(checked 2026-10-10)2-star 3% + 1-star 9% of 22,676 ratings, pooled across 34-, 80-, 120- and 150-pint sizes. The separate 80-pint '2025' listing (B0C9THG48W, 3,208 ratings) is also 12%.
HGTV's best overall and a huge Amazon seller, with relatively quiet running and an accurate humidity reading. Its tank is small for its rating, though, and Amazon owners are split on reliability (some units quit within months).
Top complaints
- Stops working or stops pulling water
Amazon's review summary calls reliability and water accumulation mixed: some owners say it works well for about 9 months, while others say it stopped working after 2 months or stopped pulling water.
- Tank smaller than expected
HGTV lists a 4.3-liter tank. On another Waykar 80-pint listing, owners call compact size mixed, some finding the tank smaller than they expected.
- No laundry-drying mode
HGTV's only listed downside is the lack of a clothes-drying mode.
Source: HGTV
What owners love
- Effective, with an accurate reading
HGTV found it cycled to hold a 45% target for 12 hours and matched a separate hygrometer. Effectiveness and moisture removal are Amazon positives.
- Not as loud as others
HGTV measured 59.5 dB, with no high-pitched or rattling noises. Noise level is an Amazon positive (about 2,500 mentions).
- Easy to empty, hose included
The tank pulls out from the sides; a 3.3-ft drain hose, washable filter and swing louver are included.
Source: HGTV
- You'll empty the tank by hand in a very wet space
- You need a laundry-drying mode
- You want an app
- Basements and large rooms on a mid budget
- Easy tank emptying
- Even air distribution (swing louver)
Scores (tap for why)
What experts say
- HGTV: Best overall (updated 2026-10-02, 17 models tested): easy to operate and empty, accurate and not as loud as others; the only gap is a clothes-drying mode.