best constant drain dehumidifier

yes I agree nobody ever decides to leave reviews for great products that they are happy with but loads jump on the net to slag a product off that they have had problems with but the main thing I have found is Meaco charge you £70 carriage to repair the unit even though is still under warranty this is in lots of cases I have read.

The other thing that puts me off is the number of units on sale on ebay for parts not working, I really like the sound of the Meaco DD8L and it will do exactly what I want it too but my worry is for how long?????
 
lanerboy said:
yes I agree nobody ever decides to leave reviews for great products that they are happy with but loads jump on the net to slag a product off that they have had problems with but the main thing I have found is Meaco charge you £70 carriage to repair the unit even though is still under warranty this is in lots of cases I have read.

The other thing that puts me off is the number of units on sale on ebay for parts not working, I really like the sound of the Meaco DD8L and it will do exactly what I want it too but my worry is for how long?????
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Buy it though Maplins - they will be responsible for any warranty processing.
 
The meaco dessicant one was recommended to me by another boater and 2 years later its still good, also read lots of good reviews on various canal forums where they live aboard full time.
Read lots about std refrigerant types failing and that put me off them.
I think meaco one also carries on after power is restored after a power cut, some dont and need to be restarted, useless if away from boat weeks at a time.
Moisture traps did not work for us and neither did ventilation.
 
Reading this I am tempted by the Meaco.
We have found moisture traps sufficient to avoid mould issues .
I would say moisture traps cannot deal with peaks in demand - such as the moisture created when you have a boat full of people on a winter evening.
 
MartynG said:
Reading this I am tempted by the Meaco.
We have found moisture traps sufficient to avoid mould issues .
I would say moisture traps cannot deal with peaks in demand - such as the moisture created when you have a boat full of people on a winter evening.
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Moisture traps only really work in quite small boats that can be sealed up in October and remain sealed until March. I think that the best of them claims to be able to remove about 1 litre of water from the air - our Meaco sucks out close to a litre per day, every day of the winter that we are on board.
 
That is an excellent choice, if I may say so (i have two of them :) ).

Haven't failed on me in the four years i've had the other one. Might be a good idea to get a spare silver filter at the same time as replacing it after two years brings back the smell killing effect.
 
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We've got one. Bought in January this year when the seal on one of our saloon windows gave up and consequently everything inside the boat was literally dripping with water. Couldn't believe how quickly it dried everything out. Great bit of kit.
 
We have a Meaco and when combined with "Bounce" (Those fabric conditioner sheets for a Tumble Drier - scatter a few around the cabin) leaves a lovely dry and pleasant smelling cabin.

However do not run a Meaco on a power timer. This is because it has to go through a shutdown cycle otherwise it destroys the dessicant material. This is probably why you hear of people having to return them for repair. I run it on its internal humidistat so it comes on when the humidity requires it and then shuts down through its own shutdown cycle.

Martin
 
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