Dehumidifiers

RatInMeKitchen

Hi all. It's been a while.

It's getting towards winter. There is already condensation on the windows in the morning in a couple of the rooms that don't get any sunlight at all.
Clothes often feel 'damp' and cold to touch. It's cold.

I was wondering if a dehumidifier might help to dry the air a bit and make it feel a bit less damp. Does anyone have one or more? Do they work?
Is there much difference between the various kinds? I had a quick look and the price seems to be around £80-130 on average.

Yours damply.

RatInMeKitchen

Or if there are any kind souls with a Which? account that could tell me which ones to avoid at least.
I had a look on their site but of course it's subscription only these days. Ta!

Poetry

We recently bought an eco air dd122 and so far it's working brilliantly! We only have it on a low Eco setting (so it switches itself off at a set humidity to save power) but it's definitely helped in the room we use for drying washing.

stator

The £100+ ones work. Don't know about anything £80.
The normal ones for £100 are quite noisey. You have to clean the filter out quite often.

heath480

I have a De'Longhi dehumidifier,for my holiday bungalow,which gets damp in the Winter,it works brilliantly.


I purchased from John Lewis as I had read that dehumidifiers break down often and John Lewis after sales service is excellent.

lstar337

They do work.

We have an eco air d122 that works very well and is very quiet because it is a desiccant model.

We don't use it anymore (we moved house), but on 'eco' it would easily fill its whole tank overnight.

alanobrien

Yes they do work. There are three main types compressor, desiccant and Peltier. You will generally only come across the first two.

I have both compressor (refrigerant) and desiccant type dehumidifiers. The compressor type is older technology, its heavy and noisy in operation but it gets the job done.

The desiccant type i have is an eco air. Its light, quiet in operation and works well. Its worth noting that the desiccant type can cost a little more to run as they include a heating element to reactivate the desiccant. However they can operate at lower temperatures than the compressor type.

Of the two i would recommend the desiccant type simply as they are generally smaller, lighter and much quieter in operation.

Horizon81

If you go for refridgerant type, I can recommend one of these:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/16ltr-dehumidifier/1379g
Not sure why it says new as they've been selling them for years.

They also do a smaller one which is a bit cheaper and has plenty reviews if you need the reassurance:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/12ltr-dehumidifier/72503

sk240

Desiccant driers like the eco air model already mentioned is the way to go in the UK, as they work more efficiency at cooler room temperatures, also they are much quieter

trotter09

We're looking for a dehumidifier - thanks for the posts above, useful info.

Quietness is a key requirement so it seems the desiccant type is the one to go for.

The EcoAir DD122 MK5 Desiccant Classic, EcoAir ECO DD122 Desiccant Simple or the Neostar Compact Advanced Desiccant look good. We're leaning towards the Neostar.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions before we take the plunge?

Horizon81

Well the refrigerant one I have is only noisy in the sense you can hear the compressor running. White noise you could say, same as a fridge.