Recommendations for Dehumidifier please

Sharon_Bishop

Hi have a property I rent . Tenants are not doing what they should . Producing a lot of damp and mould . Damp report done , no issues with house . Looking at buying dehumidifier, it’s a minefield!!!! Any advice welcome on makes to buy please . Looked at Meaco

Emmia

We have a Meaco, and it's very effective - but would rely on your tenants actually using it (and paying for the electricity to do so) to reduce the damp.

What I would do first, is replace any bathroom or kitchen extractor fans with ones with better extraction and humidistats that will run the fans automatically when the humidity goes over a certain level.

For example:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/vent-axia-477436b-100mm-4-axial-bathroom-extractor-fan-with-humidistat-timer-white-240v/922gy

swingaloo

Have you spoken to the tenants about this? They need to change what they are doing. I have a Meaco and I love it but one dehumidifier is not going to solve a problem on its own.

It will need moving from room to room and be used properly. Will your tenants do that? 

It would help though with if they are drying clothes inside. If they are drying over a radiator there will be an issue but I hang my clothes on a rail in a small room and put the dehumidifier in with the door closed. Works miracles. 
Meaco is the right way to go though.

Mark_d

I've got some Meaco equipment.  Certainly recommend them

FlorayG

Waste if time IMO. The property is damp because the tenants don't ventilate it or they don't heat it properly, so they are not going to spend money on running a dehumidifier or emptying it or moving it to the most troublesome spots. You would do better to spend more and get forced air ventilation installed which they can't mess with.

going_nowhere_fast

Are the tenants heating the house? I hope that's not a silly question but people always suggest dehumidifiers when sometimes all that is needed is to put the central heating on.  I have known people have issues with damp because they were trying to save on heating costs so started heating the person not the house.

P933alilli

Hi, ive just been reading this thread and have a slightly different queary!

  My tumbledryer, 11 yrs old, in the garage, has packed in and i'm wondering whether or not to buy a laundry dehumidifier instead? Actually ive already bought another condensor tumbledryer from Currys and having it installed tomorrow but if the dehumidifier is the best option i may get a refund for the tumbledryer . I dont think the tumbledryer could be used anyway at the moment as the temperature is only just above freezing so any water not extracted would potentially freeze in the machine and damage it!

  The dehumidifier would be in a sideroom and used with the washed clothes and towels on a maiden. This sounds like a great option especially if its cheaper to run than the tumbledryer. But i wouldnt want to risk it not being good enough and cause a problem with damp and possible mould/mildew buildup! Thanks!

P933alilli

Mark_d said:

I've got some Meaco equipment.  Certainly recommend them

FlorayG said:

Waste if time IMO. The property is damp because the tenants don't ventilate it or they don't heat it properly, so they are not going to spend money on running a dehumidifier or emptying it or moving it to the most troublesome spots. You would do better to spend more and get forced air ventilation installed which they can't mess with.

swingaloo said:

Have you spoken to the tenants about this? They need to change what they are doing. I have a Meaco and I love it but one dehumidifier is not going to solve a problem on its own.

It will need moving from room to room and be used properly. Will your tenants do that? 

It would help though with if they are drying clothes inside. If they are drying over a radiator there will be an issue but I hang my clothes on a rail in a small room and put the dehumidifier in with the door closed. Works miracles. 
Meaco is the right way to go though.

Any advice on my post above will be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Emmia

P933alilli said:

Mark_d said:

I've got some Meaco equipment.  Certainly recommend them

FlorayG said:

Waste if time IMO. The property is damp because the tenants don't ventilate it or they don't heat it properly, so they are not going to spend money on running a dehumidifier or emptying it or moving it to the most troublesome spots. You would do better to spend more and get forced air ventilation installed which they can't mess with.

swingaloo said:

Have you spoken to the tenants about this? They need to change what they are doing. I have a Meaco and I love it but one dehumidifier is not going to solve a problem on its own.

It will need moving from room to room and be used properly. Will your tenants do that? 

It would help though with if they are drying clothes inside. If they are drying over a radiator there will be an issue but I hang my clothes on a rail in a small room and put the dehumidifier in with the door closed. Works miracles. 
Meaco is the right way to go though.

Any advice on my post above will be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Dehumidifiers can take longer to dry clothes on an airer or clothes horse, tumble dryers are also better for larger items like bedding and (if you have them) machine washable puffer jackets, duvets and pillows.

We have a meaco dehumidifier, a washer/dryer and a washing line - and use all of them depending on weather/time of year, and what we want to dry.