Dehumidifiers

[Pints]

With the onset of winter, is this something I should be considering? It seems sensible to use one but the range of options from the usual high street stores are surprisingly limited.

So does anybody here use one and what recommendations are there?

[P_J_R]

Bought one of these last year http://www.amazon.co.uk/Premiair-DD122FW-71-DAY-De... utterly brilliant bit of kit and it even has a laundry mode which dries stuff in no time at all.

HTH

[Pints]

That brand certainly seems to come up in quite a few searches. Interesting to see the alternative to a compressor. Shall investigate this option further.


Cheers!

[FamilyGuy]

We've a Delonghi which does the job well. We bought it when we were in a very damp rented 17th century farmhouse and it pulled about a litre a day out of the air. It also incorporates a 1600 watt heater, a humidistat and a thermostat.

On the downside it's large and heavy and makes a significant noise when running. I hate to think what the running costs were as it ran most of the time.

[Cogcog]

I bought one when we were flooded and have continued using it since at odd intervals. Works great. I use it to make sure the colder bedrooms don't get damp and it has , I think, been good for my asthma in preventing mould and dampness as we have an old house with cold windows. It has largely stopped the terrible condensation we ued to get in the winter and I run it if we have damp washing indoors or at any sign of condensation. It even has an oulet pipe for continual runing but I have never had to use it. It allows me to preset the humidity level, and to add a bit of heat to speed up the extraction, or to run a timer. I have even run it in the loft when we first moved as the extractor had been pumping moist air from the bathroom into the roof space creating a residue on the beams. Sorted all of that.

Here is my litmus test: if It broke would I buy a new one? You bet I would. I think I paid about £120 and it is a Airforce one and hold about 7 litres. At the moment it is running in the study as I have a damp patch pending repair next spring.

I alway pop a bit of disinfectant in the water container to prevent gunge developing as it can go weeks between sessions and I forget to empty it.

Edited by Cogcog on Monday 18th October 12:17

[C&C]

Bought one of these around 3 years ago to reduce the humidity in the garage. Has worked great, it's quiet and does a good job of removing moisture. It can also be connected to a drain tube (which I've done) so you're not having to remember to empty it.

Regarding the question on whether you actually need one or not - I guess it depends if you have a problem with damp/condensation.

[furtive]

I bought an EBAC 2650e (http://www.ebacdirect.com/product.php?productid=27) that worked very well.

I don't need it any more if you are interested in it... It's still for about 3.5 years left on the 5 year warranty.