Dehumidifier recommendations please

dllive

Hi all,

For the past few years Ive had black mould spots all over the external wall in my bedroom. I try to keep on top of it by spraying bleach and wiping it, but that takes the paint off and the white wall now has smeared black patches.

Ive bought a few of those little plastic dehumidifiers 99p each from Lidl. Ive put them on the floor by the head of the bed, but they will only offer minimal benefit.

I used to have a big old dehumidifier that was very noisey and no doubt power hungry. So I was thinking of buying a modern dehumidifier; one that turns on when it detects moisture in the air, and is also quiet.

Can anyone recommend any?

Ive also been reading these forums, and a lot of people say that opening the window is much much more effective. I will start doing this too, but concerned Im just letting damp air from outside come into the house.

Im sure ventilation does help, but perhaps more so in the summer than in the winter where the air is cold and damp.

Anyway, Id appreciate what others think.

(Perhaps next year I will paint the wall with mould resistant paint)

scottishblondie

We have an EcoAir DC18, which is about 3 years old now. It is rather large and it isn’t exactly quiet, but it’s very effective.  It can be set to go on and off by itself based on the humidity. 

We also have a tiny little “Seavon” one I got from Amazon a couple of months ago which is quiet and I’ve been very surprised by its effectiveness, but it is only to cover the loo next to the front door, which is pretty small. I’d say it’s only really suitable for a very small room or cupboards etc. It’s only on or off. 

Recently we picked up a couple of Silent Night ones from Lidl, which we’ve put in the bedrooms. I’m a little disappointed by how much they collect in comparison to the EcoAir, but they use a different method of extraction and it seems while
its more energy efficient just isn’t as good. They are also manual on/off. 

I’m going to be getting another EcoAir to use in our bedroom/en suite, as the Silent Night one just isn’t cutting it. 

youth_leader

I've just bought the 20L demidifier from Aldi for £120, my front guest room windows were covered in condensation.  It's collected about 10L per night, and reduced the humidity from 86 to 52, windows weren't wet.  

ka7e

I have the ProBreeze 12l  from Amazon, originally bought to dry out new plaster. It s suitable for larger rooms and drying washing.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073XNK45P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Emmia

We have a 20L Meaco - pretty effective, not too noisy, but also rather large. 

https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/meaco-20l-low-energy-dehumidifier-and-air-purifier

scottishblondie

youth_leader said:

I've just bought the 20L demidifier from Aldi for £120, my front guest room windows were covered in condensation.  It's collected about 10L per night, and reduced the humidity from 86 to 52, windows weren't wet.  

Looks very similar in functionality to the one I was planning to buy, but cheaper. Think I might get that instead!

coffeehound

If you like to buy British, then Ebac are manufactured in the NE

https://www.ebac.com/dehumidifiers/range/

neilmcl

Screwfix sell one that's supposed to be pretty good.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/blyss-wdh-316db-16ltr-dehumidifier/368gy

donemedosh

As neil said screwfix sell 16ltr bylss which we bought last year. Works well & is not noisey + only 280watt so cheap th run. Ours is at top of the stairs but we are thinking about getting a second  unit for one of the bedrooms.

Ajmason42

What’s wrong with natural ventilation just open a window?? 

stuart45

Ajmason42 said:

What’s wrong with natural ventilation just open a window?? 

You might have a good point there. 
When i worked in Germany many moons ago, having to start work at 7am and walking to work we noticed that all the Housfraus had the sliding sash windows down and the duvets hanging over them to air out.