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-70SPIV 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-70SPIV. If it runs where you sleep or work, ask for a figure in dB(A), with the distance it was measured from.
Its 290 kWh a year is 6 kWh more than the median for its size.
Its refrigerant is R-32, flagged as lower GWP.Global warming potential 675.
No Wi-Fi app.Not listed as connected.
Among the 155 certified 19–28 pint portables, 116 use less energy.
The federal floor for its class is 1.30 liters per kWh. It reaches 1.79, or 38% more.That floor covers portables rated 25 pints a day or less, for units made since June 13, 2019.
Sold since June 2026. Among 19–28 pint models, 136 of 155 came out earlier.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.
The AlorAir Helios D35 is the closest size from another brand, rated 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
In 24 hours at full output, the DH-70SPIV pulls about 3 gallons of water from the air and uses about 6.3 kWh. That day costs $1.16 in the United States.
About 46 such days make up the EPA’s yearly estimate of 290 kWh. If yours runs at full output more often, every extra day adds $1.16.
Its rating comes from a DOE test at 65°F and 60% humidity. In cooler air at that humidity, the DH-70SPIV pulls out less than 24 pints a day.
Those 3 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 DH-70SPIV has.