EcoAir DD1 Classic MK5 Blue | Electronic Control | 7 L/Day | Quiet 34dBA | Ioniser Anti Bacteria Silver Filter | Laundry Mode | Timer | Light 6Kg | Economy Mode | 2Y Warranty | Desiccant Dehumidifier
DD1 Classic Blue
Control humidity with energy efficiency E7 Technology
EcoAir DD1 CLASSIC MK5 Blue Desiccant Dehumidifier with Loniser and Silver Filter, 7L
Eco E7 Technology
Senses the ambient temperature and humidity level. Automatically toggles between the full power, economy power and standby modes. When in standby mode, the fan will continue to run at a low mode to sample the ambient air.
3D-Louvre
Use Wide channel to improve even distribution and Spot channel to pinpoint problem areas like a mold growth on the wall.
New Heating Element Design
The DD1 Classic MK5 heating element has been re-designed to maximize the impact of even distribution to complement the Auto Toggle feature, increasing its efficiency and life in the process.
Features
- ECO E7 Technology – Save Energy , Energy Saving Mode
- Built in Ioniser for air purification
- Silver Filter for kill bacteria
- 3D-Louvre
- Laundry Mode
- Timer – 2H/ 4H /8H
- Water Tank Full Alert & Safety Auto Shut-off Function
- Auto-Restart Function
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3D-LouvreChannels airflow over a Wide area or Spot to optimize efficiency when the need arises. Use Wide channel to improve even distribution and Spot channel to pinpoint problem areas like a mold growth on the wall. | Eco E7 Technolog for Energy SavingThe Eco E7 Technology has the power to do amazing things with your DD1 Classic MK5. It senses the ambient temperature and humidity level and automatically toggles between the full power, economy power and standby modes. This function will reduce your energy bill by as much as 40%. The Operating Temperature Range is 1~40 ºC. | Overdry ProtectionUsing any dehumidifier at High Modes or Laundry Mode over long periods can cause unnecessarily “over-dry” ambient air. The good news is that the DD1 Classic MK5 knows when to toggle the dehumidification process when the air gets too dry. |
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Control Panel and 3D LouvreClear and easy to use Digital Control Panel. Timer functionality, Laundry Mode and Auto-Restart designed to make dehumidifying easy. 3D-Louvre enables you to channels airflow over a Wide area or Spot to optimise efficiency when the need arises. | HandlePortability is an important consideration when purchasing a dehumidifier. You may want to move the dehumidifier from room to room. | Continuous DrainageWater Bucket is on the side of the unit making it more convenient to remove than if it was at the back of the unit & comes with its own carry handle to minimise spillage and better handling. Continuous drainage hose with max 7 litres/day extraction rate. Great for those do not want to manually empty the water tank. | Silver Filter & Built in IoniserBuilt in Ioniser for air purification & Silver Filter that kills bacteria on contact. Easy to clean silver filter. Simply remove from casing and hoover and wipe with a clean cloth. |
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| Technical Specification | DD1 Classic MK5 | |
| Power Supply | Ph-V-Hz | 1, 220-240V~ 50Hz |
| Power Consumption | W | 300 – 580 |
| Moisture Removal (20°C, RH60%) | L/Day | 7 |
| Noise Level | dB(A) | 34 |
| Water Tank Volume | L | 2 |
| Net Weight | Kg | 6 |
| Gross Weight | Kg | 7 |
| Net Dimension (W x H x D) | mm | 290 x 475 x 175 |
| Gross Dimension (W x H x D) | mm | 350 x 545 x 229 |
| Weight: | 6 kg |
| Dimensions: | 17.5 x 29 x 47.5 cm; 6 Kilograms |
| Brand: | EcoAir |
| Model: | DD1 CLASSIC MK5 |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Colour: | Blue |
So glad I splashed out in this
So glad I splashed out in this. Initially bought a cheaper one from aldi for our ensuite. It didn’t do much but this one is great, it dries the room quickly & has solved the damp patch that kept appearing in my bedroom in winter. Don’t need to use in summer as the window does the job but it’s essential in winter! Highly recommend it.
Fab humidifie
This dehumidifier is a workhorse, it reliably removes moisture from the air at any temperature, I have it in my workshop for keeping the humidity low through the winter. It collects around a couple of pints on average depending on the humidity, it’s not something you would want to have in if you were going to be trying to sleep in the same room as its a bit noisy but so much more efficient than the fridge element type dehumidifiers. Worth the money when I think of the value of the tools and building that it’s protecting from moisture
Good, compact and reasonably quie
We searched around for ages, reading loads of reviews and decided to just take the plunge with this one.
It is great, we live on a 1930s Dutch barge and condensation is a big issue for us. We had an old dehumidifier which was doing an ok job but it was big and noisy. This one is much smaller and quieter (not silent but for the amount of water it takes in, really very reasonable).
This has a laundry drying function which is its noisiest one but it really does the job. We use cloth nappies and this function has dramatically reduced the amount of time it takes to dry them.
Would definitely recommend
Our Third Purchase
This is our third dehumidifier of this type which says it all really. We live in a ground floor flat and it is necessary for us to dry our laundry indoors. This product not only helps us to dry the laundry much more quickly and reduce heating bills but also prevents mould growth. It performs these functions very quietly which is important for us as it is situated within our open plan lounge/kitchen. We have tried out compressor type dehumidifiers but have been obliged to send them back as they have been impractically noisy for a small flat. This model’s quiet efficiency definitely makes it worth the expenditure. My only criticism would be that our second model of this type started to leak towards the end of its life which meant messing around with pieces of cardboard and various other devices to catch the water until we could afford a new one which was a real pain. That said, all such devices fail eventually, especially when used 24/7.
Great purchase. Very useful and effective.
Am really pleased with this dehumidifier. Very effective, especially during the winter months. Has helped to almost eliminate black mold in bathroom especially around shower edges and under shower sealant. Much more effective at removing humidity than simply leaving a window open. Also great at speeding up laundry drying times. A full washload of towels on a clothes-horse will be dry in about 9 hours and about 1.5 litres of water captured in the reservoir. That’s water that is now not circulating around the flat, nor condensing on my windows, penetrating woodwork, plaster and furniture or being breathed in. A mixed wash-load will be dry in about 7-8 hours and still around a liter of water captured. I find my flat is warmer as the unit does pump out warm air but as a result I am using the central heating less. My only criticism is that the unit needs a cable-tidy or some kind of cable-wrap feature so the power lead can be stowed neatly and out of the way when the unit is not in use. The best I can do is wrap the cable around the handle but it is not ideal. Noise levels are okay: when on full power it is like a large free-standing fan on full power. It;s okay, but you wouldn’t want to have a conversation or watch the TV with the unit on full power. On the lower setting it is no nosier than a standard desk fan on slow speed and can be on in the same room with no intrusion on conversation or TV. All in all. I’m happy I bought it and it gets used every day.
Amazing for the price glowing review from me!
Where to begin! Wow, just wow. This little puppy is amazing. It has eco mode, medium and full power modes, dependant on how much water you want to pull out of the air over a set period of time. (I recommend buying a cheap digital humidity detector too from Amazon at a few quid or so).
So, our house is rented. Our house has a rubbish roof. Our house is damp. The humidity gets up to….Drum roll please!………72%. Wow. It SHOULD be between 45% and 55% (Maybe 60% at max, all % are for UK only)
This little bad boy gets it down from around 70% to around 45% in approx 2/3 hours on the high setting. However this is a bungalow so all rooms are on the same floor and the unit is positioned centrally in the bungalow to affect all rooms. I’d guess for a house you’d have to leave it downstairs for a few hours and then move it upstairs.
Now the noise of it, it’s quiet. Very quiet. It’s not silent but it’s quiet enough that on a night we can sit down to watch a film with it still on high and it not be a distraction.
The power consumption in about 500kw ph on high and 300kw ph on eco, so I think….think that is around 20/30p per day from around 8am to about 8pm. I may be wrong on that working out and it depends on your tariff from your supplier. I think it’s worth paying that for a dry house personally.
I recommend this unit fully, and no I’m not paid to give it a glowing review it’s just a great little dehumidifier.
I recommend this product.
Absolutely fantastic dehumidifier. Some great features on it such as ...
Absolutely fantastic dehumidifier. Some great features on it such as the 2/4/8hr timer and the various automatic options.
Definitely made a difference to the air quality in the home and although we never had big damp problems, the slight blackness around windows hasn’t come yet.
Only criticism is that it’s a shame the water tray isn’t more capacious as when using the drying clothes setting (in particular) it can fill up in less than a day. It is particularly good at drying clothes (and not to a crinkled crisp like our old Delonghi!)
Waiting for the price to drop a bit and will be buying another.
Great produc
A surprisingly awesome product.
At first it had a peculiar smell because of the desiccant, but that gradually faded away in a month or two. Or maybe our noses got accustomed to it. Doesn’t matter, the smell is gone, so it’s not as big of an issue as other reviews say it is.
It has multiple functions which are awesome. The dryer function for clothes is fantastic. We use it, when a big pile of dirty clothes needs to be done, but we have a limited space for drying.
For regular dehumidifying job, it has two stages as well. The lower stage does the job and the noise is in the tolerable zone. Of course this is my personal opinion and my view is to rather have a bit noise in the house then black mold.
Most of the negative reviews mention the product breaking early on and such. For me it still working after almost half a year and it basically working all day. I only turn it off when I go to bed.
I would strongly recommend this product, if you have the money to spare and in need of a good dehumidifier.
Worth all the research
After discovering that I had a damp problem in my house, I read long and hard about the various solutions. Came down to the decision to get a dehumidifier and then spent hours reading about every possible dehumidifier under 250. I read that this one was the highest rated on various websites that seemed to know what they were talking about and unlike other companies the reviews online didn’t all seem to be by people who had them sent to them as gifts by the manufacturers in exchange for a “fair and honest review”!
Things I liked about this in the description were that it was lightweight so could be moved around easily ( as I wasn’t about to get a few of them), quiet, looked okay, had a dryer function and had an ionizer function. Things I didn’t like were that it was apparently not as great as a compressor and I was tempted by the higher model for the better filter and aromatherapy oil dispenser. However, I read that the filters were expensive and people tended not to use the oil dispenser so I chose this. The “small” water compartment didn’t concern me overly, but I noted it.
So I set it up (just got it out of the box, took the tape off the water compartment) and turned it on. Instruction manual was minuscule. There were no unpleasant burning smells and have never been. It gives a nice “fresh” ozone smell as you would hope. I put it on “auto” with the humidifier next to it and it went into high power mode (sounds like a hairdryer… you wont sleep through it… unless hairdryers put you to sleep) and quite quickly started lowering the humidity of the room from the high 60’s down to under 50 at which point it turned to “quiet” mode which is like a fan. I am a light sleeper and don’t think I could sleep with it in the bedroom. My wife has made it very clear that she can’t (and she isn’t a light sleeper) so its no good for the bedroom. Besides, the blue light is a bit bright for that to be honest.
I tried using it in the hallway, but even there it is disturbing and because it needs to be out from the wall by 20 cm (as it sucks air in the back) it would get in the way. So I use it before sleeping to reduce the humidity in the upstairs before bed or to deal with a specific room. I’ve also used it to dry out wardrobes and trouble rooms (bathroom and toilet) and its doing a great job with them. Humidity throughout the house is much reduced and I no longer get condensation in the morning and overnight I’m getting up to 60% humidity in the bedroom which although higher than I would like is a lot better than over 70 which it was before.
I’ve also used it for drying clothing and its been brilliant for this. Yesterday I had to unexpectedly wash and dry a double bed including the duvet on a very rainy day with no tumble dryer. I thought I had no hope, however this little thing was brilliant. It had dried the duvet in well under an hour (sucking 2 litres of water out of it in the process as I had to empty it at the end). Its really, surpassed my expectations in this regard. No idea why it has a “lower” dryer setting as I can’t think why you would want to take longer drying clothes, but I might be missing something. Not really using any of the “louvre” functions aside from “all around” either.
As for the small water tank, its never been an issue. I empty it about daily, but could get away with every 2/3 days usually, but I love opening it and being amazed by how much its sucked out of the air. On auto its very responsive. I just open the bathroom door and it goes into overdrive as it detects the moisture.
As said, its too noisy and bright for us to use it in a bedroom overnight, but it can draw the excess moisture out of the upstairs air (3 bedroom) before we all settle down. It also speeds up drying inside (1/2 a day max) and doesn’t leave a load of damp in the house afterwards. My asthma has much improved and I’m no longer coughing. I’m stupidly pleased with this, which is good as it was a lot of money. Sucks up way, way, way more water (about a litre per 6 hours on auto) than those useless disposable things (which I have a few of) and is very effective at keeping the air at the optimal humidity.
Bought this mainly based on the other reviews. Glad I did. A superb piece of kit Installed it on the landing of our 4 bed house on the Sunday and on Tuesday morning had to empty the tank. This was running on automatic from around 8am till 9pm. Now, another week on and humidity is down to 48% and stable. The instruction book has a very handy section which explains about why we need to have a certain amount of humidity in the air. As with comments from other reviewers, it works best if you leave your internal doors open; moisture will migrate naturally from any room towards the machine. I am so impressed with this device I bought another for our caravan, which after being closed for the winter had mould growing in places when we went to open up. I left this one on the kitchen worktop on automatic constantly while we weren’t there draining through the supplied pipe into the sink. When we went the following week to check on it, the difference in the air was amazing. The mould had all but disappeared, and the air felt, well, dry! Very impressed with this machine, highly recommended.
Bought this mainly based on the other reviews. Glad I did. A superb piece of kit Installed it on the landing of our 4 bed house on the Sunday and on Tuesday morning had to empty the tank. This was running on automatic from around 8am till 9pm. Now, another week on and humidity is down to 48% and stable. The instruction book has a very handy section which explains about why we need to have a certain amount of humidity in the air. As with comments from other reviewers, it works best if you leave your internal doors open; moisture will migrate naturally from any room towards the machine. I am so impressed with this device I bought another for our caravan, which after being closed for the winter had mould growing in places when we went to open up. I left this one on the kitchen worktop on automatic constantly while we weren’t there draining through the supplied pipe into the sink. When we went the following week to check on it, the difference in the air was amazing. The mould had all but disappeared, and the air felt, well, dry! Very impressed with this machine, highly recommended.
Good quality and excellent water extraction.
Purchase made to replace another manufaturers dehumidifier that stoppped working. So far this unit is performing better than my old one ever did, is is quiter, and does not have an unpleasant smell. On the first use there was a slight smell, but the next day after 16 hours use the smell was gone. All function are simple to operate and the auto humidity function works well. Use to dry out a car that had windows left open in an over night rain storm. The fist day two litres were removed the second about a litre, the next day just a small amount probaly just atmospheric moisture. The car feels dry. Used to dry washing in a drying room, which it does very well. The water tank cover is a little fiddly to get back on, but that is my only very slightly negative comment. The unit is well made solidly built simple to use.
Really pleased with it and took advice on the type of model to buy from helpful reviews here as this type works in all temperatures and this is for an empty property that is not always heated.
Moisture issues commenced as a tenant had not adequately heated the property for some time. Levels of water extracted were astonishing. I was hoping it would shrink back swollen doors. Whilst I did notice some difference this was much slower than I would like so I got them planed instead. I only have it on when I am at the property as I do not want to leave it running when I am not there. If I lived there I would leave it on 24/7 and think the doors would have shrunk back eventually. It did very quickly extract moisture from walls. I will use it in my own home for conservatory or smokers in future. Wish I had bought years ago. Also have seen a review saying it is fiddly to empty I found no such problem. The collection box is easy to to remove and replace as it simply slides out like a drawer and has a cover and a handle to carry it. Just let all water complete dripping through for a few minutes after turning off to minimise drips when removing especially on carpeted areas.
This has been amazing .Not only does it take humongous amounts of water out of a damp 3 floor Victorian House , it’s warms and dries clothes very quickly .Other handy thing is that this model has an ioniser which is fantastic if you have allergy prone people or kids with winter Bourne manky diseases and virus’s it helps to clean the air .I’ve noticed a lot of difference with this and highly recommend it .
... looking into these a few people said they would recommend this Dehumidifie
Bought this as having a condensation issue in my bathroom and when looking into these a few people said they would recommend this Dehumidifier, I have now used it for sometime and it has cured my issue. I put it on just before I go for a shower and switch it off after its been running for 10mins or so after I have finished my shower and I no longer have the mildew issue on the bathroom, I also have not noticed a huge increase on my electricity bills but this could be due to the fact I don’t leave it on.At the same time of buying this I also bought LCD Digital Temperature Humidity Meter and this helps to gauge the Humidity in the bathroom and allows me to know when it has come down enough to be able to switch this off. It also has a great capacity to store the water it has collected which mean you don’t have to keep emptying it every 5 mins, Great purchase and it has saved me form having to get a builter in to try and install and extractor that would possibly not have worked anyway.
The EcoAir DD122 came highly recommended not only through Amazon reviews but also from forums with people raving about how it consistently pulls large volumes of moisture out of the air. The price made me hesitate a little but I took the plunge and am so glad I did. My home was around 70% humidity in most rooms as a result of cooking, showering and drying clothes indoors on a heated rack. I ran this on eco mode for about 8 hours while I was at work and when I came back the humidity had dropped to 50%. I have also found that running it near my clothes rack really helps to not only prevent humidity from reaching all extremities of my home but also helps to significantly reduce their drying time.
I would highly recommends this product. It is compact, effective and on eco mode only draws ~300W!
We have just fitted new double glazing throughout our 3 bedroom house and to keep windows and door condensation free, we needed a good but less noisy dehumidifier. This products reviews were very good, so I ordered it, and received it promptly in the 3 days as guaranteed by the seller.
We switched it on and kept it running overnight. The next morning there was hardly any condensation on any of the doors or windows, since temperatures overight went down to -2. I know we shouldn’t get any condensation with brand new double glazing, but you can’t block our all water vapour completely.
I thoroughly recommend this dehumidifier to anyone considering buying one especially for its compact size and hardly noticeable sound. I love my EcoAir dehumidifier. To top it, it also has a clothes drying function and an Ioniser for cleaner air. Awesome.
This has to be my best purchase ever!
I live in a 2 bed flat; this sits in the hallway and I have it on at night. More often than not, the tank is full in the morning.
My partner suffers from COPD and we have found that his breathing has improved by having this on at night.
I have also used the unit in my son’s room which always seems cold; the tank fills up after just a few hours, so its obvious that the cold is down to the damp in his room.
I love the laundry setting which is great in the cold weather; we don’t have to use the dryer or have the heating on and clothes can be washed and dried on the same day.
The unit is quite apart from when the fan is on, however, it’s not that loud and soon shuts off.
The unit has 3 timer settings which is good if you want to leave it on whilst you go out during the day; it also has an ironiser to clean the air.
A brilliant unit which is highly recommended.
I bought this to deal with a damp problem in a couple of bedrooms and the annual issue of drying clothes in a rainy UK winter. It has been effective in tackling both although it obviously can’t fix the causes of damp in a home.
I chose a desiccant dehumidifier as the room we use for drying washing is often fairly chilly and a fridge compressor based unit would struggle in those conditions. Handily, desiccant units are also a bit lighter, smaller and quieter than fridge compressor dehumidifiers so there are advantages there for moving it about and using it in bedrooms. I’ve been regularly moving this unit up and down stairs and it’s no hassle at all.
I’ve been using it mostly on low or the “eco” mode that switches between high and low depending on the humidity. On low and at around 60% humidity at 15C or so it fills the 2L tank in about 12 hours, which seems pretty good to me and in line with the claimed performance on high. In terms of efficiency I’d also note that it does provide a bit of heating. Not enough on low to fend off a very cold day but enough to raise a bedroom a few degrees over a couple of hours.
The noise aspect is always going to be subjective. The noise on low is nearly all from the fan drawing air and is about the same as a desk fan or a large computer fan. Apart from that there is very little rattling or squeaking, just the occasional drip of water into the tank (and the fact that you can hear that occasional drip should give an idea of how low the fan noise is). For me the fan noise is very easy to sleep with but could be distracting if you’re trying to listen to a quiet radio or similar.
If I could pinpoint an area for improvement it would be the timer options and more flexibility in humidity triggers. For example it would be nice for me to be able to set it to fire up in the middle of the night, turn off at 8am, and to move the high/low eco trigger point up to 70% humidity. However, these sorts of options aren’t found in other models either so I’m not going to subtract stars for it.
... unit for over a month and the dehumidifier works great. It brought down the humidity in a 20m2 ...
I have had this unit for over a month and the dehumidifier works great. It brought down the humidity in a 20m2 room from over 75% to around 50% in low mode. It’s quite (in low mode) about the same as a small fan on low. It took about 4 – 5 liters of water out of the air the first week or so, now it takes about half that amount. I leave it on all the time, and hook up the continous drain when I am away.
On the con side: It doesn’t really have proper timer, so you can’t set it to run at specified intervals automatically i.e. every 12 hours, or 3 hours. Nor is there a humidity control, so you cannot set the unit to turn off after the humidity hits a certain level e.g. 50%. Lastly the contious drain valve could be better designed ensure the hose is attached correctly. The current drain is recessed into the back and it takes some fiddling to asure the hose is attached correctly.
Overall I am really pleased with this unit. It’s compact and does its job quietly and efficiently. The ionizer is also a plus.
My best purchase :-)
I’ve had this for a while now and I’m really impressed with it. It’s quiet. It’s drawing a lot of moister out of the air. Now the weather has turned colder I’ve had no condensation on my windows when I use it. It lives in my bedroom and I’ve had no trouble falling asleep with running it next to me. Not having a garden or a tumble drier I use it to dry my clothes. On the laundry mode in a room with the door closed it has dries out my clothes in a few hours. I normally just leave it running on it’s minimum setting when I am at home. (I put a electronic meter on it and it work’s out it costs me about 16.5p an hour to run on minimum setting). As heat is it’s only by product (apart from the water it collects) it also warms up my bedroom and the surrounding area quite nicely. I haven’t felt the need to switch my heating on yet (but the weather has been quite mild). I’ve read reports which say these things have been great, then just stopped working. In my mind this little unit has already paid for itself. I think I’ve got the later one with the modified heating coil. Anyway if mine stopped working I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another.
I cannot recommend this dehumidifier enough.
To give context, I’ll talk about my first dehumidifier, the EcoAir DC202, which is fantastic, but after two years of use and two regular replacements of the filter later (@ around 25 a pop with p&p) I decided that I didn’t really need the ioniser / deodoriser features. It’s a heavy beast too, albeit with a great 4lt water bucket, but I found it bulky moving between shower room and sun lounge in the winter months, albeit on a flat-floored bungalow. It also doesn’t cope well with low temperatures, entering “defrost” mode far too often, and has to warm itself up on the coldest of nights, even mid-way through dehumidifying.
The EcoAir DC202 can be set to turn OFF after 2, 4, 8 or 12 hours, or remain on permanently, and you can set it to turn off when the humidity reaches between 40-50%, 50-60% or 60-70%, but it won’t turn itself ON automatically, and I’d rather the thing do its job automatically when needed.
So, the above are the reasons I was looking for a new dehumidifier, which turned out to be the EcoAir DD122.
Pros
o It turns itself on / off based on your chosen target relative humidity level. The rotary dial approach allows precise tweaking.
o It is easy to carry around (*).
o It is ‘slightly’ less noisy than the EcoAir DC202. I can sleep with it on, but the DD122 may still be too loud for some.
o Works when the ambient temperature is 1c or higher.
Cons
o The water bucket (2ltr) could be larger, but I guess that would make the whole unit bulkier.
o Sometimes there is a slight “smell”, a common side effect of desiccant humidifiers. It doesn’t overly bother me, but I can’t say that I like it.
(*) I ended up buying a second DD122, so I don’t move these about now. One is in the shower room (pulls just shy of 2ltrs a day) and another in sun lounge (pulls 2ltrs every 3-4 days), both turn themselves on and off as required.
I cannot recommend this dehumidifier enough.
After a few days I'm very pleased with the purchase
This review is after a few days. I was in the market for a Dehumidifer and after looking at various reviews and product specifications I decided it was probably worth the risk to spend a bit extra and get the MK5 model, mostly because it seemed to include everything I wanted. The ioniser, digital display, continuous hose and timer options. After a few days I’m very pleased with the purchase. It just a few hours it transformed my cold 70%rh damp musky smelling office into a 47%rh pleasant healthy environment. The difference is amazing, the room feels pleasant, the natural temperature has increased and the air smells great. As for sound, on the economical setting it runs fairly quietly. I used the higher setting to start off and it was fine.
Can't believe how much water this extracts!
Having suffered with damp in a badly insulated extension in our house I tried a couple of things to try and relieve it, including using a Unibond Aero 360 dehumidifier, which did remove some water, but not a huge amount over the space of 2 months.
I decided to purchase this when the price dropped as part of one of Amazon’s special deals and I’m glad I did. I can’t believe the amount of water this has pulled out over the space of a day, over a tank full, and still going. I know this device isn’t the cheapest to run compared to the compressor types, but the room it is used in struggles to get over 15 degrees in the winter months because of the poor insulation so I felt this would be more efficient at removing the excess moisture and hopefully rid us of the mould problems we have in this room.
After just a couple of days use I am more than happy with this dehumidifier and can already feel the difference in the air quality in the room due to the reduced moisture. I would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone with damp, musty rooms. Don’t be put off by the cost, it really is worth it.
Great Product.
This is a fantastic product. First 1 hour of usage in economy mode it got about 130 ml of water in my house (A 3 bed semi). Emptied the container and put it on turbo mode for 1 hour 35 minutes and it got about 650 ml of water. Second night on same turbo mode for 50 minutes it got about 300 ml. It’s definitely doing a great job so far as I also get condensation on the windows when the weather is cold. So far has not seen any though the weather is not too cold for these two days. Maybe still too early for praise?.
Time will tell as I will update it if anything changes.
But I’m so far happy with the item
Great machine, first one had a fault and was exchanged, but it works really well.
I think it’s a fantastic piece of equipment and only loses a star (at this time) as I’ve had to ask for a replacement. Puddle of water underneath the unit which has marked my flooring. Leak not coming from the Water Collector as tested this separately, but might have been some mis-alignment with where the water drips down into the collector. Sat completely level so not tipping or leaning in any way.
Arranged exchange via Amazon with ease, can drop off at Collect+ and looking forward to getting the new unit as has been fantastic at sucking the excess moisture out of my house. If the new unit doesn’t leak, it will earn that final star.
Edit:- 11/12/2105 – 5th star awarded as 1st unit must indeed just have had a fault. No leakage from replacement and continues to do a great job of maintaining the humidity in the house. Definitely less of a wet feeling around the house due to drying clothes, baths, etc. Some would say just open windows, but then the house is freezing and you are then creating cold surfaces throughout the house. Heating is on less as a result of this unit.
We have a three bed detached house built in1935. During the autumn/winter we find that some cupboard doors start to stick and we have had mould spots on some of the wooden furniture. After buying this a month ago the cupboard doors are no longer sticking and the mould spots that were cleaned off have not come back. It was on a lot to start with, 20-24hrs a day on high or low, and we emptied over 60litres of water out in the first two weeks. (We had it on high if we weren’t around or it was in a different part of the house and low overnight downstairs.) Since then it has been on when we feel we have needed it. We have not had the RH down below 50% anywhere and it seems to settle between 55-65%, so we would probably either need a bigger dehumidifier for the house or need to leave it on high for longer. We’ll see how this goes over the winter but may invest in a PIV system for the future.
I would like to leave a proper review as really like this ...
I would like to leave a proper review as really like this product when it actually works but can’t!. Recently bought this as have a condensation problem in our 2 bedroom house. It works very well. However after a week it stopped working – it wasn’t collecting water, it started to produce only cold air. We returned it without any hassle (thank you amazon) and got a replacement delivered next day. As soon as we took the new one out of the box and plugged it in we knew it was faulty again! It was rattling so bad my 3 year old run upstairs scared. It’s almost like someone dropped it in transit. We tried to re-position the tray, put it on number of different surfaces but something is clearly not working properly inside. Has anyone had this? I’ve just ordered another replacement and return again hoping for third time lucky, because when this dehumidifier actually works its amazing.
Absolutely amazing product. Made such a difference in our damp flat. Best investment ever. Washing dries overnight!! No more smelling clothes after a week of drying. The air is also pleasantly clean and fresh, my annoying cough has gone and the whole place is so much warmer so no need to put heating on as much as we used to. Yes, it consumes some electricity but we save a lot on heating…no brainer.
Delivery was somehow not as straightforward even with Amazon prime but eventually it arrived just a day later.
I highly recommend this product. Would not live without it!!!
What to choose
In our bedroom its 85% humidity , so we had to look around for a Dehumidifier So many to choose from all different bands names a nightmare what to choose, many of the dehumidifier have up to 10,15,20 litres of water an hour but what they don’t explain is they start at 30c /80RH for that mount of water from the air, But here in the UK we don’t have our heating system on 30c well I don’t anyway, and our weather is not at 30c many are tested in the far east temperatures, so in the end we choose the model EcoAir DD122 MK5 Desiccant Classic Dehumidifier with Ioniser and Silver Nano Filter, looks nice and works well,.
I didn’t write a big review because we only got it for one day
Thanks to Amazon Prime for a quick delivery
We bought this having had problems with mould for years on the bedroom windows and particularly in our bathroom and we wanted to find a solution to the problem but can’t quite stretch to getting radiators fitted upstairs at the moment. We have been using it for a few weeks now, we have it on the landing and the bathroom and bedroom doors are left ajar all night. The bathroom window has always run with condensation every morning as it has two outside walls and the only, very small upstairs radiator, since having the dehumidifier on (8hrs overnight on the timer, economy setting) the window is dry and there is no condensation on the bedroom windows either. I have taken to standing the washing in the spare room overnight and it cuts drying time down meaning less time drying round the radiators. It is relatively quiet and didn’t take long to sleep without noticing the noise, there is no smell from it since the initial ‘new’ smell on the first couple of nights and it also has the bonus effect of heating the upstairs with warm air too. Highly recommend and hope it lasts for years!
Very pleased.
Rooms now don’t have a slightly musty smell they used to.
I use in bedroom most mornings for about an hour on medium setting and it collects 1/2 to 1 pint.
First time I used in my flat it took over 2 pints during about 8 hours on medium setting.
It is quiet,like a fan heater.
it blows back warmed dry air.
It looks good and is compact.
It would get 5 stars if it had a timer(not a big problem).
And when I carry it with the handle,it doesn’t appear to hang flat,
rather slightly angled,so I support it by placing my thumb on top to steady it(not a big problem).
You can hear drips entering collection box sometimes which is nice to hear it doing its job.
Not had electricity bill yet but am expecting an extra 10 a month,2.50 a week.
If so,well worth it for a noticeably better living environment.
Did my homework on dehumidifiers and why we might need one – apparently there is no point in opening windows to air a house if it is damp outside. Simple, but I never thought of it. Unless it is high summer or a lovely spring day, by and large here in Lancashire – and most of Britain – it is damp. And central heating does not dry it out.
I cannot believe the amount of water that must have been hanging around in the air – this thing rocks. Three hours of running it and the tank is three quarters full – litres of the stuff in a couple of days per week. We do not get any mold behind cupboards or drawers now, the house is warmer and I can now tell when the air feels clammy because this dehumidifier has enabled me to tell the difference between that and comfortably dry. And is has an inbuilt ioniser as well as different settings according to your needs. An investment.
And boy was it a good choice. It has been working beady 24/7 in ...
After being woken up by sneezing fits day after day after day, as soon as the cold weather came to Scotland I’ve decided it’s time to buy a dehumidifier. I spent days doing research and changing my mind many times as to which machine to buy, I settled on this one. And boy was it a good choice. It has been working beady 24/7 in an unequal battle against daily cooking, washing, and nearly 100% humid Scottish air. And it’s doing a marvellous job. My sneezing disappeared completely, so much that I’ve stopped taking nasal steroids. And still no sneezing.
It is set to auto during day, and well – we’ve seen it step down to lower setting only once. That’s how much humidity we have in our apartment. The difference is enormous though. When I come in from cold weather outside my glasses no longer fog up. The air is much more breathable. The water no longer condenses on the windows.
We also use it to speed up clothes drying, and to catch up moisture before it spreads around flat. It’s not speeding it up enormously, but the clothes smell much better, and the fragrance gets carried arrow do. In the clothes drying mode it fills the 2L tank insanely quickly – one set of clothes usually means two full tanks. And before all those 4 litres of water would end up in the air.
Highly recommended product. Well worth its steep price.
It's amazing how much water it collects
I bought this product because we have damp circles on the chimney breast in our bedroom and my partner who is asthmatic started to develop a nasty, chesty cough. We put it on for about 2-3 hours a day on the high setting. It’s amazing how much water it collects! I hope this means it’s working, though it’s too early for us to tell if it’s helping my partner’s asthma. I also put it on in the living room on the laundry setting, when I’m trying to dry the washing (we don’t have a tumble dryer). I think it helps to prevent condensation forming on the window from the drying washing, and also dries the laundry faster. The product is a light, neat machine which isn’t too much of an eyesore and which we should be able to hide away in a corner in the summer when we won’t need it so much!
Does the job.
I use it in the loft & have it plumbed out of the wall via a hosepipe so I don’t have to worry about emptying it.
I have had several dehumidifiers and for the money I think it is one of the best. It is efficient, stylish, not too big, quiet & easy to use.
The only reason I did not give 5 stars is because it cannot be used on a timer. It means I have to go up into the loft, up steep stairs daily, in order to turn it on. I think leaving it always on constant might be too expensive to run. I admit I don’t really think too much about running costs as I would rather things stored in the loft did not get mildew. I chose this model as it is able to run at very low temperatures, which occur in the loft in winter.
I will probably turn it off if the temp. got to freezing, as a precaution. I have had this model for several months now.
Excellent product! Works well even in our large victorian ...
Excellent product! Works well even in our large victorian house and not too costly to run.
The timer function could do with some extra settings (2/4/8 hrs are all you get) and it would be really nice to be able to fully automate on/off (you cannot use an external switch to turn off as the system needs to run down to prevent excessive wear.
UPDATE: Even after many months of use, this product is still excellent. It is well worth getting something to measure humidity though as it isn’t always obvious how damp it is. At the end of the summer and into the autumn, we tend to have ours on 24hrs a day and it doesn’t skip a beat. You should be aiming to keep humidity to between 40% and 60%.
Super little machine and perfect for the job
This is a brilliant product and I cannot reccomend it highly enough.
It is small, easy to move from place to place with the carry handle on top and is not too noisy when in operation – it sounds like a powerful fan.
There are multiple settings on the unit, all of which set the dehumidifier going until the air reaches the desired level of dryness (which you choose) then the unit just turns off. The unit also turns off when the water chamber is full.
The instructions are clear, and tell you how to choose the correct setting for the drying you need, ranging from taking a damp edge off a room to drying heaps of washing! It puts you in control, and just sits there and does its job.
Many people have commented on how expensive it is to run – it is not more or less expensive than any other dehumidifier. it is a powerful little machine, and I expected it to guzzle electricity in the same way as a spot heater or a tumble dryer. If you allow for this or just use it sparingly it works perfectly and is not that scary on your electric bill.
I have had it running in a large room that gets a little damp in spring and autumn, and also in a small area of the house that gets damp very fast. I have used it to dry out surfing wetsuits (just hang up the suit in the smallest room you have, switch on and it just sucks the moisture out of things.
A tip – the larger the room, the longer it will take to dry, so if you are spot drying an object (like a wetsuit) then put the unit in the smallest area you can.
best dehumidifier I have ever had!
I never thought that this would become my favorite gadget in the house! We bought this dehumidifier for our 2 bedroom basement flat as we don’t have many air vents or windows and air circulation is not great. This meant that we were seeing black mould appear around the air vents and getting condensation on windows and walls almost daily. Well since we got this dehumidifier all of those problems have disappeared! I normally run it for the 2 hour setting on laundry mode every couple of days and you wouldn’t believe the amount of water it extracts. (Literally litres!) I also bought a couple of those little electronic humidity meters and the humidity in the flat drops from over 75 to under 50 in only 2 hours! We even started using it for laundry – it can dry 2 large loads of laundry in a room with the door closed in less than 4 hours, amazing! (And really handy if you don’t want laundry handing around for days) My only drawback is that it uses quite a bit of electricity, but if you’re smart with how often you use it the increase is negligible. (Plus you get the added bonus of extra heating in winter) I would highly recommend this product and have several colleagues at work who have bought one and love it!
When we wanted to buy a dehumidifier I trawled the internet review sites ad nausium to see which best suited our needs and when I decided to buy this little beauty I was not to be disappointed. Very versitile in its operation allowing different settings for airflow, a timer for allowing you to set and forget and settings for very humid conditions. Its been appalling weather recently and our utility room has been rammed with washing recently but after putting the EcoAir in there with the washing it has kept the moisture right down and made the drying time mush speedier. Handy cut-off switch when the container gets full and light enough to move easily around the house if you need to. It can sit at the foot of the stairs and is powerfull to manage both upstairs and downstairs for us.
The machine was smaller than I thought it would be so was a bit worried but when I started to use it I was amazed. The thing just sucks water out of our house. We were having issues with damp and black mould after a bit of a flood from a bay window and at another corner with a leaking gutter, the mould growth has halted. Having 3 young children pretty much ever night is bath night and the fan in the bathroom can’t seem to cope and again mould was forming, but not anymore. I did a lot of looking about and reading reviews until I finally said sod it and just bought this one and so glad I did. It is not the cheapest but you get what you pay for. It has been running pretty much none stop for the last few weeks without an issue. I was really starting to worry about the damp and mould in the house, with black mould spores said to be cacogenic but this compact little unit has saved the day. Only down side is that on warm days, the warm air from the unit can make the house a tad hot.
Effective and efficient removal of condensation in a rental property. Better than previous compressor.
Bought this for saturated windows in a rental property and it’s made a big difference to how we keeping condensation at bay over the winter months.
The property is small (a late 80’s build one bedroom cluster home) but running the dehumidifier at night for 2 or sometimes 4 hours as required has made a big difference to keeping otherwise condensation saturated double glazed windows and resulting mold growth at day over the winter period. Allergies have reduced and the overuse of an expensive to run and dated central heating system has been minimised. Have only ever run the dehumidifier in eco mode and that’s perfectly effective and the hit on the electricity bill with night rate usage has been minimal.
Criticisms are confined to the fixed period timed shutdown feature where 2,4 and 8 hours are all you get. Some greater customisation would have been welcome. Item is reasonably quiet though once in a while goes through periods of greater rattling that are hard to pinpoint the reason for but that’s a minor quibble.
In summary the EcoAir achieves the desired result in a quicker and more efficient rate than our previous experiences with a compressor type dehumidifier and is smaller, lighter, quieter and more portable to boot.
I used this for a few weeks because our windows would be streaming with water in a morning. I know all about condensation and its pitfalls etc. I could not sleep with it its too noisy. I also bought a humidity monitor to monitor the results. Yes the machine will get the moisture down but it will rise again very quickly if you don’t kep using it. The walls around the window would start getting mould on them which needed frequent cleaning. In the end I was concerned about the electricity it was using so, stopped using it and sold it. Obviously the mould came back and several months later I can report that I have no mould on my walls. This is how I did it. I bough a Karcher Window Vac and each morning suck the water off the window. Hey presto not seen any mould for months. I know all about the other benefits of a dehumidifier but they didnt justify the cost to me, but that’s a personal thing I suppose. So if your problem is just mould around the windows save your money and buy a window vac.
Excellent - Goodbye Mildew, no coughs or colds all winter & perfect for clothes drying!
I bought this in November 2014, and at time of writing it is now Mid March 2015. I am happy to say that over the winter I have been highly satisfied with this product – as my title says, I have not had one cough or cold, as I think this can be exacerbated by damp. I love the ioniser as it makes the air smell good. The original reason for purchase was because mildew was appearing on my sea-grass flooring. As it was a natural product floor, I was rather concerned that I would have to replace the entire carpet. Living in an old building & on the coast, I was concerned too about the potential winter health hasard of having mildew inside my flat! The problem has completely cleared! I also use the dehumidifier when I wish to have laundry dried quicker than usual. On the higher settings it provides heat, although when in the same room it can become quite stifling! I left it often on the lowest setting overnight, and after a little bit of getting used to, it was perfectly possible to sleep with it on. The blue light also took a little bit of getting used to.
Great dehumidifier for garage workshop
3 months after my 6 month review it died… for no apparent reason the unit just stopped working, the filters had been cleaned regularly so no idea as to the cause. Returned to Amazon for full refund.
I’ve been running this in my integral single garage for ~6 months now, through the wettest period of the year – it’s kept the garage at a steady 50% RH, keeping my tools rust free. The ability to function at low temperature combined with the small amount of background heat produced makes this perfect for garage, caravan and boat use. I hope it continues to work reliably, time will be the judge – if it fails I’ll be back to update my comments!
The quality of materials and the build quality of this dehumidifier are top notch
absolutely brilliant dehumidifier works perfectly and does as you would expect, it has helped alleviate a recurring problem of damp and mould spreading from the top, bottoms and corners in our household.
It is astonishing just how much moisture this machine collects from the air, its no surprise that britains houses suffer with mould problems when you see just how much this little machine can collect.
Aside from its obvious uses its also very good at drying washing as well so its handy to have one around for when winters here.
It can get noisy on the higher settings but for just general use the much quieter low setting is sufficient so sound shouldn’t be an issue its no different to having a normal fan running.
The quality of materials and the build quality of this dehumidifier are top notch, it is a very well made machine that i will hopefully get years of use out of
Absolutely brilliant! Cannot fault it and in the last week it as sucked out of the atmosphere and walls on average around 3 litres a day, machine on 12 hours a day various positions around our home on the recommended settings. Purchased to get rid of/prevent the mould that started to appear due to having modern homes just about air tight and insulated to the max. I imagine that in a few more weeks we wont need to use it as much but its certainly a revelation as to how much moisture is contained in our home. The air actually seems cleaner to breath as well. Wish we had purchased one of these years ago. The instructions are concise and easy to understand and as for people complaining that the machine is noisy it clearly states you can put it well out of earshot and it will work as long as you don’t mind leaving doors open. Far less noisy than the extractor fan in our shower for example. I am a light sleeper at the best of times but have not been troubled by it working in the hallway not that far from our bedroom (bungalow) at night. If we notice that the dreaded mould doesn’t return because of this item I will certainly repost and let people know. As far as we are concerned it as been a positive purchase .
Simply the best technology for a dehumidifier at the current time.
Had this unit running for a few months now Always had compressor dehumidifiers before so this was a new venture for me. I went for this as the desiccant type are often used in factory type environments because they are so good however because there are a number of stages within the units they were always large however development is now compact for the domestic market so when I saw it I felt I should try it.
The installation is in a bedroom and I must say I was told the unit was a lot quieter than the old type compressors and this has proved so true and the water removal is far better than a compressor unit at all temperature levels with a bonus of a slightly warmed air outlet as well.
I managed to get a two year guarantee on the unit and its longevity is the only issue but as the unit is so efficient I am glad I made the choice.
I hope you find the review of help and this is the best by far of any domestic dehumidifiers I have had. I can assure you that over 30+ years we have had a number of the compressor types of all makes and sizes and I have always run a couple of them them in our home – always a separate dehumidifier built into the bathroom furniture units so the bathroom does not make the rest of the house damp – we get no mold at all…
Currently we have a small compressor type in the bathroom and the desiccant unit is in the bedroom so I can give you a fair review. I hope this helps you in your choice. Regards Peter Bruce
Bought this along with the humidity meter. The humidity is my lounge initially was around 80%!! Since using the dehumidifier the relative humidity is usually between 50%-60%. The air feels so much fresher as well by using the ioniser setting. My flat is so much warmer as well and I am finding that I don’t need to turn on the heating as much. The clothes drying setting is amazing, dries my clothes within around 4 hours! I can’t believe how much water this dehumidifier has already extracted since I bought it. It’s so quiet as well. Also, before I bought this I was having to clean around my windows weekly because of mould. I haven’t had to clean them again for nearly a month and no mould! Very impressed!!
Small, light, durable and very effective
I live in an old house with some single-glazed windows and solid walls so I get a lot of condensation problems. This winter I decided to buy a dehumidifier before trying to modify the house.
I weighed up the two different types of dehumidifier: condenser and desiccant. Condensers are the original type, and work like a fridge turned inside-out. The benefits are proven technology and long operating life. However, they are heavy and noisy. I expected to be carrying this thing around the house frequently and using it while working at home, so these drawbacks were significant.
Desiccants like the EcoAir are a newer type and are supposed to be quieter and lighter, so I went for this option. I was pleasantly surprised at how small and light the machine was. It’s the size of a home-office paper-shredder. Noise level depends on what mode you use — it ranges from very quiet (like the fan in a laptop) to moderately loud (like a fan heater on maximum speed) — but even at maximum power the noise is a steady ‘whoosh’ and is not unpleasant. If it’s in an adjacent room with the door shut, it won’t bother you.
I’m very pleased with the performance of the machine. It will dry out my damp garage, including a wet car, collecting the full 2 litres of water overnight. It stops my utility room from steaming up when I hang up the washing in winter, and dries the washing much quicker than the electric oil-filled radiator that I used to use. I expect it will be cheaper to run too – 500 watts for the dehumidifier versus 2000 watts for the radiator. Some users have posted negative reviews about this unit’s performance, but I can’t fault it. According to my humidity gauge, the EcoAir took the humidity in one room from steamy to 10% overnight. This was much drier than I wanted, so I now use the timer to prevent excessive drying. Another online review mentions a burning smell on first use, but I didn’t get that problem. I also think the unit looks quite smart.
The built-in timer is easy to use, with just three simple options of 2, 4 or 8 hours. The control panel is well laid-out and took me just a few minutes to master. I’m not sure about the ionizer – I believe it managed to remove the musty smell from a damp room, but I haven’t tested it much so I could have just imagined the improvement.
The tank is easy to remove and empty, but also is the only slight weakness I can see in the machine. The tank is quite a complicated bit of kit, with a swivel handle, a close-fitting lid and a float sensor built in. With frequent emptying, this is the most likely part to get damaged and I don’t know if you can buy a spare.
In conclusion, this does everything I expected of it, for a reasonable price. It may not last as long as the more traditional types, but I still think it’s worth the money.
Update (27/1/2016): I recommend EcoAir for their customer service. I suspected a fault in my DD122, outside the Amazon return period but within the 2 year warranty. I contacted EcoAir, filled in their online form, and they immediately arranged a courier to pick up the unit. Luckily for me the fault turned out to be user error, so I cancelled the courier and my unit is now working perfectly. Still a happy customer!
Update (20/10/19): The machine conked out after 4 and a half years. I sent it back for repair and it now works like new again. I had to pay, as the warranty had expired, but it cost me less than half the price of a new machine, so I’m still a happy customer. The water bucket is still intact despite my concerns about its fragility. This is a great product!
very efficient dehumidifie
my house suffers with condensation due to only having singled windows – this product soaks it up.
I’ve also got a small leak around a chimney this soaks the damp up in very wet weather very quickly.
Also in wet weather when you can’t put washing out on a line – if you put the washing on a rack & use the special washing setting it dries the clothes extremely quick & efficently.
some people say it’s very noisy – generally we’ve found it’s quite quiet but occassionaly for a short time the fan goes on super power – that’s the only time we’ve found it rather noisy but it soon switches back to normal setting again.
build quality appears very good and we’re very happy with this produc
We purchased this to help minimise the damp and condensation in our sons room mainly, while the actual causes were being rectified. It’s so effective that we use it all over the house now with great effect.
We have a smallish two bedroom house, with an upstairs bathroom and this adequate for the whole house, if rotated. For example, overnight i’ll leave it running downstairs, so when we wake in the morning, it’s warm and comfortable. During the day, we run it upstairs, so come evening time it’s warm and toasty when heading to bed etc.
Since using this, we been able to leave the heating on a very low setting, with minimal adjustments as the heat that’s produced from this is a real benefit during the winter months. Summer might be a different story.
The built in humidiStat control works very well and will switch off once the humidity relative to the dial position selected, is reached. The device is simple to empty and with overflow prevention, the unit will switch off once full.
One amazing benefit which wasn’t apparent at first is the effectiveness with which this dries laundry. Thinking of purchasing a tumble dryer? Buy one of these instead, seriously. Leave on overnight, wake up to dry laundry. Even better with an eco7 tariff although it costs hardly anything to run, anyway.
seems sturdy, looks good
Arrived yesterday, speedy delivery. I had forward ordered a humidity gauge from Amazon for a few quid and before the Eco arrived we had 68% HR. We live in a semi rural area, in a 2 bed detached bungalow that has A rated double glazing and cavity wall insulation. However when it gets in the minus figures outside we do get a about 3 inches of condensation on the bottom of the windows and there is a damp patch by a window in the lounge, not massive it doesn’t smell but enough to bleach off every few weeks.
So onto the Eco, seems sturdy, looks good, loving the blue night light feature, and yes the lead could be longer but we have it on an extension lead.
So plugged it in last night at 7pm and just put in on the eco mode…2.5hrs later I couldn’t resist and looked in the drawer expecting to see maybe a trickle of water, it was nearly a quarter full!!! I was amazed how much water was in there. So I emptied it out and when we went to bed left it on in the hallway on the 4 hr timer. This morning the drawer was half full, again I was amazed! Its not evan freezing cold out with condensation on the windows yet! I can’t wait to see what it does then..how sad am I.
Its just brilliant. On the low setting its just a background hum, not intrusive, but on the auto setting its quite noisey just like having your heater on in the car full blast. I don’t feel the need to use it like that the eco setting is fine.
I do have a tumble dryer so I don’t know whether it would work out any cheaper to use the eco to dry the clothes.
Having just read and worked out the electric for exactly 24hrs since I first got the Eco, using it for approx 8 hrs with all the other electric appliances total 1.50 used. I will check again tomorrow and for about a week, but once the HR is down to 50% it won’t be on that much only maybe 4 hours through the night or longer if frost is expected.
There is a slight smell but nothing off putting to be honest.
Highly recommended Dehumidifier, excellent quality competitively priced
Brilliant machine. Well constructed, runs fairly quietly (can be used in a bedroom over night on half speed). The hose for constant use is great as we never have to worry about it switching off due to a full water tank.
Machine is surprisingly small, much smaller than we anticipated and fits nicely on a work surface near to a sink for water exit. Basically it’s not an eyesore.
The quality of construction shines through, instructions for use are easy to read and can be read / understood and the machine in use within minutes. Well packaged and arrived exactly on time.
Really recommend this machine, it has already made an incredible difference in the bedroom where we have it, the machine is just left to it’s own devices and it switches itself on/off as necessary. The amount of water it removes is really surprising and because of its ‘silver’ filter the air is also cleaned.
Also comes with a 2 year guarantee.
Just the job
I have set it up on the landing to operate over night during the winter months to take that bit of extra moisture out of the air. It mostly eliminates the condensation on the windows in the mornings – except when I leave our door closed all night.
I admit I got a little confused over all the model descriptions and was expecting this one to have a timer that would start it up during the night after we had gone to sleep. It has a shut-off ‘timer’ so you can set it going for 2, 4 or 8 hrs. Not quite what I wanted. Although it is quite quiet, my wife didn’t want any noise at all, so would have been good to be able to start it after we were asleep.
As I say, my mistake.
The unit works nicely and doesn’t take up much room. Easily carried it down to the conservatory on Christmas Eve to take out moisture overnight prior to using the room for hosting the festivities. It extracted quite a lot of water so helped make the room feel more comfortable.
After owning Ebac dehumidifiers for many years, I decided to try this model due to the generally good reviews.
It is very small and light which makes it ideal to move from room to room of needed. It’s also incredibly easy to operate and to understand the functions – instructions certainly not needed, which is always great for a man’s ego!
I’m currently running this unit upstairs and my much larger and more powerful Ebac downstairs. Despite the big Ebac being on max and this unit being on economy, this Ecoair collects a lot more moisture in the same timeframe.
My only criticism of this unit is the small water tank, which fills up very quickly due to the effectiveness of the machine, but that’s only to be expected in such a small unit.
I read the one star reviews for this item and they all seem to involve the machine failing, over various timescales. All machinery had a small number of rougues that fail so don’t read too much into those reviews. Personally, I think this dehumidifier is a great little piece of kit and highly recommend it.
Best machines for damp controll .
The manufactures advised to run this on ‘full’ for 24 hours,then on ‘low’,all the time,to use less electricity.Does the job extremely well,without drying the atmosphere too much , not splitting wooden furniture, & highly effectively keeping mold at bay.Instructions easily understandable.Solved books being spoilt with mold behind furniture, so the manual vent is a plus to reduce the humidity to cover the areas most problematic , when hygrometer reads too high .No clicking of any moving parts, unlike some other models, & very quiet.After a few weeks of running the machine, I have noticed a huge difference in the humidity lessening from one bedroom to another,on lowest setting, ‘on’, all the time, the hygrometer in the furthest room.Does not run constantly,& is removing surplus water out of other end of the long flat I live in, highly efficiently.I have a 2nd machine at the other end of my flat,as have a narrow passage unable to centrally position,as recommended. The hygrometer is helpful,45-60% humidity levels were recommended by the manufactures.I bought a spare filter at the same time, as the new machine ,in case they changed the design,or I damaged the existing one accidentally.I would not want to be without either of these, as water collects in both, especially near the bedrooms.No more mold!!!!!
Got our humidity problem under control. No more mould.
Brilliant Dehumidifier. Does the job exactly as described.
We had serious problems with humidity in our 1 bed flat. The EcoAir seems to have got it under control. Mould started growing so we bought a Humidity Meter and it turned out we had between 85%-90% humidity in our front room.
I left the EcoAir on Turbo mode for 4-5 days and the humidity decreased to a more comfortable 45%. The room feels nicer to be in and also the mould-ish smell has gone away.
I now keep it on a steady 45%-50% on Eco mode. At this humidity level it collects 4-5L of water a day and switches itself off every now and then when the room has the right %.
I have yet to receive a electricity bill for the last month but hoping it won’t be a massive difference.
Whenever I empty the tank I still shake my head as I cannot understand where all the water is coming from…and the fact that we were breathing all of it in for the last year before buying the EcoAir.
If you have similar problems with humidity and mould as we did, this is what you need.
EcoAir DD122 Dehumidifier.
Judging by the amount of water collecting in the water tank, the humidifier appears to be efficient. However there is no indication of the relative humidity [RH] of the atmosphere; either before or after use.The room in which it has been used no longer has condensation on the windows. I have used the unit in the ‘Auto’ position which should turn the fan speed down when the RH reaches the comfort zone [50-60%RH]. However there has been no alteration of fan speed when in the auto mode. It may be that the RH is still over 60% and thus the fan speed has not been called on to reduce. Without some indicator it is not possible to confirm this.
I selected the Desiccant model so that the noise of a compressor would not add to the noise of the fan speed. However it must be said that with the fan on the higher speed the noise is intrusive, whilst on the lower speed the noise level is acceptable.
The machine has not been in use long enough for it to become necessary to vacuum the filter, so I can make no comment on this.
In use there is the smell that that the instruction manual mentions. I would agree that it is a burning smell. I have not used the unit long enough for this smell not to be produced, which apparently will happen.
Bearing in mind the absence of a RH indicator and the noisy fan I have only given the unit four stars.
Would I buy it again? Yes, because it seems to be well built and appears to do the job required.
Had this for almost two weeks now and very impressed with it. Had very bad condensation turning to mould problem in the quite large kids bedroom. They have fitted wardrobes in which their clothes ended up soaking as they were built on the external wall of our property. It is an end terraced house. Ever year had a problem in October when cooler weather started and would have to remove all their stuff out clean with bleach and anti fungal cleaner to no avail as the problem was still there. This dehumdifier is absolutely amazing at how much water it extracts. I have to keep mine on all day and night but so far the walls are dryer as are their clothes etc. There room was always quite cold but now it is so much warmer so I don’t have to leave the heating on for too long. I hope this will last as I am very pleased with it. Aftet 2 weeks I did as required and vacuumed the filter. And yes it was dusty even though I vac their room every day. Only time will tell how good this is but at the moment I am sooooo pleased.
A brilliant little machine. It works well and does not have any smell. It was bought because the flat I lived in at the time had little or no heating and so had to work at very low temperatures. It did this fine, even working in a room which was constantly at 0 or below. It sucked out huge amounts of water, which I needed after being flooded in 2013. I have now had this for over a year and now live in a standard 3 bed house. I pop it on the landing at night and move it around the house when needed. I think it is rather too small to do the whole house but as it is very light and portable it does not seem to be a problem for me. I can do the upstairs one day and downstairs the next. On horrid rainy days I also shut it in a room with my washing, turn up to maximum, and it dries my washing in a few hours for me. On the lowest setting, at current electricity prices, it costs me about 1 over a 24 hour period – which I think is good value for keeping your house mould and damp free. I highly recommend this product and I wouldn’t be without it.
I was seriously impressed with this dehumidifier. We live in a family size detached house with four double bedrooms and two bathrooms. We were getting condensation streaming down all the windows every morning (it is also an old Edwardian house, so has the original wooden sash windows)
The day I bought it, I popped it in our hall and ran overnight on middle setting. In the morning there was ZERO condensation in our house and I poured away a full tank of water from the machine.
The noise is not so bad on middle setting (sounds like a fan blowing away). I’m not sure I would want it in my bedroom because I’m sensitive to noise, but I think it works best in a hallway anyway so it can draw the water centrally.
It is also nice to look at and is not heavy at all so you can port it around the rooms that are worst (but as I said I haven’t even needed to do this so far)
It dissipates heat so while it might be a cost to use (electricity) it does give a bit back. Note too that a drop in humidity means warmer house as week 🙂
I have read reviews saying this breaks after a few months, so I will be getting my warranty close to hand, but fingers crossed all will be ok.
We’ve been using this for a few months now and love it. It was originally purchased to speed up the drying process when painting a room, and worked a treat for that, but we’ve since been using it more generally, and very happy with its performance in removing excess moisture from the house. This is a typical older house in a damp climate. When it was built, I imagine it was quite draughty and so didn’t have such problems with damp build up, but these days it has modern well-fitted doors and windows, and condensation has always been a problem for this. When we first used it, it removed a lot of moisture very quickly (tray filled every couple of hours or so), but these days it only fills every day or two (despite the weather being generally wetter). We’ve also used it to dry washing very happily.
It isn’t particularly noisy on the normal setting; you can have it running in the background and barely notice it. On the boost setting (for washing) it is noticeable, but not annoyingly loud (you can have it on with the television, but you might have to put the volume a little higher than usual).
So far as energy usage goes, I haven’t tracked it carefully, but we’ve had it on a lot (maybe 70% of the time) and I’ve just received my energy statement and barely noticed a difference from previous ones.
Instantly ready to use – just remove packaging! Attractive design, effective at removing residual moisture from the air. Our house is 300+ years old and naturally doesn’t have a damp course and suffers from damp the whole way around, but this dehumidifier works really well at keeping the worst rooms warm, dry-feeling and therefore removing the smell of damp. The tray is very easy to remove and empty, and has a good capacity – I can maybe fill it 1 and a half times in a day, and the room it’s in is very damp. My only criticism is that it is quite loud. It is impossible to have it on and watch TV in the same room without the sound being up high. There are some reviews on here where people say that they can sleep with it on in the room – they must have hearing problems for the noise not to bother them! Nevertheless its a really good unit, and I now have 2 – one at either end of the house.
This device works really well.
This dehumidifier works really well. Several options for pointing the oscillating vents in various ways.
The dessicant mechanism works by using a dessicant (like the little Silica Gel packets you often find inside packages) which absorbs water from the air, the machine then heats the dessicant up to release the water inside a chamber that collects this. Since it’s using heat, the device does end up heating up the air in the room, unlike the alternative refrigerant dehumidifiers which freeze the moisture out of the air and then defrost themselves to collect the water.
Things I like about this one:
– Fairly light
– Lots of options, including laundry mode and a self timer
– Can be configured with a permanent drain, which means that you don’t have to empty the collection tray at all.
Things I don’t like so much:
– The viewport on the side for seeing how much has been collected so far is virtually useless, it should have been made larger and clearer – but it shuts off when full, so not really much bother.
– The cover to the collection tray is a little fiddly to get on and off when you are emptying the tray.
I think it’s much better than the refrigerant type (of which we have had two in the past).
Easy to use and empty
Works, is quiet and efficient. Makes a big difference in our small holiday chalet. The big test will come in the winter months. Easy to use and empty. You can set a desired humidity level and the unit cuts off and on (like a heater). Two fan speeds, the lower is quiet, eg you can watch TV whilst its running and you can sleep while it’s on ! Higher speed is obviously noisier but gets the job done quicker. Cable is on the L/H side of the unit, water tray pulls out on the R/H side. There’s a small circular window on the front so you can see fill levels. It’s supposed to cut off when full, haven’t tested that as I’ve always emptied before that point. Hot air is expelled forwards or upwards depending on the position of the adjustable top. In winter this will both cure damp and warm a small dwelling or flat. Too cheap is a false economy, too expensive (eg an Ebac) is probably OTT for most needs and not going to give you (much) more. After research this seemed about right. Looking like a good buy – so far so good !
Easy to use and empty
Works, is quiet and efficient. Makes a big difference in our small holiday chalet. The big test will come in the winter months. Easy to use and empty. You can set a desired humidity level and the unit cuts off and on (like a heater). Two fan speeds, the lower is quiet, eg you can watch TV whilst its running and you can sleep while it’s on ! Higher speed is obviously noisier but gets the job done quicker. Cable is on the L/H side of the unit, water tray pulls out on the R/H side. There’s a small circular window on the front so you can see fill levels. It’s supposed to cut off when full, haven’t tested that as I’ve always emptied before that point. Hot air is expelled forwards or upwards depending on the position of the adjustable top. In winter this will both cure damp and warm a small dwelling or flat. Too cheap is a false economy, too expensive (eg an Ebac) is probably OTT for most needs and not going to give you (much) more. After research this seemed about right. Looking like a good buy – so far so good !
Easy to use and empty
Works, is quiet and efficient. Makes a big difference in our small holiday chalet. The big test will come in the winter months. Easy to use and empty. You can set a desired humidity level and the unit cuts off and on (like a heater). Two fan speeds, the lower is quiet, eg you can watch TV whilst its running and you can sleep while it’s on ! Higher speed is obviously noisier but gets the job done quicker. Cable is on the L/H side of the unit, water tray pulls out on the R/H side. There’s a small circular window on the front so you can see fill levels. It’s supposed to cut off when full, haven’t tested that as I’ve always emptied before that point. Hot air is expelled forwards or upwards depending on the position of the adjustable top. In winter this will both cure damp and warm a small dwelling or flat. Too cheap is a false economy, too expensive (eg an Ebac) is probably OTT for most needs and not going to give you (much) more. After research this seemed about right. Looking like a good buy – so far so good !
Good little dehumidifie
Bought this to replace our old compressor dehumidifier. Wasn’t sure about moving to a dessicant dehumidifier but very happy with the result. Quieter than old delongi, especially with low fan speed. Dries a full load of washing in under six hours, so we’re very happy with that. And that is with the low fan speed. Drying is fairly dependent on having the target to be dried in the airflow from the fan, and I suspect most of the drying action is a result of the output of warm air. However, also clearly effective as dehumidifier as tank is always full after six hours use. In fact my one complaint is that it could use a bigger collection tank. Perfectly good enough for us getting our washing dry, but perhaps not so good if you want to dry out a damp room, unless you’re happy to empty the tank several times a day. Much better than the old compressed type at low temperatures. It does have a strange smell when you first turn it on, but we have found that it quickly disappears.
Perfect for small bathroom/fla
Bought this product after reading a lot of reviews both on amazon as well as other sites and this proved to be the best dehumidifier on the market, after using this for the past month I couldn’t be happier. Great little product that arrives in a protective box, very quickly! Is very small and easy to use/lift. Roughly, the unit will cost 250 a year to run on economy mode (single water drop) for two hours a day… Thats about 20 a month!
It’s crazy how much water the unit can extract out of the air, it’s very quiet and has its own inbuilt timer so you can turn it on and then leave without having to worry! The filter is very easy to remove and clean and the water tank is even easier – I use the excess water to fill up our cistern as the unit lives in the bathroom. The unit (when the ioniser is turned on) does smell a bit strange, like clean plastic, but this doesn’t bother me at all and is better than having a damp musty smell. I have a very sensitive nose and after leaving this on max for a day in the flat with the ioniser on the place smelt clean and fresh! Can even be used to dry clothes on a drier setting, very good and quicker than using the central heating. Must have for those with damp flats!
Great Dehumidifie
After a bit of research we got this dehumidifier as a replacement from a compressor type dehumidifier. We went for this type as there is no compressor noise, the only noise is the fan moving the air which is quite quiet and we soon ignored it, we liked the timer control of having 2, 4 and 8 hours, silver bacteria filter, the different levels of moisture extraction, the air ioniser and the different modes of how it directs the air as it comes from the dehumidifier
We have been using the dehumidifier now for 6 weeks and it has been good extraction of moisture we have found the extraction rate is better than the compressor type of dehumidifier, the air feels dryer and warmer, we have kept it on eco mode all the time, even for drying the washing it’s worked quite quickly.
Overall its been a good buy
Quiet but powerful machine
I did a lot of research before I choose this dehuminifer. The reasons I choose Ecoair over other brand are:
1) Space-saving design
2) Multi-function
3) WAter tank with lid
4) High rating from other review
After I use this dehumidifier for over a week, I have the following comment (so far I do not have any complaints):
1) Quiet. I am a light sleeper, I use this machine in the washroom next to my bedroom. I can’t hear any noise disturbing my sleep.
2) Good size. It is not heavy to move up and downstairs. Of course, I did not move it a lot once I put it in the washroom. But I can tell 6kg is not heacy for most people.
3) Good extract rate. It extracted nearly 2L of water when I turn it on about 8 hours a day.
4) Keep your place warm. When you have the machine turn on for a while, the room will become warm. Saving you energy bills in winter when you have the machine on.
5) Water extracted can be used for ironing. I think it is applicable to most dehumidifier. The lid and handle for the water tank is a bonus as it prevent water from spilling out when you remove it. BTW, I do not have the problem removing the water tank or putting it back.
6) 2 years warranty. What to complain with 2 years warranty?
7) Look. I love the color blue. The rectangular shape and rounded edge make the dehumidifier look stylish.
I cannot think of other comments but I will update this if I have any issues.
So far, very satisified with the Ecoair DD122FW MK5 Desiccant Classic Dehumidifier.
The end of running windows!
My daughter does not own a tumble drier or have the space to fit one. Washes are dried by hanging clothes around the house and in winter, the windows were constantly running with water. So, after some research, I treated her to one of these dehumidifiers. She’s delighted with it, as there’s now very little condensation on the windows and her clothes dry more quickly. She is very sensitive to noise, so she avoids using it when she wants peace and quiet, but at all other times she’s happy to have it running when needed. It’s generally switched off at night once the machine has done it’s stuff after the late evening shower and is only used infrequently in the daytime unless a wash has been done.
excellent machine, good quality, easy to use and reliable.
Great device, and does what it says on the tin. It extracts moisture from the air very quickly and prevents condensation build up in damp rooms and on the windows.
I was debating whether to get this or the more powerful EcoAir DC202 Dehumidifier/ Air Purifier Upto 5 Bed House, 20 Litre but decided on this model as it has an air fitler and is quieter as I wanted to use it on the landing outside the bedrooms at night and not disturb our sleep. As it proved, it has enough power and efficiency for most houses.
With regards to noise levels if that is a consideration for you, the lowest level is comparable to a small desktop fan. On this setting you could sleep with it in the room or just outside the bedroom with the door ajar. The next level up is comparable to an electric kettle boiling and I use this setting during the winter, when i first get home after work and when cooking. The full power version is perhaps equivalent in noise level to a hairdryer and you would only use this setting in extremely damp conditions.
Hope this helps.
Slim fit, silent & cosy
When I say cosy, I don’t refer to the fact that it is ‘huggable’, but rather to the fact that it makes a cold room infested with damp warm as well. The main thing this item was built for though – and that’s the main concern for all buyers if you wish – it does deliver, I.e. It does absorb humidity in the air, and at great levels too. In other words, all that you are promised in the product description, it does. I think it’s particularly suited for places with no windows. I use it mostly In the utility room, which is with window but has an under stairs attached to it, obviously with no window and with a very cold external wall, which in the past has gathered mould. This little jewel does the trick there, and it has certainly been put to the test by the rainy weather we’ve had which has made the air particularly saturated with humidity. I don’t keep it switched on constantly,but only until the desired humidity level goes down for the day. But I also use it where there are no dampness problems, if however I have to dry my washing indoors. And it is very silent and small enough to be able to be stored discretely and easily enough anywhere. Lovely little gadget!!
In my opinion the best buy for a bathroom or in a smail room drying clothes.
I bought this Humidifier becuase we have had such great servce out ot the last one. We bought a BQDD122FW from B & Q about 8 years ago and it did the job admirably. We used it in the bathroom for 2 hours after we have finished showering. It removed the excess mousture and kept the mould at bay. My wife also used it to dry clothes in a small room. When this failed we looked for something different but they were either too heavy (ones with a refridgerant pump) or too expensive).
When I realised that the Ecoair had virtually the same model number as our old B&Q dehumidifier we bought one (the Classic Mk5). sure enough it is exactly the same controls and spec., and it does the same job in the same way. If your looking to buy somethikng to suck the moisture out of an old 5 bedroom house this is NOT the one to buy. Go for a big 20 litre per day job. However if you just want to keep your bathroom mould free and/or dry clothes quickly especially those delicates that you would not put into your tumble dryer, then go for this one.
You may hear people say that dessicant humidifiers are expensive to run but the actually work (IMO) faster that the others and therefore cost to run is not a great deal different between the two.
In my opinion the best buy for a bathroom or in a smail room drying clothes.
I bought this Humidifier becuase we have had such great servce out ot the last one. We bought a BQDD122FW from B & Q about 8 years ago and it did the job admirably. We used it in the bathroom for 2 hours after we have finished showering. It removed the excess mousture and kept the mould at bay. My wife also used it to dry clothes in a small room. When this failed we looked for something different but they were either too heavy (ones with a refridgerant pump) or too expensive).
When I realised that the Ecoair had virtually the same model number as our old B&Q dehumidifier we bought one (the Classic Mk5). sure enough it is exactly the same controls and spec., and it does the same job in the same way. If your looking to buy somethikng to suck the moisture out of an old 5 bedroom house this is NOT the one to buy. Go for a big 20 litre per day job. However if you just want to keep your bathroom mould free and/or dry clothes quickly especially those delicates that you would not put into your tumble dryer, then go for this one.
You may hear people say that dessicant humidifiers are expensive to run but the actually work (IMO) faster that the others and therefore cost to run is not a great deal different between the two.
In my opinion the best buy for a bathroom or in a smail room drying clothes.
I bought this Humidifier becuase we have had such great servce out ot the last one. We bought a BQDD122FW from B & Q about 8 years ago and it did the job admirably. We used it in the bathroom for 2 hours after we have finished showering. It removed the excess mousture and kept the mould at bay. My wife also used it to dry clothes in a small room. When this failed we looked for something different but they were either too heavy (ones with a refridgerant pump) or too expensive).
When I realised that the Ecoair had virtually the same model number as our old B&Q dehumidifier we bought one (the Classic Mk5). sure enough it is exactly the same controls and spec., and it does the same job in the same way. If your looking to buy somethikng to suck the moisture out of an old 5 bedroom house this is NOT the one to buy. Go for a big 20 litre per day job. However if you just want to keep your bathroom mould free and/or dry clothes quickly especially those delicates that you would not put into your tumble dryer, then go for this one.
You may hear people say that dessicant humidifiers are expensive to run but the actually work (IMO) faster that the others and therefore cost to run is not a great deal different between the two.
Unbelievably good product! After only 1 day of use, I can't believe how effective this is! Already emptied over 2 litres!
Hi all,
To anyone looking to buy one of these, I can only say “Wow!!”
We’ve been wanting to get one for ages to reduce the condensation on our windows in the morning – we live in an older flat so it gets pretty bad sometimes especially this time of year and with all the raid we’ve experienced recently.
Anyway, to the point – this arrived promptly yesterday from Amazon. I set it up in the afternoon around 3PM and just for fun put on the Turbo mode to speed the proceed and see how well it works. By around 8PM in the evening (5 hours later), I went to turn off the unit and it already had just under a full 2 litre tank of water collected – unbelievable! We then moved it to the lounge and left it on over night in eco-mode which isn’t very audible so slept no problem, well this morning there was around another 1 litre in the tank and for the first time in months, opened the curtains and…no condensation what so ever in the lounge!
I will be running this little beauty for several days now until we clear out all the serious humidity we didn’t realise was in the flat in the first place, there will be no chance for mould, condensation etc!
Great product, nice enough looking, good size and portable with lots of nice functions!
The amount of water out is amazing!
I only received this product yesterday. However I have had it on, on the landing, for the last 12 hours on the auto function and it has extracted almost a full tank of water! I would not have classed my 3 bed semi as particularly damp, I didn’t suffer from condensation or mould. However I have been experiencing condensation building up on the roof felt and then running and dripping onto the ceiling boards. I have been informed this is due to not enough ventilation in the roof space for the size of the property but until I can afford to replace the facias and sofits and so add more vents, I needed to try and remove as much moisture as possible before it gets to the roof. Of course it is too early to tell if it is going to work for this purpose but based on the amount of moisture it has extracted so far I have high hopes!
I bought this to try out one of the bedrooms. I’ve had it three days. It’s a really great bit of kit. It’s quiet, very efficient, very effective. It’s quiet enough to sleep through. It really works, extracting over 8 litres of water from the air in 72 hrs. The power performance isn’t something I’ve got into yet, but the machine does have an energy efficient setting (it’s the quiet one too) and the controls can be set to keep the air at a specific humidity or lower. If you leave it on the energy efficient setting and at 50% RH the device is quiet, energy minimal and effective. The water tank has a nice cover to prevent spillage and a handle to help you carry it away, the tank holds over a litre and the machine has an auto off, with red indicator light, when the tank is full. The dehumidifier is about 30cm by 45cm by 15 cm in size (or so, give or take 50%) and has a washable filter to protect the fan and workings from fine dust. I’ve not worked out if the expelled air is effectively filtered but it does produce a nice stream of warm, dry air. I’m impressed.
I bought this as I’ve recently moved house and following a problem with the central heating, noticed there is a lot of dampness in the house – its an old stone house, so this is expected, but not to the degree we have and we really needed something to drain the dampness.
This dehumidifier is very simple and straight-forward to use and the instructions are brief and helpful, but if you’ve owned one of these machines before you can probably skip it altogether. There are around 4/5 settings including a ‘Laundry Mode’ for drying clothes. They say you should only use the laundry mode for (you guessed it) laundry, but also to dry very damp rooms – which we have – and it seems to work very well at this setting. There are also two power settings which are easily switchable.
Having put it one for just about over an hour, it had already drained about a pint worth of condensation / water from the air, and I’m sure if I’d let it on for more it would carry on, so I think it drains it very quickly and efficiently.
You can empty it manually by removing the ‘drawer’ section at the bottom (REMEMBER TO SWITCH IT OFF FIRST) or, you can insert a tube in a knockout section in the back and place the other end in a container / drain / sink and allow to drain itself. A tube for this purpose comes with the product.
Be weary that it does have it limits and will automatically shut itself off if it gets overheated or full and in need of emptying, so best to keep an eye on it.
Not sure if its worth 130 odd though but I guess you have to pay for this quality. The price is rather high, but there is nothing to complain about.
Not a cheap purchase this one but it was bought to sort out a damp problem in an upstairs bedroom. At the start of the autumn in 2013 I noticed we were having green mould appearing in the upstairs back bedroom. This room is above a kitchen and has 3 external walls, so it gets a lot of moisture from the kitchen, and it gets cold, hence the damp. I started leaving a couple of windows open but that didn’t really do much. My father-in-law very kindly added more insulation to the attic above the bedroom which improved the problem, but didn’t cure it. So I took the hit and bought this de-humidifier. I didn’t have much faith in any dehumidifier to be honest, but it arrived and I plugged it in next to the damp patch in the corner of the bedroom. I set it to the automatic setting (starts off on high) and after a couple of hours the unit was nearly full of water. I emptied the tank and put it on again. This cycle happened for about 2 weeks until the unit clicked onto the lower setting, and the humidity meter that I had bought on Amazon to go with it, showed the humidity at less than 55%. I was extremely pleased with the unit as it had done its job and now the mould has disappeared. I still turn the unit on every morning for 2 hours, but that’s all it needs as the attic insulation has kept the room a lot warmer, and the kitchen extractor fan is used every time we cook.
Ecoair ECO DD122FW Dehumidfie
Recommend it as a really useful household tool. Chose desiccant as expected to use it at lower room temperatures. Chosen as an option to use with other options of gas central heating, wood burning stove, electric fan heater. It looks good and neat to have standing around or to tuck in a corner. As it has rained every day for a year (?) and I have to go out in all weather to manage animals, getting coats, overalls, gloves, boots wet several times a day, it helps to dry everything out. Great option for drying washing. The air feels good and fresh. It does warm the air but not hot like an electric fan heater, so could be used for drying when not wanting any heating. Like seeing how much water it collects. Really drys your hair (long, thick, rain pours off it as don’t wear a hat) also.
An update: Bought it in November 2013, I had no idea it was that long ago, it is still running and extracting moisture. It is on the landing always switched on at middle setting, it comes on for a bit whenever, showers, wet days, damp coats and clothing no worry, keeps the house fresh aired.
A must for damp environments
I bought this item when the weather started to cool as I was getting a lot of condensation and mould in my Motorhome, which I use frequently. I was amazed at how much water this machine can collect in only 2 hours. It also has a handy timer switch on it so you can set it for 2, 4 or 8 hours so it can be working whilst you sleep or are out and about. It’s fairly quiet during the day but takes some getting used to if you have it on whilst you sleep, with the quietness of the night it emphasises the sound of the fan. If the humidity is kept at around 50% then mould cannot grow and I saw a reduction in the frequency of new growth. There is an Eco setting which I do use, but I’m not sure how economical it actually is. Overall very pleased with my purchase and I would recommend it as fit for purpose, but as I said earlier not sure about how much it costs to run.
I am quite a fussy buyer. I do a lot of research and way up the pro’s and con’s before I buy anything, so when I picked this it was an educated choice. I living in a flat with a small bathroom and the silly fan in there is useless. after I shower all my walls will be dripping with water from condensation ect. mound was a problem on my ceiling so I decided to buy this. I can tell you from how wet my bathroom is that with this dehumidifier on full power it only takes an hour to dry. and you will be shocked how much water it collects. I am very positive that this will solve my mound problems. well worth the money. I am a bit worried about electric costs but I am sure with running it an hour each day won’t hurt me. however if its ran all the time, I can see it being a problem. so I suggest use sparingly however do not let that put you off buying one. The controls and construction of this machine are really simple, I didn’t even need a manual to work it out. however there is some useful tips in there, so its worth a read. overall from a fussy tight customer.. I recommend ! This is the machine to buy. 🙂
seems to work well
we had new doors and windows fitted but then have had bits of mold appear. We thought its because with our new doors / windows we have in effect ‘sealed’ the house up and moisture is getting stuck, it will naturally go to the coldest parts of the house and form mold. Easy to get rid of with a diluted bleach spray but how to stop it coming back, especially with a young asthmatic child?! we thought this device may work and several weeks later I am amazed at how much water its pulling out of thin air, we have it generally ticking over on the lowest setting and every few days i empty it, there must be 2 pints of water each time. By using showers / baths, drying washing, cooking etc, it all produces water vapour and this is the perfect way to stop mold, we have it in the room with the washing maiden and its dry within a few hours rather than a few days, amazing really. Its quiet on the low settings and simple to use. its no bigger than a carry on case for an aeroplane and very light to move. not cheap but none of these things are but yes it works.
Ecoair DD122FW MK5 Dehumidifie
We purchased the Ecoair DD122FW MK5 after we found moisture and damp building up in our new home (which is not so new – built 1926). Due to solid walls and lack of TLC in our home we have replaced floors after finding they were rotten (thank you to the surveyor – NOT) and put right what had been over the years put wrong!
We can now monitor the air Rh value using our recently purchased Thermometer/Hygrometer and in conjunction with the Ecoair dehumidifier have managed to stabilise the humidity. This unit works extremely well and is very quiet compared to other units on offer, the Laundry mode is an added bonus! The price, size and functions for this unit are just what we were looking for and worth every penny.
Highly recommend this unit – if you have a small 1920-1940 Bungalow where you have a build up of damp and condensation on your walls/windows, this unit will rid you of the spores and moisture, keeping your furniture/floors from either getting too wet or from drying out!
Unit arrived within a few days and very well packaged, comes complete with permanent drain hose (option on other units).
I bought this dehumidifier to replace a DeLongi one that was failing and extremely noisy. It arrived a day earlier than expected and I put it in the bathroom which is a cold dark north facing room. At 11.00 when it went in the bathroom it was 17.2 degrees and the humidity was 99%. I checked on it at 12.30 the temperature was 19.2 and the humidity was 77%. Another look at 6.00pm and the temperature was 21 degrees and humidity was 61%. I had the fan set on the lower setting and the dial was on maximum but I then turned it down to about halfway. It blows out lovely warm air and I really like the louvres on the top which means the air can blow directly upwards or to the front for drying washing.
There’s a lot of chatter about how expensive dehumidifiers are to run, but I think there are several things to consider. The fact that the temperature had increased by nearly 4 degrees could mean that the radiator in the bathroom will be turned down once we put the central heating on. The warm air blowing out of the machine will keep the towels dry and mean we won’t need to use the tumble drier as much. The health issues around dampness concern me and given the climate in the UK I expect that people struggling with heating bills could hugely benefit from having a dehumidifier. Not to mention the condensation streaming down the windows in the colder months and black mould forming on the walls and ceiling. 140 well spent in my opinion.
I’m fairly happy with this humidifier. It’s quiet, compact (smaller than I expected) so much so I didn’t think it would be up to the job. I bought it replace my old one which was on its last legs (about 9 years old). I have it placed in the hallway between 3 bedrooms and bathroom. This little humidifier does an excellent job in keeping the moisture levels just right. I have it going all day switching it on in the morning and off when I go to bed at night. The downside to running 24 hrs a day is that can make the air too dry and costs a small fortune in electric. I checked my electricity usage over a week of running it 24 hrs a day (under the belief that it switches of when the right air humidity is detected), I was shocked to see that it really burns a lot especially if you have the fan running on high ( also has a tendency to cut out if the fans been on high more than an hour). I empty it once a day and that seems to be enough. On the whole a good little machine.
This machine is very quiet, clean and efficient. Much better than the ‘open refrigerator’ style dehumidifiers of recent years. It is very lightweight so easy for most people to move around the home. I have recommended this to several people and I know they have bought them. Ventilation in modern homes can cause algae and mildew problems. This machine removes the moisture that enables mould to thrive and thereby dramatically reduces damage to internal walls and ceilings as well as clothing and furniture. It also reduces cooking smells that are transmitted by moist air. It is cheap to run and gives off a small amount of heat which is not wasted as it warms the room. There must come a time when all homes will have one of these as the health benefits from spore-free air are self-evident.
It can also be used in a confined space to dry laundry. Works well.
Highly recommended.
The above was written some time ago.
Three years later and it started to make a strange thumping sound then stopped extracting water. It was guaranteed for two years so I’m OK with that. It has worked hard since purchase. Probably an average of 2 litres per day. So, what’s that, over 1,000 litres of damp air that has not condensed on the walls, ceilings, furnishings, clothing. Purchase price and running costs is probably @1/day [6 months of year: 186 x 3 = 558]. OK, so that’s @55p/lt. Is it worth it? YES! Because it makes a noticeable difference to the conditions in the house. No mould, condensation [on double glazing], lots of dust removed from air. Black mould on window seals doesn’t happen now, because the airbourne dust that carries the spores can’t mix with the condensation to grow in the sunlight.
Just bought another one. but probably from a different supplier [can’t recall].
Highly recommended.
My house gets pretty damp during the winter, it’s north and west facing at the end of the row and I have a central bathroom with no window, which I hate. I tend to dry clothes in the spare room from autumn to spring as there is little sun in the garden and I don’t like tumble drying. This little bit of kit is a God send, the laundry function allows me to dry a machine load in about 6-8 hours, and because it’s blowing warm air it heats the upstairs as well. I no longer have soaking windows which I had to faff about drying every morning, added to this I no longer have the dreaded fungus growth at the back of the wardrobe, not great when you get out a favourite item to find it ruined by fungus the bogeyman! On laundry mode and when it kicks in when I’ve had a shower, it is pretty audible but no noisier than an air conditioning unit. I usually leave it on in eco’ mode so it can regulate the humidity itself and use laundry mode when I need it. Eco’ mode is much quieter, personally I find the sound of the fan direction guide more annoying so this is switched off when I sleep. Well built, lightweight and easy to empty, I love it.
Bought this as we are living in a 1 bedroom flat which kept suffering from high humidity of sometimes 80% .
This has been very effective, very quiet, just perfect for the job. Arrived in good time, little over 24 hours from when I ordered it & delivery instructions were followed. Very pleased.
Looks stylish, clean & also has the bonus of air purification which is noticeable when you walk past it.
Good choice of settings & is cheaper to run that a dryer for getting clothes dry. So far it has not switched itself off, but is collecting lots of moisture in the bucket.
We hope it can keep the black mold at bay as our bedroom had lots of it under the windowsill which kept growing back & finally began to affect our breathing. Now, yet again, it has all been removed.
Ours is located in our kitchen which is in the center of all our rooms, it does state in the instructions to place it in a central location if you want it to manage all the rooms.
All in all, excellent product. Its just a shame everything’s so expensive these days.
Desiccant Dehumidifier DD122FW MKS Eco Ai
My Eco Air Dehumidifier with Ioniser and Silver Filter plus with heat drying laundry arrived in 5 days on Isle of Man by Yodel signed for which was very good. I set it up and got it started in my bedroom. In 2 days it had drawn out 7 litres of water. the air feels much dryer in my bedroom. I moved the humidifier to the living room. overnight it drew out 3 litres, which I emptied over night and let it go throughout the whole day. I hve it on full at the moment but will switch it over to economy when the balance is right. I am very happy with the product. On full power it does make a loud hissing noise but that does not hassle me I am used to noise. I recomend this product absolutely. I had a terrible damp and mildew problem which I think will be sorted out now with this product. It looks nice and compact about 15 inches high by 11 inches across. A technical computerised attractive product with extra facilties which are handy it also fits in and looks good, I love it so therefore I give it 5 stars..
Really good little machine
We recently moved into a period home and we really bad problems with condensation on windows. Some of them were so bad that there was mold growing on the actual glass -that’s right, the old owners just let it grow! The central heating was not enough to dry out the air so I decided to buy a dehumidifier and went for this one, because of the price, positive reviews and the fact that it’s quiet to operate.
I’ve had it for two days and I am very very happy with it. The condensation problem was solved overnight: the unit was literally on for the whole night and it in the morning the reservoir was almost full. Since then, it just turns itself on when it needs to (probably 1 hour in total a day) and no trace at all of humidity in the house.
On the low setting it’s not too noisy and you can easily sleep with it on, provided it’s not in the room where you are. On full power it’s quite noisy but I can’t see myself using it in that mode, except maybe when mopping floors.
I also think it looks quite nice, although my partner disagrees but then he’s always had strange tastes, except when he chose me, of course!
We are so happy with this dehumidifier. I was a little apprehensive as it had mixed reviews and it was quite expensive, but after waking up every morning with the windows swimming in water and constantly fighting very determined mildew, I was prepared to risk it and I am so glad I did! I did the research and this one seemed to fit our needs as it was big enough for our home. After a week the condensation has pretty much cleared up and there is no sign of the mildew! Yes, you can it hear it running but it’s no louder than a heater and you soon get used to it. Sometimes there is a slight chemical smell but it is not strong nor is it particularly horrible and I am happy to accept both the hum and slight smell if the condensation and mildew is no longer!!! It’s quite small and compact – we were expecting something bigger – and doesn’t get in the way. We are emptying it every other day with it on approx 8 hours a day. We are very happy with it and happily recommend it for a reasonable sized family home.
I bought this over a month ago and it absorbs about 2L of water every 24 hours.
I had a problem with damp on my clothes in the bedroom, I only had the damp problem this year but after washing ALL my clothes twice I’d had enough and splashed out. So I can’t say for sure that it’s solved the problem yet only time will tell….
The good thing about this machine is that it’s not on all the time, it clicks on and off when necessary. I can’t sleep with it in the bedroom but put it in the hall outside the bedroom and it doesn’t trouble me. The other advantage/disadvantage is that it produces a little heat in the room, this will be handy in winter but combined with the noise means I would never put it directly in the bedroom in the summer.
Don’t understand the reviewers who say it wet the carpet cos the layed the machine on it’s side. Well you wouldn’t lie a bucket full of water on it’s side and hope the water would stay in it would you? duh!
It is light and portable so not made of heavy duty materials, I guess kicking a footbal against it would be a pretty bad idea. As I don’t play football in the house I think it will survive ok.
So far so good.
Excellent dehumidifie
Arrived on time. Spent time researching and reading reviews and settled on this model and delighted. Had an existing damp problem in a bedroom which needed to be remedied with air-bricks, fixing guttering and external drainage. Problem was historic so bedroom needed drying out once source of problem resolved so used dehumidifier to take out existing moisture in walls which caused mould and damp in built in wardrobe. After couple of weeks moisture removed and room was dry and so were walls and mould didn’t return. On max removed 6 litres of water a day (i.e, emptied container twice). Cheap to run about 3 x 100 watt bulbs on max and one x 100 watt bulb on low, approx 5 or so a month. Runs relatively quiet and is anti bacterial and added benefit that damp musty smell has gone and room no longer feels damp. Auto cut off feature a must. Looks stylish and unobtrusive and not heavy so easily portable. I read that some reviewers had faults with product but was re-assured that dealing with manufacturer directly and not reseller should be easy should I encounter a problem (perhaps Amazon should investigate seller issues raised by other reviewers as ultimately they want happy shoppers).
I bought an old bungalow with single skinned walls. No wonder they sold in the summer. My first winter there was very cold, and it wasn’t even that cold, if you know what I mean. Hence damp problems. A lot of moisture on all the windows. I bought a cheap electric humidifier from a well known newspaper catalogue. It was useless. I then got a number of those chemical non powered humidifiers. What a waste of non recyclable plastic. I got this model due to Amazons excellent buyers review feature. I have found this to be a reliable indicator of a product’s value for money. It proved ‘right on’ once again. This was a good quality equipment, effective, ‘did what it said it would do’ piece of kit. It collects a lot of water and its quite good fun emptying your harvested H2O in it’s brimming plastic sump. Yes it’s a bit noisy, so what, its white noise; the type that probably helps you get to sleep. Was a bit mean giving it only four stars. Can’t really think of anything bad to say about it when compared to similarly described products. Presume it isn’t a British product. Shame.
The air that comes out is warm!
The dehumidifier arrived relatively quickly (ordered on Sunday evening, got it on Wednesday), and when I first opened the box, the first impression was very good.
It is sturdy and well-built, the plastic casing feels good and well made. It feels like good quality plastic, and not the rubbish brittle ones. The whole thing is very compact, the handle at the top, buttons, and rounded corners made it feel ergonomic.
At the loudest setting, it sounds like a waterfall, not too bad really. At the lowest setting, it sounds like an air-con. I haven’t tried sleeping with it in the room, but I expect it should be enough to just use it in the day. In about 30mins of use (in Auto mode), it has reduced the humidity in my room from 76% to 70% and still going. There is no indicator showing the current humidity of the room, but you can just buy a humidity meter at 5.
The air that comes out is warm! Seems like good value for money.
One negative point is that there is a rather bright blue light from the side when it is turned on, which could get annoying in the night.