Thank you for producing such an informative video Meaco should really look at your standard and try to reproduce. I purchased the same 12 L device and I am very pleased possibly I would have purchased the next model simply because of my house. Thank you so much you make watching TH-cam a pleasure!
Been using & testing out the 12l for 6 weeks now.. Waw! What a difference it has made..the Air is so much drier thus inturn the house is much warmer and taking less central heating to make it so...Taking that chilled heavy wet cold air away has made an incredible difference to the heating situation... Roughly, we turn ours on around when we get up in the morning, and then back off late at at night. I'd say it's on about 12-14 hours a day. When we first started using it, the humidity levels were insane around 80, now all rooms start at about 59 -62 when we 1st turn it on in the morning, which quikly falls into the mid 50's within an hour or 2 , it then turns itself on and off all day during the period of use as it gets near the 50 we have it set at. We feel having it set at 50 helps to achieve a drier air which then allows allows us to turn it off for half the day which helps towards any build up when it's off.. I'd say from 12-14 hrs per day we have it running, it turns off at least 6 - 7 times .. Therefore it's only running around 8 - 9 hrs a day, so only costing around £10-12 per month instead of leaving it on 24/7 & it costing anything from £20-£30, also saves on the machines life span I'd think?!, the best bit about all of it - no more karcher drying soaking upstairs windows every morning.. Thing of the past. I genuinely think most people do not need to run these 24/7 to achieve desired result. Just a case of testing that out...We run ours at the top of a staircase in a 2 bedroom house near the biggest moisture culprit - the shower/bath room... In regards to a comment made by someone else, the only time we feel it blowing cooler air is when the air it's sooking in is also cooler.. It only blows out what it takes in..Just feels cooler sometimes as it's coming out fast..once the air around dries and heats up a bit, so does the air it expels back out.
Thank goodness I found this video!! I bought the meaco arete 12L which arrived yesterday. Instructions say castors are in the bucket (water tank) and to just lift the lid by the handle. There is no handle.....as seen on your video! Its tough hard plastic. It does not simply just lift. I had to watch you twice to try to see how you unclipped the plastic lid. Would be good if @Meaco did that video for set up instructions! Thank you.
The 12l model number does refer to litres. At 30deg C and 80% RH it will extract 12 litres and under the same conditions the 10l will extract 10 litres.
For drying cloths - use the smallest room possible and keep the door closed. I dry clothes overnight (Meaco 123 12L) in our bathroom and it's all completely dry in the morning. Also, bear in mind with your costs, a damp room is more expensive to heat than a dry room. In a really damp property, running a compressor dehumidifier will actually save costs!
A tip for when drying clothes : Rather than put it in Laundry mode, set the Humidity level to the lowest that you can (40%), this ensures that it doesn't switch off and will easily fully dry most clothes overnight ( don't forget to put pockets inside out).
I was just going to question this, 6 hours isn't enough so was looking for a solution to keep it going longer and this sounds like a good option. A desiccant dehumidifier by EcoAir fills a 2L tank over a day of drying laundry, I wonder how this compares. Also, I wonder do the 20 and 25L models dry clothes quicker, even if they were to be put in the same small enclosed space as they are more powerful.
@@muppetsshowupatspeakerscor579 I was going to say the same thing. Continous mode is much better and the only way to stop the machine switching off once the target has been reached
I took delivery of this on 6th February now 17th. My old house looks similar with timber, single glazing and single brick walls. Reading some comments below, I too struggled to remove the plastic lid of the ‘bucket’ but I used a blunt knife to prise the plastic over the two notches to get the wheels out and thereafter you don’t need to take the lid off again (I found the video by Meaco helpful and also saw that you pour the water out without taking the lid off). I put the unit on at the suggested 55 and at first the house to my surprise showed that it wasn’t that damp at around 57, so the unit came on and off, in fact some days I didn’t think it was working properly. However, from 14th February the display has shown an increase in humidity and the unit is running for a lot longer and sucking out a lot more water than the previous week. I don’t know if the unit took time to settle or that the house has changed this week. I think the 12L is a neat unit and I am able to carry it upstairs, but the next version up would be too heavy for me.
Great review. We are in a 1600sq foot 3 bed house and thinking about the 20l version. Our humidity in every room is about 75%-80 or higher. We are based in Ireland and we have high humidity in general. The 20l would probably be the better option? It is quite an investment going for the bigger model but we're desperate to get humidity down as the house fees so cold with the high humidity. Glad you had a positive experience with the 12l version.
I've got a similar size place, I've been using it this week just to keep on top of things. Room closed upstairs, some more open plan downstairs, this thing works for me. Downstairs sitting room/kitchen, filled a tank over night and drop the humidity down by a good 10%. I'm not too sure how much more the 20L is but dont pass by the 12L thinking it isnt enough! IF the water tank worries you, can you plug a hose in and then run the water into a larger bucket.
@@TechNuovo today we are trying for the first time a rented 10l silver crest unit. It mentions 10l at 30 degrees and 5l at 27 degrees Celcius. Whose home is going to be a THAT warm for maximum efficiency?! Showing at 68% over half a day on which I suppose is quite a decent drop. All in all it's still a decent investment and best to go a little bigger than go too small. There may even be something inbetween a 12 and 20 size. Definately looking at that brand as the one to go with. Thanks again!
An oversight not to put a handle on the water tank to better help lift off the lid. The other downside is the need to have all doors open which for privacy reasons isn't all that practical especially at night. I use it to help keep black mould of the walls & to help with reducing condensation during the winter. There is still some condensation on windows building up overnight but I guess it helps to a degree.
@@Maxwasinthe212 Pretty costly to buy one for each room plus running costs, also the fan noise would disturb my sleep having one in my bedroom running at night.
Thanks for the upload. Do you have to carry the machine to all the different rooms in the house to dehumidify or can I just put it in the living room and will the other rooms in the house and upstairs become also less humid?
If the air can travel freely around your house, it will cover a large area over time. Keep all the doors open and eventually the rooms upstairs will become less humid.
Hi, can I clarify. Does the unit act as a dehumidifier OR an air purifier rather than is doing both at the same time. Do you generally leave yours on for a set amount of time per day? Or just let it run constantly? I’m new to the humidifier life but my daughter has awful asthma so try anything at this point. Thanks
Correct, either or but not together. I generally leave mine on until the tank fills up and then turns itself off. It also depends on the humidity in the room And the target for the machine.
Does anyone know if it switches on automatically when you switch it on at the plug. I have a home automation system and it would be nice to switch it on and off automatically. Or do you know if it is compatible with home assistant?
Thank you for the Review. I’m thinking to get one like this as I got 3D Printer therefore, a lot of Filaments. To keep them dry, I need some type of Dehumidifier. Do you think it will do the job matey. Any advice will be much appreciated! I believe, Our World is a Shared Experience!!!
Quick question. How do you find the performance to when it's really cold? (E.g. about 7-8 degrees c here. Grabbed the 20L, seems to collect 3L per day (vs 20L rating). Starting to think should have got the non condenser type.
That’s cold, I’m not sure this would work well in this conditions. There is a table in the manual that shows typical performance at specific room temperatures.
It might be cheaper than a tumble dryer in clothes mode but don't forget you said that you have to have your heating on as well to maintain a room temp of 18°c which will increase the cost. How much to heat your room for 12hrs as well as the dehumidifier I wonder ?
True but during winter, heating is on as standard for us and assume many others, especially when it’s close to zero outside. We run off oil, so it’s not that easy to work out our running costs for heating unfortunately. With gas heating and metered, it could be worked out if you know your heating loads for your rads or underfloor heating.
@@TechNuovo Well to run my 1600w 7 fin oil filled radiator which turns on and off for 1hr costs 34p, so 12hrs would cost about £4.08 and to run my tumble dryer on low ( 1420w ) for 90 minutes costs me 57p and on high ( 2580w ) for 90 minutes costs £1.04 I have however just purchased a 12L dehumidifier to help with condensation in my living room which has an outside wall on one end. This is why I came across your video. I wanted to see how effective they are.
Ah yes oiled filled rads with an electric element are expensive, we have one and it doesn’t go on all that often 🤣 we have an oil boiler for the central heating so not as bad. Valid comment though and hopefully other viewers will read through, so thank you.
hi - stupid question time...Dehumidifier received today. The instructions say the castors are in the water tank. The lid to the water tank is tightly on so I'm not sure how I can get the castors out without breaking the lid. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
I know its tough but it wont break, and it needs to come off to empty/clean. You can push the two catches in with a screwdriver and pop out if you wanted.
@@TechNuovo HI - thank you so much for your reply. I have just followed your instructions and.....I now have wheels!! I was too scared (that I might cause more damage) to do it yesterday so I left it 24 hours.... Really appreciate you taking the time to answer as the instructions say absolutely nothing about how to find and remove the wheels....
It depends where i position it and how damp that area is. Maybe 12ish hours like in my cellar but then in another room, maybe a day or more. Air purify is a seperate mode and you cannot dehumdify AND air purify at the same time.
So the difference between the 12 L and the 25l is just the tank ? So just have to empty it more often ? Or does the 25 litre more powerful and extract more water quicker ??
I bought this few days ago but I am confused that it blows out cool air. It really makes my living room cold. Not sure what to do or whether it will pass once the humidity settles. Help!!!
It does blow out air but I felt it as room temperature, it’s just coming in and going out. There is no heating or cooling element as such inside. It’s normal.
@@TechNuovo thank you for your reply. Oh it feels as an air con is on but it’s true that I put heating on twice a day so most of dat the temperture is down to 15 degrees. I am an onion at this stage so I don’t feel it as much, but the cold air bothers me. I only have it for three days, it extracts a lot of water but it still is at around 60-67. I hope it improves or I may consider getting second one for the efficiency.
Go for the 20L it performs better being a larger unit and holds more water 4.5L That’s why he’s not achieving higher results because it’s too large a space for the smaller version to control properly
Thank you for producing such an informative video Meaco should really look at your standard and try to reproduce. I purchased the same 12 L device and I am very pleased possibly I would have purchased the next model simply because of my house. Thank you so much you make watching TH-cam a pleasure!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent review thankyou, thinking about one of these.
Glad it was helpful!
Been using & testing out the 12l for 6 weeks now.. Waw! What a difference it has made..the Air is so much drier thus inturn the house is much warmer and taking less central heating to make it so...Taking that chilled heavy wet cold air away has made an incredible difference to the heating situation... Roughly, we turn ours on around when we get up in the morning, and then back off late at at night. I'd say it's on about 12-14 hours a day. When we first started using it, the humidity levels were insane around 80, now all rooms start at about 59 -62 when we 1st turn it on in the morning, which quikly falls into the mid 50's within an hour or 2 , it then turns itself on and off all day during the period of use as it gets near the 50 we have it set at. We feel having it set at 50 helps to achieve a drier air which then allows allows us to turn it off for half the day which helps towards any build up when it's off.. I'd say from 12-14 hrs per day we have it running, it turns off at least 6 - 7 times .. Therefore it's only running around 8 - 9 hrs a day, so only costing around £10-12 per month instead of leaving it on 24/7 & it costing anything from £20-£30, also saves on the machines life span I'd think?!, the best bit about all of it - no more karcher drying soaking upstairs windows every morning.. Thing of the past. I genuinely think most people do not need to run these 24/7 to achieve desired result. Just a case of testing that out...We run ours at the top of a staircase in a 2 bedroom house near the biggest moisture culprit - the shower/bath room... In regards to a comment made by someone else, the only time we feel it blowing cooler air is when the air it's sooking in is also cooler.. It only blows out what it takes in..Just feels cooler sometimes as it's coming out fast..once the air around dries and heats up a bit, so does the air it expels back out.
Glad to hear it's helping you out and you're right, little and often, or when needed, really helps!
Great and helpful video. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the review, I don’t know if it will be this model but I’m definitely going to pick one up.
Thanks for watching 😊
Great video. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Thank goodness I found this video!! I bought the meaco arete 12L which arrived yesterday. Instructions say castors are in the bucket (water tank) and to just lift the lid by the handle. There is no handle.....as seen on your video! Its tough hard plastic. It does not simply just lift. I had to watch you twice to try to see how you unclipped the plastic lid. Would be good if @Meaco did that video for set up instructions! Thank you.
Thanks for watching and glad we could help! Yes, no handle, it's two small plastic clips that you push in and lift off, kinda.
The 12l model number does refer to litres. At 30deg C and 80% RH it will extract 12 litres and under the same conditions the 10l will extract 10 litres.
Thank you! I’ve seen the extract rates table but it didn’t click, good to know
For drying cloths - use the smallest room possible and keep the door closed. I dry clothes overnight (Meaco 123 12L) in our bathroom and it's all completely dry in the morning. Also, bear in mind with your costs, a damp room is more expensive to heat than a dry room. In a really damp property, running a compressor dehumidifier will actually save costs!
Great tip!
A tip for when drying clothes : Rather than put it in Laundry mode, set the Humidity level to the lowest that you can (40%), this ensures that it doesn't switch off and will easily fully dry most clothes overnight ( don't forget to put pockets inside out).
Yes! very true and good point to raise, you dont need to use laundry mode to dry your laundry! Thank you.
I was just going to question this, 6 hours isn't enough so was looking for a solution to keep it going longer and this sounds like a good option. A desiccant dehumidifier by EcoAir fills a 2L tank over a day of drying laundry, I wonder how this compares.
Also, I wonder do the 20 and 25L models dry clothes quicker, even if they were to be put in the same small enclosed space as they are more powerful.
There is a continuous mode also, rather setting it at 40.
@@muppetsshowupatspeakerscor579 I was going to say the same thing. Continous mode is much better and the only way to stop the machine switching off once the target has been reached
I took delivery of this on 6th February now 17th. My old house looks similar with timber, single glazing and single brick walls. Reading some comments below, I too struggled to remove the plastic lid of the ‘bucket’ but I used a blunt knife to prise the plastic over the two notches to get the wheels out and thereafter you don’t need to take the lid off again (I found the video by Meaco helpful and also saw that you pour the water out without taking the lid off). I put the unit on at the suggested 55 and at first the house to my surprise showed that it wasn’t that damp at around 57, so the unit came on and off, in fact some days I didn’t think it was working properly. However, from 14th February the display has shown an increase in humidity and the unit is running for a lot longer and sucking out a lot more water than the previous week. I don’t know if the unit took time to settle or that the house has changed this week. I think the 12L is a neat unit and I am able to carry it upstairs, but the next version up would be too heavy for me.
For me, it all relates to the external temperature and weather. If its a week or rain, the humidity inside can change that much!
Just got the Arete Two and its fantastic. Especially with the wifi app
Wifi! Nice. Enjoy.
You did a great job explaining. I almost set back ky dehumidifier because it lacks clear instructions. Do you have to unclip to pour out the water.
Thanks! You don’t need to unclip, there are holes either side to pour out but I do find it easier to unclip
Great review. We are in a 1600sq foot 3 bed house and thinking about the 20l version. Our humidity in every room is about 75%-80 or higher. We are based in Ireland and we have high humidity in general. The 20l would probably be the better option? It is quite an investment going for the bigger model but we're desperate to get humidity down as the house fees so cold with the high humidity. Glad you had a positive experience with the 12l version.
I've got a similar size place, I've been using it this week just to keep on top of things. Room closed upstairs, some more open plan downstairs, this thing works for me. Downstairs sitting room/kitchen, filled a tank over night and drop the humidity down by a good 10%. I'm not too sure how much more the 20L is but dont pass by the 12L thinking it isnt enough! IF the water tank worries you, can you plug a hose in and then run the water into a larger bucket.
@@TechNuovo today we are trying for the first time a rented 10l silver crest unit. It mentions 10l at 30 degrees and 5l at 27 degrees Celcius. Whose home is going to be a THAT warm for maximum efficiency?! Showing at 68% over half a day on which I suppose is quite a decent drop. All in all it's still a decent investment and best to go a little bigger than go too small. There may even be something inbetween a 12 and 20 size. Definately looking at that brand as the one to go with.
Thanks again!
I have the ABC 12l model, it's great but doesn't have the wheels and the cable tidy.
An oversight not to put a handle on the water tank to better help lift off the lid. The other downside is the need to have all doors open which for privacy reasons isn't all that practical especially at night. I use it to help keep black mould of the walls & to help with reducing condensation during the winter. There is still some condensation on windows building up overnight but I guess it helps to a degree.
Agree, the clips are a little tricky in the lid to get off but I tend to leave it on now and pour the water out one of the two holes.
I use a 12l in all of the rooms in my house so we have privacy
@@Maxwasinthe212 Pretty costly to buy one for each room plus running costs, also the fan noise would disturb my sleep having one in my bedroom running at night.
Thanks for the upload. Do you have to carry the machine to all the different rooms in the house to dehumidify or can I just put it in the living room and will the other rooms in the house and upstairs become also less humid?
If the air can travel freely around your house, it will cover a large area over time. Keep all the doors open and eventually the rooms upstairs will become less humid.
@@TechNuovo thanks for your reaction.
Hi, can I clarify. Does the unit act as a dehumidifier OR an air purifier rather than is doing both at the same time. Do you generally leave yours on for a set amount of time per day? Or just let it run constantly? I’m new to the humidifier life but my daughter has awful asthma so try anything at this point. Thanks
Correct, either or but not together. I generally leave mine on until the tank fills up and then turns itself off. It also depends on the humidity in the room
And the target for the machine.
Does anyone know if it switches on automatically when you switch it on at the plug. I have a home automation system and it would be nice to switch it on and off automatically. Or do you know if it is compatible with home assistant?
It beeps when you turn on at the plug but doesn’t actually start up. So no, I don’t think you’ll be able to control via your smart sockets.
Thank you for the Review. I’m thinking to get one like this as I got 3D Printer therefore, a lot of Filaments. To keep them dry, I need some type of Dehumidifier. Do you think it will do the job matey. Any advice will be much appreciated!
I believe, Our World is a Shared Experience!!!
Hmm, i have no idea how wet/moist/damp filaments may be but I'm sure this dehumidifier will be able to help out!
@@TechNuovoThanks matey!!!
Quick question. How do you find the performance to when it's really cold? (E.g. about 7-8 degrees c here.
Grabbed the 20L, seems to collect 3L per day (vs 20L rating). Starting to think should have got the non condenser type.
That’s cold, I’m not sure this would work well in this conditions. There is a table in the manual that shows typical performance at specific room temperatures.
It might be cheaper than a tumble dryer in clothes mode but don't forget you said that you have to have your heating on as well to maintain a room temp of 18°c which will increase the cost. How much to heat your room for 12hrs as well as the dehumidifier I wonder ?
True but during winter, heating is on as standard for us and assume many others, especially when it’s close to zero outside. We run off oil, so it’s not that easy to work out our running costs for heating unfortunately. With gas heating and metered, it could be worked out if you know your heating loads for your rads or underfloor heating.
@@TechNuovo Well to run my 1600w 7 fin oil filled radiator which turns on and off for 1hr costs 34p, so 12hrs would cost about £4.08 and to run my tumble dryer on low ( 1420w ) for 90 minutes costs me 57p and on high ( 2580w ) for 90 minutes costs £1.04
I have however just purchased a 12L dehumidifier to help with condensation in my living room which has an outside wall on one end. This is why I came across your video. I wanted to see how effective they are.
Ah yes oiled filled rads with an electric element are expensive, we have one and it doesn’t go on all that often 🤣 we have an oil boiler for the central heating so not as bad. Valid comment though and hopefully other viewers will read through, so thank you.
We use ours overnight with no heating on and it dries the clothes no problem.
@@johnw2758 in what size room ? I think this is a good idea so might try it.
hi - stupid question time...Dehumidifier received today. The instructions say the castors are in the water tank. The lid to the water tank is tightly on so I'm not sure how I can get the castors out without breaking the lid. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
I know its tough but it wont break, and it needs to come off to empty/clean. You can push the two catches in with a screwdriver and pop out if you wanted.
@@TechNuovo HI - thank you so much for your reply. I have just followed your instructions and.....I now have wheels!! I was too scared (that I might cause more damage) to do it yesterday so I left it 24 hours.... Really appreciate you taking the time to answer as the instructions say absolutely nothing about how to find and remove the wheels....
How often do you have to empty your 12l one and also does it air purify at the same time as dehumidify or is that a separate mode ?
It depends where i position it and how damp that area is. Maybe 12ish hours like in my cellar but then in another room, maybe a day or more.
Air purify is a seperate mode and you cannot dehumdify AND air purify at the same time.
So the difference between the 12 L and the 25l is just the tank ? So just have to empty it more often ? Or does the 25 litre more powerful and extract more water quicker ??
@@helenalovelock1030 No, the only difference is the size of the tank
@@lovemuffin10101wrong the bigger units extract more moisture per hour than the smaller units. It’s all on their website.
What is the running cost? So much different information price ranging from 3p to 10p per hour. Does anyone have a good idea?
It all depends on your energy tariff, I put some examples in the video of what running costs I’m paying 😊
what watts do the fan speeds consume?
Unless, I’d have to test this to find out
I bought this few days ago but I am confused that it blows out cool air. It really makes my living room cold. Not sure what to do or whether it will pass once the humidity settles. Help!!!
It does blow out air but I felt it as room temperature, it’s just coming in and going out. There is no heating or cooling element as such inside. It’s normal.
@@TechNuovo thank you for your reply. Oh it feels as an air con is on but it’s true that I put heating on twice a day so most of dat the temperture is down to 15 degrees. I am an onion at this stage so I don’t feel it as much, but the cold air bothers me. I only have it for three days, it extracts a lot of water but it still is at around 60-67. I hope it improves or I may consider getting second one for the efficiency.
Give it time, it will bring it down. It might also be worth trying some non-dehumidifier things to help with moisture levels :)
What size do you think is best for a 3 bedroom / 1 bathroom house? Will put it on the landing
The 12L will do just fine for that size house. I'm in a 3 bed too :)
Go for the 20L it performs better being a larger unit and holds more water 4.5L
That’s why he’s not achieving higher results because it’s too large a space for the smaller version to control properly
@@Doppo69 Agree. I have an apartment that's 700sqft and the 12L is actually too small
30 °C and 80 % RH > 12.18 litres per day
Just got mine. Where are the wheels?? It doesn't have them🤨
They were in the water tank for me when I unboxed it.
@@TechNuovo thank you!
I need one that runs for less than 3p an hour as i live in council housing and struggle with bills
can't you move out from council house to have more money?