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Frigidaire FHDD2234W1 22-Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi
A small unit whose pint claim actually matches its DOE test — rarer than it should be.
Overall score 5.8/10
Pros
- + The pint number on the box is the DOE number and it matches Frigidaire's own ENERGY STAR filing to within half a pint — the honest end of this category
- + R-32 refrigerant with a GWP of 675 against R-410A's 2,088, and it runs on 260W
- + Real Wi-Fi humidity monitoring, so you find out the basement is at 70% without going down there
- + $48/yr running cost is half what the 50-pint units cost to run
Cons
- − 22 pints/day on the current scale is a small machine — it is not a basement unit whatever a 1,500 sq ft listing claims
- − Coverage is quoted between 350 and 1,500 sq ft across retailers for the same 22-pint platform
- − No drain hose listed in the box and no pump option, so continuous drainage needs elevation plus a hose you buy
- − 1 year parts and labour with no separate sealed-system cover, on a machine whose compressor is the expensive part
- − Frigidaire publishes no dB figure for this model at all
Frigidaire FHDD2234W1 22-Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi review: what the specs say
A small unit whose pint claim actually matches its DOE test — rarer than it should be. At $219, Frigidaire's 2024 model sits among the cheapest we cover — the dehumidifiers we compare run from $46.42 to $1,507. It scores 5.8/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Capacity-Claim Honesty at 9.0/10 — 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.. The weakest is Cold-Room Performance at 3.5/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: 22 pints/day on the current scale is a small machine — it is not a basement unit whatever a 1,500 sq ft listing claims; and coverage is quoted between 350 and 1,500 sq ft across retailers for the same 22-pint platform. Every specification on this page comes from Frigidaire's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Rated Capacity (and Which Standard) | 22 pints/day, on the 2019 DOE scale (65°F/60% RH). Under the pre-2019 test this same machine would have been marketed as roughly a 30-pint |
| ENERGY STAR / DOE Verified Capacity | 22.57 pints/day per Appendix X1, Integrated Energy Factor 1.70 L/kWh, 283 kWh/yr — Frigidaire's own filing in the ENERGY STAR Certified Dehumidifiers database, model FHDD2234W1, on market 6 November 2024 pints/day |
| Technology & Refrigerant | Compressor (refrigerant), R-32, 260 watts, 3.5 amps at 110-120V |
| Low-Temperature Operation & Defrost | 41°F to 89°F per Frigidaire's spec sheet, with automatic defrost. The 41°F floor is a design limit, not a promise of useful output at 41°F — below about 65°F a compressor unit gives up an increasing share of its runtime to defrost |
| Claimed Coverage | Frigidaire's own materials position this as a small/medium room, bedroom and bathroom unit. Retail listings quote 350 sq ft (Home Depot, for the equivalent FFAD2234W1) and 1,500 sq ft (a Walmart listing for the same 22-pint) — a more than four-fold spread for one machine |
| Tank Capacity & Refill Interval | 1.7 gallons / 13.6 pints. At the rated 22.57 pints/day that is emptying it about twice a day if you are not using the drain port |
| Continuous Drainage (Hose, Gravity, Pump Lift) | Continuous gravity drain port. Frigidaire's published spec sheet does not list a hose in the box, and there is no pump on this model — the port has to sit above the drain |
| ENERGY STAR Status | Yes. 283 kWh/yr, IEF 1.70 L/kWh. Not on the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient list |
| Annual Running Cost | About $48/yr (283 kWh x $0.17/kWh) on ENERGY STAR's standard usage assumption |
| Noise | Not published by Frigidaire for the 22-pint. The 50-pint sibling is listed at 51.5 dB |
| Warranty (incl. Sealed System) | 1 year parts and labour. No extended sealed-system term is published — compare Honeywell's 4 additional sealed-system years and Aprilaire's 5 |
| Recall History | No recall covers the FHDD generation. Frigidaire-branded dehumidifiers were named in the earlier Gree recalls (2013 and the 2016 expansion) covering 2005-2013 production — a different manufacturer and a different decade, but the brand history a buyer should search before buying used |
| Connectivity | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Frigidaire app, Amazon Alexa, Google Home |
| Material | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Warranty | 12 months |
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