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 HD3526 suits a wet space under 2,000 sq ft, or a damp one over. 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 $22 less to run in the United States than the median 29–44 pint model. The thriftiest 29–44 pint model, the Deciuu LIBRA-RCS32(Y)-N4-3(B), would save $60 over those years.
Our sources don’t say whether the HD3526 has a pump, or how cold it can run. With no drain lower than the unit, the pump lift must reach your sink. Under 65°F, ENERGY STAR says the coils can frost.
Uses 363 kWh a year, 11 kWh under the median of its class.
Its refrigerant is R-32, flagged as lower GWP.Global warming potential 675.
Tied for 31st of 87 certified 29–44 pint portables for low energy use.
Its efficiency, 2.01 liters per kWh, is 26% above the federal minimum for its capacity class.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.
Hisense also makes it smaller, the DH2526K1W at 25 pints, and bigger, the HD5026TLP at 50 pints.The bigger one uses 163 kWh a year more.
Sold since September 2025. Among 29–44 pint models, 36 of 87 came out earlier.
Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 1 of the 29–44 pint models.
The company that files it also files the Mora models with the EPA.
The nearest size from another brand is the GE ADSE35W**#, rated 35 pints and 355 kWh a year.In the United States, this one costs $1 a year more to run.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
4.4gal
35.32 pints
Electricity
8.3kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$1.52
in the United States
In 24 hours at full output, the HD3526 pulls about 4.4 gallons of water from the air and uses about 8.3 kWh. That day costs $1.52 in the United States.
About 44 such days make up the EPA’s yearly estimate of 363 kWh. If yours runs at full output more often, every extra day adds $1.52.
Its rating comes from a DOE test at 65°F and 60% humidity. In cooler air at that humidity, the HD3526 pulls out less than 35.32 pints a day.
Those 4.4 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 HD3526 has.