way round. Honeywell's own ENERGY STAR filing settles it: 49.66 pints/day at the DOE condition |
| ENERGY STAR / DOE Verified Capacity ( pints/day) | None — the E070 does not appear in the ENERGY STAR Certified Dehumidifiers database. Only the E080, E100 and E130 are certified. For reference, ENERGY STAR rates the E080 at 65.00 pints/day under Appendix X1 against AprilAire's own 80-pint headline, and whole-home units are tested at 73°F/60% RH rather than the 65°F/60% RH used for portables — a third rating point in the same category | 49.66 pints/day per Appendix X1, IEF 2.01 L/kWh, 516 kWh/yr, HFC-32 — Honeywell's (JMA North America) ENERGY STAR filing for TPFIT50PWK, certified 6 March 2026. There is no sense in which this is a 70-pint machine under the 2019 standard |
| Technology & Refrigerant | Compressor (refrigerant), R32, 5.4 amps at 120V, 200 CFM at 0.0 in external static pressure, energy factor 2.1 L/kWh at 80°F/60% RH and 1.8 L/kWh at 73°F/60% RH | Compressor (refrigerant), with an integral drain pump. Sources conflict on refrigerant: Honeywell's store spec table says R-410A, while Honeywell's own ENERGY STAR filing for TPFIT50PWK records HFC-32 |
| Low-Temperature Operation & Defrost | 50°F to 104°F for dehumidification (40°F to 140°F in ventilation-only mode). That 50°F floor is better than a 41°F-rated portable in practice but worse than the AlorAir's 33.8°F — for a genuinely cold crawlspace the AlorAir or a desiccant is the safer choice | 41°F to 90°F with auto-defrost (Honeywell store spec table, quoted for the TP70 platform this replaces) |
| Claimed Coverage | Sources conflict by a factor of two: AprilAire's own shop page says "whole houses up to 2,200 sq. ft.", the Amazon listing says "up to 2,800 sq. ft", and amgair.com's spec table for the same model says 4,400 sq. ft | 4,000 sq ft (Honeywell). Same DOE capacity as the GE that claims 5,000 and the hOmeLabs that claims 7,000 |
| Tank Capacity & Refill Interval | None — there is no water tray. This is a plumbed appliance | 14 pints. At rated output, roughly three and a half emptyings a day without the pump plumbed in |
| Continuous Drainage (Hose, Gravity, Pump Lift) | Gravity drain only, with a barbed fitting and 10 ft of tubing included. There is no pump, so the unit must be sited above a drain or paired with a separate condensate pump. That is the practical difference between this and the pump-equipped AlorAir | Built-in auto-drain pump rated to 15 ft vertical or horizontal, drain tube included. This is the longest published lift of the portable units here |
| ENERGY STAR Status | NOT certified. amgair.com markets this model as "Most Efficient | Energy Star Rated"; the E070 is absent from both the ENERGY STAR Certified Dehumidifiers list and the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient list. The E080, E100 and E130 above it are certified and are Most Efficient | Certified — but Honeywell's own product pages claim "Most efficient energy star certified" and "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient", and the ENERGY STAR database records meets_most_efficient_criteria = No for TPFIT50PWK, which does not appear on the Most Efficient list at all |
| Annual Running Cost | Not published as an annual figure, because there is no ENERGY STAR entry. At 5.4 A / 120V (about 648W) and crawlspace duty cycles, budget for something in the region of the E080's certified 632 kWh/yr — roughly $107/yr at $0.17/kWh | About $88/yr (516 kWh x $0.17/kWh) — identical to the $299 GE and Midea despite costing $120 more |
| Noise | 53 dBA ducted (AprilAire) | 51 dB (Honeywell store spec table for the TP70 platform) |
| Warranty (incl. Sealed System) | 5 years on parts and the sealed system, per AprilAire and its dealers. This is the single strongest warranty position in the comparison alongside the AlorAir, and it is the reason the price is what it is | Sources conflict. honeywellstore.com's TPFIT50PWK page says "1 year limited"; honeywellstore.com's TP70PWKN page says "5-year coverage on parts and sealed system"; honeywellaircomfort.com states 1 year parts/labour plus 4 years on sealed-system components. The most likely reading is 1 year full + 4 further years sealed system = 5 years total, but Honeywell publishes all three formulations |
| Recall History | No CPSC recall found for AprilAire dehumidifiers | Honeywell-branded dehumidifiers appear on the CPSC's 4 August 2021 New Widetech recall of approximately 2 million units (25-74 pint, sold February 2009 - August 2017, 107 incidents, ~$17M damage). Different manufacturer and generation from this model, but Honeywell is on that list |
| Warranty | 60 months | 12 months |
| Colors | White | White |
Category Scores
Capacity-Claim Honesty
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads clearly here, 6.0 against 2.5 — a 3.5-point margin on this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is.. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Moisture Removal
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads clearly here, 8.5 against 7.5 — a 1.0-point margin on actual water pulled out of the air per day at a condition a home experiences, judged against the DOE-verified figure rather than the coverage claim on the box. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Cold-Room Performance
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads clearly here, 6.5 against 4.5 — a 2.0-point margin on what happens in a 50-55°F basement, garage or crawlspace. Compressor coils frost below roughly 65°F and auto-defrost buys back the coil at the cost of runtime; desiccant rotors and hot-gas-defrost units do not care. The single most common mis-buy in the category. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Drainage & Tank Practicality
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump leads clearly here, 8.0 against 7.0 — a 1.0-point margin on tank volume measured against daily output, whether a hose is in the box, whether gravity drainage needs the unit propped up, and whether there is a real pump and how high it lifts. If that is what you are buying for, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier does not close the gap elsewhere.
Running Cost
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads clearly here, 4.5 against 4.0 — a 0.5-point margin on the kWh/yr on the ENERGY STAR certification and what it costs at the meter. On a machine that runs most of the year this dominates total ownership cost — often a third of the purchase price annually. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Quietness
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads clearly here, 6.5 against 6.0 — a 0.5-point margin on measured dB where published, weighted by where the machine actually lives — a 58 dBA crawlspace unit under a floor is fine, a 54 dB cube next to a desk is not. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Build & Warranty
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads clearly here, 9.5 against 7.0 — a 2.5-point margin on coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Value for Money
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier leads clearly here, 5.0 against 4.0 — a 1.0-point margin on purchase price plus multi-year electricity against verified pints removed and how long the warranty protects the compressor. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Best For
Choose the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier if…
- • Capacity-Claim Honesty matters most to you — the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores 6.0/10 here (this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is.).
- • Build & Warranty matters most to you — the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores 9.5/10 here (coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months).
- • Cold-Room Performance matters most to you — the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores 6.5/10 here (what happens in a 50-55°F basement, garage or crawlspace. Compressor coils frost below roughly 65°F and auto-defrost buys back the coil at the cost of runtime; desiccant rotors and hot-gas-defrost units do not care. The single most common mis-buy in the category).
- • Moisture Removal matters most to you — the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores 8.5/10 here (actual water pulled out of the air per day at a condition a home experiences, judged against the DOE-verified figure rather than the coverage claim on the box).
- • Your main use case is crawl-space.
Choose the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump if…
- • Drainage & Tank Practicality matters most to you — the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump scores 8.0/10 here (tank volume measured against daily output, whether a hose is in the box, whether gravity drainage needs the unit propped up, and whether there is a real pump and how high it lifts).
- • You want to spend less — it's $1,021.10 cheaper.
- • Your main use case is large-room.
Pros & Cons
AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier
Pros
- +5-year parts and sealed-system warranty on a US-built unit, against 1 year from every portable here
- +Publishes capacity at two conditions (70 ppd at 80°F, 53 ppd at 73°F) instead of only the flattering one
- +MERV 8 washable filter means it is doing air cleaning as well as drying, unlike the mesh screens on the portables
- +No tray to empty and corrosion-resistant coils designed for years of crawlspace duty
Cons
- −amgair.com sells it as "Most Efficient | Energy Star Rated" — the E070 is in neither ENERGY STAR list; the E080 above it is
- −"70 pint" is an 80°F/60% RH figure. Cross-shopped against a 50-pint portable it looks like 40% more machine; measured at the same conditions it is not
- −Coverage is published as 2,200 (AprilAire), 2,800 (Amazon) and 4,400 (dealer) sq ft for the same unit
- −Gravity drain only — no pump, so a crawlspace without a low drain needs a condensate pump on top of the $1,441
- −50°F dehumidification floor is not low enough for the coldest crawlspaces, where the AlorAir's 33.8°F or a desiccant wins
Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump
Pros
- +15 ft pump lift is the longest published here — the one portable that will genuinely push water up out of a basement
- +14-pint tank is a real improvement on the GE's 10, and the pump makes it moot anyway
- +If the 1+4 year sealed-system reading is right, it is the only portable here with compressor cover beyond year one
- +Thermal overload protection is a meaningful feature in a category with three fire recalls behind it
Cons
- −Honeywell's own listing says "70 pints per 2019 DOE standard" — the DOE number is 49.66. The claim is inverted, and a buyer cross-shopping on it will over-buy
- −Honeywell's own product page claims ENERGY STAR Most Efficient; the ENERGY STAR database records this model as not meeting Most Efficient criteria
- −$419.95 for the same 49.66 pints/day, same 51 dB and same $88/yr as the $299 GE and Midea
- −Refrigerant is published as R-410A by Honeywell's store and HFC-32 by Honeywell's own ENERGY STAR filing
- −Warranty is stated three different ways across two Honeywell-operated sites, and the store listed it out of stock at time of research
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FAQs
Is the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier or Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump better overall?+
Based on our 8-category scoring, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier comes out ahead overall. See the full breakdown in the scores section above — the right pick still depends on which categories matter most for your use case.
Which is better for Capacity-Claim Honesty, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier or the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump?+
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores higher on Capacity-Claim Honesty (6.0/10 vs 2.5/10) — this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is..
Which is better for Build & Warranty, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier or the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump?+
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores higher on Build & Warranty (9.5/10 vs 7.0/10) — coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months.
Which is better for Cold-Room Performance, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier or the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump?+
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores higher on Cold-Room Performance (6.5/10 vs 4.5/10) — what happens in a 50-55°F basement, garage or crawlspace. Compressor coils frost below roughly 65°F and auto-defrost buys back the coil at the cost of runtime; desiccant rotors and hot-gas-defrost units do not care. The single most common mis-buy in the category.
Which is better for Moisture Removal, the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier or the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump?+
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier scores higher on Moisture Removal (8.5/10 vs 7.5/10) — actual water pulled out of the air per day at a condition a home experiences, judged against the DOE-verified figure rather than the coverage claim on the box.
Is the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier worth the price difference over the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump?+
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump is the cheaper option at $419.95 versus $1,441. Whether the pricier model is "worth it" depends on how much you value its lead in Capacity-Claim Honesty.
Which is better suited to my use case?+
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier is the better fit if you mainly care about crawl-space. The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump is the better fit for large-room.
What's the warranty on the AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier vs the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump?+
The AprilAire E070 70-Pint Crawl Space / Whole-House Dehumidifier ships with a 60-month warranty; the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump ships with a 12-month warranty. Always confirm current terms on the manufacturer's site before buying.
Should I wait for the next model instead of buying either of these?+
If either model is more than two years old, a successor may be close — check the "Latest Model" link on each product page. Otherwise, both are current, well-supported options and there's no strong reason to wait.
Cheaper Option
Frigidaire FHDD5033W1 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi — $309.00
Premium Option
AprilAire E080 80-Pint Whole-House Dehumidifier — $1507.00
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