Check before you buy. Pump, noise, and warranty aren’t in our sources, so ask the seller.
Our read
Who it suits
At 49 pints a day, the JD026L-150 fits a wet space under 2,000 sq ft, or a very damp one over. Four 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 45–50 pint model, this one costs $26 less to run in the United States over 11 years. That’s how long the DOE expects a portable to last. The thriftiest 45–50 pint model, the Aeocky LEO PRO-RCS50(Y)-N4-3(B)-25, would save $139 over those years.
The company that files it with the EPA lists six models under other brands with the same capacity, energy use, and efficiency. Among them are the Waykar JD026CE-150, Gridr D026B-50Pt3M-P, and Kesnos JD026N-150. Compare their prices and warranties before you choose.
Wi-Fi app
You’ll check it in person
Like 141 other 45–50 pint models out of 156, the JD026L-150 has no Wi-Fi app on the EPA list. In a basement you rarely visit, plan to check it in person.
Pump and cold are the two blanks for the JD026L-150 in our sources. A pump matters when water can’t run down to a floor drain. Cold matters because below 65°F, ENERGY STAR says frost can form on the coils.
At 507 kWh a year, it sits 13 kWh below the middle of its class.
Its refrigerant is R-32.
Of the 156 certified 45–50 pint portables, 31 use less energy, and 7 use exactly as much.
At 2.01 liters per kWh, it clears the federal minimum for its class by 26%.The DOE sets 1.60 L/kWh for portables rated over 25 and up to 50 pints a day. Every unit made since June 13, 2019, must meet it.
The largest portable certified under the Fehom name. Next down is the JD025L-120, at 36 pints.That one uses 132 kWh a year less.
On the market since June 2025, newer than 8% of the 45–50 pint models on the list.
Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 8 of the 45–50 pint models.
The company that files it also files models under 11 other brands with the EPA, among them Deverse, Folanzy, and Gridr.
Another brand near this size: the Waykar JD026CE-150, at 49 pints and 507 kWh a year.Both cost the same to run in the United States.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
6.2gal
49.47 pints
Electricity
11.6kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$2.13
in the United States
A day of nonstop drying means 49.47 pints of water, about 6.2 gallons, for some 11.6 kWh. At the average home electricity price in the United States, the JD026L-150 costs $2.13 to run that day.
The EPA’s yearly estimate, 507 kWh, adds up to about 44 days like that. Each extra day at full output costs another $2.13.
Those 49.47 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 6.2 gallons to get rid of. Check how the JD026L-150 drains, since our sources don’t say.