Dehumidifier DD122FW-Mk4

I had to replace my old Dehumidifier as it recently died :-(
That machine had been used for a number of years and was in fact second hand so I was happy to look for a similar model.
This one looks like the most recent version of my previous one.

Good points: It does what I need it to do; which is to remove humidity from my bedroom at speed so that I don't have to have it on all the time, which frankly would drive me nuts as I need quiet to sleep.

You can choose how powerful it works by either going with Auto, Normal or High. Most days 2 hours of High takes my room below 50%rh of humidity which is enough to stay clean of mould.( Mould grows at around 68%rh. It is preferred to keep the room around 50%rh,. Of course the damp and humidity levels will vary depending on where you live. I live in the wetter southwest near a river so the humidity tends to be very high. On drier days using the dehumidifier, the humidity will go down to 40%rh very quickly, wetter days take longer. Without the dehumidifier the humidity easily rises to 68%rh. I bought a humidity meter to keep track of humidity and was shocked at how high it was in my room. Just heating doesn't help.

You can set a timer for 2, 4 or 8 hours. I find this handy as 2 hours is usually enough, if not, just don't use the timer and turn off when you want to.

The noise isn't too loud. I can even sit in the room and read with it on High if I want.

If you use the Auto setting the machine sensor will power according to how damp the room is.

It is fairly lightweight and easy to move around.

It doesn't take up much room.

You can use it dry washing. It has a Laundry mode button with 2 settings, Turbo and Saving. The you set the louvre opening to Up and it does a really good job of sucking up the wet. I find it particularly handy for washing that didn't quite get dry on the line.

It has an optional Ioniser button, which releases negative ions......all I can say is that it seems to make the room feel fresher.

The only Bad point I can think of is that the container for the water to be collected in does fill up in 2 or 3 days, or 6 hours, so you need to remember either keep emptying or there is an option to use the tubing that comes with it, and fill up another larger container. If the container is full the machine switches itself off. A good safety point, but if you are not in the room you can forget and find nothing has happened cos you forgot to empty it. There is a light indicator when full if you are in the room to see it.

Urgent Update !! 9th January 2012

My dehumidifier has stopped working after just 5 months. As it is under warranty I have contacted the company on the back of the Warranty, and not the seller, and am waiting til Wednesday for it to be collected and repaired.
I will update on how well this is done, because I am not happy with how much effort it took to even get to speak to customer services at Meaco. The man on the phone was also quite rude, not what is wanted when there is a problem.

Latest Update 27th Jan

My dehumidifier is back with me now and is in good working order. I returned the machine to the actual manufacturers, Ecoair, as the people there were polite and helpful on the telephone, and have been efficient in organizing the collection and return needed. All seems well, I only hope that the machine will now continue to work for a long time as these are not cheap.
If there are any problems I will post back here but fingers crossed I won't need to.

I have held off leaving a review until now to see how this unit performs. In a Nutshell thisd unit is superb, it is powerful enough for a larger than normal 3 bedroom house, and has totally cleared up severe condensation and some damp areas of the house (detached older property). The laundry turbo function is amazing, leaving totally dry clothes and towels in a matter of hours.
The unit is quiet enough when in silent mode and does not disturb at night, the little blue light is nice and leaves a nightlight in the corridor at night for the kids.
The warm air it emits keeps the upstairs pleasant even when the heating is off.
I researched extensively when looking for a dehumidifier, and this has been a fantastic purchase.

We bought this dehumidifier to reduce the condensation/damp problems in our small 3 room flat. We haven't had the chance to use it to its maximum potential yet as the mild Autumn weather hasn't created any noticable build up of condensation. However it extracted around one litre of water from a room in which we were drying washing in just a few hours so we feel sure it's going to be a worthwhile buy in keeping the flat dry and condensation free during the winter and a bonus in drying the washing indoors too ......