Russell Hobbs RHDH1001 10 Litre/Day Dehumidifier

 

Purchased to take moisture out of air and help dry washing inside during winter. Only recently purchased and ran for 24 hours on first use. Slightly noisy on max but did exactly as hoped. Reduced RH and noticed it taking a chill out of the air.

 

I already have a number of Russell Hobbs products, including the RHDH1061B, a 300ml/day dehumidifier I use in the bedroom that I reviewed only a day or so ago. Thus, I was confident that my purchase would be a well worthwhile large humidifier that would be capable of reducing the humidity efficiently. And so it proved. Comparing this Russell Hobbs dehumidifier to another unbranded product I used many years ago it is far superior. The user is able to set humidity as well as time variables and thereby gain the best utility that this product can offer.
However, there are often negatives with many products one purchases and this is true of this item. My first impression on switching it on was how noisy it is, even using the “Silent” setting. The method of setting the timer is not well described in the comprehensive user manual as is the methos for setting a target humidity. I am sure that all will become clear as I make more use of the item but I have already discovered how best to use it. I turned the unit on as I went to bed and, when I got up the next morning the humidity, shown on the control panel was down to 40% and the living room windows showed no sign of condensation. As this was the main reason I went for the Russell Hobbs dehumidifier I was very happy with the result.
The water collection container, at 10 litres or 17.5 pints is well up to the job and it is also very easy to take the container out and empty it.
So, all in all, I am very happy with my purchase, though the noise level reduced my overall rating. Using the unit at night however means that the noise is not an issue and I am very happy to recommend this dehumidifier for use in larger areas.

 

Fantastic product. Dehumidifies fast. A wee bit noisy even in silent mode but we have it in a spare room and don’t hear it. Timer is excellent. Can’t believe how much moisture it removes !!

 

It’s quite noisy but it does run on q quieter setting but less efficient but it does take a lot of moisture out of the air
I’d recommend this it does the job greatvfor a large room bedroom , living room etc amd it has wheels and a handle and is easy to use

 

I use this to dry clothes as I don’t have a dryer at home. Works really well in a small room (with door closed and window shut). As long as you don’t hang out too many items, on full dryer mode it can practically dry clothes in one day! If you hang out a whole load, it can take around a few days to dry. It has different noise levels which is great as you can put it on a quieter fan setting at night. It still makes quite a loud vibrating noise on any setting, but this seems to be the case for all large dehumidifiers that actually work as opposed to smaller tabletop ones which aren’t effective. It was quite expensive, but definitely worth it for drying clothes indoors and removing any excess damp from a room. Good tank capacity and handle makes it easy to empty. Just be careful that you don’t knock out the black plug at the back of the dehumidifier or the water go all over the floor rather than into the tank (learnt this the hard way!). One other thing to mention is that is generates quite a lot of heat as a by-product. Overall would recommend.

 

So far so good, been using this for about two weeks now and it’s been very effective, water tank is a pain to empty but otherwise no complaints. Much better compared to a smaller unit I have been using for a while now. Quite noisy but suspect all units of this size/specs are like that.

 

Basically just bought this to help dry laundry as fed up with it hanging around for ages to dry! Does what it says on the tin and I am happy that within a couple of hours, everything is dry and ready for ironing (groan!)

Highly recommended

 

This dehumidifier is used in my kitchen because I drymclothes on a clothes horse, have a condensing tumble dryer and cook, all in quite a small space that unless you have the window open for all of these things will get damp in my kitchen. During the winter it is too cold and I don’t want the windows open. I do still open them but don’t have to have them open as long.

I have used this with the drawer to collect the water and works very well but found it tricky to manoeuvre and found the drawer when full tricky for me to carry as I have physical problems. When filled with water the drawer is heavy. The unit itself has wheels and a handle on too this means it can be pushed to move it.

I have a lot of condensation in my kitchen and have placed it on my worktop with the hose running into my kitchen sink. This saves me having to empty the unit. I clean the filter every other day to ensure it keeps working properly or lint will build up. I have the hose running load than the level of the dehumidifier to ensure proper drainage.

This unit worked at straight away and started to collect water.

The unit can be turned to a quite setting but does not empty as well and can be put on a timer. You can also set the humidity you want. I turn mine to ‘silent’ when I am not cooking, have tumble dryer on or have laundry drying. Otherwise I have it on auto where it will just run all the time.

This unit blows cold air from the top of it and this needs to be kept clear from anything and it needs space at the front and back so it works properly.

This is an excellent dehumidifier and has empty out so much water and I know it saving me money because I don’t have to have the windows open and heating on high to keep the house warm and is stopping my getting damp in the future.