Meaco MeacoDry ABC Dehumidifier (Green) 10L – Ultra Quiet

Effective, efficient and very quie
Bought it to stop damp/mould in an unused and unheated bedroom and it works very well. The tank fills in about 3 days. It’s very quiet and I’ve measured it’s efficiency which shows it uses only about 1.2KWh per day (in my situation). That’s about 30p per day. Recommended.

Cost effective
We run a large guest house and have a big family – so I do a lot of washing. This machine can easily dry several loads of washing hanging in our small laundry room within 18hrs. Well worth the investment.

Excelle
I was surprised at how much water there is in the air. I’ve used this in every room and they now feel fresher, might be my imagination.
Doesn’t cost much to run, I had it on for a week when it 1st arrived and never really saw a difference in my electricity bill.
Fast delivery.

A good purchase.
Easy to set up and extracts moisture vert quickly. Loft windows that were covered in condensation are now bone dry – the reason for purchase. The noise level is noticeable but not intrusive. Overall very pleased.

Mustttttt buy
Can’t believe that we are extremely impressed with this. With just running for one day can’t believe how useful this is. Noise level is still on high side, but now enjoying it 🙂 It really doing it’s job.

We are really happy that we bought this and it’s worth buying. Perfect packaging and delivery.. Having a good time using this.

Would be perfect if it came with wheels
This works perfectly and quickly reduces humidity to an acceptable level. We have purchased the wheels from the manufacturer, but it would have been so much better if they were included as standard.

Compact and efficie
Works well just quite heavy so its awkward to move. Its quite compact so can be used in every room. Its efficient. Love that it switches itself off when water tank is full also when it gets to the desired humidity. Its also quite quiet..

Good purchase
Does what it should do and effectively, you need to buy wheels for the 10 and 12 Lt models, pity they weren’t included. A bit noisy on high speed but very pleased with performance.

Great solution for condensation in small fla
bought this for mould issues in a small 2 bed and 1960s flat. almost overnight the humidity levels were down from 65% to 55. pulls about 2l per day from the air. whole place is more comfortable and damp issue is gone

Excellent dehumidifie
Low noise, very efficient and low running costs. It’s a very neat looking unit.

Energy costs.
Machine works perfectly, delivered on time, no problems at all. Energy consumption very low.

Best humidifier e e
So pleased with this. Quick, efficient and worth every penny. If I have to dry indoors, does this so cheaply .
There were cheaper models, but my daughter recommended this

Worth the price
Bought the product as my toilet was really humid and was starting to have black mould. Initially I was a bit hesistant to purchase the Meaco due the price.

However, after buying a much cheaper brand only to find that it didn’t match up to my expectations, I took the plunge to purchase the Meaco Dehumidifier to compare results.

Needless to say that I returned the cheaper version and kept the Meaco. There are no new black mould growths in the bathroom. I set the dehumifier on timer if anyone else has a shower in the evening. It also has other features such as a drying mode if needed.

The noise level on the low setting is quite quiet but it is understandable that the noise increases as the level increases too.

I definitely would recommend this dehumidifier to anyone that needs one!

Excellent customer service!
I bought mine over a year ago and it’s done a fab job at reducing humidity and keeping mould & mildew at bay in my 3bed 1914 home. I keep it at a humidity level of 55 and this is usually enough to keep windows clear of condensation on cold nights. The noise level is fine (It’s a low hum in sleep mode which you get used to). We have ours on the landing fairly close to bedroom doors but it doesn’t bother anyone in the family.
Unfortunately, almost a year to the day, my unit no longer collected water. However, having contacting Meaco, they emailed a postage label to send it back (Free of charge) and offered a discounted service while it was being repaired. Meaco confirmed they had received the unit but that it wasn’t repairable. They refunded the 20 servicing I had paid for and sent a replacement unit which arrived quickly. Top marks to them for customer service!!!

Great dehumidifie
This was one of the best purchases i could make for our flat. We had serious black mould issue due to high levels of moisture, but looks like its under control now.
It wont remove the spots of mould – you will have to do it yourself – but it will definitely prevent the future spots from reappearing.
Another advantage of this dehumidifier is when you have to dry to your clothes indoors – Laundry Mode makes everything nearly dry in about 10 hours.

Still rather noisy to have it on during sleep time, but this one is supposed to be the quietest on the market, so other dehumidifiers are probably even worse.

12L is enough for a 2 bedroom flat.

Other thing to improve is maybe adding wheels to the base of it to add manoeuvrability, it is rather heavy for my wife to move.

But in general very pleased with it and it looks cool too.

Great device has made huge benefi
We live in an upside down house so all our bedrooms are downstairs behind a retaining wall, there is also an ensuite in our bedroom and so the moisture has always been high and cause problems with mould for years. After redecorating and a new carpet we bought this and put it in the bedroom and run it each evening from when we get home until bedtime, so 4-5 hours, it fills the water tank every 2-3 days getting the humidity down to about 60% each night even after we’ve both showered in the ensuite.
We’ve also used it in the utility to speed up drying of clothes when it’s raining and I attached a bit of garden hose to the output pipe leading in to the sink, worked great.
Best investment we’ve made.

Good, but...
I would have given this product a five star but for four things:
1. The built in humidistat appears inaccurate and gives a very different reading to other humidistats I have tested it against, for example the Meaco reads 59% but three other humitistats tested close by in the same room read 49% to 50%.
2. The 12L model has no wheels and these have to be ordered and cost extra.
3. The 12L model has no drain pipe.
4. Not as quiet as suggested, my old 15 year old Amcor dehumidifier is about the same.
Regarding energy saving, the 160w rating does mean that you can dehumidify a room at a lower energy cost compared say to a 220w, but it appears that the moisture extraction rate is reduced accordingly, based on measurement of water extracted when swapping the Meaco with our Amcor dehumidifier in the same room.

Fantastic!
I recently moved into a new home which has AWFUL condensation and felt damp all the time. I bought many disposable dehumidifiers, but none of them could handle the problem. I bit the bullet and invested in this, and I’m so happy I did.
I live in a small 2 bed flat, with no outdoor space, so when I do my laundry I have to keep it inside to dry. With it being winter, leaving the windows open is not an option. Before I bought this, my laundry would take 3 days to dry. When I turn on the laundry setting and leave it on all night, my laundry is dry the next day. The windows have no condensation, and my home doesn’t feel damp anymore.

I’ve recommended this to family who have similar issues with condensation. It’s really easy to use, and quick to empty. I’ve attached a video of the water it collected after about 6-9 hours on its medium setting when we first bought it. (hopefully the video uploads. If not, then it was full and I’m honestly shocked on how much moisture was in the air).

Highly recommend! It definitely works well in a small 2 bed flat. But, remember to keep doors to rooms open slightly to allow the moisture to be removed by the dehumidifier. If any doors are closed, it’s unable to remove the moisture fully from that room.

Air quality drastically improved!
This is by far the best dehumidifier I’ve purchased. I’ve used a few ones before (which broke after a year) but I had a friend who already uses Meaco. I bought it for myself and the air in our bedroom is drastically better. Such a great investment especially for asthmatic individuals like me. You can totally feel the change. The noise is pretty monotonous so you can sleep through it. I would say that the buttons for the settings doesn’t seem too durable. Not seeing this as a huge issue as we’re only using one setting. I ordered the 12L and it’s a little too bulky and heavy. I suggest you buy one of their products with wheels, or possibly rig this thing with a dolly. This dehumidifier is really great that I can see past minor design flaws.

Very nice and efficie
It’s been only 1 week so I can’t tell how durable this dehumidifier is or how easy it is to clean from dust, but I can tell it’s pretty efficient and not too noisy. I’m living in a tiny house which is actually just one large room (converted garage) about 6.5 x 5 metres, plus kitchen area, only bathroom is separated, so I get all the damp from cooking and whatever else I’m doing in the house. I was wondering why I’m always coughing and sometimes have sore throat. After discovering green mould on my wooden furniture and getting rid of it, I immediately bought two digital hygrometers and this Meaco dehumidifier. Turned out my humidity level was almost 70%, particularly in one corner of the house with poorest air circulation. With this Meaco I was able to get it down to 50% in the first three days, but if I leave it off, the humidity will raise to 60-66% depending on where I place the hygrometer and measure it. It seems like the worst it is at the ground level. That’s probably why the floor next to me bed has warped a bit.
I’m a person with extremely light sleep who uses silicone ear plugs every single night because any sound wakes me up. I was able to sleep in the room with this dehumidifier running on low fan speed. I could still heard it but it’s a steady humming sound so you will adapt to it. Most people are not as sensitive to sound as I am, but if you are, you can try some ear plugs as well. I find pigeons on my roof in the morning much much more annoying than this dehumidifier fan. They always wake me up early.
The dehumidifier collected full tank of water in the first 10 hours or so. Second day just a little bit less. Right now I’m leaving it off as we have very hot weather so all my windows are open and dehumidifier warms up the air slightly. Even with my windows open, the humidity level is still around 60%, not sure why, but at least I see that I definitely need the dehumidifier.
I just wish it had 2 handles not just one in the back. It’s not super heavy, but still, you lift it with one hand and then you need to support the bottom with your other hand if you want to keep it in vertical position (which you always should).

Absolutely fabulous.....!!!!!!
We’ve suffered with damp windows and black mold for over 30 years, and then we got this dehumidifier just over a week ago, to say it’s the best thing since sliced bread would be an under statement. In the past We’ve used the watercatchers that you get from the supermarkets and bought umpteen sprays to get rid of the black mold, but we thought enough is enough, they weren’t working so how about we try one of these machines. Yes, I’ll be the first to say I was extremely sceptical in the beginning, how could it get the water off all the windows in the flat, well I’m very pleased to say that this machine has performed a, what I can only describe as, a MIRACLE, and that’s not said in a flippant way, the amount of water it collected in the first 24hours was unbelievable, we emptied it twice before we went to bed, by the morning it was pretty much full again and so on and so on. I must say this is the first dehumidifier I’ve ever bought, I don’t know what the other’s are like, I can only tell you about this one, and by George this is a fantastic machine, and if I needed another one I wouldn’t hesitate buying one of these again. There aren’t any wheels on this one, but, I don’t find it heavy so I can just pick it up and move it if I need too. Yes you can hear it a little in the background, whether it’s on high or low fan setting, but, and it’s a big But..!! I’d rather put up with that than continue to breathe in that wet moldy air we’ve had for so many years, the air we get now is fresher and cleaner than we’ve ever had before, these machines are well worth investing in if you’ve got the same problems as we had, so I would highly recommend this one to anyone.

Quiet, efficient and economical to ru
We are very happy with our new Meaco dehumidifier. There are cheaper dehumidifiers available, but we are glad that we paid a bit extra for one that is both quiet and economical to run. Our initial thoughts are as follows:

As dehumidifiers go, it’s a modern, attractive looking unit. When in use, it’s much quieter than our previous dehumidifier, particularly when using the lower fan speed. It also seems much more efficient than our old one, judging by the amount of water it extracts every day.

Thee are plenty of settings to play around with. We use the one where you set the desired humidity level and the unit then switches itself on and off to maintain the level set. Alternatively, you can have the dehumidifier run constantly, or on a timer, and there is also a laundry mode.

This model does also seem very cheap to run, our smart meter hardly moves when the unit is switched on. Other dehumidifiers we considered had much higher running costs, so we should make a saving in the long run.

As far as negative points go, we can only think of 3:
1. It’s quite heavy and does not have wheels, which might be an issue if you need to move it around your home.
2. It’s relatively easy to spill some water when removing the water tank to empty it.
3. When using the laundry mode, the air cannot be directed horizontally towards the wet clothes.

We have only had this dehumidifier for 2 weeks so cannot comment on its reliability. However, Meaco have a good reputation and have been awarded a Which? Best Buy, so hopefully we should be ok.

In conclusion, we have no hesitation in recommending this model and would happily buy another Meaco product in the future.

Great for small/medium apartments, highly recommended!
So, this isn’t by any means a long term review, just the first few days of ownership. But I thought best to leave a review, as my initial impressions have been brilliant so far.

Unit is well packaged and thought out, the company seem to care which is a big bonus, just going on the presentation of the machine itself and accompanying documentation.

It’s quiet, stylish and damn well does the job at hand. We bought this after our apartment (master bedroom, en-suite bathroom, hallway, kitchen/lounge) started to become very humid in the cold months we are now in, reaching around 82% in the living areas, 90%+ in the bathroom at all times. We were seeing condensation on the walls and windows, as well as mould growth. The air felt heavy, damp and cold. You could feel it. Washing took forever to dry on radiators and would often smell or remain damp afterwards. Being in London, we can’t exactly open the windows all day and let air flush through and the weather hasn’t exactly helped that either. We needed a dehumidifier.

After looking on Which and Amazon, decided to buy this out of recommendation and price to performance. So far, it has not disappointed at all.

Set it up on auto with a target of 55% humidity and left it running with all doors open in the middle of the apartment. Within the first hour of runnnig there was a noticable difference in the weight of the air, it already felt much fresher, with the sound when near it of trickling water being sucked from the air. Within the first 6, it dropped the humidity from 82% to 70% (bathroom finally dried too!) and removed a whole tank of water from the air in the apartment, from about 4pm to 10pm. I was astonished just how much water was in the air. Left it running over night and it was down to 59%, another tank full. With the bedroom door shut and it just on the other side, you can’t hear it on full power.

So far, I love it. The air is fresh and light again, it feels warmer and no condensation on walls and windows. The bathroom is finally dry and clothes not damn or smelling. Much better nights sleep! Let’s just hope I never have to use that 2 year warranty!

Edit: We set it up in the center of the apartment on Sunday when it arrived, in the hallway with all doors open, set to an auto target of 55% humidity. The hallway is as central as you can get in this place. The difference is astonishing. First few days, we emptied the tank 3 times every 24 hours. By mid week it had settled down to twice in 24hrs, and by the end of the week once in 24hrs with the unit only switching itself on once every other hour for about 30 minutes to regulate the humidity. The difference is incredible;
– The air is light and fresh again, the cold doesn’t feel cold, the place retains heat unbelievably better and when we do turn the heating on, 10 minutes as we are toasty again!
– Mould has stopped
– Damp/condensation has all cleared up, windows are now perfectly clear again and walls dry!
– The solid oak doors have shrunk, this sounds weird but when we moved in they were fine. Then after a few months we noticed we couldn’t shut them properly, swelling due to the humidity. Now just just glide shut again!
– Clothes no longer smell or are damp.
– Clothes actually dry! And so does the bathroom!
– Generally, it’s a much nicer place to be, more homely and fresh

The unit itself is so far brilliant; well made, stylish, efficient and quiet (bedroom door shut you cannot hear it). I’m still amazed just how much water comes out of the air when emptying the tank!!

2 bed maisonette - works wonders
We’re a family of 3 with a 15 month old, and have been air-drying inside for years now.
Our place is a top floor maisonette, and suffers the standard airflow, stuffiness, humidity – but not as bad as ground floor.

Previously we were doing things like:
Keeping bathroom windows open for hours after a shower
Keeping bedroom windows near the clothes rack partially open whilst they dry
Drying clothes, which would take up to 3 days in the colder winter months
Airing the place and opening the loft hatch to get more airflow around
Dealing with the cold as a result
Burning plenty of gas on the central heating

It took around a day or two of pretty much continuous use for the air to drop from average 70% humidity to 50-55%. The target is 55% by the way.

The unit has a two-digit display that simply shows humidity by default, and LC when you lock it. The child lock is SUCH a good feature as our little fella will play drums on the top and push buttons (thankfully he hasn’t worked out that holding the fan down for >2 seconds disengages it).

Pros
Top one first – heating and ambient temperature are now reduced and increased respectively. This is incredible. For example: we have hardly used the heating since it turned cold and if we do, it takes SIGNIFICANTLY less time to warm the place due to the reduced humidity (we’re talking well under half the time). This means less on gas bills, and a marginal increase in electricity – I’ve checked and already have made a saving on last year’s gas and overall saving when including the electricity uplift. As ambient temperature has gone up, less heating is required overall – we average 19 degrees now.
All of this means that the bathroom doesn’t really need to have the windows open when taking a shower – obviously a prolonged bath would still necessitate it, but things in the bath dry quicker too.
We place it in the landing area, which connects all doors to all rooms, and within an hour, humidity will now get from 60 down to 50 having used it for a few weeks. I’ve seen it go as low as 46.
The humidity reading is fairly accurate – The Nest thermostat reads almost the same (2%), and the Dyson tower fan cooler has the same margin of error.
Drying clothes inside now takes mere hours, even in the winter months (as of writing), this includes bed sheets, though obviously bathmats will take longer if they’re really heavy cotton. You can also use a 6 hour program for this with one button.
The air feels cleaner and less heavy, and smells from cooking linger less – obviously YMMV on this, but when we do fish for example, the whole place doesn’t stink for days now
I recommend placing the unit with the rear (intake), TOWARDS the source of damp – washed clothes, bathroom etc. as it will suck this in and then pass out dried air. This works best in my testing.
You can connect it in and run it permanently, if you choose to buy a hose, noting that it doesn’t ship with one to cut down on plastic waste.
The tank takes on average a good 16 hours to fill in normal use, sometimes a day, especially if the air is already fairly dry and warm. Even drying clothes, I’ve had it run for almost 20 hours and it’s not been quite full.
I use the water tank to flush the toilet to save water there.
The display can be turned off at night, so no annoying bright-LEDs to keep you awake.

Cons, not that there are many:
It makes a beep when turning on (and just connecting to mains), child locking/unlocking, removing the water tray ( 5 beeps), and whilst not particularly loud, I’d like a way of turning this off.
The unit filter is just a basic mesh, it’s not HEPA, nor can I find a replacement filter that will fit that is HEPA. I decided not to bother with the HEPA as this is supposedly quieter and more efficient than the next model, and we have a Dyson fan that has a HEPA filter already.
When pulling the tray out while operational, there is a short delay while it trips out – meaning there will be a few drips of water. Not much, but worth mentioning.
There is no way to angle the fan – it’s locked in a slightly-off vertical angle. This has never been an issue, but if you want to point it – look at another model.
It’s fairly heavy, but again, nothing for an average adult.
The handle for moving it at the back will tilt it due to the centre of gravity, which means if the tank is relatively full, it’ll spill, so use two hands to keep it upright.

In hindsight, I would possibly have gone for the HEPA model and tolerated whatever increase in noise was present, but for now and with a continuous month of usage, this was absolutely worth the money and will likely pay for itself just in this winter period alone.

A definite upgrade on what I thought was the bes
Despite only having received my friend Meaco today I am delighted with the product. I did have a deLonghi DNC-65 last time I lived somewhere with a damp problem, I thought they were the best there was, and was in the market for another. They discontinued that so I had to look elsewhere. As much as I hankered for another DNC-65 I very much like this Maeco chump. The meaningful gauge is new to me, We are now down to 58 and only been plugged in this evening. The mould which was going to run rampant and had started is now fully under control, I won’t have the respiratory problems I had after a cold. The cold forced me to stay in bed for a couple of days, enough time for my breathing to cause a damp-mould health nightmare. I was making myself ill!

The noise from Maeco is fine as far as white noise goes. It means not being able to hear as clearly so typing on a keyboard is muted. I suppose it is like low grade tinnitus. Maybe conducive to doing work and focused concentration. The rest of the world is blocked out. I am on the high fan speed setting writing that and the low speed setting does not mean silence.

The round edges are nice, it makes it easier to move the thing around. I am going to go for ‘bone dry’ until the novelty wears off. I do like the idea of getting that dial down to 30 – the lowest. 50 is probably what I will go for when the novelty wears off, with Maeco just turning on as needed. This feature of auto on/off makes a huge difference to the utility of the device, I don’t have to guestimate how long to leave it on for.

Coming from what I thought was the best in dehumidifiers and just wanting a quick solution with Maeco, I can say I am truly delighted and would recommend to anyone who needs to sort their damp problems out.

Quiet, economical and aesthetically pleasing.
I bought this to combat condensation on our sash windows and to lower the humidity level in our one-bedroom flat which was causing damp walls during the winter months.

After some research I decided on Meaco as they have a great reputation for quality dehumidifiers. I was about to purchase the Meaco DD8L which is a *desiccant* dehumidifier but decided to wait a few more months for the release of this new machine. The DD8L (desiccant) is a very quiet machine (37db) that warms the air slightly as it runs (perfect for cold spaces – boats caravans etc) but they do cost a little more to run. *Compressor* dehumidifiers like this one (the Meaco ABC) are cheaper to run (just over 2p an hour). Up until recently, compressor dehumidifiers were quite noisy, so the desiccant machines were the more popular option for small properties. The Meaco ABC is a compressor but at just 35db it is the quietest dehumidifier available.. so it really is the best of both worlds.

The Meaco ABC is small and looks far more pleasing to the eye than any other dehumidifier I could find. It has a humidistat which regulates the humidity to your chosen level (ours is set to 50 or 45 when it’s really cold outside). Once it reaches this level it switches itself off and then regularly tests the air from time to time to detect when to switch itself back on to dehumidify again. The 2.6 L tank at the back is easy to empty, the machine switches itself off when the tank is full. There is also a continuous drainage outlet but you will need to find your own (standard gardening) hose for this. This has a laundry drying setting which runs the machine at the higher fan speed (40db) for six hours then switches off. If you’re buying specifically for clothes drying then you might look to a larger machine.

Within the first couple of hours the machine had extracted over a litre of water from the air. I can already feel the difference with the quality of the air in our flat and the walls have completely dried out. The big test will be this winter when the temperature drops outside, so I’ll update this review in a few months time. I will also update this review if I run into any problems. So far I’m very impressed.

Edit (December 2018)
This is an amazing little machine. There is now no damp at all, the flat feels much dryer and warmer and consequently uses less energy to heat. The floors have stopped creaking and I’ve noticed bread stays fresher for longer. On very cold days there is still a little condensation on the windows but this has been greatly reduced. I don’t believe it is possible to completely stop this in our flat with any dehumidifier.

I have the machine placed not too close to a radiator and in-between rooms with all doors left open as often as possible. It *easily* regulates the RH of our one bed flat. The machine switches itself off for an average of about 35% of each 24hrs. It’s very quiet for a dehumidifier (similar to a modern air-con machine). I would still prefer not to have it in the bedroom though (although I could get used to it easily enough). I never notice the sound during the day.

If you’re looking for a small, quiet, efficient dehumidifier.. this is the one for you.