Hey guys,
Does anyone have experience with this dehumidifier??
With the Kogan 10% off sales + the $20 bonus, I'm considering to buy one.
My concern is the efficiency of it, it may just be the same as a moisture absorber.
Does any know how long it took to fill up the 2L tank?
EDIT:
guys thx for the advices !
unfortunately the price made a huge jump be4 i could make a decision,
guess thats a no deal.
true, but lets say for the average.
Not trying to be pedantic, but what is 'average'?
If you mean average humidity, I imagine that the humidity in NT or FNQ is different than in Tas, and all of those would vary at different times of the year.
Your profile doesn't show your location.
yes, the humidity levels ar quite different in different states and seasons.
but the comfortable humidity level ar 40%-50%,
u only need to use the dehumidifier in 50%+.
Im in Sydney, i never c a indoor reading of my house went above 75%, so when i said 'average', i mean in a humidity level of around 60%.
Doesn't really matter if u don't have a meter, as long as u feel uncomfortable and the needs of turning the dehumidifier on, thats most likely a 60%+.
Does anyone have experience
There are 36 reviews/ratings on the page you linked to. How many more do you need for an eighty-dollar item?
There are 36 reviews/ratings on the page you linked to.
is 100+, but the problem is i don't know where the hell are those rating came from, i bought many items from kogan i never know i could write a review and rate it…
How many more do you need for an eighty-dollar item?
1.19kg moisture absorber (2.4L) only cost u $8,
so with $80 i expected more then the moisture absorbers.
i bought many items from kogan
So you've also never noticed any of the reviews on their site for any of the items you've bought?
Anyway, I wouldn't trust a cheapo dehumidifier to be much good, even though it seems like you think $80 is expensive. Maybe you could buy ten of those $5 ones :-P
There have been discussions here before, do a forum search. Here's a basic guide and here's some reviews of various models.
So you've also never noticed any of the reviews on their site for any of the items you've bought?
i know there ar reviews, i just dont trust them.
@samelight: Do you trust Ozbargain more than Kogan? According to Product Review, Kogan scores 3.5/5 while Ozbargain can only manage 2.9/5
@kahn: at least i could still c some very bad reviews here,
adn with kogan i just couldn't found any 1 star items, ar they all that good ? obviously not !
Why would you trust reviews on the vendors site? That's kinda naive.
I got one of that. If you plan to use it to dehumidify a room it does shit all but for a small wardrobe maybe fine. It fills the water tank in about a week of constantly on. I’d say max ~300ml a day in my 60-70% humidity room.
At 75w it's not going to have refrigeration compressor in it, which suggests its either peltier based or a rechargeable desiccant.
i believe this is a TEC unit ( Peltier ) they really are poor performers and if the ambient falls they will freeze up and pretty much then be useless until you manually unplug them and let them thaw ( most compressur units can do this automatically), this may not be an issue in warmer climates.( mine ended up in the bin)
If you run Air conditioning you will be dehumidifying the air as part of this process and avoid the aditional cost, but dehumidifiers really do vary with noise energy use and moisture extraction.
I have a Delonghi compressor based unit ( no additional heater) and a desiccant unit both approx 300w consumption.
which unit would work best for you really depends on your intended use, such as where you will place the unit and what / how much moisture you are trying to remove.
i can only tell you from my own experience but happy to answer any questions if i can.
Get a compressor based one, everything else is ineffective.
Be prepared to pay a bit, you're basically buying an airconditioner that cools an element to condense the humidity.
over 20degC i agree, a compressor based unit is the go ( look up temp vs extraction rates for each type), but below that which you often find in a Sydney hands down id choose a desiccant unit, as a byproduct they generate more heat ( but can use more electricity too) than a compressor unit and in my experience gives the air a nice warm and dry feeling.
IMO a compressor based unit is much much noisier then a desiccant based one especially in a house with timber floors and not much to dampen the acoustics.( fan and small motor vs fan and compressor)
in winter the desiccant based unit consistently performs better than my compressor based unit but YMMV :) and in summer i have my windows open so don't need to use the dehumidifier like in winter.
Wouldn't it vary by how humid the air is?