Ausclimate 10L Desiccant Dehumidifier - $413 + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Bunnings

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Ltbard on 12/06/2023 - 18:26 bunnings.com.au (331 clicks)
Last edited 13/06/2023 - 11:34 by 1 other user

Not the cheapest price ever (though it looks like the last bargain was a price error that 'Catch' didn't honour). Seems like a pretty good price and the tag at Bunnings indicated it was a special (down from ~$499, from memory).

Cheapest I could find online at the moment by a fair margin.

I've never used one of these, but they have good reviews. I have an old house with timber windows and hoping to reduce the condensation a bit. My bedroom (~15m2) without AC has been hovering between 70 - 83% humidity since the early May. After running for a few hours today, we've gone from 73% down to 50%, so I'm pretty impressed. It definitely heats up the room a bit which is fine in winter… assume it uses a chunk of electricity, but I don't expect to run it all day after I do the initial 'drying'.

First post, please be nice :)

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  drillvoice on 12/06/2023 - 18:47

  I am also in a cold climate but got a compressor dehumifier. In hindsight maybe dessicant would have been better. That said, mine runs at about 200W. This one says it runs 400-700W. That's about a quarter the power of a plug-in heater, for comparison.

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    deadpoet on 12/06/2023 - 19:00

    That said, mine runs at about 200W

    I have experience with small compressor dehumidifiers (in my case, the crappy Shinco 10L), unfortunately they tend to perform very poorly, particularly in winter. They struggle to actually meaningfully reduce the relative humidity even in a small room, in my case I was running the Shinco 24/7 and it couldn't get the RH below 65% in a closed room (the Shinco draws around 200W of power). Small machines do draw less power but they ultimately waste far more electricity as you need to run them for much longer, and even then they often can't reduce the RH below a certain amount, unlike the bigger machines.

    In cold weather you either need a powerful/bigger compressor dehumidifer (which are FAR more efficient than the small machines) or a dessicant dehumidifier.

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    tbard on 12/06/2023 - 21:23

    I don't mind too much as the room doesn't have a heater, so the heating is a bonus. Plus, once I get the room dry I don't expect to run it too much… but time will tell on that.

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  BaeSuzy on 12/06/2023 - 18:49

  +5

  catch did honor the other one, i got sent one!

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    tbard on 12/06/2023 - 21:22

    Good to hear :) It sounds like some got cancelled.

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    capslock janitor on 13/06/2023 - 11:27

    whhere catch ?

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  deadpoet on 12/06/2023 - 18:57

  +1

  Unless you really need a dehumidifer urgently, I would suggest people wait for a better deal as these go on sale every couple of months. I snagged one for $180.83 delivered from the last deal from The Nile — admittedly an amazing deal, but definitely attainable if you wait:
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/747225

  Also note that these dessicant dehumidifiers draw around 760W of power continuously, so a pretty hefty power draw and comparable to a reverse cycle aircon. A big compressor dehumidifier will draw a bit less, for example my Ausclimate 50L all-seasons compressor dehumidifier pulls around 560W.

  Compressor dehumidifiers typically are much less efficient in cold weather (their quoted performance is usually stated for 30 degrees Celsius at 80% RH), but bigger machines like the 50L models can overcome this through sheer overall power. These big machines do cost a fair bit more (and weigh far more!) than a small compressor dehumidifier though, so there's always a trade-off.

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  fredk1000 on 12/06/2023 - 21:36

  +1

  I have a few older Delonghi dehumidifiers, one 20L per day and one 12L per day. It is amazing how much water these draw out of the air. 70% in my house is considered good.
  I do recall in the past I have seen it say 90%. Learnt the hard way, was living years without one, using the damp rid type plastic contains, totally useless.
  Mould heaven.
  Just maintain the humidity low on a regular basis, you should be good. If you leave it too long in high humidity, say you have closed cardboard boards, storage, once the moisture gets into them, it gets trapped. Mould starts growing on selective items, loves leather type objects, plastic cords touched by human hands. I hate damp houses, worse thing in the world, all those treasured possessions… :(

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  Joda on 12/06/2023 - 22:11

  Is it normal for the desiccant ones to give off a smell?

  I have a different brand - does a good job reducing humidity but has always given off a strong smell when in use.
  (about 6 months old, used in a closed non-mouldy room, filter seems clean)

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    High_Point on 12/06/2023 - 22:18

    How bad is the smell? Had my dehumidifier start smelling like it was melting silicone. Advice from the support channel was to run it on high heat for 6 hours outside.
    Reduced the smell quite a bit. (Still has a little bit of a scent but only if you put your face in front of it)

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      Joda on 12/06/2023 - 23:21

      It's used in a closed room so the smell seems quite strong.
      So I don't use it much - was even thinking of getting another brand (maybe get the Ausclimate).

      Thanks for tip.
      I'm running it on high (laundry mode) outside now.

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        capslock janitor on 13/06/2023 - 11:31

        which brand ?

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          Joda on 13/06/2023 - 11:39

          @capslock janitor: I've got the Ionmax ION610

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        Nom on 13/06/2023 - 21:51

        So I don't use it much

        I think this is probably why !

        Get it pumping for a couple of days and that'll clean it out.

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          Joda on 01/07/2023 - 13:03

          @Nom: Thanks for the advice - unfortunately didn't work.

          Still leaves the room smelling.

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      Joda on 13/06/2023 - 11:44

      What dehumidifier do you have?

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    Wantone on 13/06/2023 - 07:08

    +1

    I have the Ionmax version (dessicant dehumidifier) and it does give off a smell i cant describe. Hopefully not bad for the lungs!

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      Joda on 13/06/2023 - 10:51

      +1

      Same here - I have the Ionmax ION610

      I also found this post https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/12478593/redir
      This was in response to the prior post for an "Ionmax ION610 Desiccant Dehumidifier"

      but it has a slight smell coming of it, not sure if all the desiccant dehumidifier has similar smell too or not

      @High_Point what humidifier are you using?

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        High_Point on 13/06/2023 - 14:46

        Ah i’ve got the Ausclimate one in this post

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  capslock janitor on 13/06/2023 - 11:27

  why descant

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    xoom on 11/07/2023 - 02:50

    +1

    The main selling point i find that won me over desiccant humidifier.

    . There are no consumables on a desiccant unit; the desiccant material does not expire and does not need to be replaced or topped up.