Hire or buy dehumidifier?

choccyface2006

Hi,

we are about to have some work done on our rear chimney to eliminated the damp problems to our small rear bedroom.

The roofer advised us to hire a dehumidifier once the work has been done to dry out the room and leave it running for 24 hours or so.

I could hire a 40 litre one for £58.00 plus vat or I could buy a cheap one and use it for longer and at least we would have it if we ever needed it again.

Bearing is mind that the room is quite small (10ftx8.5ft) and a big dehumidifier would be very heavy and take all available space in the room but if it is a much better option I would still go with this.

A cheap dehumidifier would cost between £50-£100, if that it the best option then could anyone recommend one?

Many thanks

Sarah

Ken68

I have one of these Sarah..didn't realise they were that expensive. Worked well over the last 5 years. Maybe something cheaper on Ebay or the site that doesn;t pay UK tax.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4252122.htm

BertieUK

There are quite a number on the market to choose from if you decide to buy, with hiring it is cheeper but you only have the experience of the item at least buying one it will always be there waiting to be used.

We have a De'Longhi, the same one that I have given you the link to.

We find that we can collect about one litre of water from the atmosphere overnight which would otherwise be ansorbed by clothing/materials etc and then you would find as we did mould starting to appear, but again the choice is yours.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000BP81DW/?!!!!!hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550952949&ref=asc_df_B000BP81DW

choccyface2006

Ken68 wrote: »

I have one of these Sarah..didn't realise they were that expensive. Worked well over the last 5 years. Maybe something cheaper on Ebay or the site that doesn;t pay UK tax.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4252122.htm

Thankd for the reply Ken, I like the look of that one but was hoping to spend less.

Our house isn't generally damp, things dry very quickly here so I'm not sure its worth spending so much for something that wouldn't be use that frequently and would have to be stored in the attic.

I am still thinking of buying a smaller one though rather than buying!

Sarah

choccyface2006

BertieUK wrote: »

There are quite a number on the market to choose from if you decide to buy, with hiring it is cheeper but you only have the experience of the item at least buying one it will always be there waiting to be used.

We have a De'Longhi, the same one that I have given you the link to.

We find that we can collect about one litre of water from the atmosphere overnight which would otherwise be ansorbed by clothing/materials etc and then you would find as we did mould starting to appear, but again the choice is yours.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000BP81DW/?!!!!!hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550952949&ref=asc_df_B000BP81DW

Thanks, that looks great, not too expensive and compact too, I will have a think about this one!

pinkteapot

24 hours to dry out walls that have got wet sounds optimistic. We had our damp proof course repaired a couple of weeks before Christmas and are still running the dehumidifier. If water has been penetrating the wall from outside you'll need to draw out all the moisture that's in the wall which does take a little time. If you're looking at the cost of renting a dehumidifer, I'd budget for having it for a week or two...

choccyface2006

pinkteapot wrote: »

24 hours to dry out walls that have got wet sounds optimistic. We had our damp proof course repaired a couple of weeks before Christmas and are still running the dehumidifier. If water has been penetrating the wall from outside you'll need to draw out all the moisture that's in the wall which does take a little time. If you're looking at the cost of renting a dehumidifer, I'd budget for having it for a week or two...

Thanks!....Even more of a reason to buy one then I think as it would cost a fortune to rent one for that long!!