Waykar 34 Pint Dehumidifier review

If you struggle with humidity, having one of the best dehumidifiers is an essential investment. My basement bathroom is big for a bathroom, but small compared to all other rooms in my house.

It’s about 100 square feet, and when the fan isn’t running, it can get very humid there — up to 90% humidity when the shower is running.

A small dehumidifier like the Waykar 34-Pint Dehumidifier is the perfect size for such a space, and for spot-dehumidifying in general. Yet even testing in this small space, the Waykar’s dehumidification performance was lacking.

And while Waykar claims this unit can handle a room up to 2,000 square feet, my testing results revealed otherwise. Here's what happened when I tested this dehumidifier in my home.

Waykar 34 Pint Dehumidifier review: Price and availability

The Waykar 34-Pint Dehumidifier is available to purchase on Amazon for $157 and on Waykar’s website for $228.

Waykar offers refunds within 30 days of purchase, as well as free shipping. The unit comes with a 1-year warranty. Additionally, you can purchase the Waykar dehumidifier from other online and brick and mortar retailers, like Home Depot.

Waykar 34 Pint Dehumidifier review: Design

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The Waykar 34 Pint Dehumidifier is small and quiet, making it ideal for small rooms like bathrooms or laundry rooms. According to Waykar’s website, it’s appropriate for use in spaces up to 2,000 square feet.

Design-wise, I found the button controls easy to use and are mounted conveniently on the top of the unit. Just behind the control panel with its LED screen, you’ll find a 0-90-degree adjustable air port to help direct the unit’s air supply.

The .66-gallon tank is removable and sits at the bottom of the unit. The dehumidifier includes a full tank indicator. If you want to use the Waykar dehumidifier for constant draining, you can attach the included hose to the back of the unit and run the hose to a drain instead. The removable air filter is reusable and washable.

There are two fan speeds to choose from depending on how much moisture removal you want or need at any given time. Waykar claims the air flow capacity is 112 CFM, and the humidity control can be adjusted between 30% and 80%. The unit can auto-adjust to maintain set humidity levels, too. Other key features include a 24-hour timer, auto-off feature, and auto-defrost.

A downside is there is no accompanying app to work with the Waykar dehumidifier, so you can’t control or monitor the unit remotely.

Waykar 34 Pint Dehumidifier review: Performance

First, I tested the Waykar dehumidifier in my basement bathroom. It’s about 100 square feet, and it’s easy to get the humidity levels up and over 90% when the shower is running water. I waited to turn on the Waykar until the room’s humidity level reached 90%, and kept the shower running for about five minutes once the unit was running.

I set the desired humidity level to 35%, which is the same level the room was at before I ran the shower. After over two hours of running on high, the Waykar had only reduced the humidity in the room to 46%.

I let it run for another 30 minutes, but the humidity level only dropped 2-3%. That’s far more time than other units of similar size have taken to reduce the humidity in this room.

To ensure I hadn’t missed any key data, or that I hadn’t run the unit improperly, I ran the same test again. But again, it took over two hours to drop the humidity level back down below 45%, and it never reached the set level of 35%.

Given the unit’s inability to reach set humidity levels in a small room, I wasn't convinced it would be able to affect the humidity in a 2,000 square foot space (as stated).

In fact, when I put it out into my larger basement space, around 600 or 700 square feet, the unit had very little effect on the humidity level.

Waykar notes that this unit is useful for using in a laundry room to air-dry laundry, so I decided to give this a go. To my surprise, it did speed up the air-drying time, though I’m not sure I would use the unit in this manner frequently. What's more, it didn’t speed up drying so much that I would feel it necessary to burn the electricity.

On the plus side though, it averages around 49 decibels on the highest fan setting, making it a quiet option for home offices or bedrooms.

Waykar 34 Pint Dehumidifier review: Verdict

The Waykar 34 Pint Dehumidifier is compact, quiet, and effective in smaller spaces. But that’s about where the advantages end.

During tests, it was overmatched in my small bathroom, and was inadequate in a larger space. Where other small dehumidifiers were able to control the humidity down to 35% within an hour or so, the Waykar took over two hours in testing to get down to 45%.

But for the money, you can get a similarly-sized unit with more features at a cheaper price. For instance, the Midea Cube 20-pint Smart Dehumidifier works more quickly and efficiently, at about the same size as the Waykar.

This dehumidifier also lacks advanced features and doesn't have an app to control the unit remotely. In which case, you're probably better opting for the HomeLabs 22 Pint Dehumidifier.

However, if you're just after a basic dehumidifier that can tackle humidity in small rooms, the Waykar 34 Pint dehumidifier will get the job done.