by Blossom

Created on: May 14, 2010

Have a look at my little white elephant

Over the past three year I have had problems with damp in my rooms. At the suggestion of a neighbor, I bought my B&Q Compact Dehumidifier last September and paid 63.98 pounds.

About B&Q Compact Dehumidifier WDH-610HA:
A dehumidifier is a mildew to grow inside homes, which has various health risks. The one I’m writing about is produced by B&Q, given the full name, B&Q Compact Dehumidifier WDH-610HA.

The dehumidifier comes packaged in a cardboard box with an instruction booklet. It has a white body with a light blue bucket at the bottom of the front of the machine. Above the bucket there is an air inlet area. The machine is about 45cm high, 32cm long and 29cm wide with the weight of 9.8 kg. There is a carry handle on the top of the unit for moving. The control panel is light blue and next to the handle with three black buttons and one white knob. The three buttons are Operation indicator which illuminates when the machine is running; Bucket full indicator which illuminates when the bucket is full; Defrost indicator that illuminates when the ambient temperature is too low or the air filter becomes clogged. By the way the air filter is located on the back of the unit for collecting dust contained in the air. There are three setting on the Humidity control knob: Normal knob for operating with humidity controller between 50 - 70% relative humidity; Continuous knob is setting for working continuously if the environment is in very high humidity; the Off setting for shutting the unit down.

How does it work?

First, ensure that the unit is connected to the power socket; Second, make sure the water tank is correctly positioned; Third, turn the humidity control knob to the desired setting: Normal or Continuous; Fourth, the unit will shut down automatically when the desired humidity level is achieved in normal setting or when you turn it to Off position. Fifth, when the water container is full, you need first unplug from power source then remove the tank and empty the collected water. Then replace the bucket and switch the unit on again.

My personal experience:

My first impression of the dehumidifier was pretty good. It has pure white body with light blue bucket, the shape and colour of which reminded me of EVE in the film of Wall-E. However when I switched on my machine after unwrapping for 4 hours I realized I was a bit naïve. It made too much noise when it’s working and I began to feel some

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