hOmeLabsHME0081

Dehumidifier

DOE certified water removal

7.64pints/day2019 DOE test

IEF 1.3 L/kWh

DOE class: up to 25 pints/day

DOE data as of 2026-11-03DOE record

DOE capacity class The 2019 DOE test

hOmeLabs HME0081: certified to DOE at 7.64 pints/day under the 2019 DOE test, IEF 1.3 L/kWh. DOE data as of 2026-11-03.

Every model number on this record

Filed with DOE under basic model HME0081. A listing with any of these numbers is this unit.

Every model number filed under basic model HME0081, DOE data as of 2026-11-03
Model numberFiled by
HME0081 (DOE basic model)hOmeLabs

How much does the hOmeLabs HME0081 cost to run?

About 50¢ a day, or $15.15 for 30 days, running nonstop at DOE's test conditions (less on days it cycles off at its humidity setting).

7.64 pints/day is 3.62 liters. At an IEF of 1.3 L/kWh that takes 2.78 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 3¢.

How does the hOmeLabs HME0081 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. 59 of them have a higher IEF than its 1.3, which is 25% below their median of 1.73. On cost, removing the same 7.64 pints a day at their median IEF would cost $11.42 for 30 days running nonstop, $3.73 less than this one.

DOE's minimum for this class is an IEF of 1.30 L/kWh for units made since June 13, 2019. This one files exactly that minimum. 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 listing

Among 253 portable dehumidifiers up to 25 pints/day

Not counting 1 flagged filing far outside the class.

Water removal (pints/day)7.64

Higher than 19 of 253.

4.9524.99 pints/day

Efficiency (IEF, L/kWh)1.3

At the class minimum, with 62 others.

1.32.05

Three to compare with

From models with a matched listing.

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

    KEGIAN HY9DE0039 pints/day

    DOE class up to 25 pints/day, IEF 1.92: about 32% less power for the same water removal.

  • Nearest size in its class with a higher IEF

    VEAGASO BP037 pints/day

    DOE class up to 25 pints/day, IEF 1.41: about 8% less power for the same water removal.

  • Nearest bigger unit

    DYD-A1011 pints/day

    DOE class up to 25 pints/day, IEF 1.75.

DOE record

Capacity

Water removal
7.64 pints/day
Efficiency (IEF)
1.3 L/kWh

Record

DOE basic model
HME0081
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

Questions

How many pints a day does the hOmeLabs HME0081 really remove?
7.64 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 hOmeLabs HME0081 cost to run for 24 hours?
About 50¢ for 24 hours nonstop at DOE's test conditions: 2.78 kWh at 18.16¢/kWh, the US residential average for August 2026 (EIA).