hOmeLabsHME020279N
Dehumidifier · DOE basic model DETL 50EP
DOE certified water removal
49.63pints/day2019 DOE test
IEF 1.8 L/kWh
DOE class: 25 to 50 pints/day
DOE data as of 2026-11-03DOE record
DOE capacity class The 2019 DOE test
hOmeLabs HME020279N: certified to DOE at 49.63 pints/day under the 2019 DOE test, IEF 1.8 L/kWh. DOE data as of 2026-11-03.
Every model number on this record
Filed with DOE under basic model DETL 50EP. A listing with any of these numbers is this unit.
| Model number | Filed by |
|---|---|
| DETL 50EP (DOE basic model) | – |
| HME020279N | hOmeLabs |
How much does the hOmeLabs HME020279N cost to run?
About $2.37 a day, or $71.08 for 30 days, running nonstop at DOE's test conditions (less on days it cycles off at its humidity setting).
49.63 pints/day is 23.48 liters. At an IEF of 1.8 L/kWh that takes 13.05 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 13¢.
How does the hOmeLabs HME020279N rank in its DOE class?
In its DOE class (portable dehumidifiers, 25 to 50 pints/day), 73 models have a matched Amazon listing. 68 of them have a higher IEF than its 1.8, which is 10% below their median of 2.01. On cost, removing the same 49.63 pints a day at their median IEF would cost $63.65 for 30 days running nonstop, $7.43 less than this one.
DOE's minimum for this class is an IEF of 1.60 L/kWh for units made since June 13, 2019. At 1.8, this one files 13% 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 listingAmong 296 portable dehumidifiers, 25 to 50 pints/day
Water removal (pints/day)49.63
Higher than 166 of 296. 2 others share 49.63.
25.0650 pints/day
Efficiency (IEF, L/kWh)1.8
Higher than 4 of 296. 46 others share 1.8.
1.62.21
Three to compare with
From models with a matched listing.
Within 3 pints/day of its size, highest IEF
AGLUCKY D026W-50Pt3M 49.86 pints/dayDOE class 25 to 50 pints/day, IEF 2.2: about 18% less power for the same water removal.
Nearest size in its class with a higher IEF
Amana AMND501AW49.63 pints/dayDOE class 25 to 50 pints/day, IEF 1.9: about 5% less power for the same water removal.
Nearest bigger unit
Frigidaire FHDP6033W160.01 pints/dayDOE class over 50 pints/day, IEF 2.8.
DOE record
Capacity
- Water removal
- 49.63 pints/day
- Efficiency (IEF)
- 1.8 L/kWh
Record
- DOE basic model
- DETL 50EP
- 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
Questions
- How many pints a day does the hOmeLabs HME020279N really remove?
- 49.63 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 HME020279N cost to run for 24 hours?
- About $2.37 for 24 hours nonstop at DOE's test conditions: 13.05 kWh at 18.16¢/kWh, the US residential average for August 2026 (EIA).