Check before you buy. Pump, noise, and warranty aren’t in our sources, so ask the seller.
Our read
Who it suits
On the ENERGY STAR table, the SAYRAM-RCS25(Y)-N4-3-25 suits a very damp space under 2,000 sq ft. For a wet one, the table asks for more. Its yearly energy use sits near the median, so weigh drainage, noise, and price.
Capacity suggested for each case, read Oct 5, 2026. ENERGY STAR adds that it’s better to oversize than undersize.
Running cost
Its power bill is close to the norm
A portable lasts 11 years on average, by the DOE’s count. In that time, this model costs $8 more to run in the United States than the median 19–28 pint model. The thriftiest 19–28 pint model, the Knka PD30MA-20, would save $117 over those years.
No source we use gives a dB(A) figure for the SAYRAM-RCS25(Y)-N4-3-25. For a bedroom or an office, ask the seller for one, and for the distance it was measured from.
Uses 288 kWh a year, 4 kWh over the median of its class.
Its refrigerant is R-32, flagged as lower GWP.Global warming potential 675.
No Wi-Fi app.Not listed as connected.
Of the 155 certified 19–28 pint portables, 115 use less energy.
At 1.85 liters per kWh, it clears the federal minimum for its class by 42%.The DOE sets 1.30 L/kWh for portables rated 25 pints a day or less. Every unit made since June 13, 2019, must meet it.
In the Garvee lineup, the next size down is the G-AD22PT, at 23 pints. The next size up is the SAYRAM-RCS32(Y)-N4-3, at 33 pints.The bigger one uses 54 kWh a year more.
On the market since May 2026, newer than 80% of the 19–28 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 30 other 19–28 pint models.
Another brand near this size: the Easykey AQUA-RCS25 (Y)-N4-3-25, at 25 pints and 285 kWh a year.In the United States, this one costs $1 a year more to run.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
3.1gal
24.8 pints
Electricity
6.3kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$1.16
in the United States
A day of nonstop drying means 24.8 pints of water, about 3.1 gallons, for some 6.3 kWh. At the average home electricity price in the United States, the SAYRAM-RCS25(Y)-N4-3-25 costs $1.16 to run that day.
The EPA’s yearly estimate, 288 kWh, adds up to about 45 days like that. Each extra day at full output costs another $1.16.
Those 24.8 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 3.1 gallons to get rid of. Check how the SAYRAM-RCS25(Y)-N4-3-25 drains, since our sources don’t say.