Wood's 10L Dehumidifier MRD10 £99 @ B&Q

I’m looking to control this using my own temp/humidity monitoring kit and I wondered too. There's nothing on the box or manual to say it can't be powered on or off by the mains.

Having bought one yesterday (thanks for the deal!) and run it myself to find out, I've observed that:

- Despite the digital controls, it does remember the last on/off state it was in, so if it's powered off by the mains when it was running, it will come back on without having to press the digital on button. Conversely, if it was already powered off using the digital button, turning the mains on or off will have no effect.

- Pressing the digital off button to power down the unit, both the fan and compressor stop immediately. I assume this means that the immediate stop of the compressor by the ‘proper’ way of turning it off is no different to turning it off by the mains, so probably ok.

- When switched on using the digital button, or when mains power is restored to the unit when it was powered off by the mains, the compressor doesn’t kick back in until a few minutes after powering on. I would assume as the compressor behaviour is the same with both power-on methods, it’s probably ok.

From that, I’m confident hooking this thing up to a smart switch, or more specifically power this thing on or off by the mains switch.

Finally, just putting out there from initial impressions, this is the best small dehumidifier I’ve owned, lots of little details all over that indicate that it was designed with care, the thing is physically well put together and doesn’t creak or buzz, plus it’s reasonably quiet.

2 litre tank capacity, 10 litre/day drying capacity.

PriceSpy seems to have a price for it back in 2017 at £219. Then the chart goes blank for 5 years and reappears at £249 last month. Looks like they've changed the design/updated it but kept the model name.

£249 at Dunelm and Currys.

Can you please expand on what this means? Thanks.

Errrr. I guess this a compressor model. Might be worth investing in a dessicant version for an out building. They work at lower temperatures.

This one says it cuts off at 5°, but it doesn't say what it's range is...

Have the 12l meaco. 2.8l tank. It's brilliant. 5 year warranty and 6 hour smart settings. The amount of water it gathers during washing is crazy. Best thing we ever done. No more clothes on radiators making the house humid. Opening windows is not an option when it's freezing in winter. Not as effective either. It cost 5p an hour to run even on EPG. Luckily were on Octopus tracker so it's about 3p per hour. Lot cheaper than the TD. This looks like a good buy for the money.

I don't think you'll get the A++ type rating you're perhaps asking for. Looking at the spec 180w is max. usage. So probably just under 6p/hr on capped rate.

When TP link did dehumidifiers

Hi bro, it was alright in my opinion, did the job, extracted about half a litter of water in about 4-5 hours and it was quiet. Air in the room was nice and fresh after use

Try doing this when it’s -4 outside and you’re in the same room. Let me know how it is after 3 hours.

Bathrooms?
Nothing beats an open window.
Humidity sensor Extractor on opposite wall and it's the muts nuts.

Screwfix are very underrated , I got mine from there.

Why intrigued? That's where my one will end up after the bedrooms are done - not while I am in the shower obviously but quite soon after!

And currys

Is the Meaco not around twice the price? Although their compressor models are meant to be better at working at lower temperatures.

I think that’s standard for dehumidifiers. The process creates cool air which then makes the room feel cold. Same for the Meaco machines I have.

I thought we'd had a used unit as the box had been re-taped, turns out it had been opened to have a euro-uk adapter attached to the plug.

Looks like they forgot to do yours! (edited)

In the box it says 3 years

I'd like to know as well - do you start lower then move up or lower then move down?

44db max is an accurate claim. I measured. Some others like electricQ may well exceed the claimed db.