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Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)
A real pump and a huge tank for $300, with stale Most Efficient claims in its listing.
Overall score 6.4/10
Pros
- + Built-in pump and hose at $299.99 — the Honeywell equivalent lists at $419.95
- + Far and away the biggest tank in this comparison, which is the difference between emptying it three times a day and barely at all
- + Nested mode makes it the smallest floor footprint of any 50-pint here (about 14.5 in square)
- + Verified 49.67 pints/day DOE, with a 515 kWh/yr figure you can budget against
Cons
- − Amazon listing titles still advertise "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2022/2023" while the current SKU is recorded as not meeting Most Efficient criteria
- − Warranty is published as 1 year by Midea and 2 years by Walmart for the same model number
- − Midea publishes no tank gallonage, no dB figure, no pump lift height and no minimum operating temperature on its own pages
- − 54 dB is the loudest of the mainstream 50-pints here, and the cube shape puts the outlet at ear height on a desk
- − $88/yr running cost is no better than the cheaper Frigidaire
Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) review: what the specs say
A real pump and a huge tank for $300, with stale Most Efficient claims in its listing. At $299.99, Midea's 2025 model sits in the middle of the range — the dehumidifiers we compare run from $46.42 to $1,507. It scores 6.4/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Drainage & Tank Practicality at 9.0/10 — 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. The weakest is Cold-Room Performance at 4.0/10, 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: amazon listing titles still advertise "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2022/2023" while the current SKU is recorded as not meeting Most Efficient criteria; and warranty is published as 1 year by Midea and 2 years by Walmart for the same model number. Every specification on this page comes from Midea'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) | 50 pints/day on the 2019 DOE scale. Watch the legacy listings: the older Cube Amazon listing still carries "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2022" and "2023" in its title, and the current MAD50PS1QWT-A/MAD50S1QWT-A are recorded as NOT meeting Most Efficient criteria in ENERGY STAR's 2026 database |
| ENERGY STAR / DOE Verified Capacity | 49.67 pints/day per Appendix X1, IEF 2.01 L/kWh, 515 kWh/yr, HFC-32 refrigerant, 6.4 oz charge — Midea's own ENERGY STAR filing for MAD50PS1QWT-A, on market 15 October 2025 pints/day |
| Technology & Refrigerant | Compressor (refrigerant), HFC-32 (R-32), with an integral condensate pump |
| Low-Temperature Operation & Defrost | Midea publishes no minimum operating temperature for the Cube on its own product page. Auto-defrost is present. Treat it as a 41°F-floor compressor unit like its peers, and expect defrost losses below 65°F |
| Claimed Coverage | 4,500 sq ft (Midea, Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart — consistent across sources for once). Note this is the same DOE capacity Frigidaire sells without any square-footage claim at all |
| Tank Capacity & Refill Interval | Sources conflict. Walmart's spec table for MAD50PS1QWT-A says "7.5 gallons"; Midea's own product pages publish no gallon figure at all, only the marketing phrase "up to 3 times more water tank capacity than traditional dehumidifiers". Whatever the true figure, the extended-mode tank is the largest here and is the main reason to buy the Cube |
| Continuous Drainage (Hose, Gravity, Pump Lift) | Built-in pump with the hose included — the only sub-$300 unit here with a pump. The tank also detaches to sit over a sink or drain. Midea does not publish a pump lift height |
| ENERGY STAR Status | Yes, currently certified. NOT ENERGY STAR Most Efficient for 2026 despite listing titles that still cite Most Efficient 2022/2023 |
| Annual Running Cost | About $88/yr (515 kWh x $0.17/kWh) |
| Noise | "Approximately 54 dB" per Walmart's spec table. Midea publishes no dB figure on its own store page |
| Warranty (incl. Sealed System) | Sources conflict: Midea's own store page says 1 year; Walmart's listing for the same model number says "2-year parts and labor warranty". No sealed-system term is published either way |
| Recall History | No CPSC recall found for Midea-branded dehumidifiers. Midea is the OEM behind a number of other US dehumidifier brands — the discontinued Toshiba TDDP5013ES2, for instance, is serviced through Midea's parts catalogue |
| Connectivity | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Midea Air / SmartHome app, Amazon Alexa, Google Home |
| Material | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) With
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GE ADSE50XWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump — $299.00
Premium Alternative
Frigidaire FHDD5033W1 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi — $309.00