LG PuriCare 50 Pint with Wi-Fi

The certified numbers, and one character of doubt

One honesty note before anything else. The certified entry is DT501BKR0 and the Amazon listing states DT501BWR0 - one character apart, in the position where appliance makers usually put a color code. It is almost certainly the same machine in a different finish, and LG's certified family supports that reading: the DT251BWR0 and DT351BWR0 are both in the file under W codes at 24.99 and 35.30 pints.

Almost certainly is not the same as certainly, and we have not seen LG confirm it in writing. So the 489 W above is the certified figure for the same platform rather than an exact string match, and this page will keep saying so. Several units on this site carry an exact match - the DuraComfort in the large-capacity roundup is one - and the distinction is worth preserving.

It is an ordinary machine, and that is not a criticism

IEF 2.01 is simultaneously the floor and the norm of this class. The LG is not efficient and it is not wasteful; it is where the category is. Its 526 kWh a year sits at the thirsty end of a range running 444 to 530, and that is a function of certified capacity - 49.81 pints is near the top of what any portable is rated for - rather than of the machine converting electricity into dry air any worse than its neighbors.

Anyone shopping this class on running cost is choosing between machines separated by about sixteen dollars a year across the entire field. IEF and what an ENERGY STAR badge is worth explains why that field is so tight.

What you are actually buying

A manufacturer, under its own name

The certified file is unusually informative about this category, because it names the company responsible for every measurement. There are 136 dehumidifier brand names in that file and only 77 companies behind them - 59 certificates name more than one brand outright. LG is in the smaller group: it certifies under its own corporate identity, it makes refrigeration hardware at scale, and it has a US service network that predates this product line by decades.

That is not a claim about durability, because nobody publishes failure data in this category and we have not run this machine. It is a claim about accountability, which is a different and more checkable thing. The brand guide has the full map.

An app that promises alerts, not just a remote

The ThinQ listing says the app will let you adjust settings, monitor performance and receive maintenance alerts remotely. That last clause is the one that matters, and the LG is the only connected unit we track whose listing states it explicitly.

The reason it matters is specific to dehumidifiers. This is an appliance that runs unattended, in a room you avoid, and whose failures are silent - a full bucket, a blocked drain, a tripped breaker. Nothing announces itself. By the time you notice, the humidity has been climbing for days. A notification is worth considerably more here than on an appliance you stand in front of. What smart actually buys you.

We have not installed the app, tested an alert, or checked what it does when the Wi-Fi drops. The promise is LG's, quoted from its own listing.

Four modes, including one nobody else offers

Manual, Auto, Continuous and a 1-Hour Boost. The first three are the category standard. The Boost is not - no other unit we track lists a timed maximum-output mode, and it is a sensible fit for the actual pattern of use in a laundry room or after a shower, where the humidity spike is an event rather than a baseline.

Quick picks

#	Product	Best for	Draw	Price
1	LG PuriCare 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-FiThe only connected unit here from a manufacturer that makes its own compressors, and the certified numbers say it is an ordinary 50-pint machine with an app on top.	Someone who wants app control from a brand with a service network	489 W	$260.99/View on Amazon $289.00 10% off #ad Price as of September 21, 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	$336.99/View on Amazon #ad Price as of September 21, 2026. How we are funded
3	Midea Cube 50 Pint DehumidifierThe only unit here that solves the real basement problem, which is not capacity but where the water goes when you are not standing next to it.	A basement you visit once a month	487 W	$249.99/View on Amazon #ad Price as of September 21, 2026. How we are funded

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LG

LG PuriCare 50 Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi

Best for: Someone who wants app control from a brand with a service network

The only connected unit here from a manufacturer that makes its own compressors, and the certified numbers say it is an ordinary 50-pint machine with an app on top.

Average draw

489 W

Computed from the ENERGY STAR certified entry LG DT501BKR0: 49.81 pt/day at IEF 2.01 L/kWh, 526 kWh a year. The listing's model number is DT501BWR0 and the certified entry is DT501BKR0 - one character apart in what is almost certainly a color code. We have not seen LG confirm that in writing, so treat this as the certified figure for the same platform rather than an exact string match.

What is good

• +App control from a manufacturer with a US service network, not a white-label brand
• +A 1-Hour Boost mode, which none of the other connected units here offer
• +Maintenance alerts through the app rather than a blinking light you have to notice
• +Continuous drain option alongside the bucket

What is not

• -No published coverage figure, no published wattage and no published noise level
• -The certified entry is DT501BKR0 and the listing says DT501BWR0, so the match is one character short of exact
• -No pump - the drain has to be below the machine
• -Costs more than machines with identical certified capacity and efficiency

Who it is for

Someone who wants to check and change the setting from their phone and would rather buy that from LG than from a brand that exists only on Amazon.

Skip it if

Skip it if you need the water to go uphill. There is no pump, and at this price a pump model is within reach.

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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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Midea

Midea Cube 50 Pint Dehumidifier

Best for: A basement you visit once a month

The only unit here that solves the real basement problem, which is not capacity but where the water goes when you are not standing next to it.

Average draw

487 W

Computed from the ENERGY STAR certified entry for Midea MAD50S1QWT-A, the 50 pt / 4,500 sq ft Cube without a pump: 49.67 pt/day at IEF 2.01 L/kWh. Midea's own US product page confirms MAD50S1QWT-A is this configuration. Midea publishes no wattage on the Amazon listing or on that page.

What is good

• +The body separates, so the tank half can sit lower than the compressor half and the hose gets a genuine downhill run
• +Certified at 49.67 pt/day, which is a real 50-pint machine rather than a saturation number
• +IEF 2.01 L/kWh puts it exactly on the median for the 50-pint class - neither a bargain nor a penalty
• +Wi-Fi that tells you it has stopped, which is the only smart feature that matters in a basement

What is not

• -No pump, so the drain has to run downhill the whole way
• -Midea publishes no wattage anywhere, so the 487 W above is computed rather than quoted
• -The 4,500 sq ft coverage claim is marketing, not a spec - see the sizing guide

Who it is for

Someone with a floor drain, a sump, or a window well lower than the machine, who wants to set it once and stop thinking about it.

Skip it if

Skip it if the only drain in the room is higher than the unit. Without a pump, gravity is the entire drainage system, and no setting fixes an uphill hose.

What LG does not publish

None of these omissions is unusual - most of this category publishes almost nothing. It is worth noting anyway, because this is a premium-priced machine from a major manufacturer, and it discloses no more than an Amazon-native brand does.

Who should buy something else

• Anyone whose drain is above the machine. There is no pump. At this price a pump model is well within reach. The best dehumidifiers with a built-in pump.
• Anyone who visits the room rarely and hates emptying buckets. The Midea Cube's split body holds far more water, and no bucket figure is published for the LG at all. Midea vs Frigidaire covers the body question.
• Anyone buying for a bedroom on noise grounds. The listing markets quietness without publishing a figure, so there is nothing to compare. The quietest dehumidifiers.
• Anyone with a cold basement or garage. LG publishes no temperature floor. If the room drops toward 40F, buy from the short list of makers who state one. Dehumidifiers for cold rooms.
• Anyone choosing purely on cost per pint. The certified numbers here are class-typical, and cheaper machines share them exactly.

What we did not do

We have not run this unit. No extraction test, no power meter, no sound measurement, and no time with the ThinQ app. Every figure above is either quoted from the listing or computed from the ENERGY STAR certified record for DT501BKR0, with the sources below. Where LG publishes nothing, this page says so rather than substituting a sibling model's number. How we work.