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 DH-70SII fits a damp space under 2,000 sq ft. It’s too small for a very damp or wet one. Its running cost is close to the median, so drainage, noise, and price matter more.
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.
Our sources publish no noise level for the DH-70SII. If it runs where you sleep or work, ask for a figure in dB(A), with 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.
Of the 155 certified 19–28 pint portables, 116 use less energy, and 13 use exactly as much.
At 1.79 liters per kWh, it clears the federal minimum for its class by 38%.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.
On the market since June 2026, newer than 88% of the 19–28 pint models on the list.Certified in June 2026, one of the 97 models certified in the last six months.
Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 31 of the 19–28 pint models.
Another brand near this size: the AlorAir Helios D35, at 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 DH-70SII 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 DH-70SII drains, since our sources don’t say.