Check before you buy. Pump, noise, and warranty aren’t in our sources, so ask the seller.
Our read
Who it suits
At 25 pints a day, the JD025CE-80 fits a very damp space under 2,000 sq ft. For a wet one, the table asks for more. It uses more power than most models its size.
Capacity suggested for each case, read Oct 5, 2026. ENERGY STAR adds that it’s better to oversize than undersize.
Running cost
Higher power bill than most 19–28 pint models
It uses 15 kWh a year more than the median 19–28 pint model. Over 11 years, the DOE’s average life for a portable, that’s about $30 extra in the United States. The thriftiest 19–28 pint model, the Knka PD30MA-20, would cost $139 less.
The company that files it with the EPA lists six models under other brands with the same capacity, energy use, and efficiency. Among them are the Fehom JD025L-80, Folanzy WTE80P-025T, and JHS D025B-25Pt3. Compare their prices and warranties before you choose.
Ask before you buy
Ask how loud it is
No source we use gives a dB(A) figure for the JD025CE-80. For a bedroom or an office, ask the seller for one, and for the distance it was measured from.
Its 299 kWh a year is 15 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.
Tied for 143rd of 155 certified 19–28 pint portables for low energy use.
Its efficiency, 1.70 liters per kWh, is 31% above the federal minimum for its capacity class.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.
Waykar also makes it smaller, the CTH80A at 24 pints, and bigger, the CTH120A at 32 pints.The bigger one uses 44 kWh a year more.
Sold since February 2025. Among 19–28 pint models, 5 of 155 came out earlier.
Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 31 of the 19–28 pint models.
The company that files it also files models under 11 other brands with the EPA, among them Deverse, Fehom, and Folanzy.
The nearest size from another brand is the Fehom JD025L-80, rated 25 pints and 299 kWh a year.Both cost the same to run in the United States.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
3.1gal
24.93 pints
Electricity
6.9kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$1.27
in the United States
In 24 hours at full output, the JD025CE-80 pulls about 3.1 gallons of water from the air and uses about 6.9 kWh. That day costs $1.27 in the United States.
About 43 such days make up the EPA’s yearly estimate of 299 kWh. If yours runs at full output more often, every extra day adds $1.27.
Its rating comes from a DOE test at 65°F and 60% humidity. In cooler air at that humidity, the JD025CE-80 pulls out less than 24.93 pints a day.
Those 3.1 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 JD025CE-80 has.