To spend £100 on a dehumidifier

[Pinkpowerofthought]

We just bought a house that needs a bit of work. The windows aren't great to be honest but we can't afford to get them done until after everything else is done.

When we get up in the morning our bedroom windows are soaking. I mean soaking! I don't want to cause mould. We open the windows but they are that wet it takes ages for them to dry and we have to wipe down with kitchen roll and towels.

We have a tumble dryer we use rather than hanging clothes up too.
I was thinking of getting a decent dehumidifier to combat the problem but not sure if they are worth the money.
Opinions?

[JsOtherHalf]

No idea if this a good price or not, but comes with a 3 year warranty:

www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/hde020e1/honeywell-hde020e1

[DancingLedge]

Dehumidifiers are great for reducing condensation and therefore mould.
If it's mainly on cold windows, you could more cheaply (in energy use) remove it each morning with a Karcher window vacc.I find this oddly satisfying, but that may just be me.
I'd get both.

Also trying to minimise production of water vapour - cooking with lids on pans, running cold water into bath before hot, using dehumidifier if drying clothes indoors.Also maximising use of extractor fans in bathroom and kitchen.

[mamahanji]

My dehumidifier was £180 and it is by far the most important thing besides the fridge, microwave and washing machine.

The difference it has made is amazing. I think every member of my family have one now too as we are so sold on them.

[BBTHREE76]

YANBU - I have hayfever, sleep apnoea and dust allergies. I consider the house clean and tidy but it's the dehumidifier and the air purifier we invested in that have made the difference to my health. Both £100+ but worth every penny.

[PurplePumpkinHead]

Definitely worth it. We have an Ebac. Cost £200 and sufficient for a four bed house. It's scary how much water it takes out of the air and really improves drying time. Ours is on full time, but only comes on when needed.

[SealSong]

Do they make the air feel uncomfortably dry in the house though?

[DancingLedge]

Not if you don't overuse them.
Most have a moisture setting- so they click off at a certain humidity level.

[OnARainbow]

Totally worth it and if my current one died I would go right out and not even blink at the cost of a new one.
I lived in a flat that was terrible for condensation and it worked wonders.
I now use it in my spare room mainly for drying washing.
But during the colder months it gets pulled out onto the landing to do its things whilst we are at work/school.
The house feels so much better for it, definitely worth it.

[Jasminedes]

We have a Meaco whole house one, just a small unit, think it collects about 20l at a time, possibly around £250 and I would replace it in a heartbeat. It goes on and off to keep humidity to a set level, and we have no more black mould on windows upstairs (it is situated downstairs near where we hang washing inside). It has been running for about 3 years constantly now. You have to brush the dust off the back filter occasionally.

[ElleMcElle]

We are in the market for one of these too. What brands to people recommend? Ebac and Meaco both mentioned above... Any others?

[dangermouseisace]

I'd like to get another. I used to have a delonghi but left it in a previous house. It was very noisy though, can anyone recommend a quiet one?

[Nquartz]

We also have a meaco one. Currently drying washing & it is on downstairs 3am - 6am if the outside temp drops below 5/6 degrees which prevents condensation.
We also have a fan thing in the loft which was about £350/400 installed which reduced condensation noticeably overall.
Any we do get we use the karcher electric squeegee to get rid.

[Nquartz]

Ours costs 11p a day to run so cheap to run for a few hours when it is cold

[JonnaSilvie]

We spent £200 on ours! I would never live without one again, they're brilliant. We live within a couple hundred yards of the sea, and I have chronic asthma, so it's pretty essential for controlling the damp.

And it dries the washing in a few short hours.

[deadringer]

We bought the argos value one about 5 years ago for about 120 euro and it is terrific. I bought it for our cold damp downstairs bathroom and its brilliant. I would highly recommend it.

[NotTheMrMenAgain]

I recently spent £200 on an Electriq that was the Which 2017 best buy - it's great at reducing humidity and has various air filters / purifiers and UV to kill anything nasty. We use it downstairs and have an older one upstairs which is mostly used for drying washing.
I wouldn't be without one now, no condensation or mould.

[moggle]

We bought one about 9 years ago, just a 1l one from B&Q and I think it was about £60? We lived in a flat with single glazing and metal window frames, no tumble dryer and my DH who mouth breathes at night and the windows were all streaming in the winter mornings. I can't remember if we ran it at night or just when we were drying washing and then in the evenings before bed, but it made a big difference. We didn't really use it after we moved into a better insulated / ventilated house but recently I've got it out again to use our spare room as a drying room and save money on tumble drying.
Definitely been worth it for us.

[toomuchtooold]

We have an ebac. Had it 11 years (not running continuously!) and it's still running well. I first got it in a flat that had really bad condensation - it took a good 5l out of the air on the first night! It carried on like that for about a week and then started to tail off - the walls and everything must have been just full of water.

[Gibble1]

Mine broke a year or so ago and I now have to redecorate 3 rooms due to mould. Will be buying another ASAP!

[stevie69]

Have you been watching Coronation Street ?

[Littlebear88]

Karcher window vac for clearing the windows in the morning! And use the dehumidifier for when you dry clothes indoors

[milliemolliemou]

I'd get one. Especially one that stops when the water store is full or has other controls you can set eg a timer but that could be done with a timing plug.

DBiL phoned me up one day to say his wasn't working - turned out he hadn't emptied the water store.

If you're living in a home with inadequate ventilation (most modern homes it seems) or lots of kids in a smallish space with showers/washing machine going - then def worthwhile. Make sure it's energy efficient. It also means for some reason the house is warmer - poss because there's less damp - so heating doesn't need to be on or high so the costs can balance out. And def good for mould.

[Dieu]

Couldn't do without ours in our Edinburgh basement flat. Ours shuts off when the moisture level in the air has reached an acceptable level, and then it just automatically turns on again. Also has a laundry setting (the highest one) so dry clothes quicker.
I got it from Amazon for around £120. Just PM me if you'd like to know the exact model, as I can't remember it offhand.
One point I would stress is that it won't actually SOLVE a damp problem. We still have mould on our bathroom ceiling. It just stops it from getting worse, I guess.

[sonjadog]

Mine cost about 200 pounds. Absolutely worth it. I live in Scandinavia and the cold, dry winter air makes me asthmatic and brings out my eczema. I was recommended the dehumidifier to help. The difference is enormous to my health.