Russell Hobbs 1L Dehumidifier - Grey

Works well used for just a month in a small caravan , collects water regularly almost in continuous use , our previous one lasted about 2 yrs . Ideal for a bedroom small room but you may require something bigger for anything else not cheap now twice the price I paid 2 years ago , but you’ll spend a lot of money if you have to throw things out because of damp and mould . Quite small and compact pretty quiet so you can sleep with it on without any problem , it’s low powered so seems cheap to run . Cons my only gripe is emptying the water collection container can be abit fiddly , but easy when you get the knack .

Sharing my thoughts below, but first some frequently asked questions: Q: Can you use it without the light? A: Yes. Whether you're in purifier mode or dehumidifier combo mode, you can turn off the blue light Q: Can I turn off dehumidifier mode? A: Yes you can use it as just an airpurifier. But you CANNOT use it as a dehumidifier alone. Purifier mode needs to be on for the dehumidifier to function. I prefer it this way because if my humidity goes below 30% (not recommended), but I still want to use the purifier function, the option is there. I prefer to have an air purifier on as much as possible. Q: Does it dehumidify? A: I bought a humidity sensor to test this. Before turning on the dehumidifer, the sensor gave me a reading of 50% humidity. After turning it on for an hour, the reading went down to 47%. My humidity level now sits around 32% after a week of having it on and off (see my image). Additionally, during that same time period of a weeks use, the tank was filled with 200ml of water. I'm confident it works. Q: Is it loud? A: On high fan speed, I measured it at 51 decibels at a normal distance. Up close it measures at 60 decibels. I'm fine with this as I like white noise and enjoy sleeping with it on at max power. There is also a detectable low hum in addition to the fan noise. Q: Any other useful bits of info? A: The power cord comes out of the unit from the side, because the water tank is at the back. So do I like it after a week of use? I do. It suits my needs as a compact dehumidifier/purifier combo. Most of the other products on the market around this price point looked unpleasing, and I didn't want to double my budget to get a Meaco for my tiny bedroom. In terms of doing it's job, it's decent both as a dehumidifier and an air purifier. But it makes up for just being decent with its relatively compact size. I would say it's designed well aesthetically, but the low quality plastic brings the looks down a little. My Levoit 300s looks more robust and expensive, because it is. I like that you can release the lid of the tank to give it a proper clean (see my image) because some dehumidifers out there don't allow this, which raises the danger of mildew forming. You can thoroughly clean the tank with this one. Well done Russell Hobbs! It is missing some features that other dehumidifiers in this price range have. For example, it doesn't have a humidity sensor built in, and it doesn't have any automated features hence why I bought my own cheap humidity sensor so that I know when it's time to stop dehumidifying. I would have liked an app to control it remotely but this would have likely raised the price of the product over £100. Overall, if you're looking for a compact unit that dehumidifies and you don't already have an air purifier, this is great value for the price. I've knocked off one star because it's not the highest quality build. PROS: 1. Looks good 2. Dehumidifies 3. Purifies 4. Small footprint CONS: 1. Build quality isn't spectacular

First impressions because this arrived today: Pros: it’s been on the dehumidifier setting on high for just under an hour and it collected 30ml of water, which is pretty good going! You can hear the water being deposited from time to time, and when emptying the water storage the whole lid of it can come off so it’s much easier to empty than some other small dehumidifiers that I’ve had where there’s only a little hole to get the water out from. I like the design, and I like that it has 3 speeds for both the dehumidifier and the air purifier. Cons: the ‘beep’ is loud and sharp. Dehumidifier on the highest setting is quite loud - the other settings are definitely not quiet but are about the same sound level as a fan. You can’t have the dehumidifier and the air purifier settings running at the same time. It would be nice to have a dehumidifier of this size and quality that has the option to set an optimal humidity level and switches on/off when needed, as it only seems to be 10L + dehumidifiers that have this. Would be nice to have but not essential: the cable being able to be detached from the unit, as this makes it easier to run the cable through a small gap without having to have enough room for the whole plug to go too. (I bought this on sale for £73.99, I think it’s good value for money at this price but for the full price (£20 more I think?) I would have expected it to have a humidity level setting. Last year I bought a 12L dehumidifier for a 3 bed house for £140 and it had this, so I might be wrong but with an original price of nearly £100 I would expect it to be smarter)

Do not buy this appliance it does not work. Does not dehumidify. Waste of space electricity and money and amazon was kind enough to give me a total refund. Not fit for advertised purpose.

Is Good. I would suggest for the next model to make a bigger water container. Otherwise we need to empty it every two days.