I'm looking to buy a dehumidifier, 50-75 pints, for my basement. What is a good model to buy? I want to be able to connect a hose easily, have reasonable energy consumption, and be reasonably quiet. I also need a low temperature model, since the temperature may fall below 65, and that causes icing in some models.
I used to have a Sears Kenmore unit (made by LG) that had a digital display. The first unit never shut off despite the actual humidity level was much less than whatever I set it to. The second unit would occasionally overflow and cycled, but cycles were extremely short. Both machines had an extremely annoying hose connection and I ended up only using the bucket.
Lowes carries models by Whirlpool. The reviews I've seen online mentioned that that they are very loud and don't have a good hose connection feature. Also the bucket size is much smaller than the Sears Kenmore unit I had.
Anybody have any luck with buying a good dehumidifier recently? I don't need it right away so I have time to shop around but would like it before the hot weather comes.
Thanks!