Eva-Dry EDV-1100 Whisper-quiet 16 OZ Dehumidifier with Auto Shut Off and Restart for small spaces in your Home, RV, Automobile, and Storage up to 122 sq. ft

I bought this about five months ago and have been using it continuously ever since. My boyfriend and I live in an older home and so things like bathroom fans just really aren't up to par. Our master bathroom (only calling it that because it's the bathroom off of our master bedroom...haha) Doesn't even HAVE a fan. I lived with him for about a year and was constantly struggling to keep the bathroom mold and mildew free. I knew it was unhealthy to be around but I couldn't for the life of me prevent it with typical cleaning products. I started reading more about the subject in general and what humidity percentage an area should be kept at to be in a "healthy" range and prevent those two gross little culprits. I realized that our only REAL option was to buy some kind of dehumidifier and thus began my search. When I buy things off amazon (ALL THE TIME <3 ) I scower products and reviews, pouring over reviews until I find something I feel confident in buying as well as satisfied for what I should* be getting for the set price. Obviously, this is the one I chose. I can say that I absolutely do love it and am thankful for it all the time, and now for a few notes:-There is a low humming sound but it's really not loud at all and not an annoying pitch so it's actually kind of calming in a sense if you like background noise sometimes..I can BARELY hear it from bed but it still helps me fall asleep.-LITERALLY no more struggle with mold and mildew. I still clean the bathroom regularly of course but now it's just standard cleaning and not at all comparable to the chemically potent scrubbing I did before.-It's small enough that we just keep it on the back of the toilet and it takes up maybe a third of that space, not bothersome at all.-It's super easy to maintain being that you can easily remove the reservoir (automatic shut off when full) dump it, slide it back in (clicks in place) and then flip the switch on again.-When we shower the bathroom humidity could easily reach the 90's (I bought the AcuRite 00613A1 Indoor Humidity Monitor to see how well this little guy was working) within a half hour of showering the humidity will be back down to low eighties, another half hour in the seventies, and then it goes at a faster rate after that-keeping our bathroom at about 40-60% humidity when not being showered in. Please note that we live in Georgia currently and these last months we've had says in the 20's and others in the 80's so the relative humidity effect s what it actually should be inside. Point being that this dehumidifier has served it's purpose perfectly by preventing mold and mildew and keeping our bathroom/bedroom at a healthy humidity level. (I saw bedroom too because the spillover from the bathroom no longer affects the bedroom)As far as I'm conerned, for the purpose I bought it for and the price point I think this product is awesome and I have no cons to write about it.Hope this helps!AcuRite 00613A1 Indoor Humidity Monitor

First off this device is *very well designed*, is quiet, and it really works. It only draws 22 watts, so as you can imagine it's not going to dry out your whole house but left on for a while in a small room it really takes a lot of water out of the air.Peltier devices like this work by moving heat from the cool side to the warm side, but the cool side can only be a certain amount lower temperature than the hot side. So if the hot side is 70 the cool side might be 40. But if the hot side is 80 the cool side will only be 50. So it's critical to keep the hot side from getting too hot, which this device does:- The hot side heatsink is significantly larger so that it can get rid of the heat faster- The air travels from the cool heatsink through a sealed channel past the hot side, so the 'waste' cool air helps cool the hot side, making the device more efficient- The condensed water drops through a narrow hole into an otherwise sealed chamber, so it doesn't evaporate back out again as fast- The air flows down through the cold heatsink and up through the hot side, working with convection instead of against it.BUT there was one problem... mine started making a loud rattling noise after using it a few times. I took it apart, and it looks like the cause is an H shaped widget coming out the back and sitting flush with the fan. It looks like the slightest bad tolerance in the construction causes this H plastic piece to grind against the fan, making the loud rattle and causing the fan to wear out sooner. I believe this piece is there to help guide the air, or maybe to help in shipping... given the rest of the design it probably has some useful purpose.Anyway I took it apart and with some pliers simply broke off this 'H' piece and now it is back to almost completely silent operation (no grinding) and it still works just as well as far as I can tell. This was moderately difficult as there are four screws in deep holes in the back, two screws on the bottom, and four more screws inside holding the main housing in place. Also, each part is attached to the other by wires making it moderately difficult to get to this 'H' piece. I can't vouch for this other than to say it worked for me, but if yours is loud and you are handy with a screwdriver you might consider trying it.

I've only had a few days but it seems to work well. Compact size, pulling a lot of water out of the air but it's noisy. I placed it in the bathroom so it's not disturbing my son while he sleeps, but I probably wouldn't place it in a bedroom if anyone is a light sleeper. It does the job well so far.

These are good little machines. I use them in my closets and the bathroom. Understand they do not make a room bone-dry and I see people complaining that they have wet walls and glass and "it's not working" but you have to understand that if the moisture is not already in the air this little puppy is not going to get it off dripping wet surfaces like glass, shower curtains and cold tile. Cold air will not hold moisture. It's important to keep cold surfaces warm -- such as glass and tile and to encourage the air to circulate. This little machine is not going to suck streaming water off ice cold tile across the room. Warm up your bathroom surfaces before showering and use a little fan to help move the air around and this little guy will keep the moisture below 50% over time. Also empty it very frequently. It works better and why let standing water sit around in the machine when it's very easy to empty.