EcoAir DD3 Classic MK2 Desiccant Dehumidifier

Very easy to use. Removed 4 litres in 12 hours. This warms my house so much that I have the heating very very low or not on at all, It is so much cheaper than the central heating @ 10p to 15p an hour. I have detached 1900 cottage with solid walls! I am seriously impressed. I have used for 3 days and my walls are noticeably drier to the touch and my bedding doesn't feel damp. a few parts of the wall had bubbled and they are now completely dry. So glad I bought these. I thought it was a tad expensive but is worth every penny.

The media could not be loaded. Strongly recommended. Updated review after 6 weeks use. Hopefully you can tell from video that the noise issue mentioned below has all but disappeared, it's exceptionally quiet on high or low.Colour; off white with a hint of cream, my wife and I like it.First of all the DD3 MK2 soaks up moisture like a sponge on low or high. We previously had a DD128 for 7 years where it was used several times a week throughout the year, keeping humidity right seems to help my daughters asthma. Although the DD3 is larger the shape makes it blend in. It is especially useful for laundry. We had a couple of issues which were sorted out by Simon at Ecoair.On first use you may find it noisy when on low after it’s warmed up, maybe 10 minutes, low pitch drone or whistling noise. This will reduce after a week or so, I put it down to ‘running in’. At first we thought it was faulty and Ecoair very promptly changed it and said if we weren’t happy they would refund. Excellent.So, for and against.For; soaks up moisture like a sponge, very efficient.Non intrusive noise, especially on high.Excellent after sales service made me trust this company.Noticeably heats the room.If you have solar panels then there's little cost involved in running it.Against; slightly noticeable sound on low (but we’re keeping it!). Some people may notice this. If it’s placed in a hallway etc, I don’t think it would be an issue. As a work around, run it on high rather than auto then it would only go onto low after the humidity level is reached for a short time while the fan cools the inerds.The ‘full up auto cut off' could do with adjusting as it allows a little to much water into the reservoir. You might want to take the complete machine into the kitchen before emptying. Speaking of which, you might want to save the water for your indoor plants, watering and spraying the leaves.

I have been using this dehumidifier for a year already and it really deserves a review. I have a second dehumidifier, which is not a desiccant one, from a different company, bought soon after this one. Hopefully I am able to compare them and appreciate both of them. This one takes 4L of water from the air in 24h, the other one, of the same capacity, gets full in 2-3 days. I keep this one in a room that is 22sqm, high ceilings, and it does wonderful job. I keep it with the filters oriented towards the room (not facing the wall) and in this way, I believe, it can better reduce the humidity from the air. The air produced is slightly warmer than the room temperature, but it will not heat the room if there is not heating at all. (Obviously, I do not keep it near the radiator, where the air is dry.)Although it purifies the air, do not expect the results of a really good purifier. I personally prefer to keep a separate air purifier on, to keep the air quality at its possible best. Do not ask about the energy consumption, though.A note that I got it at £220.

The ecoair met my expectations. It is fairly quiet for something that moves a lot of air (not silent but a lot quieter than fan heaters we have, for example) . It removed a lot of water quickly. I used it to help speed up plaster drying out so that I could decorate before a kitchen installation and it worked a treat. (There are different schools of thought on whether that is a good idea but the highly experienced plasterer I used said it would be fine to use a dehumidifier so I went with it).I bought a none condensing one so that I could also use in an unheated garage in winter to occasionally dry clothes. I saw recommendations for this model when I looked into that application and use to dehumidify a cold garage. I feel quite confident this will work, although not yet tried, as it is within the operating parameters for the unit.There is an option to run water to a drain via a supplied outlet tube, as well as via the removable tank. The tank requires a firm tug to remove for emptying and I could imagine someone with a weak grip or no heft might struggle.Overall very pleased. More than I planned to spend but probably worth it, it looks well made. (I say ‘probably’ only because I will only use occasionally rather than reservations over effectiveness. Also can’t compare to much although I did buy a good, smaller capacity, condenser unit for about £80 less a couple of years ago. That other unit was not suitable for lower temperature usage).The on board humidity sensor gives the same reading as a separate Govee humidity gauge that I have which also gives some confidence.