B&Q Compact Dehumidifier WDH-610HA

Over the years I have owned several dehumidifiers of different shapes and sizes. They have all done their job well, some have been noisy, some have been bulky. All of them have eventually broken! I used to live abroad where the humidity levels were so high, even in a relatively small apartment, it was always necessary to run at least 2 dehumidifiers constantly in order to avoid mould and mildew forming. When I moved back to the UK I brought with me one of the machines thinking that maybe one day I would need it again. It took 8 years but I did find a use for it again when I moved into a new house. The downstairs is particularly damp, draughty and cold and was ...  Read the complete review

I bought my B&Q compact dehumidifier over 12 months ago. I had problems with damp in a room in which I dried clothes after washing them - which was causing some mold to grow on the ceiling. I was suprised to see how much water the dehumidifier takes out of the air. Although I thought the 10 litre bucket would only need to be emptied every few days, I have found myself needing to empty it daily. Thankfully the cut off switch has never failed and always switches the dehumidifier off before the bucket overflows. There is no doubt that the dehumidifier has rectified the problems with damp in the room in which it is used. The bucket ...  Read the complete review

This is a great value for money dehumidifier, it does what it is supposed to. I bought this after having a condensation/damp problem, and could not believe how much water it sucked out of the air, needless to say the condensation problem stopped, and so did the dehumidifier. After 3 months it stopped working completely. So i took it back to B&Q and was offered a no quibble refund or replacement, I opted for the replacement, however after I did the shop assistant told me that he had had 6 of them returned in the last week because of the same problem (may be a manufacturign fault) , but seeing that i had already exchanged it I took it home. Now 3 ...  Read the complete review