The 50-pint workhorse, now with Wi-Fi and a bigger bucket.

Frigidaire 50-Pint Wi-Fi Dehumidifier (FHDD5034Y1)

Frigidaire

Frigidaire's current 50-pint: nearly fifty real pints a day, ENERGY STAR efficiency, a 2.7-gallon bucket, and Wi-Fi — for $271. It still has no pump, so the drain must sit below it, and it's audible at speed. But as the default whole-floor unit, it's the one to beat.

Frigidaire retired the FFAD line that made its name, and this is the replacement — and it's a better machine. The FHDD5034Y1 is certified at 49.7 pints a day under the 2019 DOE standard, as much real capacity as anything here, and it does it at an ENERGY STAR-rated 2.01 L/kWh, so a damp season costs less to run than it would on a budget unit. The practical upgrades are the bucket and the app. At 2.7 gallons the reservoir is among the largest on any conventional 50-pint, and Wi-Fi with Alexa and Google means you can set a target humidity and check on it without walking down to the basement. It still runs to 41°F, using a fan-only defrost to keep the coil clear in a cool basement. What it doesn't have is a pump. Drainage is the bucket or a gravity hose — and Frigidaire doesn't even put the hose in the box. If a floor drain sits below the unit, that's fine, and this is the best capacity-per-dollar in the category. If it doesn't, you want the Midea Cube 50 and its built-in pump.

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Last reviewed Jul 11, 2026

What we like

• ✓Certified at 49.7 pints a day — as much real capacity as anything in the category.
• ✓ENERGY STAR at 2.01 L/kWh, so a full damp season costs noticeably less to run than a budget unit.
• ✓A 2.7-gallon bucket, among the largest on any conventional 50-pint.
• ✓Wi-Fi with Alexa and Google, and it still runs to 41°F with a fan-only defrost.

Trade-offs

• −No pump — gravity drainage only, and Frigidaire doesn't even include the hose.
• −Audible at speed: 47–51 dB across its three fan settings.
• −One-year warranty on a 41-pound appliance you'll run for months at a time.
• −Frigidaire quotes a 2.7-gallon bucket, but independent testing of the near-identical sibling measured closer to 16.9 pints — treat the figure as optimistic.