Eva-dry Electric Petite Dehumidifier
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Customer Reviews of Eva-dry Electric Petite Dehumidifier
Customer Review: Difficult to find replacement for power supply.
Summary: 3 Stars
Its application really is only for very small areas. (Bathroom, closet, etc.) In my case it was for a bathroom that has no ventilation. Performance wise, it is only okay. Stopping or retarding the growth of mildew with as low power consumption as possible was my aim.
The biggest grief is replacing the power supply should it fail. Mine failed after nearly a year of almost continuous use. Had no luck trying to find a supplier for this particular power supply. Ended up finding another 9V, 3A power supply and did some wire splicing and soldering. So far it is holding up.
Another thing to note is that these power supplies run extremely warm when the Eva-dry is running. It is best to make sure that the power supply is not buried under anything so as to prevent overheating.
Customer Review: Works as advertised
Summary: 4 Stars
I have only been running this unit for about three weeks, but so far it seems to be doing what it is supposed to. I have it on constantly and only turn it off to empty it.
We have it in our bathroom and sometimes it will fill half the holding tank in one day and sometimes it takes a few days to fill it half way. At least it's working.
I don't know whether or not it will die in a year like other reviewers have stated. If it does though, I will update this review.
Oh and by the way, this unit is not loud by any means. Don't get me wrong, it isn't silent (you can hear the fan whirring) but unless you are a VERY light sleeper, I shouldn't think this would keep you awake at night. My husband and I don't even notice it and it's only five feet from our heads!
Customer Review: Worked ok, but broke
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this dehumidifier about a year and a half ago because my apartment bathroom did not come with a fan. It worked fairly well until about four months ago. Last summer I emptied the bucket every other day. This summer, it ran the same amount of time, but the bucket never got full enough for me to empty. You can still hear something working inside the unit, but you don't feel any air coming out of it. Now I'm back on amazon trying to find another bathroom dehumidifier.
By the way, this product doesn't clear the air in a small bathroom like an installed bathroom fan would. The dehumidifier is not powerful enough. The mirror is still very foggy when you get out of the shower, and it did not fix my mold problem (even when the machine was functioning properly).
Customer Review: Removes water very slowly and requires manual emptying.
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought two of these in hopes of drying out the tiny kitchen (little more than a closet) in our vacation cabin. Unfortunately our kitchen was rather drafty. The Eva-Dry was quite slow - in a day and a half of operation at about 58 degrees F in 60% room humidity, it removed less than two cups of water from the air. This didn't change the humidity of our drafty damp kitchen a bit, so I returned the units to Amazon (that part was great). My recommendation: The EVA dry works but slowly, so it is of no use to dry a room, even a tiny one, if there is any draft. It would probably keep an equipment cabinet dry.
The other problem: there is no drain plug by which it could drain into a sink. The tank has to be dumped manually, or it just stops running when the little tank is full.
Customer Review: It works...but not well.
Summary: 2 Stars
I have this in my bathroom and can tell you that it does work (water does collect in the reservoir), but it does not work well (while you will quickly see water begin to collect in the reservoir, it is a little misleading on how well it is actually doing, due to the fact that the bottom of the reservoir is tapered, so the first few drops of liquid are pushed front and center, leading you to believe that it is working quickly and efficiently). I have closed my bathroom door after a shower and allowed the evadry to go to work. Three hours later, it is still obviously much more humid in my bathroom than the rest of the house. I was hoping this would allow me to avoid having to have a bathroom exhaust fan installed, but it really turned out to be a waste of money.