25th August 2022
You’ll end up with a desiccant dehumidifier if you buy the first or cheapest one you see. Although excellent at reducing air moisture, the negatives of desiccant dehumidifiers outweigh the positives.
Take a look at the pros and cons below to identify if desiccant dehumidifiers are indeed a waste of your money.
Pros of Desiccant Dehumidifiers
They Reduce Air Moisture
There’s only one pro of desiccant dehumidifiers - they remove moisture from the air. They’re very good at this, too good for domestic properties. They remove 3x more moisture than is necessary for British homes. Excessive dryness can introduce bacteria, so it’s not much of a pro after all!
Cons of Desiccant Dehumidifiers
They Cost a Lot
Because desiccant dehumidifiers remove such a large amount of moisture from the air, they use a lot of energy. This quickly has an impact on your energy bills. Compared to good compressor dehumidifiers, desiccant dehumidifiers use 2x the energy but extract the same amount of moisture.
Desiccant Dehumidifiers Waste Energy
This extra energy used to remove more moisture is wasted. Your bills will be higher, and your carbon footprint will increase, which isn’t just costly for you, but for the planet too.
They’re Made for Industrial Sites
Desiccant dehumidifiers are made for large industrial sites. These sites are more extensive than domestic homes, so they have more moisture to extract. Desiccant dehumidifiers are made to work in locations that drop below 3°C - they’re not well-suited to home use.
They Aren’t as Good as Compressor Dehumidifiers
Compressor dehumidifiers are more popular, and there’s a good reason for that. They are much cheaper to run and remove the right amount of moisture from the air. If you buy a dehumidifier with Smart Control from Ebac, it’ll even switch itself off when air moisture falls below a certain level!
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The Powerpac 18 is a compact, economical dehumidifier with Smart Control. Smart Control automatically learns about your home and adapts the extraction rate. This reduces running costs by around 30%.
Smart Control’s adaptive extraction rate, efficient airflow and heat exchange technology ensures the ideal amount of water is removed.
Removes exactly the right amount of moisture to stop and prevent damp and condensation problems in all UK homes.
Quickly resolves any issues in homes and families with up to 5 people, or 3-4 bedroom homes.
End of line stock - may include minor cosmetic blemishes
BUY DIRECT FOR 3 YEAR WARRANTY
£349 £249
Smart Control and efficient airflow and heat exchange technology ensure ideal amount of water is extracted.
Simply press a button and leave Smart Control to analyse the environment and solve any problems.
Smart app connectivity allows you to change operating mode and manage performance levels and alerts.
£329
Smart Control and efficient airflow and heat exchange technology ensures ideal amount of water is extracted.
Large capacity 2.5l water container that’s fully enclosed to prevent spillage and neatly hidden from view in its own compartment.
Quickly resolves any issues in homes and families with up to 6 people, or up to 6 bedroom homes.
BUY DIRECT FOR 5 YEAR WARRANTY
£369
£399
Our very competitive entry-level model, with an Infinity humidistat. This allows you to set the exact humidity level you want to achieve. Good for applications where the humidity level does not change.
Turn the control dial to the desired humidity setting.
Get genuine Ebac quality at a budget price.
Large capacity 3.5l water container that’s fully enclosed to prevent spillage and neatly hidden from view in its own compartment.
Quickly resolves any issues in homes and families with up to 3 people, or 1-3 bedroom homes.
BUY DIRECT FOR 2 YEAR WARRANTY
£219
An automatic control system that learns about your home and provides a quick resolution to damp and condensation problems.
Simply press a button and leave Smart Contol to analyse and then solve any problems.
Smart Control and efficient airflow and heat exchange technology ensure the ideal amount of water is extracted.
Quickly resolves any issues in homes and families with up to 3 people, or 1 to 2 bedroom homes.
£249
Smart Control and efficient airflow and heat exchange technology ensure ideal amount of water is extracted to quickly resolve issues.
Quickly resolves any issues in homes and families with up to 3 people, or 1 to2 bedroom homes.
£269
The 2650e is a more economical dehumidifier that also has Smart Control. Smart Control automatically learns about your home and adapts the extraction rate. This reduces running costs by around 30%.
£309
£299
More economical semi-professional dehumidifier with an Infinity humidistat. Users can select a specific humidity level and Powerdri will do the rest.
Set any level of humidity you require.
Very good performance for all DIY projects from plastering and decorating to carpet cleaning.
Suitable to be moved around with rubber bumpers and increased durability.
£279
A powerful semi professional dehumidifier with an Infinity humidistat. Set a specific level of humidity to help with building drying, plaster drying and paint. Useful for minor floods and water ingress.
Great performance, in any environment.
£319
