Dehumidifiers that actually remove moisture

Waykar 80-150 Pint Auto-Swing Dehumidifier has the best record for drying out a space: 65 of 65 shoppers said it pulled plenty of water. Waykar 30-150 Pint Dehumidifier is close behind at 26 of 27, then TCL 25-Pint Smart Dehumidifier at 29 of 32. The two small Pure Enrichment units trail at 27 of 34 and 22 of 28, and a small unit can't match a compressor model for water pulled.

  • 246 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Feb 2018 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did the room feel drier? What shoppers said
  1. Waykar 80-150 Pint Auto-Swing Dehumidifier 65 said either way
  2. Waykar 30-150 Pint Dehumidifier 27 said either way
  3. TCL 25-Pint Smart Dehumidifier 32 said either way
  4. Pure Enrichment PureDry Mini Dehumidifier 34 said either way
  5. Pure Enrichment PureDry Deluxe Dehumidifier 28 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for dampness. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Waykar 80-150 Pint Auto-Swing Dehumidifier 65 of 65 say the room felt drier See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Units that quit are the complaint to watch: 33% of PureDry Deluxe reviews, 21% of TCL reviews and 18% of Auto-Swing Waykar reviews say the unit stopped working.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Waykar

80-150 Pint Auto-Swing Dehumidifier

Best for pulling lots of water

65/65 say the room felt drier

72% of reviews praise how much water it pulls, and Waykar's own site agrees at 19 of 19, which we show but don't count. 10% like the continuous drain, so you aren't stuck emptying the bucket.

What shoppers praise

  • Quiet 44%
  • Continuous drain works 10%
  • Easy to empty 8%
  • Good value 8%
  • Good auto mode 3%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 18%
  • Bucket fills fast 3%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 65 of 65
  • Brand site 19 of 19 shown, not counted
2

Waykar

30-150 Pint Dehumidifier

Best for value

26/27 say the room felt drier

Nearly every shopper who weighed in said it dried their space, 26 of 27. Price is a plus too: 23% call it good value.

What shoppers praise

  • Quiet 45%
  • Good value 23%
  • Continuous drain works 16%
  • Easy to empty 10%

What shoppers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where shoppers said it
  • Target 26 of 27
3

TCL

25-Pint Smart Dehumidifier

29/32 say the room felt drier

Pulling water isn't the problem, with 29 of 32 shoppers happy on that front. The complaints are about the bucket filling fast (7%) and leaks (7%).

What shoppers praise

  • Quiet 11%
  • Good value 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 21%
  • Bucket fills fast 7%
  • Leaks 7%
  • Loud 7%
  • Too expensive 4%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 29 of 32
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted
4 Pure Enrichment PureDry Mini Dehumidifier

Pure Enrichment

PureDry Mini Dehumidifier

27/34 say the room felt drier

Shoppers are split. 45% praise how much water it collects for a unit this size, while 20% say it removed little moisture. Pure Enrichment's own site is kinder at 6 of 7, which we show but don't count.

What shoppers praise

  • Quiet 28%
  • Good value 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 27 of 34
  • Brand site 6 of 7 shown, not counted
5

Pure Enrichment

PureDry Deluxe Dehumidifier

22/28 say the room felt drier

18% say it removed little moisture and the room stayed damp. Like the Mini, it's a small unit, so think bathroom or bedroom rather than basement.

What shoppers praise

  • Quiet 26%
  • Good value 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 33%
  • Too expensive 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 22 of 28
  • Brand site 5 of 6 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 5 products ranked here carry 995 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about dampness, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Feb 2018 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (1 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what shoppers report. Nothing here is safety advice: use heaters, fans and other appliances as the maker's manual says.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Waykar 80-150 Pint Auto-Swing Dehumidifier Target (80 reviews counted)
  2. Waykar 30-150 Pint Dehumidifier Target (31 reviews counted)
  3. TCL 25-Pint Smart Dehumidifier Target (56 reviews counted)
  4. Pure Enrichment PureDry Mini Dehumidifier Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Pure Enrichment PureDry Deluxe Dehumidifier Target (39 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which dehumidifier actually dries out a room?

Waykar 80-150 Pint Auto-Swing Dehumidifier has the best record (65 of 65), followed by Waykar 30-150 Pint Dehumidifier (26 of 27) and TCL 25-Pint Smart Dehumidifier (29 of 32). All three are compressor units.

Do mini dehumidifiers work?

In a small space, they can. Pure Enrichment rates its Mini at about a cup and a quarter of water a day, while compressor units are rated in pints per day. Use a mini for a closet, bathroom or small bedroom, not a damp basement.

How big a dehumidifier do I need?

Match the pints-per-day rating and the square footage on the box to your space, and size up for a very damp basement. If you'd rather not empty a bucket, look for a continuous drain hose.

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