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Ordered one from Amazon on Saturday, it's turned up and it doesn't fill me with confidence. Has no humidity setting, is either on or off and after 8 hours on today has not even pulled a single droplet of water. Looks like it may well be going back, it's for the summer house/bar/booze den if that makes any difference.
I had one of the small peltier ones. It only extracted half a pint a week or so. Not sure they're useful for much other than a cupboard. There is a limit to what you can do with a small condensing plate and a tiny fan.
Larger condenser actually made a difference but only a couple of litres a week.
This was in a flat that sat at around 80% RH, if my basic meter was accurate. Cold though, which will have affected efficiency.
Peltier ones aren't great - I had a cheap Aldi one and the 'exchanger' would freeze up (in a garage) so had to have it on a timer - two hours on, 1 off.
We have a proper compressor based dehumidifier, but you are looking at at least £100
We have 2 Meaco dd8l (1 standard, 1 junior version). Bought same time from here:
https://www.energybulbs.co.uk/meaco+dd8l+junior+8+litre+dehumidifier+-+free+3+year+warranty/3393484211
Cracking little things. Must have had them 3+ years now. One drys our clothing etc instead of using tumble dryer. They give out a gentle heat too which saves us warming whatever room they are in.
Not sure how small is small.Can't fault the Ecoair one i got off Amazon.You can set the humidity level that it kicks in at and set it at high or low and on high it draws in a litre in 3-4 hours,fully auto.Cost about £120 ish iirc.
meaco platinum 12L or 20L low energy, Which best buy (as is the DD8L mentioned above)
Got one for our damp cellar from Lidl a few years ago. About £80 I think. It's voracious.
If you can still get them a delonghi DNC 65 are belters.
Ecoair DD something or other in the garage. Rotary desiccant type so doesn't freeze up like compressor type I had previously, and kicks out a little bit of heat to keep the chill off (well insulated garage). High/low settings and a variable humidity dial. Very efficient at pulling moisture out of the air. Few years old now, no issues, would buy another when needed.
As per the people above with the Ecoair. It works. Overwhelming number of good reviews.
Worth getting a cheapy hygrometer so you can keep a check on what it's doing.
Bought an EcoAir DD1 CLASSIC MK5 just before Christmas. We'd had a pinhole leak in one of the hand basins in the ensuite and, once the wall was opened up to deal with it, we needed to dry everything off a bit before it was replastered. Did a great job.
It's secondary role is now in the garage. I'd long thought bringing wet/muddy bikes into a garage that also houses an infrequently used sports car was a 'bad idea'. As is bringing a freshly washed car into a fairly airtight space. The dehumidifier certainly drags plenty of water out. Very pleased with it.
I've had a non branded one from Screwfix for over year now. It runs continuously in the garage, which is the cleanest place, using a drain (hose pipe) rather than the container. Pulls plenty of water out of the air and you can set the humidity level and has a clothes drying feature which has worked well for drying out wet motorbike gear.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/wdh-316db-16ltr-dehumidifier/1379g#_=p