Check before you buy. Pump, noise, and warranty aren’t in our sources, so ask the seller.
Our read
Who it suits
At 9 pints a day, the CTH30D sits below the smallest size in the ENERGY STAR table. That size is 20 pints, for a damp room under 2,000 sq ft. Kesnos lists two models with the same EPA figures, so compare prices.
Capacity suggested for each case, read Oct 5, 2026. ENERGY STAR adds that it’s better to oversize than undersize.
Running cost
Running cost won’t decide it
It uses 117 kWh a year, the median for 13-pint and smaller models. The nine thriftiest of its size would each save $24 in the United States over 11 years, the DOE’s average life for a portable. One is the Concetta AS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OL.
The company that files it with the EPA lists the Kesnos CTH30B and CTH30E with the same capacity, energy use, and efficiency. Compare their prices and warranties before you choose.
Ask before you buy
Ask for a noise figure
Our sources publish no noise level for the CTH30D. If it runs where you sleep or work, ask for a figure in dB(A), with the distance it was measured from.
Among the 28 certified 13-pint and smaller portables, 10 use less energy.
The federal floor for its class is 1.30 liters per kWh. It reaches 1.70, or 31% more.That floor covers portables rated 25 pints a day or less, for units made since June 13, 2019.
Waykar’s next size up is the PD160B, rated 10 pints.That one uses 5 kWh a year more.
Sold since May 2025. Among 13-pint and smaller models, 1 of 28 came out earlier.
Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 18 of the 13-pint and smaller models.
The company that files it also files the Fehom, Kesnos, and Yaufey models with the EPA.
The BLACK+DECKER BDT08TW is the closest size from another brand, rated 9 pints and 117 kWh a year.Both cost the same to run in the United States.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
1.2gal
9.2 pints
Electricity
2.6kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$0.47
in the United States
In 24 hours at full output, the CTH30D pulls about 1.1 gallons of water from the air and uses about 2.6 kWh. That day costs $0.47 in the United States.
About 46 such days make up the EPA’s yearly estimate of 117 kWh. If yours runs at full output more often, every extra day adds $0.47.
Its rating comes from a DOE test at 65°F and 60% humidity. In cooler air at that humidity, the CTH30D pulls out less than 9.2 pints a day.
Those 1.1 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 CTH30D has.