SideDeal: Dartwood Portable Mini Dehumidifier (with LED Lights)
0I have to ask… Why (this small)?
It is a (barely over) 2 pint capacity. It fills up at a rate of 2/3 a pint an hour, so either you have to dump the contents after 2 hours (or drill a hole at the bottom of the tank so it continuously empties) or the room isn’t that humid that you’d be okay waiting two hours to dry out
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Upon comparison with other dehumidifiers of the same size (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGN335KB/), they’re set to 50~65% humidity levels so they will take longer to dry out, but also longer to fill up. (Like a week if you’re living in a shower.)
I was initially comparing it to large units which can dry two pints in about 2 hours (when you change the default humidity target to 65%)
(https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Dehumidifier-Square-35-Pint-Certified/dp/B07XKGLMR8/)
@pakopako I was gonna say, I have an older but similarly sized unit that I assume uses the same technology (thermoelectric/Peltier) and it takes a little over a week to fill its tank in my bathroom.
@pakopako @PooltoyWolf But if it takes a week to fill up then it doesn’t do much for the humidity does it.
@Kidsandliz @pakopako That’s my thought, kinda. It is obviously removing moisture from the air (the tank DOES fill up) but at a rate that is mostly inconsequential for all but the tiniest rooms.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, pakopako! You raise a good point about the capacity and frequency of emptying. For smaller spaces or less humid environments, a mini dehumidifier like this might be convenient. But for larger or more humid areas, it seems like it would require frequent maintenance. Has anyone tried using this model in a particularly humid room? How did it perform for you?