Reviews
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Cold room: EcoAir DD3 Classic MK3. Small heated flat: MeacoDry Arete One 10L. Shelf or cupboard: Russell Hobbs RHDH1061G Mini. App and faster laundry fan: MeacoDry Arete Two 20L. Large heated house: MeacoDry Arete One 25L.
mini compact
Compact thermoelectric · 0.3 L/day (300 ml; manufacturer)
This compact dehumidifier is rated at up to 300 ml of water a day. That’s a cupboard or ensuite figure, not a flat figure. The tank holds 600 ml, the body is a 22 cm grey cube, and the 23 W draw tells you it’s a Peltier plate rather than a compressor.
Recent UK listings have sat around £40–£60 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Small room / flat
Compressor + HEPA · 10 L (manufacturer claim; 10.42 L at 30 °C / 80 % RH)
Meaco publishes the 10 L headline at a warm, wet laboratory point, and also publishes 4.34 L/day at 20 °C / 60 % RH. That’s the number a heated British room is closer to, which is why we’d call this a small-flat machine rather than a laundry workhorse.
Recent UK listings have sat around £150–£170 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Value 12L
Compressor · 12 L (manufacturer claim)
Short answer: pick the OmniDry 12L if you want a 12 L compressor for a heated flat for less than the Meaco. You get a 2 L tank, a humidistat, a 24-hour timer and a drain hose on typical UK listings. The headline litre is a warm-lab figure, with no stepped temperature table.
Recent UK listings have sat around £100–£140 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Quiet everyday
Compressor + HEPA · 12 L (manufacturer claim; 12.18 L at 30 °C / 80 % RH)
Short answer: this is our everyday pick for a heated UK flat, quiet enough for your bedroom. At 20 °C / 60 % RH Meaco’s table is 5.23 L/day, the everyday heated-flat figure; at 10 °C / 60 % RH it falls to 1.95 L/day. Compare it with the OmniDry 12 L on price and documentation.
Recent UK listings have sat around £170–£190 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
wifi 12l
Compressor + HEPA · 12 L (manufacturer claim; same class as Arete One 12 L)
Short answer: pick the Arete Two 12L over the One only if you’ll use the Meaco app, the timer or the faster laundry fan. It keeps the 12 L compressor class and adds a DC motor, a third fan speed and an LCD display. You’re paying for control and airflow, not a new litre class.
Recent UK listings have sat around £180–£200 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
desiccant cold
Desiccant · 7.5 L at 20 °C / 60 % RH (manufacturer claim at 20 °C / 60 % RH)
Short answer: we’d put the DD1 in a cold utility, porch or unheated room, where a 12 L compressor would be mostly a fan. Its 7.5 L figure is measured at 20 °C / 60 % RH, not the 30 °C / 80 % RH point compressor brands use, and it runs from 1 °C.
Recent UK listings have sat around £150–£200 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
desiccant meaco
Desiccant · 7.5 L at 20 °C / 60 % RH on fan speed 2 / laundry; 3.5 L at the same conditions on speed 1 (Meaco). The headline “8 L” is Meaco’s rounded all-temperature figure.
Short answer: the DD8L is the desiccant we’d pick for a cold or part-heated room if you want Meaco’s Control Logic. It’s 7.5 L/day at 20 °C / 60 % RH on speed 2 and runs from 1 °C. Same cold-utility job as the EcoAir DD1, with less fan-on time once the target humidity is held.
Recent UK listings have sat around £150–£180 (Meaco list £169.99 as of Sep 2026) — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Laundry workhorse
Compressor · 20 L (manufacturer claim)
Short answer: pick the Pro Breeze 20L if you dry washing indoors and want a 5.5 litre tank, a one-click laundry mode and a carbon filter for less. The 20 L headline is still a laboratory maximum, and Pro Breeze doesn’t publish the cooler-room table Meaco does.
Recent UK listings have sat around £140–£180 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Whole home
Compressor + HEPA · 20 L (manufacturer claim; 20 L at 30 °C / 80 % RH)
Short answer: the Arete One 20L is our whole-home pick for a damp heated house. At 20 °C / 80 % RH Meaco’s table is 14.02 L/day, a more useful British-house row than the 30 °C headline; at 20 °C / 50 % RH it’s 5.78 L/day. It’s 618 × 366 × 272 mm and 15 kg, with a 4.8 L tank and 38–40 dB(A) published.
Recent UK listings have sat around £230–£270 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
whole home app
Compressor + HEPA · 20 L (manufacturer claim; 20.45 L at 30 °C / 80 % RH)
Short answer: choose the Arete Two 20L over the One if you’ll use app control or the faster laundry fan, which Meaco rates at 255 m³/h. It keeps the 20 litre class, 4.8 L tank and Arete shell, and adds a DC motor, a manual louvre and an LCD. Meaco lists 8.50 L/day at 20 °C / 60 % RH; the carton 20 L is the 30 °C / 80 % RH point.
Recent UK listings have sat around £250–£350 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
desiccant large
Desiccant · 11 L at 20 °C / 60 % RH (manufacturer)
The larger EcoAir desiccant. Moisture removal is 11 L/day at 20 °C / 60 % RH, a cooler, more honest indoor point than a compressor’s 30 °C headline. Operating floor is 1 °C. The tank holds 4.2 litres, with a digital display. When it’s extracting, power is 420–735 W. It’s a cold, large-space machine, not a quiet sitting-room compressor.
Recent UK listings have sat around £280–£340 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
large home stepup
Compressor + HEPA · 25 L (manufacturer claim; 25 L at 30 °C / 80 % RH)
Short answer: step up to the Arete One 25L only for a large heated house. Meaco’s table gives 17.53 L/day at 20 °C / 80 % RH and 10.73 L/day at 20 °C / 60 % RH, the everyday row we’d shop with. It’s the same tall Arete shell as the 20 L, not a different kind of machine.
Recent UK listings have sat around £280–£320 — check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Quiet 16 L with a laundry mode
Compressor · 16 L (manufacturer claim)
Short answer: if you want a quiet, well-made machine for a heated home, the Dry 4000 is Bosch’s 16 L compressor with Auto, Night and Laundry modes. The catch: the 2.5 L tank is small for a heavy washing week unless you use the hose.
Check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Budget smart 20 L with app control
Compressor · 20 L (manufacturer claim)
Short answer: if you want a smart 20 L for less, the VonHaus gives you app control with Alexa and Google Home, a 4.5 L tank, a laundry mode and a hose in the box. The catch: it’s louder on paper, at 44 dB.
Check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Smart 20 L with a Quiet Mark and a carbon filter
Compressor · 20 L (manufacturer claim)
Short answer: if you want a smart 20 L that’s quiet at night, the Bora Smart is Quiet Mark certified at 36 dB in night mode, with app control and a laundry button. The catch: Duux lists a 15 °C minimum operating temperature, so it’s one for heated rooms.
Check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.
Simple 20 L with a 4 L tank
Compressor · 20 L (manufacturer claim)
Short answer: if you want a no-fuss 20 L with a 4 L tank and simple controls, the Swan SH16810N keeps it basic. The catch: Swan doesn’t publish a noise figure, and there’s no dedicated laundry mode.
Check Amazon for today’s price. Extraction claims are warm-lab figures; see Method.