Customer Reviews:

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful
Customer Id: A1VPN6ROJSWXV7 2008-10-21
 
Review Summary: Worked well for a year and then broke down
 
Review Content: I was happy with this dehumidifier at first. It worked well although it is a little noisy. Then it stopped humidifying. Sometimes it would start, the compressor would shake and it would cut out. There is no after sales service from DeLonghi. They refer you to another organisation who do not reply and then when you eventually get them they do not cover your area. Found a local man who repairs such items but he could not find out what was wrong. So I accept things fail but when you can't get them repaired it is really frustrating and expensive. So I am now looking for a new dehumidifier from another manufacturer with proper aftersales!
 
 
 

16 out of 16 people found the following review helpful
Customer Id: A2K95SEARPG0NV 2008-04-09
 
Review Summary: dehumidifier
 
Review Content: This can extract water from the air even when a (separate) humidity detector states the humidity is already down to 45% The compressor is quieter than the fan so it isn't clear when it has actually cut in after the safety 3 min wait. At this humidity (45%), it took a couple of hours before the internal pipework had filled enough to start dripping into the tank for the first time, so don't panic if it doesn't seem to be working straight away. The 21 litres per 24 hours is (I believe) at quite high humidity levels, lower levels produce water more slowly. There are two settings for dehumidification: at the lower one the unit is a little louder than a normal fan heater. At the higher setting the fan is much faster and sounds more like a powerful cooling fan, but is much less noisy than an air con system. The humidity control works just like a thermostat and shuts the system down at whatever level is selected and restarts if the humidity rises, so the unit doen't have to run continuously to maintain a set level. While the unit can drain continuously if you drill a hole in the outlet at the back and attach the supplied pipe, the pipe is only 1m long and must run with a continuous fall. Despite the suggestion in the manual that the casters are an option they are in the polystyrene top packing, you have to remove the fixed rubber feet first. After unpacking, the unit must be left to stand for 24 hours before use to let the refrigerant setttle. Similarly a 1 hour rest is recommended after moving it. All in all does the job, but without another make to compare it to, I can't really comment on how quiet it is other than quieter than air con, you wouldn't however want to run it in a bedroom at full strength unless you had a desperate damp problem. It's really intended to operate in the hallway and dry out the whole house- or at least rooms with doors left open. This unit has the advantage of heating- especially useful for drying clothes. The washable filter is a finely perforated rigid plastic grid- a brush down and rinse rather than "wash" should suffice.