Choosing The Best Dehumidifier for your home in the UK
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As we are all too aware here in the UK we are not exactly blessed with beautiful weather all year round. The fact is our summers are usually pretty wet and moist causing high humidity problems. Beyond summer, the later autumn and winter months also tend to cause lots of humidity and condensation problems for people and their homes. Dampness and condensation in the home is not only a nuisance but it can also be costly. Last year alone it cost Brits millions of pounds in structural damage. Choosing the best dehumidifier for your conditions and needs can prevent the onset of damage.
The 2 main types of dehumidifier available are:
A desiccant dehumidifier is what you need for the colder months. Desiccant dehumidifiers work better than standard refrigerant types at low room temperatures, therefore they are most effective in garages or rooms that are generally badly heated or perhaps not heated at all. Portable and very quiet, the Ecoair DD322 Classic home dehumidifier is generally considered the best and most affordable desiccant dehumidifier on the market today and just happens to be the most powerful unit in its class too.
Refrigerant dehumidifiers are still the best for normally heated homes. They tend to be cheaper to run than desiccant units as they have a lower wattage per hour ( around 50% power consumption on average). Fundamentally they work much like your fridge at home. They take in the moisture laden air and refrigerate it into liquid form where it is then collected inside the units own water tank for you to empty when full. The collected moisture can also be automatically let out through a small flexible pipe connected to the dehumidifier at one end and pointed down a drain at the other.
If you are looking for a good an inexpensive refrigerant dehumidifier you need not look any further than the ECODC12 Home Dehumidifier. This particular model is extremely popular because of its near silent running and its very low energy consumption. It can extract up to 12 litres of moisture from the air per day. This enables it to effectively stave off mold and dampness from your home every day. Used daily on its automatic setting it can make sure that the whole house is mold and dampness free. Unlike other compact dehumidifiers, it has easy glide castors and therefore has the ability to be rolled around the house and moved into different locations. It has a much larger tank than other models in its class (3.5litres). If your condensation and humidity problems are mostly at home in a normally heated home, then a refrigerant dehumidifier will be a lot more effective than the desiccant dehumidifier.
If your home is suffering from damp then a good dehumidifier is crucial. In the long run the correct dehumidifier will save you hundreds, if not thousands of pounds worth of damage and inconvenience. Always consider reviews, consult an air solution expert, and consider which type of dehumidifier would be the best option for you and your home.