Wow, Deborah, so smart! Wish I had thought of that myself. I will try to track down the parts list, because I, too, would think the higher capacity would have a different motor. The interesting thing is that the 50 pint has a fabulous review with approximately 60 customers. The 70 pint has less feedback, and not as good, although the complaint is just about noise, and that is subjective.
Christine
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> Can you get the replacement parts list for both, or the electrical specs? If so, you could tell if they both use the same motor. I would suspect that one has a smaller motor than the other. If they both have the same reservoir capacity, the 50 pint vs 70 pint must be an hourly/daily capability rating. choice would probably depend on how much humidity you have to handle and room size (air flow).
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> Deborah
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> Lost the dehum on Saturday. Web search led me to the brand I want; can be ordered only, no retailer carries it in stock. Dilemma: get the 50 pint capacity, or the 70 pint? Unit dimensions are the same, reservoir capacity is the same. Only difference: the smaller cap uses 640 watts, the larger uses 765 watts. Spent 16 min with one rep via chat, 8 min with another via the phone, only difference the chat person could find was the wattage; neither could find out anything about the motor. Are we to assume one would have a larger motor, therefore be more effective? Or could they have the same motor, but somehow be set up to draw different wattage? My knowledge of physics re: electrical current is not sufficient to know what's what. Does anyone else have any musings? Thanks for all input. I have spent way too much time on this one already (researching brands, reading reviews by experts, reviews by customers, etc.) I'm ready to move on with life.
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> Christine - Mpls
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