Kenmore 35 pint Dehumidifier Reviews


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2.03 of 5
(by 123 reviewers)
Rating Summary | 26% of reviewers recommend (32 out of 123)

Pros
  • nice size (6)
  • it works great (6)
  • works for a year (4)
  • kept the moisture stink at bay. (3)
  • great anker for boat (2)
  • none i can think of (2)
Cons
  • bit loud (6)
  • works for a year (5)
  • not reliable, poor quality service life (5)
  • every thing about it (2)
  • engineered to last through warranty (1)
Most Helpful Favorable Review

This is a quick acting machine. Easy to use.  It pulls about 3 gallons of water a day out of our air.  I have no more sinus headaches, no more pressure headaches, My hands, feet and ankles were so swollen you could leave indents in my skin.  Within a 24 hour period I saw a dramatic turn around. ...

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Posted on Feb 12, 2010
Most Helpful Critical Review

I have a slightly older version of this product and it has been nothing but trouble.

*  The first one they gave me came out of the box with the back grille smashed in and I had to immediately return it for a replacement.

*  The controls stopped working and the condenser motor had to be replaced after...

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Posted on Apr 24, 2010

Kenmore 35 pint Dehumidifier Reviews

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Junk, Junk, Junk!

The dehumidifier I bought ran for a little over a year, then gave up.  Lasted long enough to use up the warranty.  Since there was no way I could see to make it worse, I took it apart to see if it was something simple.  It wasn't.  The compressor runs, gets warm, but the cold line never gets cold, like it is supposed to.  It is shot!

Interesting note:  The compressor has a sticker on it that saying: LG Electronics.

Note to self: Never buy anything made by LG Electronics again.

Posted on Apr 02, 2010

We live in a little 2 bedroom house about 1/2 mile from the ocean and use the dehumidifier constantly through the winter & rarely in the summer.  The first unit lasted through 2.5 winters but stopped working during a particularly bad week of fog and rain so we went & bought another unit.  The second unit didn't even make it through 1 winter.  This time around we are going to try a different brand with a larger pint capacity.  This unit is probably great for light users but just couldn't keep up with our particular demands. 

Posted on Mar 04, 2010

Huge Rip-Off Kenmore name is quickly going downhill!!!

Posted on Aug 22, 2010

Shot ***** in less than a year. I can remember when Kenmore meant quality, those days are gone. I also noticed my electric bill jumped after I started to use it.

Posted on Jun 28, 2010

I saw that the Kenmore came with a 5-year parts-only warranty on the refrigeration system. I did NOT buy the Protection Agreement. Three and a half years later, and it, too, has stopped taking moisture out of the air. I always clean the coils and filter, as required. In hindsight, maybe that Protection Agreement was worth the extra $59.

During the 42 months it DID work, it did a wonderful job.

It was noisy, almost as if bolts or screws weren't tightened somewhere, even though they were. I had it in my 24x24 basement in Pennsylvania that I used as a computer repair shop. I usually turned it off...

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Posted on Dec 01, 2009

Not reliable

I am on my third sears dehumidifier.  And my LAST.

The first unit lasted ~10+ years in a basement workshop.  When it lost its freon charge, I decided it was time for a new unit.  The next one lasted about 3 years, until the fan motor failed.  After replacing the failed fan motor, I discovered that the old fan motor had failed because the freon charge was leaking out causing the evaporator to freeze up which in turn caused high load on the fan.  Local HVAC gut said not worth searching for leak and recharging.  Cost less to just replace the unit.     No problem, OK, I got a bad unit, so...

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Posted on Oct 31, 2009

Complete Junk

This is my third Kenmore Dehumidifier and it will be my last. I had two 50 quart models that lasted about two years each. I decided to go with a little less expensive model this time and it only worked for about three months last fall. It worked for about two weeks this spring and it tripped the circuit breaker. I moved it to a different outlet and it runs making a loud fan noise but the compressor does not seem to be working and it doesn't pull any moisture out of the air. I finally got the message...time to shop for a different brand. Don't waste your money on this unit.
Posted on May 24, 2009

I purchased a 35 pint Kenmore dehumidifier in July of 2008. During my purchase I declined the extended warranty under my false belief that if anything were to occur it would be within the first few months. I used this unit from July to November of 2008 and again from May to August 10th of 2009. This unit started making loud noises and then started tripping the circuit breakers. I returned the unit to the store and as I suspected there was nothing they could do without charging me since I had owned it 1 month outside the product warranty period. Kenmore products at one time would last for years,...

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Posted on Aug 16, 2009

Worked great for 4 years

I bought one of these when we first moved into our house in late '04. It worked well until it started leaking a few weeks ago. Figuring it outlasted the 2-3 years I saw other reviewers got from their unit, we decided not to fix it and go ahead and buy a new one. It definitely reduced the humidity in our 750 sq ft basement and eliminated that "basement" smell. I'm hoping this new unit will last as long as the old one.
Posted on May 21, 2009

Suits my needs just fine

I live on the first floor of a home with a dirt basement and my apartment is often quite humid.  I have a window A/C unit which helps, but the place was still humid.  I purchased this 35 pint unit one month ago and it's doing a great job so far.  I have it centrally located in the dining room and it has been working great.  It makes as much noise as any other dehumidifier I've owned so I wouldn't say it's better or worse in that respect.  And like other dehumidifiers it does does throw off some heat when run constantly, but again, so has every other one I've owned. 

It rolls around fine on...

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Posted on Aug 28, 2009

This was my first Kenmore, and of course it worked fine for a season, but then in the second summer the compressor failed after a week or so.  I thought perhaps I had bought too weak a model (35 pts for a damp 700 square ft basement), so I next bought the Kenmore 50-pint in the hopes that the compressor would run less often and not fail.  But the same thing happened!  I will now avoid Kenmore appliances.

Posted on Aug 30, 2009

So far, so good!

I have only had this product (Kenmore 35 pint dehumidifier) a few weeks, but so far so good! It had to work hard at first to get the humidity out of here, and doesn't have to work as hard now. Be sure and have some sort of humidity detector on hand, as there is nothing built into the product to let you know how humid your air is. I have heard these Kenmore products (and other dehumidifier brands also) don't last too long - maybe about 2 years - so I am hoping this will last at least that long. If not, it seems as if (in what I've read,) others have found Sears really helpful in getting them repaired.... read full review »
Posted on Mar 13, 2009

Very Quiet

We purchased the Kenmore Dehumidifier 35 Pint to place in our cellar where our geothermal unit is housed.  The electronic part of the geothermal cannot stand humidity.  So far, it is working out great!

Posted on Sep 16, 2009

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