The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 is a 35-pint dehumidifier. It's a fairly bare-bones unit with an 8.0L water tank, an LED display, and three fan speed settings. You can connect a hose to its drain hole for continuous drainage, though this is a gravity-fed arrangement with no drain pump.
Our Verdict
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 is decent for use in basements. While its dehumidification capacity might be a little low for especially large and humid basements, it's well-suited to medium-sized dens. It's also impressively energy-efficient, which is great if you have to leave it running for extended periods. It has a reasonably-sized water tank, and you can configure it to drain continuously; unfortunately, there's no built-in pump, so you can't have it drain into an elevated container.
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Impressive energy efficiency.
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Decent dehumidification capacity.
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Can be configured for continuous drainage.
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Low fan speed setting still produces relatively high airflow.
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No drain pump.
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 is alright for use in bathrooms. It's a little too bulky for especially small bathrooms, and it's quite noisy while running. However, it offers sufficient dehumidification capacity for all but the largest and most humid bathrooms. You can also set it up to drain continuously, though unfortunately, it lacks a drain pump, so you can't easily have it drain into a sink or an especially high-walled bathtub.
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Impressive energy efficiency.
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Decent dehumidification capacity.
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Can be configured for continuous drainage.
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No drain pump.
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Somewhat bulky for use in smaller rooms.
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 is decent for big rooms. Its maximum airflow is considerably higher than that of many other 35-pint units, which does help generate airflow in larger spaces. However, its dehumidification capacity might be a little too low for it to quickly dehumidify larger rooms that are very humid. It's also somewhat noisy, which can be a nuisance if you leave it running while watching TV or with company over.
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Impressive energy efficiency.
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Decent dehumidification capacity.
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Somewhat loud while operating.
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 is an okay choice for use in bedrooms. It's big and bulky, making it a tight squeeze for smaller bedrooms, and has pretty high airflow, which could be a bit of a disturbance if you set the unit up so the vent is placed close to your face. It's also rather loud, and its operating noise can disturb especially light sleepers. That said, its dehumidification capacity is sufficient for all but the largest of bedrooms, and it doesn't output too much heat even when left to run for a while.
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Impressive energy efficiency.
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Decent dehumidification capacity.
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Somewhat bulky for use in smaller rooms.
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Somewhat loud while operating.
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 has satisfactory dehumidification capacity. It's best suited to dehumidifying medium-sized rooms, though it might struggle in especially large, open-concept spaces.
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Decent dehumidification capacity.
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 makes quite a bit of noise. When set to its highest fan speed, it can make things like quiet dialogue on TV difficult to hear.
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Somewhat loud while operating.
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 does a satisfactory job of maintaining a stable temperature while running. While smaller rooms might start to feel a little stuffy with this machine left running inside for multiple hours, you won't notice too big an impact in bigger spaces.
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Doesn't have too large an impact on temperature when left to run for extended periods.
- 7.3 Basement
- 6.7 Bathroom
- 7.2 Large Room
- 6.7 Bedroom
Performance Usages
- 7.0 Capacity
- 5.9 Noise
- 7.1 Temperature Stability
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 is only available in a 'White' colorway. You can see the label of the unit we tested here.
Let us know in the comments if you come across another variant of this dehumidifier.
Compared To Other Dehumidifiers
The Frigidaire FFAD3533W1 is a 35-pint dehumidifier. It does very little completely wrong, with decent dehumidification capacity and surprisingly high max airflow for a unit with this capacity. That said, alternatives like the Midea MAD35PS1QGR offer a broader spread of features, as the Frigidaire lacks a drain pump and has a smaller 8.0L water tank. While Wi-Fi connectivity is far from a must-have feature, it's another nicety that this unit lacks.
Test Results
This dehumidifier has decent airflow performance. Its max airflow at its highest fan speed is very high, sufficient to promote air movement even in pretty open spaces. In its low fan speed setting, however, airflow remains very high, too, which might not be desirable in smaller rooms where you might be in the path of oncoming airflow. This high airflow can also prevent the unit's evaporator coils from getting sufficiently cool, which is important for pulling the moisture from especially cool and humid rooms.
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Frigidaire FFAD3533W1: Main Discussion
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Hey brnbrito, appreciate the heads up on those product differences, good to know there’s some variation in design across different markets! We’ll update our review with this info in a bit.
Not sure if different market as my unit came from Amazon US, probably just the usual yearly update with minor changes, what I found interesting is mainly the lower cfm which can be beneficial in some cases, though I still wish cfm values weren’t so close comparing low/medium/high fan settings.
Anyway, the Frigidaire is here and performance is GREAT, puts my old unit (similar spec to the AGLucky) to shame, draws roughly twice the power but in 2h it managed to get RH down to 40%, while the smaller unit gets to maybe 50% after 12 hours. Test conducted on our 12m²/28m³ room so performance will be much better in our smaller laundry/bathroom.
Much happier with this dehumidifier since I can just run it for 3-4h and call it a day, while our “old” Eos EDU02C wouldn’t perform as well even running it 5x longer, I’d say for those who do need a dehumidifier, try to oversize as much as possible so it can get the job done quicker and won’t stagnate as easily, we could literally run the older unit 24/7 and it’d stagnate at ~50% on our room, was insane seeing the Frigidaire get down to 38% RH in just 3 hours.
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Happy to find dehumidifier reviews! I’m from Brazil and the local market for dehumidifiers is TERRIBLE, thankfully I was able to buy the 2024 model FFAD3534W1 for roughly ~1600 BRL importing via Amazon BR Buying locally the best I could find (for the same price) is a model with specs similar to the AGLucky you guys reviewed here which is no match to this Frigidaire and its struggling to deal with humidity here, the Frigidaire unit will be here in 7 days or so, extremely excited to see how it`ll perform! Btw some small differences, according to Frigidaire specsheet the 2023 FFAD3533W1 unit ranges from 167/194/229 cfm (low/med/high) while the 2024 unit is rated at 118/141/159 cfm. Bucket capacity is 2.11 gal on the 2023 unit and 1.7 gal on the 2024 unit. 2023 unit is larger and top-exhaust, 2024 unit is smaller and side-exhaust. Power draw is basically the same (380w vs 370w informed) though 2023 version uses R-410a refrigerant and 2024 uses R-32.
Hey brnbrito, appreciate the heads up on those product differences, good to know there’s some variation in design across different markets! We’ll update our review with this info in a bit.
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Happy to find dehumidifier reviews! I’m from Brazil and the local market for dehumidifiers is TERRIBLE, thankfully I was able to buy the 2024 model FFAD3534W1 for roughly ~1600 BRL importing via Amazon BR
Buying locally the best I could find (for the same price) is a model with specs similar to the AGLucky you guys reviewed here which is no match to this Frigidaire and its struggling to deal with humidity here, the Frigidaire unit will be here in 7 days or so, extremely excited to see how it`ll perform!
Btw some small differences, according to Frigidaire specsheet the 2023 FFAD3533W1 unit ranges from 167/194/229 cfm (low/med/high) while the 2024 unit is rated at 118/141/159 cfm. Bucket capacity is 2.11 gal on the 2023 unit and 1.7 gal on the 2024 unit. 2023 unit is larger and top-exhaust, 2024 unit is smaller and side-exhaust. Power draw is basically the same (380w vs 370w informed) though 2023 version uses R-410a refrigerant and 2024 uses R-32.
Edited 11 days ago: Adding info