Anyone used Coopers of Stortford rechargeable dehumidifiers?

confusedmummy

I need to buy a dehumidifier as both the main bedroom and my kids bedroom windows are already covered in water and starting to see mould.

Has anyone got Coopers rechargeable dehumidifers? These seem really cheap and have a lot of good reviews online but I wanted to check here first.

I don't see the point in spending £100+ as the more expensive dehumidifiers don't seem to have that much better reviews than the cheaper ones and the Coopers ones are £19 for two.

Chunks

Although I know Coopers very well I haven't used these but they sound/are most suitable for small volume spaces (doesn't compare to a dehumidifier proper which is a much more 'industrial' piece of kit). I tried something very similar for a damp bedroom when dear daughter was at uni - the device in question could not cope with the volume of damp air in her room. . I purchased a proper one (now in my loft - resting - since I don't have the problem at home).

moonrakerz

Waste of money !

A conventional de-humidifier condenses the humidity into water, which you the pour down the sink (or keep for your steam iron).

The rechargeable ones absorb the humidity into a chemical, usually a very small amount.
You then heat the chemical to dry it out - of course the moisture that then comes out of the chemical goes straight back into the atmosphere from whence it came !!!!! A bit pointless !

SuzieSue

I think these are for small areas such as drawers and cupboards, not whole rooms.