Running cost
Below the median for efficiency
Its efficiency is 2.25 liters per kWh. The median of the 21 certified ducted models is 2.35. Removing 100 pints costs $0.16 more than at the median, in the United States.
Whole-house vs portableOur read
Who it suits
The Admiral WP160 is a ducted whole-house unit, rated 65 pints a day. The ENERGY STAR sizing table covers portables only. It’s less efficient than most certified whole-house units.
2.25 L/kWh
Water removed per kWh, against the 21 certified ducted models
median 2.35
Each dot is one certified whole-house model, from the EPA list updated Oct 15, 2026.
Ask before you buy
Ask for an installed quote
The Admiral WP160 connects to your ducts and needs a drain line, and the labor adds to its price. ENERGY STAR says a contractor should size and install it.
What to ask a contractorFrom the data
Where it stands
- Removes 100 pints for $3.85 in the United States, at an efficiency of 2.25 liters per kWh.
- Its refrigerant is R-32, flagged as lower GWP.Global warming potential 675.
- No Wi-Fi app.Not listed as connected.
- Of the 21 certified whole-house units, 12 remove more water per kWh, and 5 match it.
- By capacity, it ties for 11th, at 65 pints a day.Certified whole-house units range from 52 to 172 pints a day.
- Sold since May 2026. Among whole-house models, 15 of 21 came out earlier.Certified in May 2026, one of the 97 models certified in the last six months.
- Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 12 of the whole-house models.
- Another brand near this size is the AprilAire E080: 65 pints, 2.35 L/kWh.Removing 100 pints costs $0.16 more with this unit than with that one, in the United States.
- The DOE filing gives 2.25 L/kWh and 65 pints a day for a 4.4 cubic foot case.This filing is 27% above the federal minimum of 1.77 L/kWh for whole-house units with a case of 8 cubic feet or less.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
8.1gal
65 pints
Electricity
13.7kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$2.50
in the United States
Run for a whole day at its rating, the Admiral WP160 removes 65 pints, about 8.1 gallons, on roughly 13.7 kWh. In the United States, that’s $2.50.
Kept at full output for 30 days, it would draw some 410 kWh, about $75. In practice, it stops whenever the house reaches its humidity setting.
Same EPA figures
5 other Moiswell model numbers
The EPA lists the same capacity, 65 pints, and the same efficiency, 2.25 L/kWh, for these models. Color, pump, or app may differ, so check each page.
Safety
Recalls
No CPSC recall names this model.Checked Oct 4, 2026.
No CPSC dehumidifier recall names Shenzhen Yinfeng.
Every number has a source
Where the numbers come from
U.S. EPAOct 15, 2026
Capacity, energy use, refrigerant, filing company, certification.
Record 4616334 · certified May 21, 2026U.S. Energy Information AdministrationJuly 2026
Home electricity price in each state.
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.AU.S. Department of EnergyOct 5, 2026
Capacity, efficiency, and case size, as the company filed them.
Compliance Certification Database, basic model Marshal WD160Code 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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All the details
How much water it removes2 of 3 published
- Water removed a dayDOE 2019 test (Appendix X1)
- 65 pints EPA
- Type
- Whole-house 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 cost2 of 2 published
- Integrated energy factor (IEF)Liters removed per kWh. Higher is better
- 2.25 L/kWh EPA
- Cost to remove 100 pints in the United States
- $3.85 EPA × EIA
Noise0 of 1 published
- Noise level, dB(A)
- Not published
Build and warranty2 of 6 published
- Refrigerant
- R-32, 10.6 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 21, 2026 EPA
- On the market since
- May 21, 2026 EPA
- Filed byCompany that filed the model with the EPA
- Shenzhen Yinfeng Innovation Technology EPA
- Sold in
- United States, Canada EPA
- UPC
- Not published
Guides
Guides that cover this model
Each guide compares the certified models of this size for one need.