Reduced from £149.99, good reviews (admittedly on site so take it as is) but previous deals on this model have garnered positive comments.
Credit where it is due I only bought this after spotting the 12 ltr deal (posted by ianpaul) which is £10 cheaper.
This model is 250w, has two fan speeds the slower speed reportedly quite quiet. AFAIK it is a compressor model.
Credit where it is due I only bought this after spotting the 12 ltr deal (posted by ianpaul) which is £10 cheaper.
This model is 250w, has two fan speeds the slower speed reportedly quite quiet. AFAIK it is a compressor model.
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Power consumption is the easiest way to tell. At 250w it will be compressor. Dessicant dehumidifiers are in the 750w range.
that depends on the model and what function is used, some desiccant start at 250w. and can go utop650w-700w on full turbo mode (eg drying clothes), but that is not the mode used all the time.
link below for some more info re desiccant v compressor.
dehumidifiersuk.com/g/1…tml
The 12L version was £89, I'm not sure about this one.. last year this model dropped to £109 and I missed out on it then.
The fact that desiccant work at low temps is also handy, our utility room is a single skin building which is colder than the rest of the house, Im not sure if a compressor type would work at all in there. We also had a damp loft, it dried it out completly in 12hrs.
If you are going to use it in a cold place (garage or cold utility room in winter) or in your bedroom while you sleep then it may not be ideal.
As regards this and the 12L, I paid £10 extra for the extra power.. there are other differences between the two also.
That's interesting because I read the exact opposite. Compressor types have many more moving parts and have issues with freezing, also at regular room temps (around 21 degrees) they are about half as effective as their stated extraction rates (you have to live in practically a green house to get compressor advertised rates!).
Plus a massive plus point to dessicant types is that they can be transported without having to wait for the refrigerant to settle - you're not meant to turn the power off for 30 minutes after use... and leave it to stand for 1 hour, blah blah.
I got appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/a…ier when it was on offer for around £100. In Laundry mode it uses about 290W, which is better then other compressor types and (IMO) looks much nicer
It is all very subjective based entirely on the context of your use.. as I've said for my purposes, warm house with item located on the landing a compressor is ideal. The dessicant models do tend to have higher kwh during operation but can extract more water from the air, and also increase the ambient temperature so this can complicate a matter which at first glance seems a relatively simple comparison (you may not need a dessicant on for as long as a compressor for example). If you have heating provided by gas central heating then the extra heat from a dessicant model isn't necessarily going to benefit you (most likely you will see a higher cost relatively speaking in your energy bills due to higher relative costs of electricity). However if your damp problems are pretty bad such that you need 16 litres a day of moisture extracted a dessicant is probably more suitable. My damp problems come mainly from 4 people sleeping in one room.. baths/showers don't cause as much of a problem and neither does cooking (helped by extractor fans), yet the bedroom gets damp after occupancy and this is mainly around the windows.
For my purposes dessicant would be overkill, most likely a compressor this size is too but now I have the option of drying a small quantity of clothes without putting the dryer on.
BTW I used Quidco as the cashback seemed slightly higher for screwfix than TopCashback.
Was left on 24/7 for about 2-3 weeks, drawing out about 4 litres per day. Really impressed.
I hate pussys, this is disgusting
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I assume you mean the Meaco DDL8, which are pricey at £180, but work really well.
Occasionally these come up as refurbished models branded as Supra, with 12 month warranty, for £80.
From what I can tell they are actually being sold by Meaco.
Hmm. Not too sure about that. Moist would be my preference.
Mine arrived today (technically yesterday) and has been running about 6 hours now and the kids said they'd be happy to have it in the bedroom as it was so quiet.
I would think it would need the fan on in order to test the humidity, so it knows when to come on again, if that makes sense?
Whilst NOT a de-humidifier per-se, this button allows you to "assist" a room in terms of hauling SOME moisture out of the area & dump it in it's tank (check the rear of the machines drain hole) & if in doubt run it into a roasting tray / similar receptacle, (we use a roating tray for draining out our washing machine from dog blanket clogs, ash from the woodburner etc.
Some folk may find they can help with a damp room this way, not a true fix but to reduce the moisture content of a room is the aim, ..naturally don't use a gas heater as that is high moisture recirculation!
It dawned on me this morning to check mine, have had the unit on in a room our humidity was at 59% it is dropping so far to 50% in around 40 minutes of operation (I have portable temp & humidity / moisture displays in rooms.
(ours is a "challenge" Argos jobby which is A energy rated incidentally) ..cost us £30 new, nice to put it to some use in winter to draw some moisture out of room or two.
On dry it runs at low speed, puts dry air out (a bit like a regular fan) & slightly warmed air to the rear where the exhaust hose would normally sit.
Because i'm just some spod off t'internet I'd advise you to do your research, & read this E-how link as well! E-how "dry button" on an air conditioner unit
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Our aged DeLonghi Ariadry combi dehumidifier/heater unit had become excessively noisy so when it packed up a couple of days ago and I found this offer I decided to give it a try. It's much lighter and more compact than the DeLonghi plus far quieter in operation. The timer and humidity controls are useful and easy to set to the desired levels. The manual mentions remote control (RC) operation but no remote is supplied so I'm assuming the remote control is either an optional extra or the manual doubles for another unit which comes with the RC facility. In any event it seems to be a very nice machine and judging by how much water it's already removed in the last hour or so, it'll be perfect for our needs and won't keep us awake.
Useful. Still on the fence here as lots or reviews are of the "good enough for me" type. Really want to know how this stacks up against other dehumidifiers. Only saw one on Screwfix that had a 'vs' theme and it didn't fair too well.
It's my first dehumidifier and the only thing I can compare it to is an air conditioner of which I own 2 different types and extractor fans. It's hardly surprising therefore that I think it is very quiet and extremely compact as they are my only reference. I honestly never thought it would work as well as it does tho'. After 12 hours of operation I decided to empty the tank, I stood there looking around thinking, "has this really been pulled out of the air?" It's so small that I brought it down stairs while cooking to save opening the windows and using the extractor (which is noisy compared to this), I can't imagine wanting to do that other than the cold months though.
I'm using it for a similar purpose and also not had one before. Previous owners of our house ran a B&B and put in a commercial type extractor - you can hardly hear yourself think with that thing running even on the slowest speed. Also found it good for rooms with damp washing when it can't be hung outside. As to how this compares to others I read the Which? report which is from 2012 so a bit out of date (Screwfix one not reviewed) and the only ones they rated were at least £180 (a small 2L tank Meaco) to £300. Cheap ones they reviewed such actually cost more to run as they extract so little moisture per day, I'm sure this one is better than those. As I won't be using this year round I wasn't keen to spend more than £100.
If doing any form of renovation work consider using cement fibre boards then tile over them (join them with glass fibre tape to make a "half assed" tanking stystem (no, not a wet room) ..but will therefore be better for areas where water & water vapour are sloshed around alot).
..or you may find that you have to let stand, then move your portable de-humidifier around to the room above the kitchen.
Which would be the bathroom. Honestly with the windows open (and a sliding door in the dining room, it's an open plan kitchen) and an extractor fan on, the condensation was still there but it was hardly noticeable. Now with the windows and doors closed, no extractor fan on and just the dehumidifier on (in the dining room) there was no condensation at all, either in the kitchen, dining room or bathroom (the room above). To make matters worse the kitchen has those little sunken lights and I can see straight into the kitchen (admittedly through cracks) if I remove the floor tiles in the bathroom. So any moisture that wants to go up has it easy.
I understand those who want to "bolt down" on such things but this little device makes that final choice much more convenient.
Do you happen to know the range this one can get relative humidity down to? Was looking on another thread and item and that iirc had the ability to set to 40% RH. I know that is very dry for your average room but to me indicated the 'ability' of the unit. I'm principally thinking of this to dry laundry (but with added versatility of drying rooms/decreasing mould formation on windows etc) rather than getting a vented tumble dryer which we don't have much room for.