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Midea vs Frigidaire: portable dehumidifiers compared

By Julien Fourel · How we compare

Updated Oct 16, 2026EPAEIA

The short answer

FRChoose Frigidaire if

  • the price or the store suits you better: nothing in the EPA figures favors Frigidaire.

MIChoose Midea if

  • you need a 20-pint unit: the MAD20S1QWT has no certified Frigidaire match and uses 249 kWh a year.
  • you’d like a Wi-Fi app: 2 Midea models connect, no Frigidaire model does.
  • you like more models to choose from: 49 certified, against 6.

Pump, noise, and warranty aren’t published in our sources for either brand. The checks below give the questions to ask.

Side by side

Three pairs of the same size

How much water0 of 1 differ

Water removed a dayDOE 2019 test

22.27 pints
22.27 pints
Efficiency and running cost0 of 3 differ

Yearly energyEPA estimate; lower is better

276 kWh/yr
276 kWh/yr

Cost a yearAt the selected home price

$51
$51

Efficiency (IEF)Liters removed per kWh. Higher is better

1.70 L/kWh
1.70 L/kWh
Refrigerant1 of 3 differ

Type

R-32
R-32

Global warming potentialLower is better

675
675

Charge

3.5 oz
3.4 oz
Model facts3 of 4 differ

On the market since

Sep 2025
Aug 2025

Certified

Sep 26, 2025
Aug 25, 2025

Wi-Fi app

No
No

Filed byCompany that filed the model

GD Midea
Electrolux Consumer Products
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Built-in pump

Not published
Not published

Noise, dB(A)

Not published
Not published

Area covered

Not published
Not published

Warranty

Not published
Not published

Sources: EPA list of Oct 15, 2026 for the models, EIA (July 2026) for prices.

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Questions

What people ask about these two brands

Each answer comes from the EPA list, with its date.

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Are Midea and Frigidaire the same company?

No. On the EPA list, Midea models are filed by GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment and Frigidaire models by Electrolux Consumer Products.

EPA list, Oct 15, 2026
Which one is more efficient?

Midea, by the highest rating: IEF 2.08 liters per kWh (MDUDMB-50AEN8-BB0F). Midea ranges 1.70 to 2.08, Frigidaire ranges 1.70 to 2.01. At the same size, a higher IEF means less power for the same water removed.

EPA list, Oct 15, 2026
Which one costs less to run?

Neither by much: in every pair above, they stay within 2%. At 22 pints, both use 276 kWh a year. At 36 pints, 378 kWh against 379. At 50 pints, 515 kWh against 521.

EPA list, Oct 15, 2026

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Data: U.S. EPA certified dehumidifiers list (updated Oct 15, 2026, checked Oct 16, 2026); EIA, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (July 2026). How we compare · Report an error

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