Screwfix run a £99 Dehumidifier promotion from time to time. This seems to be the first one with this newer model (I suspect the previous deal was to clear the older stock).
I bought the previous model at this price nearly a year ago. It's been fantastic. It is cheap to run too. This newer model seems to be 265w compared to mine which was 250w.
There seems to be a myth doing the rounds that the British climate doesn't suit this type of dehumidifier. Personally I rely on my gas central heating to warm up my home and so will avoid the extra wattage spent on running a desiccant to do it for me. I have also used it to dry out my loft after a leak. I live in the northwest and it has coped fine.
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Meathotukdeals
5 Dec 15#28
I got the previous incarnation last year. I can't see that one causing anyone to get rid of their tumble dryer. Sure over 4 hours it removes a lot of moisture and some things like fleeces are dry other items, typically heavy close threaded items, are almost dry but would still need putting on a radiator to thoroughly dry out.
Still, rather have it over a tumble dryer.
nannafish
3 Dec 15#27
£149.99 now.
rudy691
3 Dec 15#21
knew it...anyone can recommend a good alternative with a similar price ?
lianne21 to rudy691
3 Dec 151#26
Best reading reviews on Amazon etc so you know best one to buy for your needs. I spent a month looking as I wanted one for drying laundry and wanted a 20 litre one for that purpose. Mine drys washing much faster than say a 12 litre one, so what you will be using it for and the size of your house if using it in hallway to dry out rooms etc, should determine which one you should buy
Hope that helps a bit :smiley:
abusaleh
2 Dec 15#16
Anyone can give a rough estimate on how much these will cost per hour if run at full power this time of year? Don't want to get one and then start getting hefty bills.
lianne21 to abusaleh
2 Dec 15#18
My bills went down significantly as I sold my dryer and use one of these instead. It all depends how much you plan to use it, mine is a few pence an hour and I only use it a couple of hours a day for washing. The op one is compressor so cheaper to run.
Geokinkladze to abusaleh
3 Dec 15#25
at 265w that means approx 4 hours useage equals 1.06 KW hour. My new energy supplier charges 10p per KW Hour so that is 2.65p per hour to run a 265w machine.
elne
3 Dec 15#22
Recently grabbed an EcoAir DC12 Compressor type for £99 in black Friday, made a huge difference already - 4 hour drying time seems a bit optimistic in my experience and more likely 2 full loads of washing will take overnight to dry on the clothing dry option. Average size room, door, windows and trickle vent shut with compressor on overnight and even thick jumpers are dry in the morning.
Best buy for a long time and we have a tumble dryer that is only really used for towells.. seems a waste of money now.
lianne21 to elne
3 Dec 15#24
I can assure you that 4 hours is dry with the Aldi one. It has a dry washing mode and it is made especially to dry washing as the vent is at the top with a flap that you adjust to point directly at your washing, it's much better than most of the other models :smiley:
In fact if it's not towels and heavy stuff it can dry lighter clothes in 2 hours. Best thing I ever bought!
Geokinkladze
3 Dec 15#23
Careful you don't misquote a qualifying statement as a generalisation (I've capitalised it for you):
Anyway to throw your quote back at you, and this time used properly:
You could be right if we all sit in the one room that the dehumidifier is in. But we don't.
littlesos
3 Dec 15#20
149.99 for me now
sunwalk
3 Dec 15#19
Expired now.
lianne21
2 Dec 151#17
No, I won't be careful of generalisations as we all live in houses kept above 16 degrees !! Just because YOU happen use it for empty cottages doesn't mean what I said is wrong !
I use compressor type in all temperatures, in an unheated room that I dry washing in, so in winter it's as cold as 8 or 9 degrees and it works just as well in winter as it does in summer.
We don't need dessicant in occupied houses that are heated normally.
lianne21
2 Dec 151#1
Yeah I've tried mentioning that too, no need for dessicant if your house is kept above 16 degrees and all houses are so it makes sense to use one of these as much cheaper to run.
simonspeakeasy to lianne21
2 Dec 15#15
Unless, like me, you're using it to keep your holiday cottages dry. And the heating in them is off as they are unoccupied at the moment.
Careful of generalisations.
Anyway, I don't believe the performance of compressor types is suddenly at 100% as soon as you're above 16C. I suspect that their performance increases gradually with temperature. So, at 16C their performance is probably poor but at 25C it's probably very good.
Also, the OP says "Personally I rely on my gas central heating to warm up my home and so will avoid the extra wattage spent on running a desiccant to do it for me". The other way of looking at this is that your central heating will be on less if a desiccant dehumidifier is raising the temperature. So it's not like the energy going into one is 100% wasted.
Graham1979
2 Dec 151#14
Be quick as stock will DRY UP!
archarius
2 Dec 15#13
I know, but only when it's running on turbo mode, you can run it in eco and it does 400 watts, and for me I find it more useful to have desiccant, since the temperature range I'll use it will be usually pretty random.
snoopy18
2 Dec 151#12
Looks good
rudy691
2 Dec 15#11
anyone that owns it can comment on quality ?
archarius
2 Dec 15#8
How does it compare to this one at the same price from amazon?
look at the electricity usage and compare. screwfix is half the wattage.
archarius
2 Dec 15#9
There is a dehumidifier on Amazon for the same price, can't put a link since hukd is censoring it. (EcoAir ECO DD122 search on hukd)
How does it compare?
Ok, now I see this is the compressor type so it is more effective at higher temps compared to desiccant.
lianne21
2 Dec 15#7
You doubt what??
iain
2 Dec 151#4
does anyone have more info for the aldi one to compare?
pontprennau to iain
2 Dec 15#6
I'm interested in that too, would seem it was october 5th till october 11th. so screwfix it is then :smiley:
ether707
2 Dec 15#5
I really doubt that!
Sysman2000
2 Dec 15#2
Aldi are doing a digital 20l for £118.99 for consideration as well.
lianne21 to Sysman2000
2 Dec 152#3
That's the one I have. I've now sold my tumble dryer as this gets 2 large loads of washing dry in 4 hours at only 5p per hour. Brilliant machine :smiley:
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Opening post
I bought the previous model at this price nearly a year ago. It's been fantastic. It is cheap to run too. This newer model seems to be 265w compared to mine which was 250w.
There seems to be a myth doing the rounds that the British climate doesn't suit this type of dehumidifier. Personally I rely on my gas central heating to warm up my home and so will avoid the extra wattage spent on running a desiccant to do it for me. I have also used it to dry out my loft after a leak. I live in the northwest and it has coped fine.
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Still, rather have it over a tumble dryer.
Hope that helps a bit :smiley:
Best buy for a long time and we have a tumble dryer that is only really used for towells.. seems a waste of money now.
In fact if it's not towels and heavy stuff it can dry lighter clothes in 2 hours. Best thing I ever bought!
Anyway to throw your quote back at you, and this time used properly:
You could be right if we all sit in the one room that the dehumidifier is in. But we don't.
I use compressor type in all temperatures, in an unheated room that I dry washing in, so in winter it's as cold as 8 or 9 degrees and it works just as well in winter as it does in summer.
We don't need dessicant in occupied houses that are heated normally.
Careful of generalisations.
Anyway, I don't believe the performance of compressor types is suddenly at 100% as soon as you're above 16C. I suspect that their performance increases gradually with temperature. So, at 16C their performance is probably poor but at 25C it's probably very good.
Also, the OP says "Personally I rely on my gas central heating to warm up my home and so will avoid the extra wattage spent on running a desiccant to do it for me". The other way of looking at this is that your central heating will be on less if a desiccant dehumidifier is raising the temperature. So it's not like the energy going into one is 100% wasted.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00474K8SY
How does it compare?
Ok, now I see this is the compressor type so it is more effective at higher temps compared to desiccant.