 Best unit for boat below $400 |
| Review Date: May 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: I. Brown, Norfolk, VA : USA |
This dehumidifier is the perfect boat dehumidifier, despite not being labeled as marine equipment. It's small, light, quite, very low power, designed for 36F to 98F (so it works in winter), and can be piped for continuous draining. It also has a cool compressor design and no refrigerants, so it will last and last. You can get the manual from [...].
I had mine dump into a covered bucket to see if/how well it was working when I got it and I filled a 5 gallon bucket and backed it up to fill the internal 6 liter bucket in about 30 hours on continuous mode. That's in a sealed 29ft sailboat. It dropped the humidity level from near 90% to 40% and averaged 195W. To maintain at 50% after that, it was averaging 70W over the day. |
Wish they lasted longer
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| Review Date: April 3, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Andrae Covington, Portland, OR |
I am reviewing both the CFM-25 and the CFM-40 as I have owned one of each. They are essentially the same except for the pints per day they are supposed to be able to remove from the air.
I first purchased a CFM-25 in June 2005 and set it up in my basement. I ran the unit almost continuously, except for when it filled up and stopped. It lasted until about November 2008. The fan was still running, but I realized, and a hygrometer confirmed, that it was not actually pulling moisture out of the air any more. As other reviewers have discovered, the compressor goes out. Well, three and a half years of basically constant use is maybe not so bad.
So in December 2008 I purchased the CFM-40 here on Amazon. With this unit, I punched the knockout on the side, found some clear tubing at Home Depot or Lowes that fit, and set the unit up near the utility sink so I wouldn't have to worry about emptying it all the time. Thus, this unit truly ran constantly. The resultant humidity levels varied depending on the settings I chose (and the variable natural humidity level), but I easily kept the basement around 50% in the humid season (in Oregon this is the winter).
About a month ago (March 2010) I noticed that this unit had stopped working effectively. Humidity in the basement is now 60-65% with outside humidity at 80%. So while the first one lasted more than three years, this one worked a little more than one year. Arguably the second unit saw more hours of actual operation since I set up continuous drain to the sink rather than using the built-in container, but no way was it three times as much.
These things aren't exactly cheap. I'm not happy about the prospects of buying one every year or so. And if you are a responsible citizen, you should not throw these in the landfill because they contain some form of antifreeze in the coolant fluid, so proper disposal costs must be factored in as well. I paid about $20 when I took the CFM-25 to a recycler. |
does the job
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| Review Date: February 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Bill Lewey, |
| it's big, it works, I use it to dry out my horse and camper trailer in the oregon winters. |
Very satisfied
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| Review Date: February 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Paccione, WV. USA |
| Although its only been one month, this dehumidifier performs well. It is quiet and efficient. Only negative is if you have a power blip I notice that you have to power it up again as it does not do that on its own. I would recommend this if you have a small space to dehumidify. |
When good, good; when defective, DISASTROUS
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| Review Date: January 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: odd-bird, Oklahoma City, USA |
| Bought a new one for octogenarian parents. Worked 2 months (just past return time without penalty). Paid in excess of $50. for shipping another. It has NEVER worked. Rating: NO STARS!!!! (I had to give one just to do the review) |
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