Pints Per Day product guide
hOmeLabs 50-Pint Wi-Fi Dehumidifier for spaces up to 7,000 sq ft
A warm, damp room with a floor drain below the unit
A 50-pint Wi-Fi dehumidifier rated at 80°F and 60% humidity, not at basement temperatures. The supplied manual sets a 41-90°F working range, asks for a 24-hour upright wait, and wants generous clearance. Continuous draining is gravity only and the hose is sold separately.
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Published specifications
- Maker page: SKU HME031003N, 50 pints/day at 80°F 60% RH, up to 7,000 sq ft
- Manual: working environment 41°F to 90°F; auto defrost; R32 refrigerant
- Manual: clearance diagram gives 7.9 in (20 cm) and 15.7 in (40 cm) figures
- Manual: gravity drain outlet, female-threaded hose, no pump on this size
- Manual: filter cleaned at least every 30 days; bucket every two weeks
- Amazon table: 1.6 gal bucket, 11 D x 15.4 W x 24.3 H in, 40 lb, 322 W
Fit and limits
Strengths
- Maker page and supplied manual both exist and are easy to check
- Auto defrost, auto restart and a 250-hour filter reminder are documented
- Four casters, side handles and a cord storage bracket for moving it
Caveats
- Continuous draining needs a drain below the unit and a hose you buy separately
- Listing model number K-66 and part number HME020031N match neither the maker SKU nor the supplied manual
- A listing bullet mentions a "built-in pump compressor"; this size has no drain pump
What you get, and why three different model numbers appear
This is the white hOmeLabs 50-pint dehumidifier with Wi-Fi, sold for spaces up to 7,000 square feet. The maker's page for that exact product gives it the SKU HME031003N and lists a washable air filter, a removable bucket, four wheels and a power-cord storage bracket. The listing's own table adds a 1.6-gallon tank, a body 11 inches deep by 15.4 wide by 24.3 high, and 40 pounds.
The identity fields do not line up. Amazon's Additional details give Model Number K-66 and Part Number HME020031N with UPC 853893007102, while the maker's page gives SKU HME031003N and GTIN 0810049721695, and the manual supplied on the listing covers models HME1001, HME1003 and HME1004. Worse, HME020031N appears on the cover of a different hOmeLabs manual, for an older Energy Star 50-pint model. Title, bullets, dimensions, maker page and the supplied manual all describe one product, so we treat that as the product; check the nameplate on the back of the unit you receive before ordering parts or filing a warranty claim.
One more thing to read carefully: the listing's fifth bullet says the unit works "through its built-in pump compressor". This size has no drain pump. A pump is a separate size option on the same listing, and the supplied manual restricts every pump feature to model HME1004.
The 50 pints is measured at 80°F and 60% humidity, not at a cool basement
Both the listing and the maker's page state the same thing: up to 50 pints per day at 80°F and 60% relative humidity, and up to 120 pints at 95°F and 90% relative humidity. Neither document says which federal test standard, if any, the 50-pint number comes from, and the manual gives no capacity figure at all. Treat 50 pints as a warm, humid-room number.
That matters because a cool basement is neither of those conditions. The manual's own troubleshooting list says the unit will not dry the air as it should when the room is below 41°F, and the manual sets the working environment at 41°F to 90°F. Amazon's spec table separately lists an Upper Temperature Rating of 35°C, which is 95°F and above the manual's stated 90°F ceiling.
Airflow is stated three ways too. The listing bullet and the maker's page both say Turbo raises the fan from 188 CFM to 218 CFM, while Amazon's Additional details field says 165 CFM. The maker's page also states the unit is Energy Star certified; the Amazon listing does not mention Energy Star anywhere.
Leave it standing for 24 hours, then find it a lot of clear floor
The manual's first instruction is to leave the unit upright and out of the box for 24 hours before plugging it in, and it repeats that as a placement note. It also asks for a level floor, warns against installing near combustible gas or a heat source, and tells you never to run it in a small enclosed space.
The placement diagram gives two clearance figures: more than 7.9 inches (20 cm) and more than 15.7 inches (40 cm). We read the manual as extracted text, which does not tell us which figure belongs to which face, so the safe plan is to leave 15.7 inches clear around the unit rather than guess. On a body 15.4 inches wide and 11 inches deep, that turns into a footprint close to four feet across.
It rolls on four casters, but the manual says not to force them over carpet and not to move the unit with water in the bucket. At a listed 40 pounds empty plus a 1.6-gallon bucket, carrying it up stairs is a two-hand job.
Continuous draining is gravity only, and the hose is not in the box
There is a continuous-drain outlet on the back. The listing says plainly that the hose is not included, and the maker's page points you to a hOmeLabs drain hose sold separately. The manual says the hose needs a female threaded end and adds that on some models the threaded end is not supplied.
Because this size has no pump, the drain has to run downhill. The manual says the drainage point must be lower than the drain outlet on the unit, the hose must slope down the whole way, and its troubleshooting table warns that hoses longer than about five feet may not drain properly and must stay flat and free of kinks. If your floor drain is not below the outlet, you are emptying the bucket by hand.
The manual also tells you not to use continuous draining when the outdoor temperature is at or below 32°F, because the water in the hose will freeze and block it. If the drain plug is removed and you meant to collect water in the bucket, expect water on the floor; that is listed as a known cause in the troubleshooting table.
The running routine: default mode, filter light and cleaning intervals
The manual notes twice that the unit powers up in Continuous mode by default, which locks the humidity arrows until you switch Continuous off. Humidity can then be set from 35% to 85% in 5% steps, and the display shows room humidity between 30% and 90% with a stated accuracy of plus or minus 5%. A Comfort button hands the setting to the machine: 55% below 65°F, 50% between 65 and 77°F, and 45% above 77°F.
The Filter button doubles as the Wi-Fi pairing control, held for three seconds. The filter light flashes after 250 hours of operation and is reset by pressing the same button. The care section asks you to clean the air filter with potable water at least once every 30 days and to clean the bucket with water and mild detergent every two weeks, and it warns against running the unit without the filter.
Auto Defrost cycles the compressor off and keeps the fan running until frost clears, Auto Restart returns to the previous settings after a power cut, and the compressor will not restart for three minutes after it stops. Error codes AS and ES point to humidity and temperature sensor faults, and P2 means the bucket is full or out of position.
Refrigerant, storage and what the one-year warranty excludes
The supplied manual states the refrigerant is R32 and carries a full set of flammable-refrigerant warnings: do not pierce or burn, do not use unapproved means to speed up defrosting, keep ventilation openings clear, and have servicing done only by someone qualified to handle flammable refrigerants. The same manual says never to drink the drained water and that the appliance is for household use only.
For storage, the manual says to switch off and wait a day for internal water to drain into the bucket, empty and clean the bucket and filter, cover the unit and store it upright somewhere dry and consistently above 40°F.
hOmeLabs offers a limited one-year warranty on products bought new and unused from hOmeLabs Technologies or an authorized reseller, with the original proof of purchase, for defects in manufacture, parts or workmanship. It covers parts and the labor to restore the product. It does not cover normal wear and tear, abuse or mishandling, exposure to liquid or foreign particles, servicing or modification by anyone other than hOmeLabs, or commercial or non-household use, and it is voided by repairs from unauthorized third parties or by non-hOmeLabs spare parts. Keep the receipt, and check the seller and condition of the offer you select.
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Primary sources
- hOmeLabs product page for the 50-pint Wi-Fi 7,000 sq ft dehumidifier (SKU HME031003N)
- hOmeLabs user manual supplied with the Amazon listing (HME1001 / HME1003 / HME1004)
- hOmeLabs manual index listing SKU HME031003N for this product name
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