GlowellsPD12A
Dehumidifier
DOE certified water removal
19pints/day2019 DOE test
IEF 1.75 L/kWh
DOE class: up to 25 pints/day
DOE data as of 2026-11-03DOE record
DOE capacity class The 2019 DOE test
Glowells PD12A: certified to DOE at 19 pints/day under the 2019 DOE test, IEF 1.75 L/kWh. DOE data as of 2026-11-03.
Every model number on this record
Filed with DOE under basic model PD12A. A listing with any of these numbers is this unit.
| Model number | Filed by |
|---|---|
| PD12A (DOE basic model) | Glowells |
How much does the Glowells PD12A cost to run?
About 93¢ a day, or $27.99 for 30 days, running nonstop at DOE's test conditions (less on days it cycles off at its humidity setting).
19 pints/day is 8.99 liters. At an IEF of 1.75 L/kWh that takes 5.14 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 5¢.
How does the Glowells PD12A rank in its DOE class?
In its DOE class (portable dehumidifiers up to 25 pints/day), 78 models have a matched Amazon listing, not counting 1 filing flagged as unusual. Its IEF of 1.75 L/kWh is tied for 30th of the 78, and 1% above their median of 1.73.
DOE's minimum for this class is an IEF of 1.30 L/kWh for units made since June 13, 2019. At 1.75, this one files 35% above that floor. 63 of the 253 in the class file exactly the minimum. Source: 10 CFR 430.32(v)(2).
Small dehumidifiers: up to 25 pints a day (2019 test), 79 with a listingAmong 253 portable dehumidifiers up to 25 pints/day
Not counting 1 flagged filing far outside the class.
Water removal (pints/day)19
Higher than 135 of 253. 4 others share 19.
4.9524.99 pints/day
Efficiency (IEF, L/kWh)1.75
Higher than 148 of 253. 23 others share 1.75.
1.32.05
Three to compare with
From models with a matched listing.
Within 3 pints/day of its size, highest IEF
AKIRES HY16DE00216 pints/dayDOE class up to 25 pints/day, IEF 1.89: about 7% less power for the same water removal.
Nearest size in its class with a higher IEF
AKIRES HY16DE002-W 16 pints/dayDOE class up to 25 pints/day, IEF 1.89: about 7% less power for the same water removal.
Nearest bigger unit
Dreo DR-HDH003S 22.09 pints/dayDOE class up to 25 pints/day, IEF 1.75.
DOE record
Capacity
- Water removal
- 19 pints/day
- Efficiency (IEF)
- 1.75 L/kWh
Record
- DOE basic model
- PD12A
- DOE class
- Portable dehumidifiers with a capacity less than or equal to 25 pints per day
- Brands on the filings
- 1
- In DOE's list since
- 2026-11-02first snapshot we hold
- ENERGY STAR record
- PD12A, PD12Acertified 2025-06-23
Questions
- How many pints a day does the Glowells PD12A really remove?
- 19 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 Glowells PD12A cost to run for 24 hours?
- About 93¢ for 24 hours nonstop at DOE's test conditions: 5.14 kWh at 18.16¢/kWh, the US residential average for August 2026 (EIA).