Check before you buy. Pump, noise, and warranty aren’t in our sources, so ask the seller.
Our read
Who it suits
At 24 pints a day, the AHR1.5D fits a damp space under 2,000 sq ft. For a very damp or wet one, the table asks for more. Three other brands list models with the same EPA figures, so compare prices.
Capacity suggested for each case, read Oct 5, 2026. ENERGY STAR adds that it’s better to oversize than undersize.
Running cost
A middle-of-the-pack power bill
Next to the median 19–28 pint model, this one costs $12 more to run in the United States over 11 years. That’s how long the DOE expects a portable to last. The thriftiest 19–28 pint model, the Knka PD30MA-20, would save $121 over those years.
The company that files it with the EPA lists the Kesnos AKE1.5D, Waykar AFD1.5D, and Yaufey AYD1.5D with the same capacity, energy use, and efficiency. Compare their prices and warranties before you choose.
Ask before you buy
Ask how loud it is
No source we use gives a dB(A) figure for the AHR1.5D. For a bedroom or an office, ask the seller for one, and for the distance it was measured from.
At 290 kWh a year, it sits 6 kWh above the middle of its class.
Its refrigerant is R-32, flagged as lower GWP.Global warming potential 675.
No Wi-Fi app.Not listed as connected.
Among the 155 certified 19–28 pint portables, 116 use less energy.
The federal floor for its class is 1.30 liters per kWh. It reaches 1.79, or 38% more.That floor covers portables rated 25 pints a day or less, for units made since June 13, 2019.
Fehom’s next size up is the JD025L-80, rated 25 pints.That one uses 9 kWh a year more.
Sold since August 2025. Among 19–28 pint models, 26 of 155 came out earlier.
Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 31 of the 19–28 pint models.
The company that files it also files the Kesnos, Waykar, and Yaufey models with the EPA.
The AlorAir Helios D35 is the closest size from another brand, rated 24 pints and 274 kWh a year.In the United States, this one costs $3 a year more to run.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
3.0gal
24 pints
Electricity
6.3kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$1.16
in the United States
A day of nonstop drying means 24 pints of water, about 3 gallons, for some 6.3 kWh. At the average home electricity price in the United States, the AHR1.5D costs $1.16 to run that day.
The EPA’s yearly estimate, 290 kWh, adds up to about 46 days like that. Each extra day at full output costs another $1.16.
Those 24 pints come from a DOE test at 65°F and 60% humidity. Cooler air at that humidity gives up less water, so expect fewer pints in a cold basement.
Every day at full output leaves 3 gallons to get rid of. Check how the AHR1.5D drains, since our sources don’t say.