BLACK+DECKERBDM36WCDA

Dehumidifier

DOE certified water removal

36.39pints/day2019 DOE test

IEF 2.01 L/kWh

DOE class: 25 to 50 pints/day

DOE data as of 2026-11-03DOE record

DOE capacity class The 2019 DOE test

BLACK+DECKER BDM36WCDA: certified to DOE at 36.39 pints/day under the 2019 DOE test, IEF 2.01 L/kWh. DOE data as of 2026-11-03.

Every model number on this record

Filed with DOE under basic model BDM36WCDA. A listing with any of these numbers is this unit.

Every model number filed under basic model BDM36WCDA, DOE data as of 2026-11-03
Model numberFiled by
BDM36WCDA (DOE basic model)BLACK+DECKER

How much does the BLACK+DECKER BDM36WCDA cost to run?

About $1.56 a day, or $46.67 for 30 days, running nonstop at DOE's test conditions (less on days it cycles off at its humidity setting).

36.39 pints/day is 17.22 liters. At an IEF of 2.01 L/kWh that takes 8.57 kWh a day running nonstop at DOE's test conditions. Electricity at 18.16¢/kWh, the US residential average for August 2026 (EIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A). Each 1¢/kWh you pay above or below 18.16¢ moves the daily figure by 9¢.

How does the BLACK+DECKER BDM36WCDA rank in its DOE class?

In its DOE class (portable dehumidifiers, 25 to 50 pints/day), 73 models have a matched Amazon listing. Its IEF of 2.01 L/kWh is tied for 12th of the 73, and level with their median of 2.01.

DOE's minimum for this class is an IEF of 1.60 L/kWh for units made since June 13, 2019. At 2.01, this one files 26% above that floor. 3 of the 296 in the class file exactly the minimum. Source: 10 CFR 430.32(v)(2).

Dehumidifiers certified at 25 to 50 pints a day (2019 test), 73 with a listing

Among 296 portable dehumidifiers, 25 to 50 pints/day

Water removal (pints/day)36.39

Higher than 99 of 296. 6 others share 36.39.

25.0650 pints/day

Efficiency (IEF, L/kWh)2.01

Higher than 161 of 296. 110 others share 2.01.

1.62.21

Three to compare with

From models with a matched listing.

  • Within 3 pints/day of its size, highest IEF

    ARECOVAS EE25000533.62 pints/day

    DOE class 25 to 50 pints/day, IEF 2.15: about 7% less power for the same water removal.

  • Nearest size in its class with a higher IEF

    KEGIAN OL35-D076FFN3B1/E35.97 pints/day

    DOE class 25 to 50 pints/day, IEF 2.03.

  • Nearest bigger unit

    hOmeLabs HME020371N43.31 pints/day

    DOE class 25 to 50 pints/day, IEF 1.8.

DOE record

Capacity

Water removal
36.39 pints/day
Efficiency (IEF)
2.01 L/kWh

Record

DOE basic model
BDM36WCDA
DOE class
Portable dehumidifiers with a capacity greater than 25 pints per day and less than or equal to 50 pints per day
Brands on the filings
1
In DOE's list since
2026-11-02first snapshot we hold
UPC (ENERGY STAR record)
810064699931
ENERGY STAR record
BDM36WCDAcertified 2025-10-27

Questions

How many pints a day does the BLACK+DECKER BDM36WCDA really remove?
36.39 pints/day, as certified to DOE under the 2019 test (65°F, 60% humidity). The older test ran at 80°F, so a rating from it reads higher for the same unit: the 2019 test explained.
How much does the BLACK+DECKER BDM36WCDA cost to run for 24 hours?
About $1.56 for 24 hours nonstop at DOE's test conditions: 8.57 kWh at 18.16¢/kWh, the US residential average for August 2026 (EIA).