DD1 Simple Blue MK3 Desiccant Dehumidifier | Rotary Dial | 7.5 L/Day | Quiet 34dBA | Anti Bacterial Filter | Laundry | 6Kg

This is an excellent desiccant dehumidifier, and superior to my previous one costing twice the price. It's compact and light enough to be moved around the house if required. It needs about 8 inches of clearance from the wall to the back of the machine for the filter to work efficiently. The filter is at the back, and it's very easy to clean as it just slides out from the side. It can be vacuumed or brushed. I use a soft-bristle brush (new paintbrush or similar). It's quieter than my last dehumidifier. On the Eco setting, it makes a similar noise to a cool air fan. The turbo setting is noisier since it uses more power. I've placed mine in the hallway, where it manages to extract moisture from the living room, bedroom, kitchenette and bathroom. Internal doors need to be left open a bit, but windows, etc., should be closed while the dehumidifier is in use (otherwise it will draw in moisture from outdoors and cost much more to run). The rotary dial allows you to select from a complete range of humidity levels, not just low, medium and high as on preset push-button models. However, apart from the raindrop (moisture) symbols, there's no scale of humidity level settings on the rotary dial itself, so you will need a separate hygrometer to measure / monitor the actual humidity levels. From electricity meter readings, and for a 1-bedroom flat, I've estimated that using this dehumidifier on the Eco setting for 24 hours daily, will increase my electricity bill by about £10 to £15 per month (although this may be greater for larger houses, or if your pre-existing humidity or dampness levels are particularly high). The estimated cost takes into account the fact that it doesn't actually operate for 24 hours, because it cuts off automatically once the desired humidity level has been reached and only comes on again when the humidity level rises. The increase in electricity could be reduced by using the dehumidifier only during the day or night, or only when cooking or using a shower / bath. However, on health, hygiene and humidity grounds, it may be advisable to keep it running as long as it remains affordable. UPDATE 27 Feb 2016: After running this dehumidifier on automatic for the last few months, I've found that it doesn't need to switch itself on as often now since the humidity levels in the house have been progressively reduced to an optimum level. Therefore, the electricity costs will be less than I estimated originally (above). This EcoAir dehumidifier is proving to be more economical than my previous one (which was a different brand).

I’ve been using this dehumidifier for about 3 years now and it has worked very well! It has a knob which allows you to adjust how much water the dehumidifier removes from the air. Once the right level has been reached it turns off. Living in the UK this is great for when I hang clothes indoors to prevent the air become too humid which could promote growth of mould. I’d highly recommend this dehumidifier!

I am really impressed at how well this product removes water. I live in an old flat with single glazed sash windows which streamed with condensation every winter. I also started to see mould on some walls, along with a faint stale smell :-( After trying a compressor type hudidifier which was noisy, and didn't work if the temperature fell much below 20 deg C, I thought I'd try this model. After plugging in it just kept pulling litre upon litre from the air, after a day or so I started to see a big difference. Now condensation only appears on the windows on the coldest frosty mornings, and the mould on walls and the musty smell is gone! I find the turbo mode very useful for drying clothes indoors in winter too, within 5 or 6 hours the clothes are pretty much dry. One word of warning though, these do use a fair bit of power. Try to be a bit careful... I worked out if this thing is working non stop for 24 hours it will cost you about £1.40 or £2.50 a day depending whether its on the quiet or turbo setting (assuming 15p per kwh). While this might not sound much it does add up! Having said this if you try to keep the humidity around 50 or 60% it only switches on for a few hours a day & will cost you a lot less than this. Try to remember to keep the humidistat set to Lo as much as possible. Set to Hi (40-50 % humidity) only when you need too, eg drying laundry or if it's really cold outside causing damp or condensation. This way you will not be increasing your utility company's vast profits too much:-)

Leaks but not intrusive nice size

I have had two of these EcoAir dehumidifers for a few years now; though only used them on and off when needed. I dusted them off recently and started using them again as I now have hygrometers in every room in my house and my bedroom was at 72% regularly lately which is not good at all as when you check,, it says in the winter, rooms should be at 30% to 50% humidity. The air was also cold and damp overnight when sleeping and it wasn't comfortable and I did not want to sleep with a heater on, because of costs. I attached an energy plug timer to the EcoAir dehumidifer in my bedroom and it's amazing how fast it dehumidifies the room compared to a small dehumidifer that uses either 22watts or 30watts. This EcoAir uses an average of 347 watts on low usage on EcoMode and goes higher to 660 watts when it's on high Turbo mode (pic 3). Whether you use it on 1 drop (low) or 2 drops (medium), it still uses 347 watts; so you may as well use it on medium, if you think that placing it on 1 drop will use less electricity as it won't. The only time it will save electricity is when it's reached it's humidity level programmed in and then it will switch off and then switch on again when the humidity level rises. My bedroom now is much more pleasant to sleep in, it smells nicer, and is warmer as the EcoAir dehumidifer warms up the room by a couple of degrees. It can get a little too hot; but I also have separate fans on low as I like to sleep with the fans on, even in winter but on very low. I feel safer sleeping with this dehumidifer on than with a heater on for when the weather gets colder, knowing it will warm up the room; and I'm hoping that as the days go by, it will slowly reduce the humidity in the room and won't need to run as much overnight. I'm only using it overnight for when I'm sleeping. As you will see from the charts, from my energy smart plug, using it for 8 hours only cost me 31p. My electric is at 15p as I buy it on Eco7 overnight and have solar batteries. I would be nervous about running it longer regularly as the costs will mount up but would be fine to do so depending on the circumstances. Using this EcoAir dehumidifer is definitely cheaper than using a heater in the bedroom as it runs at 347 watts and the lowest heater is usually around 500watts and won't heat the whole room as fast as a dehumidifer does. And the bonus of a dehumidifer is that as well as warming the room, it reduces the humidity. I did buy another lower wattage dehumidifer at 250 watts but it's much heavier compared to this EcoAir dehumidifer and I prefer this EcoAir dehumidifer. I do have to change the water tank regularly but that's fine. It's very slimline and fits into the small bedroom very well. It needs to be kept away from the walls and needs to be a certain distance away from the wall and the filter also needs to be cleaned fortnightly. I highly recommend this. 🌟✨⭐🌟✨⭐