The cheapest capable dehumidifier — if you keep its claims honest.

Waykar 34-Pint Dehumidifier (PD160B)

Name: Waykar 34-Pint Dehumidifier (PD160B)
Brand: Waykar
SKU: PG-DH-WAYKAR-34PT
Price: 175.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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7.6/10medium confidenceLast checked Jul 11, 2026

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Dr. Yocheved Yorkovsky · Science Editor, Health, Chemistry & Environment

The value budget pick: $175.99 for a quiet, ENERGY STAR 34-pint with a drain hose in the box. Don't trust the 2,000 sq ft claim — testing found it best in one damp room, not a whole basement. For a bedroom, bath, or single problem corner, it's the honest floor of the category.

Not everyone needs 50 pints and $280 of dehumidifier. The Waykar 34-pint is the value answer: around $158, ENERGY STAR, genuinely quiet, and it ships with a continuous-drain hose — the features that matter for one damp room, minus the ones that don't. The catch is the marketing. Tom's Guide's testing found it comfortably handled a small bathroom but underperformed its 2,000 sq ft claim in a larger basement, taking hours to move the needle. Read it as a right-sized unit for a bedroom, bathroom, small office, or a single problem corner — not a whole-floor machine. Within those limits it's a lot of dehumidifier for the money. There's no app and the tank is modest, but the humidistat, timer, and auto-defrost are all here. If you need more reach, size up to a 50-pint; if you want it near-silent for a closet, a Peltier mini is quieter still.

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Last reviewed Jul 11, 2026

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What we like

✓$175.99 direct from Waykar — the cheapest genuinely capable dehumidifier here.
✓Quiet, compact, and ENERGY STAR, with a continuous-drain hose included in the box.
✓Simple humidistat, 24-hour timer, and auto-defrost cover the essentials.
✓The best value per pint in the category, if you only need one room dried.

Trade-offs

−The 2,000 sq ft coverage claim is optimistic — Tom's Guide found it slow in a real basement.
−The worst tank-to-capacity ratio here: it fills in under four hours at full output, so plan on running the hose.
−No app, and its 34-pint figure is quoted at 95°F/90% RH, not the 2019 DOE condition — so it isn't directly comparable to the 50-pints.
−Only 34 pints a day. For a basement you want a true 50-pint.

Best for

you want the lowest-cost quiet unit for a single damp room — a bedroom, bath, or problem corner

Avoid if

you need to dry a whole basement or a large, wet space

Score breakdown

value9.0/10
energy efficiency8.2/10
quietness7.6/10
usability7.6/10
moisture removal7.4/10
drainage6.6/10
low temp performance6.6/10

Specs

tank: ~0.66 gal, full-tank indicator
noise: ~49 dB measured on high (33 dB claimed)
smart: None; humidistat 30–80%, 24-hr timer, 2 speeds
energy: ENERGY STAR (2025 Most Efficient)
weight: ~32 lb
capacity: 34 pints/day (at 95°F/90% RH)
coverage: Best for one room (2,000 sq ft claim optimistic)
drainage: Continuous gravity hose included; no pump
low temp: Auto-defrost
warranty: 1 year (+ optional 2nd year)
dimensions: 12.2 x 9.1 x 20.1 in

How we know

Medium confidenceLast checked Jul 11, 2026

Tom's Guide reviewed the Waykar 34-pint (PD160B) hands-on, praising its quiet operation, small footprint, ENERGY STAR rating, and included hose, while finding it underperformed its 2,000 sq ft claim — effective in a small bathroom, slow in a larger basement. Its 34-pint figure is quoted at 95°F/90% RH rather than the 2019 DOE condition, so it is not directly comparable to the 50-pint units here, and we hold it out of our pints-per-dollar ranking for exactly that reason. Price and stock confirmed direct from Waykar at $175.99. Score reflects real value for a single damp room, marked down on overstated coverage and the smallest tank-to-capacity ratio in the category.

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