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| Spec | Santa Fe Compact70 (part 4044110) | Midea Cube 50 Pint (no pump) |
|---|---|---|
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| Our score | SCORE7.0 / 10 | SCORE7.0 / 10 |
| Our take | The crawl space unit we'd buy for a sealed space that stays in the mid-50s or warmer: a published 43.7-pint rating at 65°F, a MERV-13 filter and five years of defect coverage. In a crawl space that runs colder, the cheaper AlorAir HD55S keeps working where this one stops. | Our default for a damp basement that stays above 41°F with a drain nearby: it ties the best 50-pint portables on certified pints and efficiency and usually costs less. Check its humidity reading against a hygrometer in the first week, and don't count on the one-year warranty past year one. |
| Capacity (DOE 65°F) | 43.7 pt/day | 49.67 pt/day |
| Capacity (old 80°F test) | 70 pt/day | n/a |
| Efficiency (IEF) | 1.96 L/kWh | 2.01 L/kWhbest |
| Lowest operating temp | 49°F | 41°Fbest |
| Built-in pump | No | No |
| Bucket | n/a | 33.6 pints |
| Noise (maker figure) | 55 dBA | n/a |
| Type | Crawl space | Portable |
| Warranty | 6 yrbest | 1 yr |
| ENERGY STAR | n/a | Yes |
| Watch out for | The older Compact70 (4033600, R410A) is rated 40 pints at 65°F. Amazon's Compact70 Complete Crawl Space Kit listing (B014FV14UO) reports 4033600; check the part number. Santa Fe markets 6 years (5 full replacement + 1 parts); the manual's written terms are 5 years on defects and 6 on components, Santa Fe choosing part or unit, with labor, shipping and filters excluded. Running without a MERV-8, MERV-11 or MERV-13 filter voids the warranty; a correctly sized generic filter (11.38 x 9.00 x 0.75 in) qualifies. Used units bought from third parties and flood-damaged units aren't covered; hang it from the joists if the space can flood. Santa Fe makes no ENERGY STAR claim for it. | Check the built-in humidity reading against a separate hygrometer in week one; a stuck-near-30% or ~20-points-low reading on a new unit is a known return-window fault. Amazon sells Midea 50-pint units with near-identical titles that aren't Cubes (MAD50P1AWS-A, MAD50C1AWS-A). A Cube 50 model number starts MAD50S1 (no pump) or MAD50PS1 (pump). You lift the heavy top section off the bucket to empty it; run it on a hose if you can. |
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