Customer review about LG dehumidifier (model LHD65EBL)

I recently bought a dehumidifier from LG Electronics dehumidifier, the 65 pint LHD65EBL model. I had meant to get the 45 pint LHD45EBL model, which was rated a Consumer Reports Best Buy, but that model was sold out at both of my local Home Depot stores, and I decided to get the closest substitute. I bought it because I live in a coastal city, and the summers are unbearably hot and humid. I've read that excessive humidity causes mold in apartments and dust mites in sheets, and is in general bad for health, and decided to give a humidifier a try.

My initial impression was generally positive. In my small bedroom with the door closed, the dehumidifier managed to drop the humidity from 80% to 35% in merely 30 minutes, producing nearly 30 pints of water in the process. Even with the door open, the dehumidifier manages to keep the local humidity in the room around 40%. The air in the bedroom was perceptibly drier and no longer muggy, and my bedsheets felt dry and comfortable. I was very happy with the results.

Over the next few days, I began to notice a few flaws with the machine. Firstly, it is rather loud, emitting a noise about twice as loud as my refrigerator when it is working. It is especially noisy when it restarts from sleep, and when the room has reached the target humidity, it tends to go to sleep and restart every few minutes, and the intermittent noise is actually more irritating then if the unit has just stayed consistently on. Secondly, it also heats up the room somewhat, especially if the door is closed. I haven't seen my first electricity bill since I've gotten the unit, so I cannot comment on its energy efficiency yet.

Overall, this is a very effective unit, but is slightly on the noisy and hot side. I have taken to using it just before I go to sleep, and leaving the unit switched off throughout the night.

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