MeacoDry ABC 10L Quiet Dehumidifier for Home | Low 4.1p/hr Energy Cost | Compact Moisture Removal, Digital Humidistat & Laundry Mode for Damp, Condensation and Mould in Flats and Bedrooms

This is the first dehumidifier I've purchased as I don't have damp mouldy wall problems but it can get vey humid with condensation on the windows which leads to mould around the windows. This MeacoDry ABC dehumidifier 10L is perfect for solving this issue as it's compact but still very effective. There are 2 fan speed settings with both running quiet, in fact I always run it on the higher speed as it's quiet enough for me not being obtrusive even being in the same room. There is also a digital display showing the relative humidity in the room with settings to regulate the humidity you want which automatically switches off the machine when it reaches the target humidity. There are other features which are described in the product description which makes it a very capable dehumidifier. Using it to help control humidity and window condensation as well as drying laundry on an airer and for both it works very well and cheap to run. Also very easy to move from room to room with the handle on the back. If you're looking for a good quality capable dehumidifier for humidity or condensation control then in my opinion this is perfect. I'm mainly impressed with how quiet it is, how well it works and the high quality. I am very happy with this and recommend you get one, even if it's just for drying laundry as it's a lot cheaper than running a tumble drier.

I don’t normally bother to review products after 12 months, but I felt I should on this occasion, as I noticed it is 12 months since I ordered this Meaco unit. I live in an old damp house, and chose this unit to try to improve matters. I wanted it to be effective, not too loud and energy efficient. The fact it was UK made was a bonus. In the last year I estimate I have run the dehumidifier 340 days. I move it around the house and probably empty 1litre of water on average a day. Now I know that’s the point of a dehumidifier, but it struck me that the performance is outstanding. It does everything it claims to do. It is quiet enough to run in a bedroom, as it does most nights, although it may annoy some I guess. It is so simple to operate and empty. Light enough to move around easily. I just wanted to say thank you to Meaco for a great product that has massively reduced the damp and mold in my still very old house.

I have a small dehumidifier for my kitchen which has been good, but I wanted a larger one that would do the job in the conservatory in which we placed a panel heater to help dry out washing during the winter, but as this was going to create a lot of condensation it was important to keep this at bay. We also wanted something that wasn't going to cost a fortune to run and after reading the reviews for this Meaco, I thought I'd give this a whirl and I'm very glad we did. There is an easy to use interface which enables you to set the required humidity level (we set ours to the recommended setting of 55) and you can set it to run on either high or low (depending on how much the area needs dehumidifying). You basically just switch it on and leave it running and it will switch on and off automatically when the humidity rises over the set level until it brings it down again. This it does without having to fiddle with it, therefore it pretty much runs itself. There is an additional function - "laundry" - which you can switch on - designed for once you've hung up your washing and it drags the moisture out of the air faster. This function runs for 6 hours and then switches off. The only downside with this is that (from what I have experienced, so far at least), once the 6 hours has passed on laundry mode the machine doesn't automatically restart and you have remember to go back and switch it on again, which is a bit of a pain (I expect there may be a way to set it so this doesn't happen, but I haven't worked it out yet). You also have to check on it every so often to make sure the water collection isn't full as the machine will switch off then too. Apart from that, you can leave it on to do its thing. The amount of water this machine has pulled out is astronomical!! I can honestly say we have not had ONE drop of condensation since using it. We also have a smart meter and can see that it doesn't use a lot, despite being on 24/7. I am SO impressed and extremely glad I bought it. I told my parents about it and they have now bought exactly the same one, for the same reasons and they are also equally impressed and over the moon with the difference it has made. I would recommend this dehumidifier to anyone.

Meaco is a trustworthy brand. If you're looking for a dehumidifier definitely look through their range, there's a good chance that they will have what you need. I chose this one based on their size guide for the size of my home (they were right), quietness, and running cost - and also looks, I'll admit that too. It's definitely made my life better. Having put the thing through its paces I'm ready to report back. I live in an old stone building, the kind with 3' thick rubble core walls, the kind where if you let the cold seep into the walls they still feel chilly the following June. Having said that it's not draughty at all and that in itself was proving a problem even with extractor fans in kitchen and wet room. By mostly leaving the dehumidifier to its own devices I have brought down the relative humidity and dried out the fabric of the building since coal fires stopped being a thing and the natural pattern of ventilation was disrupted. The result is greater thermic comfort meaning that the heating can be set much lower and be run for less of the year, and no more surprise mildew in the wardrobe and squishy cardboard cereal boxes. This took a while to achieve, but I gritted my teeth and held my nerve at it running all the time and needing to empty the tank a few times a day. The electricity cost turned out to be negligible, so my biggest fear of it not "breaking even" with running the heating more often to chase out the damp wasn't realised. In fact, I can't say that I've noticed the electricity usage at all. Gradually over the weeks, the tank took longer to fill up and then the thing stopped running and I worried that it was broken, but no, the building had dried out and reached the target humidity. Occasionally it powers up to keep the equilibrium, and this year being very rainy that's been more often, but it doesn't need to run continuously if not actively drying laundry or the shower room (same deal/space). As for laundry it performs well in dry mode as a dehumidifier, which is not a tumble drier so please don't expect it to dry anything as quickly as one, but I find it on par with a heated airer and I prefer it because the water is extracted into the tank rather than released to settle in the plaster and furnishings. The smaller the room you can confine the laundry(reasonably spaced) to the quicker it will dry. Really, I am very happy with my dehumidifier and am kicking myself for all the years spent looking for "solutions" to problem corners rather than shelling out and going for the root of the problem. Sometimes it gets chilly if I've left a window open and shut off the heating to let a good breeze through, but that raw, old house feeling is completely gone. However, I do have some niggles that it's only fair to tell you about: Firstly, the damn thing is heavy and I've marked the floor dragging it when it set off my sciatica! Meaco do make castors for this model and several others, but they're extra, you can only buy them from their website and they're always out of stock, oh, and they only send as signed for delivery which is hard to justify for the wheels alone. Just knowing that the wheels exist but aren't standard really rankles even if I know that the units are so keenly costed that the price of the castors included probably send more prospective customers off to cheaper rivals. I must admit that I always feel resentful toward Meaco every time I need to move the thing. I'd still recommend them but everybody, including the postie has got an earful about how pissed off I am that it lacks wheels. I might just be what people recall about the brand when they see it if they've come into contact with me - no damn wheels! 2) Lack of filters. The is a dehumidifier only, not an air purifier, but it needs a better, replaceable filter, esp since Meaco make such a song and dance about voiding the warranty if dust gets into the unit. Hoovering is not enough. Dust will get into the unit. It also collects in the non-replaceable fine filter covering the intake. Mine has already torn in several places in attempting to clean it. Still works fine though. 3) Care must be taken to clean the tank regularly and most especially if you're putting it away for a while because fine dust will collect in the bottom of the tank and go slimy otherwise. If you suddenly smell mildew when it's running this is where it's coming from. Don't let it get a hold. 4) It could really do with some sort of dust cover for when not in use, or perhaps just a dust lid. In a domestic setting one cannot expect dust not to be present, especially if used in conjunction with laundry. (see treats of dust voiding warranty) 5) There's no such thing as a silent dehumidifier! The night mode is blessedly dark and it IS quiet for what it is, but I couldn't sleep with this running in the same room as me. Just outside the door was is fine though. 6) It needs to be level or it makes noises in low mode, can be an issue in old houses.... I'd still recommend meaco (but they really ought to include the CASTORS) and would buy another. I'd also recommend you check their website to determine the size and spec that work best for you.

It's been only 1 week so I can't tell how durable this dehumidifier is or how easy it is to clean from dust, but I can tell it's pretty efficient and not too noisy. I'm living in a tiny house which is actually just one large room (converted garage) about 6.5 x 5 metres, plus kitchen area, only bathroom is separated, so I get all the damp from cooking and whatever else I'm doing in the house. I was wondering why I'm always coughing and sometimes have sore throat. After discovering green mould on my wooden furniture and getting rid of it, I immediately bought two digital hygrometers and this Meaco dehumidifier. Turned out my humidity level was almost 70%, particularly in one corner of the house with poorest air circulation. With this Meaco I was able to get it down to 50% in the first three days, but if I leave it off, the humidity will raise to 60-66% depending on where I place the hygrometer and measure it. It seems like the worst it is at the ground level. That's probably why the floor next to me bed has warped a bit. I'm a person with extremely light sleep who uses silicone ear plugs every single night because any sound wakes me up. I was able to sleep in the room with this dehumidifier running on low fan speed. I could still heard it but it's a steady humming sound so you will adapt to it. Most people are not as sensitive to sound as I am, but if you are, you can try some ear plugs as well. I find pigeons on my roof in the morning much much more annoying than this dehumidifier fan. They always wake me up early. The dehumidifier collected full tank of water in the first 10 hours or so. Second day just a little bit less. Right now I'm leaving it off as we have very hot weather so all my windows are open and dehumidifier warms up the air slightly. Even with my windows open, the humidity level is still around 60%, not sure why, but at least I see that I definitely need the dehumidifier. I just wish it had 2 handles not just one in the back. It's not super heavy, but still, you lift it with one hand and then you need to support the bottom with your other hand if you want to keep it in vertical position (which you always should).

We're a family of 3 with a 15 month old, and have been air-drying inside for years now. Our place is a top floor maisonette, and suffers the standard airflow, stuffiness, humidity - but not as bad as ground floor. Previously we were doing things like: Keeping bathroom windows open for hours after a shower Keeping bedroom windows near the clothes rack partially open whilst they dry Drying clothes, which would take up to 3 days in the colder winter months Airing the place and opening the loft hatch to get more airflow around Dealing with the cold as a result Burning plenty of gas on the central heating It took around a day or two of pretty much continuous use for the air to drop from average 70% humidity to 50-55%. The target is 55% by the way. The unit has a two-digit display that simply shows humidity by default, and LC when you lock it. The child lock is SUCH a good feature as our little fella will play drums on the top and push buttons (thankfully he hasn't worked out that holding the fan down for >2 seconds disengages it). Pros Top one first - heating and ambient temperature are now reduced and increased respectively. This is incredible. For example: we have hardly used the heating since it turned cold and if we do, it takes SIGNIFICANTLY less time to warm the place due to the reduced humidity (we're talking well under half the time). This means less on gas bills, and a marginal increase in electricity - I've checked and already have made a saving on last year's gas and overall saving when including the electricity uplift. As ambient temperature has gone up, less heating is required overall - we average 19 degrees now. All of this means that the bathroom doesn't really need to have the windows open when taking a shower - obviously a prolonged bath would still necessitate it, but things in the bath dry quicker too. We place it in the landing area, which connects all doors to all rooms, and within an hour, humidity will now get from 60 down to 50 having used it for a few weeks. I've seen it go as low as 46. The humidity reading is fairly accurate - The Nest thermostat reads almost the same (±2%), and the Dyson tower fan cooler has the same margin of error. Drying clothes inside now takes mere hours, even in the winter months (as of writing), this includes bed sheets, though obviously bathmats will take longer if they're really heavy cotton. You can also use a 6 hour program for this with one button. The air feels cleaner and less heavy, and smells from cooking linger less - obviously YMMV on this, but when we do fish for example, the whole place doesn't stink for days now I recommend placing the unit with the rear (intake), TOWARDS the source of damp - washed clothes, bathroom etc. as it will suck this in and then pass out dried air. This works best in my testing. You can connect it in and run it permanently, if you choose to buy a hose, noting that it doesn't ship with one to cut down on plastic waste. The tank takes on average a good 16 hours to fill in normal use, sometimes a day, especially if the air is already fairly dry and warm. Even drying clothes, I've had it run for almost 20 hours and it's not been quite full. I use the water tank to flush the toilet to save water there. The display can be turned off at night, so no annoying bright-LEDs to keep you awake. Cons, not that there are many: It makes a beep when turning on (and just connecting to mains), child locking/unlocking, removing the water tray ( 5 beeps), and whilst not particularly loud, I'd like a way of turning this off. The unit filter is just a basic mesh, it's not HEPA, nor can I find a replacement filter that will fit that is HEPA. I decided not to bother with the HEPA as this is supposedly quieter and more efficient than the next model, and we have a Dyson fan that has a HEPA filter already. When pulling the tray out while operational, there is a short delay while it trips out - meaning there will be a few drips of water. Not much, but worth mentioning. There is no way to angle the fan - it's locked in a slightly-off vertical angle. This has never been an issue, but if you want to point it - look at another model. It's fairly heavy, but again, nothing for an average adult. The handle for moving it at the back will tilt it due to the centre of gravity, which means if the tank is relatively full, it'll spill, so use two hands to keep it upright. In hindsight, I would possibly have gone for the HEPA model and tolerated whatever increase in noise was present, but for now and with a continuous month of usage, this was absolutely worth the money and will likely pay for itself just in this winter period alone.

Love, love. A real workhorse. Not too loud. Pulls the humidity on a rainy day. Dries clothes well. Very pleased. Bought a second one for daughter whose flat is having a condensation problem and this Meaco took care of that.

So, this isn’t by any means a long term review, just the first few days of ownership. But I thought best to leave a review, as my initial impressions have been brilliant so far. Unit is well packaged and thought out, the company seem to care which is a big bonus, just going on the presentation of the machine itself and accompanying documentation. It’s quiet, stylish and damn well does the job at hand. We bought this after our apartment (master bedroom, en-suite bathroom, hallway, kitchen/lounge) started to become very humid in the cold months we are now in, reaching around 82% in the living areas, 90%+ in the bathroom at all times. We were seeing condensation on the walls and windows, as well as mould growth. The air felt heavy, damp and cold. You could feel it. Washing took forever to dry on radiators and would often smell or remain damp afterwards. Being in London, we can’t exactly open the windows all day and let air flush through and the weather hasn’t exactly helped that either. We needed a dehumidifier. After looking on Which and Amazon, decided to buy this out of recommendation and price to performance. So far, it has not disappointed at all. Set it up on auto with a target of 55% humidity and left it running with all doors open in the middle of the apartment. Within the first hour of runnnig there was a noticable difference in the weight of the air, it already felt much fresher, with the sound when near it of trickling water being sucked from the air. Within the first 6, it dropped the humidity from 82% to 70% (bathroom finally dried too!) and removed a whole tank of water from the air in the apartment, from about 4pm to 10pm. I was astonished just how much water was in the air. Left it running over night and it was down to 59%, another tank full. With the bedroom door shut and it just on the other side, you can’t hear it on full power. So far, I love it. The air is fresh and light again, it feels warmer and no condensation on walls and windows. The bathroom is finally dry and clothes not damn or smelling. Much better nights sleep! Let’s just hope I never have to use that 2 year warranty! Edit: We set it up in the center of the apartment on Sunday when it arrived, in the hallway with all doors open, set to an auto target of 55% humidity. The hallway is as central as you can get in this place. The difference is astonishing. First few days, we emptied the tank 3 times every 24 hours. By mid week it had settled down to twice in 24hrs, and by the end of the week once in 24hrs with the unit only switching itself on once every other hour for about 30 minutes to regulate the humidity. The difference is incredible; - The air is light and fresh again, the cold doesn’t feel cold, the place retains heat unbelievably better and when we do turn the heating on, 10 minutes as we are toasty again! - Mould has stopped - Damp/condensation has all cleared up, windows are now perfectly clear again and walls dry! - The solid oak doors have shrunk, this sounds weird but when we moved in they were fine. Then after a few months we noticed we couldn’t shut them properly, swelling due to the humidity. Now just just glide shut again! - Clothes no longer smell or are damp. - Clothes actually dry! And so does the bathroom! - Generally, it’s a much nicer place to be, more homely and fresh The unit itself is so far brilliant; well made, stylish, efficient and quiet (bedroom door shut you cannot hear it). I’m still amazed just how much water comes out of the air when emptying the tank!!