I tried out dehumidifiers – a £35 buy helped reduce condensation and damp in my home

IF you are looking for a debased outgo dehumidifier to assistance negociate damp and condensation done the winter, you'll find plentifulness connected merchantability for £50 oregon less.

Lots of apical brands specified arsenic Russell Hobbs and Lakeland present connection affordable options that committedness to get escaped of excess moisture.

They are little almighty than much costly units connected the marketplace with moisture extraction rates of 0.5L a day, oregon less.

But they whitethorn inactive beryllium utile successful tiny bedrooms, kitchens and adjacent cupboards and closets and they don't instrumentality up masses of abstraction similar bulkier models.

But bash they truly bash the job?

LYNSEY HOPE investigates...

Lakeland 1L Compact Dehumidifier

• £34.99, lakeland.co.uk
• Water tank: 400ml
• Water extraction: 1litre a day

Lynsey says: "Dehumidifiers are not the nicest things to person circular the house, but this 1 isn't excessively overmuch of an eyesore.

"It adjacent has a colour changing airy which brings a spot of ambience to the country and turns reddish erstwhile the vessel is afloat truthful you cognize you person to bare it.

"It's a compact size truthful cleanable for those who don't privation ample appliances taking up abstraction and its portability means it tin beryllium easy moved betwixt rooms arsenic needed.

"Whether it's tackling condensation successful the bathroom, reducing dampness successful the bedroom, oregon preventing moisture buildup successful the kitchen, this dehumidifier gets the occupation done.

"It provided important moisture power whilst being airy and casual to manage."

RATING: 5/5

Blueair Air Purifier

• £79, blueair.com
• Water tank: None
• Water extraction: None

Lynsey says: "So this isn't a dehumidifer arsenic such, arsenic it doesn't region damp.

"However, it does region mould truthful if that's a concern, this is simply a large and effectual option.

"Tests amusement it removes 99.7% of airborne particles which are atrocious for health and arsenic good arsenic mould that includes pollen, dust, favored dander, smoke, bacteria and viruses.

"So whilst it doesn't really region damp, if that is simply a occupation successful your location this volition decidedly payment you.

"Purified aerial has besides been shown to assistance with amended prime sleep, accrued productivity, an betterment successful allergy and asthma symptoms - it's expensive, but I'm sold."

RATING: 4/5

Puremate Silent Mini Dehumidifier

• £29.99, amazon.co.uk
• Water tank: 600ml
• Water extraction: 300ml per day

Lynsey says: "Manufacturer states that this is lone truly suitable for tiny spaces specified arsenic wardrobe, oregon enclosed bookcase cabinet, truthful don't beryllium fooled into reasoning it volition gully a ton of moisture retired of your home.

"It truly did lone enactment successful rather tiny areas though, successfully drafting astir 300ml of h2o a time from the air.

"I recovered it rather useful adjacent a tumble dryer to get escaped of excess damp.

"It does person an ultra quiescent instrumentality truthful the sound didn't disturb maine successful the time but I wouldn’t privation it moving astatine night.

"It automatically shuts disconnected erstwhile the vessel is full. Easy to bare and operate.

"Not the astir attractive."

RATING: 2/5

Absodry Duo Family Moisture Absorber

• £25, dunelm.com
• Water tank: No tank, but 1 brackish container tin sorb up to 750ml
• Water extraction: Up to 750ml successful total

Lynsey says: "No much effectual than astir of the products successful this test, but it does look a batch amended than other.

"With its Scandinavian plan and minimalistic shape, it has a modern consciousness and looked acold amended sat connected my daughter's chamber windowsill.

"It's soundless to usage and is easy emptied erstwhile the indicator shows it is full.

"It comes with a refill of 600g moisture-absorbing crystals. One container should past 1 to determination months and refills outgo £12.99 for two.

"Manufacturer says it is suitable for spaces enactment 50m3.

"Another bonus, it’s made from 94% recycled materials.”

RATING: 3/5

Daewoo 700ml Dehumidifier

• £39.99, robertdyas.co.uk
• Water tank: 700ml per day
• Water extraction: 300ml per day

Lynsey says: "Simple to use, this dehumidifier was effectual astatine removing dampness and condensation from the aerial successful rooms arsenic large arsenic 12m2.

"An alarm goes disconnected erstwhile it's afloat truthful you don't request to show it oregon interest astir it overflowing.

"It's not noisy truthful you tin permission it connected during the nighttime and it didn't disturb maine trying to sleep.

"The plan is plain, but inoffensive."

RATING: 4/5

Challenge Mini Dehumidifier

• £50, argos.co.uk
• Water extraction: 300ml per day
• Water tank: 500ml

Lynsey says: "One of the astir compact units you tin buy, measuring conscionable 22cm tall. Its tiny size does mean the h2o vessel is besides tiny with a capableness of conscionable 0.5 litres.

"However, its energy usage is besides debased truthful it's 1 of the cheapest to run. It has a removable particulate filter, which kept it clean, it's quiescent to run, compact and lightweight.

"I recovered it rather utile for absorbing excess moisture successful my daughter's tiny bedroom, and successful the room whilst cooking.

"The cognition was elemental with conscionable 1 on/off fastener and 2 LED lights that archer you erstwhile it is successful cognition and erstwhile it needs emptying.

"Emptying the h2o vessel was easy, you simply propulsion the vessel from the instrumentality and determination it away.

"I would person liked a bigger vessel for the £50 terms tag."

RATING: 2/5

Russell Hobbs Dehumidifer

• £44.99, amazon.co.uk
• Water extraction: 350ml a day
• Water tank: 600ml

Lynsey says: "Perfect for tiny spaces and rooms up to 15m2, this dehumidifier is truthful compact it volition beryllium neatly connected your shelves oregon sideboard without you adjacent realising it's there.

"It looks much similar a fancy talker than a dehumidifer. Plus, it feels coagulated and robust, contempt it being airy - it's lone 0.9kg.

"There are nary fancy settings conscionable 1 elemental to crook it connected and get it moving and it has a somewhat higher extraction complaint than galore of these tiny models astatine 350ml a day.

"It won't enactment for superior damp issues but it was large astatine reducing condensation and the vessel was large capable that it didn't request emptying excessively often.

"It's truthful quiet, that you don’t perceive it moving – perfect if you privation to it connected overnight without having your sleep.

"For colder months, it has an auto-defrost function, so, if the somesthesia drops beneath freezing, the wrong of the dehumidifier volition vigor up to forestall the h2o from freezing.

"Such fancy technology does mean you are paying a spot more, but wide I recovered this 1 of the best."

RATING: 4/5