Running cost
Running cost won’t decide it
The DOE puts a portable’s average life at 11 years. Over that time, this model costs $3 less to run in the United States than the median 14–18 pint model.
How long dehumidifiers lastOur read
Who it suits
At 16 pints a day, the DDH20LF sits below the smallest size in the ENERGY STAR table. That size is 20 pints, for a damp room under 2,000 sq ft. Its yearly energy use sits near the median, so weigh drainage, noise, and price.
16 pints a day
Where that fits on the ENERGY STAR sizing table
| How damp the space is | Under 2,000 sq ft | Over 2,000 sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| DampSmells musty now and then50–75% RH | Too small20–30 pints suggested | Too small30+ pints suggested |
| Very dampDamp spots on walls or floor75–90% RH | Too small25–40 pints suggested | Too small40+ pints suggested |
| WetWalls sweat or water seeps in90–100% RH | Too small30–50 pints suggested | Too small50+ pints suggested |
Capacity suggested for each case, read Oct 5, 2026. ENERGY STAR adds that it’s better to oversize than undersize.
Ask before you buy
Ask how loud it is
No source we use gives a dB(A) figure for the DDH20LF. For a bedroom or an office, ask the seller for one, and for the distance it was measured from.
Quiet dehumidifier guideFrom the data
Where it stands
- Uses 181 kWh a year, 1 kWh under the median of its class.
- Its refrigerant is R-290.
- No Wi-Fi app.Not listed as connected.
- Among the 26 certified 14–18 pint portables, none uses less energy.It shares the lowest figure of its size, 181 kWh a year.
- The federal floor for its class is 1.30 liters per kWh. It reaches 1.89, or 45% more.That floor covers portables rated 25 pints a day or less, for units made since June 13, 2019.
- The largest portable certified under the Dr. Prepare name. Next down is the DDH12LA, at 9 pints.That one uses 76 kWh a year less.
- On the market since May 2026, newer than 50% of the 14–18 pint models on the list.Certified in May 2026, one of the 97 models certified in the last six months.
- On the EPA’s Most Efficient list, like 13 other 14–18 pint models.
- The Humilabs OL20-D068Q is the closest size from another brand, rated 16 pints and 181 kWh a year.Both cost the same to run in the United States.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
2.0gal
16 pints
Electricity
4.0kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$0.73
in the United States
In 24 hours at full output, the DDH20LF pulls about 2 gallons of water from the air and uses about 4.0 kWh. That day costs $0.73 in the United States.
About 45 such days make up the EPA’s yearly estimate of 181 kWh. If yours runs at full output more often, every extra day adds $0.73.
Its rating comes from a DOE test at 65°F and 60% humidity. In cooler air at that humidity, the DDH20LF pulls out less than 16 pints a day.
Those 2 gallons need a way out: a hose to a drain, a pump, or a bucket you empty. Our sources don’t say which ones the DDH20LF has.
Running cost
Cost in your state
181 kWh a year × the home electricity price of each state.
| State | Price | Relative cost | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana (lowest) | 12.72¢ | $23 | |
| U.S. averageYour state | 18.31¢ | $33 | |
| U.S. average | 18.31¢ | $33 | |
| California | 33.61¢ | $61 | |
| Hawaii (highest) | 48.00¢ | $87 |
Safety
Recalls
No CPSC recall names this model.Checked Oct 4, 2026.
No CPSC dehumidifier recall names RNG International.
Every number has a source
Where the numbers come from
U.S. EPAOct 15, 2026
Capacity, energy use, refrigerant, filing company, certification.
Record 4611874 · certified May 11, 2026U.S. Energy Information AdministrationJuly 2026
Home electricity price in each state.
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.ACode of Federal RegulationsOct 7, 2026
Federal minimum efficiency for each size of dehumidifier.
10 CFR 430.32(v), as of Jan 1, 2025Consumer Product Safety CommissionOct 4, 2026
Recalls of dehumidifiers.
No recall naming this companyNot published by these sources
- Pump and pump lift
- Noise, dB(A)
- Bucket size
- Lowest working temperature
- Dimensions
- Warranty
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Full spec sheet
All the details
How much water it removes2 of 3 published
- Water removed a dayDOE 2019 test (Appendix X1)
- 16 pints EPA
- Type
- Portable EPA
- Room size covered
- Not published
Drainage0 of 4 published
- Bucket size
- Not published
- Drain hose connection
- Not published
- Built-in pump
- Not published
- Pump lift
- Not published
Running cost3 of 3 published
- Energy useEPA yearly estimate
- 181 kWh/yr EPA
- Integrated energy factor (IEF)Liters removed per kWh. Higher is better
- 1.89 L/kWh EPA
- Cost a year in the United States
- $33 EPA × EIA
Noise0 of 1 published
- Noise level, dB(A)
- Not published
Build and warranty2 of 6 published
- Refrigerant
- R-290, 2.5 oz EPA
- Wi-Fi app
- No EPA
- Lowest working temperature
- Not published
- Dimensions
- Not published
- Weight
- Not published
- Warranty
- Not published
Certification and filing4 of 5 published
- ENERGY STAR® certified
- May 11, 2026 EPA
- On the market since
- May 11, 2026 EPA
- Filed byCompany that filed the model with the EPA
- RNG International EPA
- Sold in
- United States, Canada EPA
- UPC
- Not published