Mini Dehumidifiers
Mini dehumidifiers work and function exactly like a regular dehumidifier – only they are more compact. Mini dehumidifiers work well in reducing the humidity level in the air when it comes to small spaces. Depending on the size, you can expect to get roughly 250 square feet of moderate dehumidification down to levels such as 60% humidity. However, please understand that humidity levels vary drastically by region so it may not be able to handle humidity as efficient in tropical regions.
There are a couple of very strong advantages to getting a mini-dehumidifier compared to the larger ones.
The first strength of mini dehumidifiers is that they are smaller and easier to keep out of sight. Unfortunately, dehumidifiers are quite ugly and do not make for very good decorations. To help with this, a well placed mini-dehumidifier can be easily hidden to the point where people do not even know it is there. With the larger dehumidifiers you run into the issue of a large bulky machine that is nearly impossible to not notice. Especially compared to the huge dehumidifiers that look like space stations, mini dehumidifiers are a nice alternative.
Another advantage is that mini dehumidifiers can be moved very easily. So even if you are not good at placing your dehumidifier out of sight, you can just turn it off and move it in cases where you do not want people to see it. This is especially nice as larger dehumidifiers can weigh 30 pounds or more.
Price is generally the main factor that leads people to choose a small dehumidifier over a full sized. However, that can be quite misleading as the small dehumidifiers are really only designed for small spaces. In addition since they are sold at such a cheap price of around $50 or so, the quality is just not there. That being said, you can buy at least 5 of these mini dehumidifiers for the same price as it would cost for a quality full sized dehumidifier. So there's really a battle between price and quality when it comes to buying a small dehumidifier. Just make sure that you are purchasing it for the right purpose such as a bathroom and with the expectation that you will not get the same quality as a full sized quality brand.
Another issue when it comes to mini dehumidifiers is that they have significantly less dehumidification power. Although this is great from an energy usage perspective since they also take up much less power, you really are not going to see those 40%-50% humidity levels that many people are looking for when they buy a dehumidifier. So just realize that although mini dehumidifiers have some great advantages, there are a couple down sides as well. Of couse, they are still good products if you use them for your small bathroom or closet as that is exactly what they are designed for.
If you are looking for a quiet dehumidifier then a mini dehumidifier is about as quiet as you are going to get. That's one more advantage.
Overall, if you are looking for the characteristics of low cost, quiet, small, and easy to move around then mini dehumidifiers are a good choice. If you are looking for quality and dehumidification power then you may want to go with a full sized instead.
Dehumidifiers in the Mini Dehumidifiers Category
