Honeywell 50 Pint with Pump (TP70PWKNR)

Why the model number says 70 and the rating says 50

Because the model number predates the test change and the rating does not. Honeywell kept the TP70 designation through the 2019 transition and updated the capacity figure, which is why the listing carries the slightly odd construction: removes up to 50 pints, 70 pint under the 2012 previous DOE standard.

That sentence is the most useful thing on the page. Almost every other maker either quietly relabeled or leaned into a saturation figure instead, and the result is a category where a buyer comparing a 2018 recommendation against a 2026 listing has no way to know they are looking at the same machine. Honeywell told them. The full explanation.

What Honeywell does not publish

A wattage, and a pump reach. Neither a lift height nor a hose run appears anywhere on the listing, which puts this unit with the majority rather than with GE.

On the wattage: the ENERGY STAR certified list carries Honeywell's TPFIT series - TPFIT50PWK, TPFIT50AWK and siblings - all at 49.66 pints per day and IEF 2.01, computing to 487 W. That is a different product line from the TP70, so it is the right ballpark and the wrong model number to print under this one. It stays in the note rather than in the specification table.

Quick picks

#	Product	Best for	Draw	Price
1	Honeywell 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Pump (TP70PWKNR)Worth buying on its merits and worth reading regardless: it is one of the only listings in the category that prints both the current pint rating and the old one.	Seeing the relabeling stated on the box	Not published	Check price on Amazon #ad How we are funded
2	Honeywell Smart Wi-Fi 30 Pint Dehumidifier (TP50AWKN)The anti-spill design is the actual selling point here, and it is a better reason to buy than the voice control the listing leads with.	A room you want to run on a schedule	Not published	Check price on Amazon #ad How we are funded

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Honeywell 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Pump (TP70PWKNR)

Best for: Seeing the relabeling stated on the box

Worth buying on its merits and worth reading regardless: it is one of the only listings in the category that prints both the current pint rating and the old one.

Average draw

Not published

Honeywell publishes no wattage for the TP70 line, and the certified list carries the TPFIT series rather than the TP70 series by name. Honeywell's certified 50-pint models (TPFIT50PWK, TPFIT50AWK and siblings) all compute to 487 W at 49.66 pt/day and IEF 2.01. That is the right ballpark for this machine and the wrong model number to print under it, so it stays in the note.

What is good

• +The listing states its own relabeling - 50 pints under the current standard, 70 under the 2012 one - which is more honesty than most of this category manages
• +ENERGY STAR Most Efficient claim on the product line
• +Continuous drain tube supplied rather than sold separately
• +Dual display, readable from across a basement

What is not

• -No wattage published, and the certified list does not carry the TP70 model number
• -Coverage claim is the maker's, not a measurement
• -Pump lift height is not stated

Who it is for

Anyone who has been confused by the pint numbers and wants a maker that acknowledges the change on the box.

Skip it if

Skip it if you need a stated pump lift. GE states a hose run and Frigidaire states a nameplate wattage; Honeywell states neither.

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Honeywell Smart Wi-Fi 30 Pint Dehumidifier (TP50AWKN)

Best for: A room you want to run on a schedule

The anti-spill design is the actual selling point here, and it is a better reason to buy than the voice control the listing leads with.

Average draw

Not published

Not published. Honeywell's certified 32-pint entries, the TPFIT32AWK and TPFIT32WK, compute to 318 W at 32.46 pt/day and IEF 2.01. This is a different product line, so that figure sits in the note rather than in the spec table.

What is good

• +Anti-spill bucket, which matters more than any app feature if the machine lives upstairs
• +Scheduling through the app, so it can run when electricity is cheapest
• +ENERGY STAR certified at a small-room capacity
• +Alerts on the phone rather than only a beep in an empty room

What is not

• -No published wattage, and the certified list carries a different Honeywell line
• -3,000 sq ft for 30 pints is an optimistic claim
• -Depends on Honeywell's app remaining supported

Who it is for

An upstairs room or a rental where a spilled bucket is somebody's ceiling, and where scheduling is genuinely useful.

Skip it if

Skip it if the machine will sit on concrete next to a drain. You would be paying for spill protection and scheduling that a floor drain makes irrelevant.

The rest of the machine

• Three drainage modes - bucket, the supplied continuous drain tube, or the built-in pump. Supplying the drain tube rather than selling it separately is a small courtesy that several competitors do not extend.
• Filter-change alert. The maintenance nobody remembers, and a clogged filter is what makes a coil ice and efficiency collapse. Cleaning and maintenance.
• Dual display. Readable from across a basement, which sounds trivial until you are trying to read a humidity figure from a doorway.
• ENERGY STAR Most Efficient claim on the product line. Honeywell's certified TPFIT entries do appear in the certified data at IEF 2.01, which is the class median rather than exceptional.
• 4,000 sq ft coverage claim, which is the maker's figure and not a specification. Sizing.

Who should buy it

Someone who wants a pump, values a maker that documents its own history, and does not need a published pump reach. If the pump route in your basement is short and obvious, the missing figure costs you nothing. If it is long or has real height in it, GE's published sixteen feet is the safer purchase and an external condensate pump is the safest.