Frigidaire 50 Pint Portable

Why a no-pump unit is the right default

Because in a room with a floor drain, a sump or a window well below the machine, a pump adds cost and a failure point and does nothing you need. Water falls. A continuous drain hose to a floor drain runs indefinitely with no moving parts, and that is more reliable than any pump. Pump versus gravity.

What this particular model adds over the no-frills unit it replaces is certification and documentation. The old model had no certified entry, so its running cost could only be given as a class band. This one is in the ENERGY STAR list under its exact model number, so the figure below describes this machine rather than a sibling.

The wattage, and why it is now a single number

The certified entry for the FHDD5034Y1 is 49.71 pints a day at an Integrated Energy Factor of 2.01, which computes to 488 W average draw - one watt off the certified 50-pint class median. That is the figure to use for running cost.

Frigidaire's Canadian product page also prints 115 V, 8.8 A and 470 W. Treat that with caution: 8.8 A at 115 V is over 1,000 W, so the amperage and the wattage on that page do not agree with each other, and neither is an average. The same figures appear on Frigidaire's page for its pump model, which suggests a shared template rather than a measurement. Why nameplates mislead.

Quick picks

#	Product	Best for	Draw	Price
1	Frigidaire 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-FiFrigidaire's current no-pump 50-pint: certified by exact model number, Wi-Fi equipped, and a 2.7 gallon bucket that is among the largest of any 50-pint unit we track.	A Frigidaire with a drain below it	488 W	$308.14/View on Amazon #ad Price as of October 17, 2026. How we are funded
2	Frigidaire 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Pump and Wi-FiFrigidaire's own documents give two different wattages for this machine and the certified record gives a third - which makes it the clearest case on the site for trusting the computed average over any printed figure.	Seeing why a nameplate is not a running cost	490 W	$254.35/View on Amazon #ad Price as of October 17, 2026. How we are funded
3	GE 50 Pint DehumidifierGE's current no-pump 50-pint, with a 30 percent humidistat floor and Smart Dry fan control - and no ENERGY STAR claim on the listing, which is the change worth noticing.	A garage or shop with a floor drain	Not published	$278.00/View on Amazon $299.00 7% off #ad Price as of October 17, 2026. How we are funded

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Frigidaire

Frigidaire 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi

Best for: A Frigidaire with a drain below it

Frigidaire's current no-pump 50-pint: certified by exact model number, Wi-Fi equipped, and a 2.7 gallon bucket that is among the largest of any 50-pint unit we track.

Average draw

488 W

Computed from the ENERGY STAR certified entry for Frigidaire FHDD5034Y1 - the same model number as this listing: 49.71 pt/day at IEF 2.01 L/kWh. Frigidaire's Canadian product page states 115 V, 8.8 A and 470 W; those figures do not reconcile with each other and are nameplate rather than average values, so 488 W is the running-cost figure.

What is good

• +Exact certified model match, so the 488 W figure describes this machine rather than a sibling
• +2.7 gallon bucket - roughly ten hours of condensate at full rated capacity if you ever run it without a hose
• +Continuous drain, three fan speeds and operation down to 41F
• +Wi-Fi and the Frigidaire app for scheduling and remote control

What is not

• -Gravity only. The drain must be below the machine
• -The Wi-Fi depends on Frigidaire's app remaining supported
• -Frigidaire's own published wattage and amperage do not agree with each other

Who it is for

Someone with a floor drain who wants a certified, well-documented 50-pint unit and has a use for scheduling.

Skip it if

Skip it if the only drain is above the machine. That is the one job a gravity unit cannot do, whatever else it has.

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Frigidaire

Frigidaire 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Pump and Wi-Fi

Best for: Seeing why a nameplate is not a running cost

Frigidaire's own documents give two different wattages for this machine and the certified record gives a third - which makes it the clearest case on the site for trusting the computed average over any printed figure.

Average draw

490 W

Computed from the ENERGY STAR certified entry for Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 - the same model number as this listing: 49.95 pt/day at IEF 2.01 L/kWh. Frigidaire's own figures do not agree with each other: its US specification sheet states 115 V, 5.5 A and 620 W, while its Canadian product page states 115 V, 8.8 A and 470 W. Those are nameplate figures, not averages, and they do not reconcile - use 490 W for running cost.

What is good

• +The retail model number is exactly the certified one, so the 490 W figure is a direct match rather than a family estimate
• +Pump discharges upward into a sink or out of a window, with bucket and continuous-drain modes as well
• +Stated to keep working down to 41F, which matters in an unheated basement in shoulder season
• +Wi-Fi with the Frigidaire app, plus Alexa and Google Home

What is not

• -Frigidaire's two published wattages disagree - 620 W and 470 W - and neither is the running-cost figure
• -No pump lift or hose run is stated on the listing or on either Frigidaire page we checked
• -The Amazon listing itself is sparse; the useful detail lives on Frigidaire's own pages

Who it is for

Someone who wants a pump and Wi-Fi from a maker with a certified exact-model record, and who will size the circuit from the higher of the maker's figures.

Skip it if

Skip it if your pump route is long or tall. Frigidaire states no lift, where GE and Quilo state 15 feet in writing.

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GE

GE 50 Pint Dehumidifier

Best for: A garage or shop with a floor drain

GE's current no-pump 50-pint, with a 30 percent humidistat floor and Smart Dry fan control - and no ENERGY STAR claim on the listing, which is the change worth noticing.

Average draw

Not published

Not published by GE. The ADHE50 series does not appear by name in the ENERGY STAR certified list and this listing makes no ENERGY STAR claim - its predecessor did. The certified 50-pint class runs 443-490 W with a median of 488 W, and a non-certified unit is more likely to sit at the top of that band than below it.

What is good

• +Humidistat sets down to 30 percent where most units stop at 35 or 40
• +Smart Dry adjusts fan speed to room humidity rather than running flat out
• +Bucket-full alarm sounds for ten seconds rather than only lighting an icon
• +Clean-filter alert, which is the maintenance nobody remembers to do

What is not

• -No ENERGY STAR certification claimed, and no certified entry to compute a draw from
• -Gravity drainage only
• -A 5,000 sq ft coverage claim, up from its predecessor's 4,000 on the same capacity - a reminder that coverage claims are not a spec

Who it is for

A garage, workshop or utility room with a floor drain, where a low humidistat floor is useful and efficiency certification is not the deciding factor.

Skip it if

Skip it if it will run all season and efficiency matters. A certified 50-pint unit costs about $8 a month less by ENERGY STAR's own figure.

The bucket, which is the second reason

2.7 gallons. At full rated capacity a 50-pint unit produces about 6.25 gallons a day, so that is roughly ten hours of condensate before the machine stops - among the largest of any 50-pint unit we track. On a gravity unit it matters for the day the hose gets knocked out of the drain or kinked, which is when a small bucket puts water on the floor within a couple of hours. Capacity versus tank size.

Who should not buy it

• Anyone whose drain is above the machine. No pump. There is no arrangement that makes water run uphill.
• Anyone who wants no connectivity at all. This model has Wi-Fi; the no-frills version it replaces is no longer sold.
• Anyone in an unheated space below about 41F. That is the stated floor, and every compressor unit ices below it. Desiccant versus compressor.

What we did not do

We have not run this unit. No noise measurement, no extraction test, no long-term reliability data. This page is the paper trail - the certified record, the manufacturer's own specifications, a plain note where two of those disagree, and every source linked so you can check. Set against its most common alternative, the measurements are close enough to be a tie - Midea vs Frigidaire, 50 pint.